The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-17
.DSPENSARY BILL KILLED TURNED THEM AL DOWN
SENATE DECIDES AGAINST 1T
THIS MORNING.
Vote Was Eight to Seven-End Was
Very Peaceful-License Bill Also Dis
cussed in Upper House.

CuSSed IN upper house,
The Dispensary bill is dead beyond
redemption. BY a vote of eight to
seven this morning the Senate showed
1t under. 1t is impossible for the mea-
sure to come up again and substitute
cannot be introduced in that house. In
the lower house a substitute may come
up but there are more axes out for it
than it will stand for much of a time.
The final fight over the measure was
dignifed, it must be said Nobody told
anybody else to shut his mouth. The
disposition of both sides seemed to be
to come to a vote at once.
The vote was narrow, but was solid.
Mr.. Paris voted for the bill although
he was not in favor of it and said so
in debate this morning. He rs in favor
of temperance, but does not look on the
Dispensary bin as it was framed, as a
temperance measure. He was in favor
of letung it pass second reading, as
that would do no harm anyway, but
would have voted against it on final
reading.
Kaohi, of Hawaii, changed his mind
and voted for the bill. Naka-
paahu is another man that went back
on an opinion expressed at several
times and supported the measure.
The vote was as follows: For the bill
lima, Paris, Nakapaahu and Kaohi-7.
Against the bill--Achi, Baldwin, Cecil
Brown, John r. Brown, Crabbe, Carter,
White and Kaiue.-S.
The Senate session this morning
opened up with reports on several
minor matters. The first that walked
any interest was the one on the bill to
reorganize the judiciary department
or, in other words the bill to make Wal
luku the court center shutting out La
haina.
Mr.. Baldwin strongly supported the
bill and gave Lahaina black eye. He
said that ner cent of the court cases
came from the other side of the island.
Wailuku was the natural court center.
Moreover, there was nothing in Lahai-
ma. There were no hotels there, and
officials and witnesses could not get
even rooms at times. Continuing, the
speaker said that Senator White was
the man that had defeated this bill for
many years. In Wailuku there were
good hotels and other conveniences that
Lahaina did not possess.
Senator White replied at length. He
thought in giving a black eye TO his
birthplace, Senator Baldwin was doing
a most singular thing. The spirit of
his father should rise up in protest
against the words uttered by the Sen
ator (Baldwin) this morning. Lahaina
| was growing. Near Mr.. Baldwin's
| birthplace a fine hotel was just being
| opened New houses were going up
and all houses were occupied. Pros
| perity was apparent on every hand. The
court house was a magnificent struc-
! ture. Wailuku's court house was a
| barn. Judge Kalua admits that. The
! wireless telegraph people admitted that
Lahaina was the most important city
on Maui by locating their telegraph
! station there. Several Senators had
| 81, 4
! had signed the report favorable to the
bill had passed Lahaina but had not
! stopped.
DIR. Russell: Excuse me; I have been
| to Lahaina."
White: "Well, didn't see you"
A motion for the previous question
carried. This was a motion to pass the
minority report. The report was read.
! Mr.. Baldwin made another speech.
The vote was then taken and the mi
nority report was adopted by vote of
8 to 5. This knocks out the bill and
saves Lahaina's scalp.
The bill providing for a third Judge
of the First Circuit court passed first
reading.
Next came the Dispensary bill. The
chair announced that the question be-
fore the house was a motion to postpone
for two years.
Cecil Brown declared that the motion
was out or order, as the present Senate
would not be extended two years.
President Kaiue decided in favor OF
this motion.
Mr.. Kanuha appealed from the chair;
DR.. Russell seconded. The appeal was
lost by vote of 10 to 4. This showed
as shadows" the coming events.
DIR. Russell moved to table the reso-
luton of Cecil Brown of yesterday
Mr. Paris here took the floor and "de-
clared himself for the first time He
was thorough temperance man:
would vote for almost any good tenn
perance measure, but objected to this
; bill. He also objected to Cecil Browns
resolution.
DIR. Russell moved to table Browns
resolution This was lost, killing the
! Dispensary bill.
1t is rumored that DIR. Russell and
other legislative friends of the system
intend to- bring 1t up again in the
shape of another bill in an altered form
, in the House. This will do no good
however, as it is now certain that any
radical measure of this sort will moi
pass the Senate.