The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-03
DOIAGS OF A DAY
IN TERRITORIAL
LEGISLATURE
Continued from Page A.

statement Dy lSiandS or all the reye-
nue. received by the government during
the year 1902. The statement Is TO
| cover also the taxes paid by the sugar
| plantations, copartnerships and other
| corporations separately. Separate
| statements are asked OF the receipts on
| each island of the property tax, OF in
come tax, OF license fees, from water
works, from harbor masters, from fines
penalties and costs, and from all other
sources.
Senator Baldwin stated that the in
formation is needed so as to ascertain
; how much each island contributed to
the revenues. and Senator Brown
moved to amend to require two copies,
so that one could be furnished the
county committee. The resolution
passed
Senator Isenberg presented a resolu-
ton asking that the item of $4,000 be
inserted In che loan bill for water. pipes
upon Kalihi road. Senator McCandiess
suggested that the Senators keep these
resolutions in their desks until the loan
appropriation bill was introduced, and
the resolution was tabled.
BREWERY BILL PASSED.
The brewery bill was then passed
unanimously. This provides a license
Va gov IOi ltlc OI matt
liquors, and it went through without
amendment. excepting to give all courts
jurisdiction Of violations, of the law.
The bill RENTING the five cent tax
on beer also passed with fifteen ayes.
Senator c. Brown inquired whether or
not any of these taxes had been paid
as lit was likely to open up a lot of
litigation, but there are no such claims,
as the law was never enforced.
The S-hour labor law also passed unan-
imously, with slight amendment This
was simply striking out the 'etc." after
clerks, laborers, and other employees"
as Senator Brown stated that the ''etc."
had no legal meaning.
The bill providing for tax of $3.50 |
for retail beer licenses started the
greatest amount OF discussion. Nc
Candless wanted to amend to make /
the license $500 instead of $3.50. Isen- |
berg objected. saying that low license |
was needed SO that there would be no 1
incentive to sell other liquors He |
stated that there had been large in |
crease of crime and drunkenness since |
the Primo saloons were closed, and If /
the number of saloons were limited by |
a high license the people would go back
10 drinking swipes.
c. Brown also spoke against the
Saying tHdl II the incense
was Increased there was likely to pc
an evasion in the sale OF hard liquors.
He spoke also of the increase of crime L
in Kakaako and outlying districts since ,
the Federal court ruling knocked out
the small saloons.
Senator McCandless. replied that sa-
loon men themselves were in favor Of
the $500. and he didn't see why the
Senate should object to an increase of
revenue. Senator Baldwin said ~he was
against saloons. but there had to be
OF the kind and he favored
$3.50. The amendment was finally de-
feated
Another amendment was passed ex-
Guiding the low license saloons from a
district bounded by Alakea, Beretania,
River street and the waterfront
An amendment by Senator Brown {
the saloons from within $50 {
Yards of any school or church premises c
also carried. IL
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
ion Senator Achi wanted the beer bill Y
eferred to the judiciary committee for F
test of it's legality. McCandless OBJ
ected. and its consideration was re- +
umed. F
senator BALDWIN moved dD
nent providing that no liquor over 10
Ter cent alcoholic strength could be
old. and it carried. An amendment by
Paris, prohibiting minors or intoxicated
PERSONS from being upon the premises,
Ilso carried An Amendment by Nc
increa sing the bond from
500 to $1,000, was lost.
A section was added also making it
Unlawful to sell beer without a license.
nd providing a penalty of from SiG0
o $3.50. The section providing for Il
other penalty provided by law was L
tricken out. L
The bill passed it's second reading as | fl
mended and will come up for passage Il
Iarch 4. P
Three communications from Secre- Y
ary Carter were read. One was to the 6
feet that the Governor had signed A
BILLS No. 1 and 2; and he also made
equests for three copies of each bill
nd report and two copies of the Senate
uIes. The. request was granted.
A notification was sent also stating
hat % copies of the session laws Of
9e1 had been forwarded to the Senate.
Senator Aehi gave notice of bills to
the judiciary, to amend the
wv relating to admission of attorneys l.
t law. and relating TO divorce, separa- A
on and maintenance.
OPPOSITION GAS PLANT
Senator Achi also introduced a bill :.
gas franchise for the island
Z Oahu to A L. c. Atkinson and his =.
ssociates. The bill provides for a fifty =.
ear franchise. the price for the gas =
Dt to exceed So per thousand feet. The ="
,mpany is to pay to the Territory "a
ar cent of the gross receipts. and TO -
lrnish the government 90 gas lights Q.
ee of charge. to be increased each -
,ar by five. The act. to become opera
We must be approved by Congress
The following bills were given sec
Id readings and referred to COM
ittees: Exemption bill. to ways and IN