The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-24


Judiciary Committee.
Under the head Of bills Senator
Brown introduced his bill for the
licensing Of opium and the sale
thereof. Same was read
Senator Baldwin moved to have
bill printed.
Senator Warehouse said he could
not allow the bill to go even that
far without protest. He would
move that it be rejected. Seconded
by Senator Rice.
Senator Baldwin said, though he
was opposed to licensing opium he
thought the bill should be con-
sidered.
His motion was seconded by Sen
ator Schmidt.
Senator Warehouse moved that
the Ayes and Nays be called, and
a record made of the votes. SEN
ator Wright objected. lie favored
a part of the bill, and part he did
not.
Senator Brown said he brought
in the bill at the urgent request Of
his constituents, Prior to 1890,
he was opposed to licensing opium.
Conditions have slowly changed,
and in the Legislature Of 1892 he
voted i'll favor of license. He
now thought that the only way to
handle the problem was by licens-
ing If referendum were held it
would be seen that a vote of the
supporters of the Republic would
favor the bill.
Mr.. Baldwin repeated that
though he was opposed
to the licensing of
opium, he would insist on the bill
being printed. Some Of the mem
bers had not yet settled the matter
in their minds and wanted to digest
this thing. 1--WE are not afraid Of
bills, good or bad" said he.
The Attorney General hoped Mr..
Waterhouse would withdraw his
motion. Deliberation on all mat
tiers was necessary to the welfare of
the country. The community was
divided and agitated on the matter,
and the bill should be carefully con.
sidered.
Mr.. Warehouse refused to with
draw his motion. The Senate
should be settled already in the
matter.
Senators Hooking and Schmidt
insisted upon the bill being printed,
Senator McCandless said it was
certainly fair to have the bill print
ed and discussed on its merits.
Senator Warehouse certainly had
not sounded his constituents when
he asserted that the community
was not in favor of an opium
license.
Senator Warehouse: 81 am
here to do the right, no matter
what my constituents think"
Senator McCandless: "Then you
place yourself up as sort Of die
tator."
Senator Warehouses; motion
that ayes and nays be called was
lost, Warehouse and Brown vot-
ing aye.
The motion that the bill be re-
jected was also lost by the following
votes.
Aye: Senators Warehouse of
Oahu and Rice of Kauai. Nay:
Senators McCandless, Brown,
Schmidt and Wright of Oahu;
Hooking, Horner and Baldwin of
Maui; N orthrup and Lyman of Ha-
wall; Wilcox Of Kauai.
Senator McCandless reported that
the Committee on Seals would
present design later.
The Attorney. General presented
a special report of the Board of
Health upon the cholera epidemic
of last August and September.
Under order of the day, Senator
Rice moved for the second reading
Of the Attorney Generals bill
regulating the biennial fiscal period.
Same passed and was referred to the
printing committee.
Minister Kings Homestead
Leases Bill" was referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Senate Bill No. 2, an Act to fur
Their provide for the payment of
cur. ent accounts. Referred to
Finance Committee.
Bill No /. Appropriation. was
brought up. Mr.. Baldwin moved
that Tuesday and Thursday be set
as days when the Senate shall sit
in committe of the whole OH the
Appropriation Bill. Carried.
AT 1880 the Senate adjourned to
10 a. m. Tuesday.
House.
House met at 10 o'clock.
Minister Cooper presented engros.
sed copy of the Presidents speech
OH the opening day.
Representative Pail presented a
petition from Lahaina having sixty
eight signatures praying that the
Jury term now held at Lahaina be
continued there, and that no change
be made. Referred to Judiciary
committee.
Representative Richards an
nounced that bill No. l relative to
authorizing the Minister of Interior
to make special leases, printed and
ready for distribution. Also that
copies OF the appropriation bill had
been received from the Senate.
Representative Robertson from
the Joint committee to whom was
referred the matter of selecting de-
signs for Great Seal and Depart
ment Seals submitted the following
report;
Hon d. l.. Naone, speaker,
House of Representativees-SIR
With the permission of the Eek
ecutive we gave public notice in
the newspapers that there would be
an open competition, and that a
prize of $50 would be paid to the
competitor whose design for a
Great Seal would be adopted by the
Legislature. In pursuance Of said
notice twenty;seven different de.
signs were submitted to us, and We
have carefully examined them anc