The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-11
THE SENATE
AND HOUSE
LimekiIn Club is
Threatening
Russell.
SUGAR TAX
BILL COMING
Visiting Congressman Invited to
Call and See Daily LegisIat-
i've Farce.Comedy.

I've . diSC-SOinSON.
| Yesterday was again very calm day
in the Senate and lots OF business was
transacted. Very little heat in debate
was shown, but there was a general
feeling that battle is soon to come.
Achfs bill in regard to the cultivation
of "kalo," announced in his own dialect
sounded like cultivation of COWS" and
brought the veteran ranchman, Senator
Paris, to his feet, while the Bulletin
man nodded his head in a pleased fash
ion and said, BAH
The now usual transaction of the
proceedings in the Hawaiian language
occurred again, until the reporters of
the English newspapers sent a joint
resolution to Senator Russell, who was,
as usual, unable to grasp what was
going on, but assisted the reporters in
getting little English once a while.
While 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-
ton; rs this the place, where the
work Of children is on exhibition"
The great politician answered absent
mindedly: 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
Ichildren's work.
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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
Iealled In and had a-qaiet talk with DR..
Russell, probably in regard to the all
important Dispensary BILL
The actual work done during the
morning session was as follows:
Mr.. Kaohi tried to bring up again the
resolution increasing the pay of the SER
geant-at-arms, messenger and janitor
which was killed yesterday, but the Chair
ruled that 1t would have 10 wait until
the proper time.
communication from the House
transmitting House bill SO was read. On
motion of Mr.. Kalauokalani, the bill
passed first reading.
Under suspension of rules, Mr.. Russell
read the following petition from the Pro-
tective League of Honolulu on the Dis
pensary bill:
We recognize the very many excellent
/ features of this bill and shall rejoice If
IL shall become an Act, with certain
changes which you may have decided up
on already, but which we would like to
emphasize:
l. That the manufacture of vinous and
malt liquors as mentioned in section 1 be
placed under restrictions similar to those
, applying to distilled liquors.
?. That section % be guarded against
Increasing the number of restaurants or
so-called hotels and also that the Board
or 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 43 be so changed as to
permit all women who are citizens of
the United States and residents of the
precinct to vote Two days re gistration
/ before the day set for balloting might
be advantageous.
! 4. That in section 43 such changes be
/ made as shall obviate the difficulty Of Sc
curing majority vote when four prop
osiuons are considered at one time. Per-
haps the word plurality would answer
or the vote might be taken on each prop
| osition separately.
D. A vital point in section 43 is found
/ IN lines Al and "A. where the words are
/ used, majority Of persons enutled to
vote" or people entitled to vote There
is the difficulty that a portion of the
voters may not present themselves, and
the majority or plurality OF the votes
cast would not be a majority OF the peo-
lad Al ST. ~
w--ds entitled to vote" might be strick-
en- out and the word voting be inserted
IN each line al and Al.
! 8, The manager of intoxicants should
De man Of large ability and should be
worth larger salary than $500 for the
nrst two years and $500 thereafter. We
would suggest 5000 increase on each
proposition.
T. The Board OF Control will have a
large amount of work; we would suggest
that salary of 1000 should be granted
to each OF its members.
mat bill of so great Importance
should need some changes is self-evt-
oent. But that this can be done without
sacrheing single essential point in the
niI as 1t stands IS also evident. We
therefore ask any doubling members OF
your body to give this bill favorable con-
sideraton and aid In so perfectfng its
provisions that 1t may accomplish Its
good work for this Territory. We would
ask that the consideration of this bill be
not put into the hands of a commission
: as was done in 1895, but that the meas
ure be made law and tested by its re.
suits
In behalf of the Protective League OF
honolulu, we remain your petitioners
W. A. BOWEN,
PRESIDENT OF the Protective League Of
Honolulu.
DAN H. CASE,
secretary of the Protective League Of
. Honolulu.
This petition was referred to the Com
> m,ttee on Miscellaneous Petitions.
Mr.. White presented a petition from