The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-11
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
INTERESTING REPORTS ARE MADE
ny THE COMMISSION.
Majority and Minority - Conservative =
Different systems saki-Hours
Law.

The Liquor Commission appointed by
the President at the special session pres.
ented n long report before the Senate
this morning. There was ma jority and
minority recommendation. The
majority Recommendation is as follows:
Your Commission ieel that on many
accounts radical changes at the present
time are mex pedient and that the adop-
ton OF either the Gothenburg or Dispen-
sary system complete, as developed and
working in the countries Of their origin,
would not suit conditions existing in
| Hawaii. Your Commission is not there
fore ready to recommend any definite.
entire and absolute change from that
now in vogue,
Saloons should be decreased in num-
Der. not be opened earlier than $3.50 a..
IN. and close not later than 3 p. M, not
he open at all Oh Sundays, holidays and
any general or other election day, and
always close on order of the marshal
when occasion requires. They should
communicate with public street direct
| ly, and any secret or unusual avenue of
approach should be visited with severe
penalties. Screens shutting them from
the view of the street should be abol.
ished and all games and music should
be prohibited.
The law providing for a dealers
License" should be changed as to per.
init of sales for medicinal piirposes,
upon the prescription Of duly licensed
physician.
At the same time the laws regarding
Illicit selling should be made more
stringent.
| al, - l.. Il.
tucts OF grain appears to be more in
furious than liquors made from the
grape, their importation might be pro.
hibited for that reason or very heavy
duties be imposed to the relief Of wines
made from grapes. The question of
such liquor containing deleterious in
gradients seems to be an open one. 1t
is not Improbable that their cheapness,
permitting an inordinate use, is the
cause of trouble, not inherit badness,
and "a heavy duty would then seem the
proper course. Putting a heavier im-
port duty upon such liquors should also
satisfy the grape growers of California
whose complaint that they were not get.
ting the benefits Of the Reciprocity
Treaty has been considered by the Com.
mission. For the protection of the
liquor dealers who pay license to tn,
Government for the purpose of carrying
on the business In legitimate way. a,
well as for the best interests of the pub
lie as whole, he would ask that tn,
proper department be made to execute
more fully the statutes now on tn,
books relating to the whole liauol
traffic.
A careful study of both the Gothen
urg and Dispensary systems, lead,
your Commission TO conclusion tina
through one Of them, perhaps the lat
ter, lies the solution of the question Of
how to remedy the evil of the drinl
habit, covered by the resolution, ant
we recommend the adoption of tn,
principles there involved. For the pur
pose OF preparing system for thi
country, we do therefore recommen,
the continuation of the work placed up
on US by the appointment of Commits
sion to report to the Legislature of 1893
Your Commission herewith subni
, proposed Acts to carry out their recon
mendations and joint resolution u
.. provide for the appointment of Com
mission TO continue the work suggested
God save tile Republic.
HRNRY WATERHousR,
L. s. LYMAN,
W bDND.
+. j. LowREY,
JAMES DAVIS.
> Dated Honolulu, May 5, 1896.
, A minority report is signed by ii NJ
Won Holt and Lemuel O. Ables. 1t OF
7 poses shortening Of hours and advocate
protection Of the licensed against tn
a unlicensed dealer. For Honolulu reta
licenses should not be increased over tn
present numb r. Both the Gothenbur
5 and Dispensary systems are opposed a
l being too radical. With these exceI
, tions the minority is in the main in a,
cord with the majority.
Two acts are submitted for the cor
l sideration of the Legislature. The fir,
{ act proposes to impose duty OF Sc pc
a gallon on lightest saki. and 90 per ga
Ion for all running over IA per cent. a
) cohol. The second bill merely embodi,
: a more stringent scale Of regulations Il
2 the sale of liquor. A resolution is ais
embodied in the report, recommendin
the appointment OF commission to col
f, tinue the work.