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take them. Senator Achi said he knew
one Chinese claim of 100000 which could
be satisfied with bonds. The bonds could
be discounted for three or four per
cent. while not long ago the claimants
were ready to sell their claims for fifty
per cent
Senator Brown replied that he had
amendments ready which made Achis
argument nothing but wind, if the Sem
ate wished to consider his bill. He
also proposed an amendment limiting
the depository to five years instead of
fifteen
M'CANDLESS OPPOSED.
Senator McCandless opposed the
Brown bill as unfair to the bidders in
the States. These bidders might I'M
der the depository law come here and
start a bank so as to receive. the gov
eminent deposits. He favored the idea
of Il depository however and did not
believe in tying money up in the Treas
ury. If a bait was to be thrown out
he favored that it be not done with
100000 bond issue but that it should
be with the $500, 900 loan bond issue.
The 100000 issue might jeopardize the
loan bonds. He argued against the
money being placed in one bank and
favored distributing 1t among different
institutions.
The motion of Senator Brown that
the committee bill be deferred and his
bill taken up was then put and lost
only Brown, Kalauokalani and Kaohi
favoring 1t.
The committee bill, No. II, then pass
ed second reading-to be read the third
time on Monday.
THE LIQUOR BILL.
Senate Bill No. 81, being the general
liquor license bill, was then taken up on
third reading. Senator Dickey propos-
ed an amendment requiring the con-
sent of the majority of property own
ers within 200 yards of a saloon. He
said the provision was needed partic-
ularly in the residence districts as
protection to women and children.
Senator Dickey presented Il petition
signed by prominent citizens who were
characterized as missionary" by some
other Senators. Senator Crabbe favor
ed the amendment If applied only out
side the present $1,000 district and omit
ting the hotels. Senator Dickey chang
ed the amendment to meet Crabbe's
views but it was lost. seven to six.
Senator Crabbe said that even with n
wide open town there would be no
more saloons, as charged by the mis-
sionaries. Three $1,000 saloons had been
closed within the past week.
Senator Achi offered an amendment
making the consent of property owners
Within n radius of $50 feet necessary.
Senator Crabbe objected unless the
Senator Dickey said there was no rea-
son why the down town property own
ers should not be protected. He de-
manded call of ayes and noes on the
amendment to which Crabbe objected
and said only Dickey and Baldwin ia
vored the amendment. Dickey replied
that he wanted the Senate TO so on
record in this matter. Senator Baldwin
said there was no need of cuarreling
over it; the request of property own
ers should have some weight; and the
amendment was a reasonable one.
HOW DID KALAUOKALANI VOTE?
Senator Brown said not more than
ten per cent. of the signers owned
property in Honolulu, though he ad-
mitted they We're all merchants. Dickey
replied that they at least owned an i'm
mense majority OF the property in the
Territory.
The amendment was changed TO ex-
empt the down town district and hotels
and the ayes and noes We're then call
| ed. The vote resulted: Ayes-Achi,
Baldwin, Crabbe, .Dickey, Kalauoka-
lani, McCandless. Paris and Wilcox. s.
Noes-C. Brown, ]. T. Brown, Isenberg.
kaiue, Nakapaahu, Kaohi. s. The
chairman, Isenberg, announced TO Z
the amendment was lost. Senator
Diekey investigated the clerks record
ana found Kalauokalani recorded as
vosins no" instead OF yes" Senator
pickey called the attention OF the SEN
ate to the discrepancy. and Kalauoka-