The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-13
WILL E. FISHER. Auctr.

tee, he was again lat sea- as to who
was chairman. He had asked for a
joint meeting, but nothing had been
done. Dickey moved to have them
printed in pamphlet form. Prendergast,
for the Printing Committee, thought
the rules of the Senate and House ought
to be printed in the same book. Dickey
withdrew his motion.
Giltillan bobbed up again with his
Governor conference" resolution call
ing for prohibition of further issuance
of liquor licenses by the Treasurer of
the Territory. Makekau moved that the
resolution be rejected. If the resolution
is adopted then the same would so into
effect for the next two years.
This is one of the crooked practices
carried on by the Territorial officials
said Makekau. Many licenses had been
granted, and he charged that the Off
Gals disseminated, and he proceeded to
give a few illustrations. He claimed
shat the officials were receiving share
of the proceeds obtained through the is
suance of licenses. He favored throwing
down the bars completely, and letting
ali who had the means, obtain licenses.
IF the revenues are running short"
argued the laxative Makekau, and now
they are preventing people from getting
licenses that cuts off revenue. l want
to get a license myself"
Emmeluth said the last speaker was
very INCONSISTENT anu lIliS was SIOWI
in number of instances since the
House began it's sessions. Personally he
considered the Government had been ex-
tremey vaccilating and complacent in
the matter of issuing licenses. They
started in to grant licenses to any and
everybody who made the request. If the
statements of Makekau We're true, and
he admitted they We're true by common
repute, then the resolution should be
passed. This liquor matter was one of
the factors in the moral uplifting of the
I community which the Legislature should
direct. On last Saturday he was on
! Nuuanu street and listened to the noise
emanating from the saloons. He then
made up his mind to reduce the saloon
feature and influence in this community.
Makekau interrupted. He called for
a point of order. He said he was going
too far in his discussion of the liquor
business.
Il am stating my reasons for voting
for the resolution. 1t is a criminal con-
dition when a laborer can go into these
saloons and spend most of his wages
and the next Monday be arrested for
so spending his wages" exclaimed EN-
meluth testify.
Gillian said for considerable time
people had come to him TO put his name
down on petitions to get licenses. He
knew of no better way to get the liquor
matter into the House. The Legislature
iidu u formulate laws Tor IDe liquor
traffic. 1t was in the hands of the leg
islators to continue the traffic or pro-
hibit it.
Makekau argued again. He was desir-
GUS of obtaining a liquor license and
wanted obstacles in the way to pre-
vent him obtaining it. If Gifillan want
ed the matter brought into the House,
he should introduce a bill to regulate the
sale of liquor and the. issuance of IL
cences. The resolution referred to a bill
about to be brought in. In that case
he thought the bill should be forthcom-
ing. He moved to reject the resolution
Monsarrat said the idea to put a
stop to the trust that had been form.
ed to discriminate.
All you have to do is to pull with
the gang, remarked Monsarrat En-.
meluth lay back in his chair and gave
vent to lusty laugh, followed by Gil
? fillan.
Mossman thought the resolution was
; easy to comprehend. Those who wan
to drink should be given a chance, ant
, those who don't want to, don't have to,
, he said.
: "Kokua," said Robertson, drily
Ewaliko thought a good many citizen:
!, in the country could have their drink
when they wanted to. He was not {
! drinking man. but he did not agree il
, having the traffic restricted
kaniho felt compelled TO make few
Tie uSSIeu 10 see IIt meas
, ure rejected. As there were no time
limits specified in the resolution, he be
lieved it faulty and moved to have /
rejected BY passing such resolution
the Territory was being deprived o
, revenues.
Robertson was "agin" the resolution
: for many reasons. One was that TIN
House was not the whole bunch" ant
the Senate had to be considered. The.
l might pass a resolution telling tn
Treasurer to issue all the licenses pos
! sible and he would be between a see-sav
\ of both houses. The liquor traffic wa
difficult to handle. In the last few year
o there was a tendency to loosen up,
8 but in 1898 bill was passed by the Leg
tislature for licenses called Tight win
+ and beer licenses" He felt at the tim
: 1t was hedged about by too many re
u strictions, and he believed facts sine
q then justified his stand. There Is nov
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