The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-01


be put into force Immediately, and l
make a motion that the time be amend
/ ed so as to read September LIST, 1896.
Rep. Richards-The Government in
/ tr0duced a bill for appropriations for
/ current expenses, early in the SESSION.
/ We took hold of it and raised the sum
/ therein provided for. We are anxious
! to have money expended in our own
/ districts, but somebody is going 10 get
/ LETT Money is needed, and l think
. it is entirely wrong TO refuse the pres
/ ent N assure as il stands. l don't quite
/ agree with the bill in some OF its pro-
/ visions, but / think it is a good one on
/ the whole, and shall support it. Yes
/ terday we added $4,000 or $4,000 to the
appropriation bill for Improvement at
/ the MolOkai leper settlement. There is
not member in the House who would
not rather see other work stopped than
| that this should fail 10 materiaIiZe. The
/ pOstpOnement of enforc ment of this
! law will put $4,000 into the treasury
sum that would go a long way toward
making some Of the necessary improve
ments.
! Rep. Kamauoha-I am in favor of
postponing this bill until the next ses-
sion. We can't afford to be RENTING
/ duti 5, which means a decrease in the
| revenues OF the country. A number of
/ the new laws will be in working order
| by the time the next session meets, and
/ then it may be found feasible to allow
| wines 20 come in at a reduction. Be
| sides that, we viii have the advice of
! the Liquor Commission at that time.
| Rep Hanuna-When this bill was
! taken UP in first and second reading
there was no one here to explain it to
US, but now that the Minister Of Fin
ance has presented his views, we have
gained an intelligent understanding,
! AS | understand the bill, il means the
remittance Of $751; 900 in duties for the
! benefit OF the California wine growers.
! Our revenue will be decreased $15, 900.
Now, then, the Minister has not stated
if there has been provided any other
way Of replacing that amount. l have
| heard talk on the streets that it would
reduce the importation Of that miser-
able liquor called sake. If such is the
| case [ would vote for the bill on that
account alone. Just now a stream of
wine is flowing into the country. If the
| duty is decreased this stream will be
| increased to a perfect torrent which
Will food everything. l don't say that
| object to this, but I would like to
know just what good it is going to do
Rep. RycrOft-A years delay, sifted
down, means $4,000. Now, then, the
wine growers association of California
consists OF 900 strong men, and every
mothers son of them a politician. 1t
seems to me that the balance of favor
is on our side. AS a stroke of policy it
should be carried through at once, as
$4,000 is mere bagatelle in cOmpari-
son with what comes into the country
from California. If we can strengthen
our treaty by surrendering $4,000, I
am in favor of such surrender. If we
postpone matters, people in California
will think we are trying to fool them
Rep. Hanuna seconded Rep. Kamau-
ohas motion to postpone consideration
until the next session.
Rep. Robertson rose to a point of Or
der, saying that the House had no right
to force work upon the next LegisIa-
ture
Rep. KamauOha changed his motion
to indefinite pOstpOnement.
Rep. RObertSOn's motion to make the
date September LIST was lost.
Speaker Naone called Vice President
Kamauoha to the chair in order that he
might have an opportunity of saying a
few words on the subject
Speaker NaOne-I had not completely
grasped the subject of this bill until
the Minister of Finance gave his views
today. 1t seems to me that in passing
this bill the House is carrying out the
wish of a gOOdly representation of the
peOpld1Of the country. The Minister
says that liquor cannot be done away
with all at once, but that the change
must be gradual. l think that is a SEN
sible way of looking at things. 1t is a
step in the right direction. If the i'm
portatiOn of light wines can be increas-
ed, their consumption will be increased,
as the Minister has explained. There
will be 4 decrease in the use of the
hard liquors, which will certainly be a
help to the cause of temperance. In ad-
vOcating the bill | do not wish it I'M
derstood that l am in favor of increas-
ing the use of wine. Not at all. l sim
ply think that the cause of temperance
will be best attained by gradual in
stead Of a sudden change We all know
| that the adoption of this bill will be a
| loss of several thousand dollars to the
| Government. The member from Hama
wants to know what good it will do af-
ter it is adopted. 1t will do good in this
! way: Inc 1mpOrtat lOn or japanese sake
will be discouraged and the use of fine
| California wines will take it's place to a
great extent. That is one good object
Another good object is just here: The
use of sake will be diminished all over
| the country, and not on this Island
alone. The object of the bill is a good
one, and l would be in favor of it if it
aimed at diminishing the use of sake
alone.
Rep. Rycroft-I believe in everything
the gentleman says, and l think he will
support me in the motion l am about to
make. If the objects of the bill are
good, why not have it go into effect i'm
mediately instead of waiting until June
of next year? | move that the time be
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