The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-19
on. ALCOHOL. TROLLEY.
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rnlRriETH DAY

The following adverse report on
the Kerosene oil withdrawal Act
was read aud on motion Of Senator
Wa,crhouse adopted
We cannot conscientiously re
commend this bill TO pass ior the
following reasons Everybody Is
afraid Of the danger threatened by
the introduction of such explosive
oil. If crude Petroleum was meant
which Is nothing but fuel aud
cannot be used for Illuminating
purposes, there would be no obiec-
lions. But we understand that
this bill refers to a low-grade kero-
sene oil, the color Of which makes
very little difference and that this
NAV be used for illuminating put
poses aud thereby endanger every
building or more every city on
the Sc Islands.
Even il marked Fuel OIL not
to be used with a wick, II would
not prevent many japanese or
Chinese to use this oil with a wick.
IL may be bottled aud sold so TO
innocent parties, who may become
the sufferers thereby. The cheapest
stuff always sells more readily
amongst a certain class.
II will be utterly impossible for
the police to watch every hut,
where such oil might be used, and
even if they should catch a culprit
after the house is burned down, his
punishment will not satisfy the
losers by the fire.
Such an excuse for this law, that
another dangerous fuel as Gasoline
is allowed, cannot induce us to
favor the introduction of dangerous
fuels. In regard to Gasoline we
can state that the Board Of Under
writers will increase the Fire In
surance Premium on all buildings
where it is used. II may be infer
red from this that the Fire lnsur-
ance Premium will also be raised,
whenever Kerosene oils are allow
ed to be imported.
Senator Schmidt also handed in
the following report on the alcohol
bill, which was tabled to be con-
sidered with the bill:
This bill is more complicated than
it appears on the face Of it, and 1t
is no wonder that every Legislature
for several years had to grapple
with it.
There are several interests to be
considered:
/. The interest of the liquor deal
ers who pay a high license and
therefore are entitled to some pro-
lection against any illegitimate
business.
?. The druggists and doctors,
who are anxious to furnish med
icipes as cheap as possible.
4. The community which wishes
cheap medicine and at the same
time protection against illicit sales ol
intoxicating drugs.
a. The Government, which wants
revenues and simultaneously wishes
to promote the welfare Of all Ha,
waiian subjects.
With all these points in view
your committee has come to the
conclusion to recommend to Tx the
duty on alcohol, subject to all limit
atoms and conditions of this act, al
l$s. so per gallon instead of $500 pei
gallon Section S
At this rate the druggists can
mix their own medicines at a rea'
sonable cost although at presen,
they import all medicines mixed
with alcohol at a duty of 10 pei
cent. ad valorem only. This low
duty on drugs and medicines is nc
revenue to the Government and
duty of S. so on gallon OF alcoho
will be more remuneratiye. At pre-
sent, only about 10 gallons Of
alcohol are imported annually ant
the duty at the rate OF W. so a gal
lon, $75-is mere trifle.
We would also recommend te
amend Section E by inserting the
words ito one party within one
week" after the word sale" line 8
As it reads now any one party
can go every S or IS minutes to an,
or every drugstore and purchase !:
pint of alcohol and even if his nam'
: should be registered, there is M
law to prevent him from doing Sc
and to punish him for it.
In Section line 3 we recon-
mend to insert l gallon instead OF
gallons, SO as to restore the origina
bill which was quite satisfactory t.
all parties concerned, except one
The following, one of the ready
made resolutions Of the trolle.
combine, was received from tn
American League:
: WHEREAS, In the year 1884, tn
/, Legislature of the Hawaiian King
dom, granted, to certain persons
afterwards known as the Hawaiia
Tramways Company, a franchis
authorizing the construction an
operation of a street railway o
and through certain streets, in th
city of Honolulu and vicinity; an