The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-27
THE LICENSE BILL
Recommended By Majority Of JI-
dietary Committee.
HARBOR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
How the ExCaVator Works-For-
eign Corporations Being
Considered.
SENATE.


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The license bill, under the provi-
sions of which it is proposed selling
beers, aIes and wines of low alcoholic
strength, is approved by the majority
OF the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Lyman rendered minority
report in which he gave it as his be-
lief that the license would encourage
and promote drunkenness, a condition
which he could not recommend. He
said the bill was carefully drawn and
seemed to answer the purpose but he
feared it would be failure even as
| GIadstone's Grocers' License measure
was a failure in England a few years
| ago.
The majority Of the committee, how
ever, entered into the subject exhaus-
lively and recommended several
amendments which they hoped would
materially decrease the possibility of
Illustration of the intentions of the
trainers and the promoters of the
bills so guarded that all concerned,
"even the Incorporate and his family
are fully protected by the provisions
Of the act" The report states that
in the opinion of the majority the
provision to permit the right to search
the premises of the vendor for liquor I
without a warrant is constitutional,
AS in the original bill one license each
is permitted for Nuuanu valley, Wal
kiki and KaIihi. No license is to be
issued in any district town or place in
which there is a retail Liquor license
in existence. Provision is made so
that the act shall not be construed to
authorize the Iicensee to import beers,
ales and wines for selling them under
his retail license. The recOmm enda-
ton is that the sale be restricted to
between the hours Of a. m. and q
%. m. on every day except Sunday. In
conclusion the majority say 1T fOl4
lows, therefore, that with such a law
as this in operation, the revenues OF
the country would be increased, be
sides remedying the evils which we
now deplOre, when, as it is hoped, the
control of such licenses is placed in
the hands of responsible residents who
have the moral and financial support |
of the better element of a district
The report was received to be consider |
ed with the bill.
In response to the question of Sen |
ator Brown why dredging of the har-
Dor continues by the Government |
when the matter is in the hands of
the committee, Minister Cooper replied
that the dredging is in accordance with |
deed upon condition made with the
Youman's estate.
The House bill to prohibit the inn
portation, sale, ETC., of merchandise so |
stamped as to deceive anyone into |
thinking they are of Hawaiian manu-
facture, came up with the recOmmen- |
da'tion of the committee for second |
reading.
The Acknowledgement called atten- |
ton to the possibility of dealers hav-
ing for sale unconsciously these spuri- |
ously marked articles. The fine fixed |
in the bill was not less'than 800 nor
more than $500. It seemed to him
that an innocent man might suffer.
On motion of Senator Lyman the mi
nimum limit of $100 fine was stricken
out. The bill then passed second
reading
The majority reported favOring the
passage of the plumbing bill. The
report was received to be taken up
with a minority report which Senator
Waterhouse will make later.
The House bill to permit the with
drawal of alcohol from the Customs
House free of duty for the use of the
Queens Hospital passed first and sec
ond readings and went to the Com !
merce Committee.
The House bill authorizing the re- |
cent compilation Of the Penal Laws |
by S. NJ. Ballou passed first and second |
readings and went to the judiciary |
Committee.
At 1925 o'clock, the Senate ad-
iOurned.