The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-30
NEW LICENSE ACT UP.
BEING CONSIDERED IN DETAIL ny
THE SENATE.
Executive session-Tantalus Lots Pow
der Magazine - streets of
Honolulu.
THIRTY-THIRD DAY.

Senate.
The petition for fire station on
the Plains, published in Saturday:
STAR, was presented and referred
to the Committee on Internal I'M.
proyements. Several new name
had been added to 1t.
A petition signed by about fifty
residents of Waimea district, Kauai,
asking for school-house at
Makaweli plantation was presented
and referred to the Committee on
Education. 49,.
Mr.. McCandless asked the Min
lister of Interior if any petitions had
been received for the removal OF the
powder magazine from the slope OF
Punchbowl; if SO, what was being
done about the matter.
The motion of Saturday to indie
finitely postpone the first section OF
the Registration Bill was defeated
by almost a unanimous vote. Sec
ton 4 passed unanimously. On
notion of Mr.. McCandless section 2
was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. Sections 3, 4, S, g and 7
passed as in the bill. On motion OF
Mr.. Baldwin section 8 went to the
Judiciary Committee. Sections 9,
10, II, ~ and 70 passed. Sections
IA went to the Judiciary Commit
tee. All of the remaining sections
passed. Mr.. Rice voted success
sively against each section.
The Senate went into Executive
session to consider the nominations
of the President OF consuls at Seat
tie and the Azores Islands.
Mr.. McCandless contended that
an Executive session was secret
session. This had always been the
custom here, and was the practice
in the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Warehouse
the session was declared to be
open. =.
With regard to the Consul at
the Azores, Mr.. Cooper explained
that the appointee was banker OF
prominence and man that had
been highly recommended. This
appointment as we'll as that OF
John R. Carter to be Consul at
Seattle, was unanimously con-
firmed.
Senate Bill No. IL, relating to
certain licenses, with the Senate re-
port on same was taken up and
read by sections. Sections l and 2
of the definitions passed. Sections
3 and 4 of general provisions also
passed. Section S, jurisdiction OF
District Court; Section 6, fees pay
able in advance, both passed.
Section was amended so as to
make licenses not transferable from
one person to the other.
Section 8, defining alcohol, pass
ed. 9, relating to licence fee
for selling alcohol in drug stores,
making same $50, passed with
slight amendment. Section 10,
providing for bond of $1,000 for
such license, passed. Sections II
and IL, providing for the examin-
alton, withdrawal and duty on
methylated spirits at the Custom
House, passed as in the bill. Sec
ton IA, conditions of license; IA,
record OF sales to be kept; IS, pen
alties, all passed.
The fee of $50 Tor agency, real
estate, stock or loan business, with
all definitions, passed. Taken up
again on question of whether the
license was for either OF the four
businesses mentioned, or for each.
Mr.. Brown moved TO combine all
under the one head. Mr.. McCan-
dless moved to make the license of
$50 apply to each of the businesses
named.
Mr.. Damon objected on the
ground that it was the desire of the
Government to foster and not Grip
pie business.
Mr.. McCandless' motion was lost.
Mr.. Wright moved to make the
license 500. Mr.. Brown spoke
against the motion. Mr.. Wright
withdrew his motion and the Sec
ton passed.
Section IS, ava license to be sold
at auction in December of each
year. On motion of Mr.. Brown the
item of two licenses for Honolulu
was changed to read lone license. "
Section was then deferred, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Holstein, to "mahope. u
Section Ie, by whom and where
sold; 20, advertisement Of time
and place of sale, passed.
In Section 81, upset prices of ava
licenses in the various districts. The
license for Lahaina, was, on motion
of Mr.. Brown, reduced from $500
to $3.50. 22, requiring cash de-
post of twenty-five per cent of the
bid at fall of the hammer; 20, pro-
viding for resale in case of for
fixture; and "a, requiring cult
vators of ava to sell only to licens'
ees, all passed as read,
Section IS, ava license was then
taken up and brought up consider
discussion.