The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-01
OPIUM BILL AGAIN
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legislate for all time. The struggle
against opium and kindred evils
should be without cessation. If any
country needed to start on sound prin-
ciples it is Hawaii because Hawaii is
weak. There are so many elements
here the civilization is so complex,
that it is much more difficult to main
tain good government than it is in
communities where principles of gov
eminent are we'll grounded in estab-
lished institutions. Minister Damon
said he believed in spending half the
revenues of the country in opposing
opium. He said he would willingly de-
vote his life to the moral interests of
the country.
Attorney General Smith said that
the system in Hongkong as he saw it
there made the use of opium more mo-
derate Here prohibition operated to
restrict it's use to a certain extent. His
observation since 1860 was that licens-
ing it here would increase the con-
sumption.
Senator Schmidt argued from the
commercial standpoint He believed
that the bushes part of the community
should be protected. He knew it to be
fact that there were houses where
opium was imported in goods. The
goods were sold at sacrifice prices, and
the profit made on the opium.
The motion to reject the opium bill
was them put to an aye and no vote
and was lost, to 5, Senators Kauhana,
Lyman, Northrup, Waterhouse and
Rice voting aye; Senators Holstein,
Hooking, Baldwin, Brown, McCandless,
Schmidt, Wright and Wilcox voting no;
Senator Horner absent and President
Wilder not voting. The bill was then
referred to the Printing Committee.
A communication was received from
the House announcing the passage OF
the joint resolution of sympathy to the
/ United States because of the Maine dis
aster.
Senator Brown gave notice of his in
tention of introducing a bill providing
for the issuing of Royal patents on the
Kapiolani park lots now leased from
the Park Association.
Senator Browns bill to amend the
street extension act, to permit of work
being done on Fort, Kukui, Vineyard
Queen and Young streets passed the
first reading and was referred to the
Printing Committee.
His bill to extend the time limit fol
completing the Oahu Railway line in
certain district was read. He then in
troduced his opium bill
The rules were suspended to allow
Minister Damon to reply to the ques
tons relating to work being done to be
paid out Of the loan fund.
At 11:45 the Senate adjourned to 1 81
o'clock
At the afternoon session, Senate bill
No. 3, appropriating money for unpaid
bills and for claims against the Gov
eminent, was taken up for second read
ing The sum of So, 439 for the G. & A
Steamship Company on account of the
deportation of Cranstoun and Miller
was voted together with interest at
per cent. as an amendment. There was
agreement after discussion to $3,25O fo1
Dunwell, who was imprisoned in 1895
Senator Brown objected to lhis. He
held that the Government had many
presidents for the refusal from British
records. The bill for services at tht
Quarantine Station which the Advisor.
Council refused to allow was referred
to the Finance Committee. Senator
Holstein moved for an item of $500
for the special session of the uppel
House to ratify the annexation treaty
This was reduced by vote to $500, or
motion of Senator McCandless, wht
thought that expenses alone should b.
paid. Action was deferred on a mum
Der of other items and several wer,
referred to the Finance Committee Thu
Senate then adjourned.