The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-09

Ell Dy the dealer IN OTOeT 10 make one
drink. No more soliciting, drumming.
forcing; no credit, no dice, and gambling
no mutual treating, no room for max
! ing the drinking an entertainment; no
free lunches, etc. And at the same time
no infringement upon the liberties of
any one, since everybody can easily pro-
cure every kind of pure liquor in any
quantity.
In regard to the whole report of the
majority of your committee, as former
ly constituted, / will state that it Is q
familiar voice of the Canadian and Unit
ed States Liquor Dealers Convention,
held in New Iork in 1895. This conven-
ton appointed a commission TO visit the
State of South Carolina and report upon
the Dispensary law The majority report
of your committee is a rank piece of
plagiarism from the report of that COM
mission, and l am astonished to know
that your committee could permit the
said Commissions report to be foisted
upon them.
For all these reasons the minority of
your committee appeals to the highest
patriotic and humane feelings of this
representative body and heartily recon-
mends the passage of the bill as 1t is,
with but a few small amendments. What
ever further amendments may be neces-
sary will be shown by experience, and
such amendments may be safely left to
the next Legislature
NICHOLAS Russell.
Member of the Committee on Intoxi-
cants.
Dated, this Sth day of April, 1901.
1t was 1915 when DIR. Russell finished
and the intoxicating Senators took
recess till 2 p. m.
After luncheon things went smoothly
for a while. Bill 5, relating to the stor-
age of kerosene oil, passed Its third
reading, as did bill Is, relating to the
Illegal manufacture for sale of spirit
uous liquors.
Bill 16, relating to distilIation of spir-
ituous liquor passed, the Dispensary
bill men voting against the measure
and affording an opportunity to count
their strength, showing eleven to four
in favor of the bill they objected to.
Then good nature disappeared, when
House bill "A, relating to school Ii
braries, was called. Senator Achi want
ed consideration of the bill to be post
poned until the County Government
bill had been disposed of. He said the
counties ought to look after their own
libraries, and all stood pledged to vote
for the City and County Government
bill. He said, if forced to vote for the
bill now, he would oppose it, and Sen
ator Carter took the same stand. Then
came desultory discussion on circulat-
ing libraries, which finished by DR..
Russell asking how long a circulating
library could travel before it was nit
sky He added that we have no high
schools or colleges here, but only very
common schools, a statement which
made Mr.. Carter say something about
Oahu college, but before another row
started Senator Baldwin made a mo-
ton and consideration of the bill was
deferred
Bill y, regulating the sale of mer-
chandise wares and goods, was read
by title and referred to the ways and
means committee, as was bill 70, re
ferring to personal and school. taxes.
Bill IS, providing for funds in the
sum of $4,000 for more sanitary inspec-
tors, led to another lengthy discussion
because Mr.. Achi insisted that the bill
should state that each of the twelve in
spectors asked for should receive 500
per month and no chance for nepotism
given to the Board of Health.
Mr.. Cecil Brown objected to the Sen
ate interfering with the Executive, but
Brown whispered something about the
old days when the Legislature voted
money for each individual policeman
and pound keeper in the group. The bill
will be read the third time on Wed
nesday.
Senate bill So, providing for the filing.
foreclosing, limitation and priority of
chattel mortgages, introduced by Sen
ator John Brown, was referred to the
judiciary committee
Senator Kanuha introduced the follow
ing Senate resolution:
Whereas, it has come to my knowledge,
upon good authority, that a written me-
mortal is being circulated about Honolu-
lu. to be presented to the Legislature
advising against the passage of Senate
bill No. ~ (more Familiarity known as
the Dispensary bilD;
That among other arguments used to
procure signatures to said memorial the
following arguments, in substance and
effect, are used and promulgated: THAT
since I have had time to study the, bill
I have become convinced that it is not
a wise measure; that I have said it
should not be enacted into law; that L
have entirely repudiated the bill; that
I will not vote for it,; and many other