The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21

property, f. A. NOTES Smith, $14, 500; E.
H. +. Wolters, S14, $50; c. NJ. Cooke, $11.-
40; Mrs. Meek. $11 800; Austin Estate,
S21,20o; Bishop Estate. $37,SO0; Govern
ment. $17,S00.
These items would naturally come un-
der several committees, and to look aft
er them will take much time within the
next few days should Wilcox come to
town. III he does not, II will remain for
the members of Congress who are
friendly to the Islands to take up the
fight.
One OF the peculiar measures which
have been introduced in the Congress
at this session is the bill which was
prepared by Wilbur +. Crafts, secre-
tary of the Reform Bureau here. Crafts
feels called upon to reform the world
and gets into everything which has an
opening for an ambitious man looking
for openings into business which might
be said to be other peoples. His bill
found as sponsor in the House, Little
field of Maine and in the Senate was
presented by Lodge of Massachusetts,.
The bill must be seen to be appreciated
and may be best introduced by this
resolution, which emanated from Mr..
Lodge:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
body the time has come when the prin-
ciple, twice affirmed in international
treaties for Central Africa, that native
races should be protected against the
destructive traffic in intoxicants should
be extended to all uncivilized peoples
by the enactment of such laws and the
making of such treaties as will effectu-
ally prohibit the sale to aboriginal
tribes and uncivilized races of fire.
arms, opium, and Intoxicating bever-
ages.
The bill is entitled, A Bill to Prohibit
the Sale of Firearms, Opium and In
toxicants to Aboriginal Tribes and Ma
in he An Cl nd
follows:
Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That IL any American citizen sells
gives or otherwise supplies to any abo-
riginal native of any island in the Pa
cific Ocean any wine, spirits, or any
other intoxicating liquor, he shall, OF
conviction thereof, be liable to a penal
ty not exceeding fifty dollars, and ii
default of payment shall be liable t
imprisonment for a period not exceed
ing one month; and for any offense sub
sequent to the first conviction the of
fender shall be liable to a doubled fin
of one hundred dollars, with imprison
ment for not less than one month no
more than eleven months.
Sec. 2. That commanders or all nava
vessels and revenue cutters are hereb.
appointed justices Of the peace for tn
trial of such cases whenever permanen
courts can not conveniently be availe
of.
Sec. 3. That II It shall appear to tn
court that such wine or spirits hav
been given bona fide for medical pur
poses II shall be lawful for the cour
to dismiss the charge. ~ rft IL
Littlefeld says that he did not meal
to reach Hawaiians, but the Dill mus
be amended. AS 1t stands, 1t woul
make 1t impossible for Col. Parker o
Prince David when they next come I
the United States to indulge In cock
tail or a cold bottle, and would compe
a bureau Of Identification to be attach
ed to the wet goods emporiums of thi
country now that there are so man
new peoples travelling all the time.
The appointment of Roy II. Cham
berlain Of Iowa to be Collector Of In
ternai Revenue at Honolulu is in lin
with the policy which It Is said will b
followed In the future by the Presiden
OF the United States In making appoint