The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-04-05

statistics show an enormous Increase IN
the consumption under the Displusa,y
law, the sales having increased from
about $4,000 I'm 1894 TO f2,i2i,Si0 last yea, .
The condcmna tion OF liquor by the "onrd
OF Health would preclude It's purchase 10y
she Government and would have the e.
feet Of throwing It upon the hands ~
The producer, whose only legal alternn-
tive would be the export OF II. Finding
no romuncratlve foreign market avail
able. which we think probable a pre-
MUM would thereby he offered TO Illicit
selling while the maintenance Of any
club house or like place for the dstrihu-
tIon OF lntoyicants FOR proDt IL express
Il " prohibited, we believe II would be
found Impossible In many cases TO de-
toct this cffcnse, which might he expect
ed to he largely carried on in private
dwellings.
| Tlgrth-The tourist traffic in these ISL
ards le m increasingly prominent fea-
/ .ure OF local commerce. and the effect
upon II OF a Disnensary system such az
;hat proposed must not he lost sight OF.
We are convinced that this traffic would
be seriously hampered thereby, as the
'vp'cnl tourist out for pleasure and rec
rantIon VIII not submit to he deprived OF
rf customary stirulnnt served IN the
r'av he has been familiar with; and the
csuit win be that a very large propor-
y OF the tourist travel will be divert
81 into other channels. In this way
trade conditions 80 largely dependent
thereon will be disturbed. involving r.
nHnclnl constructions.
Sinth-It is our opinion that the sum
OF $780, 900 which II IL proposed TO np-
prOprIate In order to give effect to the
provisions OF this law. would not be ade-
quate for that purpose, or even nearly
so. 1t might possibly he sufficient to
cover the purchase OF stock, the EN-
plovmcnt OF officials and incidental OK
pcnscs, hut It would not defray the ex-
pcnscs OF additions to the police force II
these were found necessary upon any
thing approaching the scale that they
have been in South Carolina. But above
all, when counting the cost, the question
OF compensation must not be lost sight
or Such eminent jursts as Bradley,
Field, Cooley Brewer and other Judges
OF the United States Supreme Court,
have declared In language the meaning
Of which cannot be mistaken that vest
ed interest cannot he ignored. that the
vested right OF property cannot he in
terfercd with unless compensation be
given, and that when such rights stand
IN the way Of the public good they can
only be removed by awarding compensa-
tlon to the owner.
We recommend, therefore, that the
bill be postponed pending the collation. OF
exact statistical information OF expert
ence elsewhere, and to enable the electors
II give an expression of opinion on 30
important question.
s. f. KATUE,
Chairman.
CLARENCE l.. CRABBE
WIN. WHITE.
Honolulu, T. H.. April l. 1901.
After the reading OF the minutes the
Senators were cool for a long while and
then petitions and resolutions came
along. First came petition by Mr.. Ka-
nuha praying for the passage of the
bill There were 372 sigma
lures. The petition was referred to the
on intoxicants,
Under suspension of rules Mr.. Car
ter presented the following resolution:
Whereas, All the probate proceedings
and records from the year 1850, involv-
ing title to a very large amount OF
are now kept in an open room
in light wooden cupboards, subject
among other things to that Of fire; now,
be 1t
Resolved, That the committee on pub
lie expenditures be instructed to inves-
tigate and report an estimate OF the
N'oN VI a IlbptI IRE 1IObl vault WIN
burglar proof apartment sufficient for
use OF the judiciary Department.
Referred to the committee on public
Expenditures with the special order that
he Superintendent OF Public Works be
asked his reason for not having the
work done before.
Then Senator Carter upheld the dig |
nifty of the Senate and introduced the
al inn ,l1 I,at
the Senate is not above dealing with |
small matters. The resolution reads:
Whereas, The lavatories used by the
OF the judiciary building,
situated between said building and the
stables, are in foul and insanltary
condition and have been in such con-
lition for long period of time; and
Whereas, 1t Is the duty OF the officers
II the Territory to set good and proper
Example to the citizens OF this Terri
ory; and
Whereas, 1t is we'll known fact that
he health authorities have condemned
avatories own by individuals which
we're not in 80 bad n condition as these
Inder the control OF the Government; /
low, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Senate COMMITTEES
~ public health be and Is hereby in
tructed TO inquire why the Board of
Health has not condemned the above
mentioned layatories and why the SUI :
'er.ntendent of Public Works has not
ong ago put these lavatories IN proper
anitary condition.
Senator white didn't think the "au-
ust body should go into questions Of
ltrines. Senator Carter said the mat I
Pr was no Joke and took exceptions to 8
he Senator from Lahaiua treating the
natter In the manner he did
Communications in regard to the Dis
ensary bin We're read by Senators
,aiue and White and referred to the .
intoxicated" committee OF which SEN ;
tor white Is now the chairman and ,
N. Russell only a spectator Then the
ommitiee ON public lands reported a. (
ullows on resolutions n and 20, esti-
mates for roads bridges streets and ,
Dad damages IN South Hlo.
Although some N the amounts asked I
or seem large, We feel that mo ls