The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-03
THE VOICE Of THE PEOPLE
HEARD IN THE SENATE ON THE
DISPENsARY BILL.
Also the Voices of DR.. Russell and Bill
White as to who Heads Intoxicant
Committee.

In the Senate this morning Senator
Kanuha introduced petition in favor
of the Dispensary bill
On motion of Cecil Brown the petit
ton went to the committee on intox-
icants
The resolution was as follows:
We the undersigned i'm the interests
of the people of this Territory do here
by pc 1t on your Honorable body t. sup
port and carry through the Dispensary
law introduced by the Hon Senator Ka-
nuha relating to the sale of intoxicants
in this Territory.
And we will ever pray that your
Honorable body may be guided by the
most high in your deliberations.
In answer to DR.. Russell Mr.. Kanuha
stated there We're about 200 signatures
President Kaiue presented a commu-
nication from Paia, Maui. to himself
favoring the Dispensary bill, which was
read. 1t was referred to intoxicants
committee.
Senator Russell asked who consisted
the committee. He was chairman of
the committee, having succeeded chair
man Kaiue.
White said that he was the head and
boss of the Dispensary Committee.
Russell denied it. and claimed to be
head of the committee. He appealed
to the House but in the confusion
White arose and read a petition from a
meeting in Waikiki against the Dis
pensary bill. Same committee.
Russell raised the question of whether
or not be was chairman of the Intox-
icant committee. President Kaiue
stated that White had been elected
chairman some days 6 and that he
(Kaiue) merely transferred a commit
tee membership to DR.. Russell. This
settled the matter.
The communication addressed to
Kaiue was as follows. 1t is signed by
D. c. Lindsay.
l am instructed to notify you that at
meeting of electors held last night at
Paia to consider the Dispensary Bill
the meeting declared unanimously in
favor of 1t. The thought was expressed
that, while there were several features
in it that did not altogether meet with
the approval of the voters, still, on the
whole, the bill was a step in the right
direction and worthy of support.
1 hope that you will see your way to
favor the bill and do all you can to Sc
cure its passage.
The petition presented by White was
as follows. 1t was signed by George
Hons and w. H. Field.
At a meeting held at Wailuku Court
house on March 29th, 1901 OF citizens
and taxpayers of the District of Wal
luku, Maui, assembled to express their
views of the "Dispensary Act" now
pending before the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii. the following re-
solutions were unanimously adopted:
That, whereas we have been request
ed by our Legislative representatives to
give expression to our views on the
pending Dispensary Act, and having
carefully considered the act in question,
and having fully discussed the same,
and fully recognizing the laudable mo-
tives of the trainers of the said act.
Be it Resolved, that while we heartily
approve of those parts of the bill in
question which aim to prevent the con-
sumption of any but pure liquors with
in our Territory we are of the opinion
that the many encroachments upon
personal and individual rights and
liberties in the said act contained
would be uncomfortable to a free people.
Therefore be it resolved that we are
unhesitatingly opposed to the said act
in its present shape.
And be it further resolved that we do
request our Legislative representative
to oppose the said proposed measure.
Be 1t further resolved that a copy of
these resolutions be forwarded to Sen
ators II. p. Baldwin and S. E. Kaiue.