The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-12
THE SENATE
AND HOUSE
CFrom Thursdays daily1

Yesterday was again a very calm da
IN the Senate and lots of business wa
transacted Very little heat in debat
was shown, but there was a genera
Feeling that battle Is soon to come.
Achis bill in regard to the cultivation
OF "kalo," announced I'm his own dlalec
sCunded like cultivation of COWS anC
drought the veteran ranchman, Senator
Paris, to his feet while the Bulletin
man nodded his head in pleased fash
3on and said, Bah"
The now usual transaction Of tn,
proceedings i'm the Hawaiian languag,
occurred again until the reporters o
the English newspapers sent a join
resolution to Senator Russell, who was
as usual, unable to grasp what was
going on, but assisted the reporters in
getting a little English once a while.
While a tiresome debate was going
on, and all Senators talking at once a
prominent politician was smoking a
cigarette on the ground floor of the
bungalow. Two ladies'. evidently
strangers accosted him with the ques-
zion: rs this the place, where the
work OF children is on exhibition"
The great politician answered absent
Vnindedly: upstairs ladies' walk in,"
and was surprised to see the ladies re-
turn in few minutes, claiming that
they had been directed to the Senate
and not to the exhibition of school
.childrens work.
The great politician apologized and
explained it was "all the same" and
escorted the ladies to the Board of Edu-
cation office.
Among the spectators in the Senate
were Messrs. Robert Wilcox, f. Austin
and several strangers. Mr.. w. VOTERS
called in and had a quiet talk with DR.
Russel, probably in regard to the all
important Dispensary bill.
The actual work done during the
morning session was as follows:
MIR. Kaohi tried to bring up again the
resolution increasing the pay OF the SER
Seant-at-arms, messenger and jantor
which was killed yesterday, but the Chair
ruled that II would have to wait until
the proper time.
transmitting House bill 60 was read. on
motion of Mr. Kalauokalani, the bill |.
passed first reading.
Under suspension of rules, Mr.. Russell .
reaa the following petition from the Pro- .
tecttve League of Honolulu on the Dis
pensary bill:
We recognize the very many excellent
features of this bill and shall rejoice II
1T shall become an Act, with certain
changes which you may have decided up
on slready, but which we would like to
emphasize:
l. That the manufacture of vinous and
cnaet liquors as mentioned in section | be
placed under restrictions similar to those
applying to distilled liquors.
Z. That section % be guarded against
tncreasing the number of restaurants or
so-called hotels and also that the Board
OF Control or manager be authorized to
refuse to sell to restaurants and hotels
Of unfit character, and also that mani
fest evasions OF the provisions or intent
OF the Act be punished.
3. That section i3 be so changed as to
permit all women who are citizens of /
the United States and residents of the
precinct to vote. Two days registration
before the day set for balloting might
BE advantageous.
l. That in section 40 such changes be
made as shall obviate the difficulty of Sc
curing a majority vote when four prop
ositons are considered at one time. Per- t
haFs the word plurality" would answer t
or the vote might be taken on each prop
Osfoon separately. II
3 A vital point in section 43 Is found I
IN lines Il and A, where the words are
used, majority of persons emitted to c
vote or people entitled to vote" There
IS the difficulty that n portion OF the {
voters may not present themselves and
lne majority or plurality of the votes +
cast would not he majority of the peo- e
pie entitled to vote sin the district" The !
y, us entitled to vote" might be strIck-
IN out and the word voting" be inserted a
IN each line al and 40. |
o. The manager Of intoXicants should s
"a a man Of large ability and should he
Vorth a larger salary than 1880 for the V
irst two years and g., 800 thereafter. We u
proposition. M
z. The Board Of Control will have
arEe amount OF work; we would suggest 81
hat salary of $1,000 should be granted II
o each OF its members. III
mat bill Of so great Importance Ill
nUdd need some changes Is self-evl- re
enL But that this can be done without Ii.
acrticing single essential point in the
III as It stands is also evident We eli
therefore, ask any doubling members OF
our body to give this bill favorable con- AT
liberation and aid in so perfectng its 70
TyNisions that II may accomplish Its st
God work for this Territory. We would
SIX that the consideration of this bill he ca
OF put into the hands OF commission. IN
was done in 1895, hut that the meas n,
~ be made law and tested by its re- wi
ats.
IN behalt OF the Protective League OF IN
honolulu, we remain your petitioners, A
w. a. BOWEN, ,yi
resident OF the Protective League OF ~
Honolulu.
DAN II. CASE, 50
ecretarv Of the Protective League OF IA
Honolulu. IL,
TINS petition was referred TO the Com co
littee on Miscellaneous Petitions. pc
Mr.. White presented petition from to
gi 90 Irt41n
lying pipes from Kamaole TO the Cow
rnment road al Kula. The petition was b
aferred TO the Public Lands Committee. hr
Mr. Kanuha reported for the Ways and
leans Committee on Senate bin y, re- ga
,ting 10 licenses. recommending its pas II,
age The report was laid on the table lie
D he taken up with bills 70 and T ",
Mr. Ach reported for the Commit, ru
n Miscellaneous Petitions on the pgt.- nu
lon of he Ministerial Union, recon .