The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-02-21
Senator Brown Resurects &
Three-year-oId Corpse.
GIVES NOTICE OF AN OPIUM BILL.
Senator Waterhouse Has Something
to Say-Appointment of Standing
Committees No House Janitor.
THURSDAY, February 20th.

The Senate opened shortly after 10
O'Clock III the upper hallway that hat
been transformed into a very respect
able Senate chamber. After prayer
by the chaplain the roll was called,
showing Senators Baldwin, Northrup
and Kauhsne absent. The minutes
were read and accepted.
President Wilder appointed Senator
Brown to act on joint committee to
notify the President of the converting
of the Legislature.
The secretary read cOmmunica-
ton from the House giving notice
that that body had completed its
organization.
Senator Brown gave notice of his
intention to introduce an act en-.
titled "an act to provide for and regu.
late the importation and sale of opium
and preparations thereof" and to ap-
peal act II of the laws of the Pro-
visional Government entitled "an
act to restrict the importation and sale
of opium or preparations thereof" APP
proved February Is, 1898, and to re-
peal act n of the Provisional Govern
ment entitled ian act to amend Sec
tions l and OF act II of the Provision
al Government, being an act entitled
ian act to restrict the importation
and sale of opium or preparations
thereof" approved February Is, A. d.
1898, approved May Is, 1894.
Senator Lyman also gave notice OF
bill for the improvements of the
streets of Hilo. Adjourned to Friday
at 10 o'clock.
After the adjournment warm dis
cussion, not down on the program of
the morning, arose between Senator
Warehouse and some of the opium
license advocates. Senator Brown
will lead the opium forces, Senators
McCandless and Hooking say "me
too" when Mr.. Brown talks opium
and the latter says he has four other
Senators pledged to the bill.
Senator WaterhOuse opened the ball
by asking his friends what they put
down the monarchy for. ''She want.
ed to promulgate new constitution
said McCandless. That's right" says
Hooking.
81 tell you that opium played a big
figure in that affair."" said Water
house. "The attempted license of
opium was one of the things that led
me to shoulder musket. 1t was what
led others TO shoulder muskets. We
have told our friends in the States
that opium was one of the items that
led to tue overthrow. Let us be con-
sisteni. Let US show our coloGs right
here aud now. Pm ready to shoulder
a musket again and there are others
in the same box. / tell you if we
our friends in the States, we won't
license opium"
McCandiess: "There were 5000
pounds of opium came into this coun-
try last year aud only 1900 pounds
captured by the customs and police.
1 want TO see the Government get
rome revenue from this"
GLOW do you know how many
pounds came iuto this country" was
the jocular retort of Mr.. Warehouse.
Furthermore the country has closer
grip on the opium crowd than it has
ever had before. If you want the re-
venue, tax us in some other way. Buy
a revenue cutter and keep the drug
out of the country. Then again what
is to be the effect of practically free
opium on the Hawaiians" 81 say
Hawaii for the Hawaiians," spoke up
Senator Northrup. q
Senator Warehouse: "Shake on
that old man."
Then Senator McCandless cornered
Senator Northrup and Senator Hook
ing took Senator Horner under his
wing, while Senator Waterhouse
walked up and down between the
desks giving good advice on the
opium question as it was needed.
Senator Brown anticipates that the
Government will derive an annual
income of nearly 100000 if his bill Is
carried through. The upset price of
the licenses will be placed at $50, 900
for Oahu, $4,000 for Kauai, aud
SIS, 900 each for Hawaii and Maui.
A duty of ST a pound is also to be
placed on the drug.