Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-31
WANTED 70 KNOW
ABOUT COUNTY ACT.
Legislators In Caucus
Put Question To Mr.,
Stewart
LILlKALANI FOR coon
ROADS AND nARB0RS
A SIXTY DAYS SESSION MEANS
PREPARATION LIQUOR LAW
AND WINE MANUFACTURE.
HAWAIIAN GRAPES.

tives and Senators and legislators.
elect, as many as are then on the
Island of Oahu ana ind il convenient,
will gather in the Hall of Representa-
tives in the Capitol to meet the County
Act Commission, then to hold pub.
lie meeting, and make themselves ac.
quainted with the new county acl
then TO be presented by the Commits.
sion; 10 voice their opinions in re.
gard to the result of the work of the .
County Act Commission and. probably. |
10 make suggestions.
This was determined at meeting !
OF Oahu legislators al Republican head. !
quarters ON Fort street last evening. u
caucus. an informal gathering Of law
makers of this island to discuss gen
orally matters OF desired legislation
and party promises.
County Act Commissioner 7. Nc
Cants Stewart dropped into the open
meeting during the course of the even
ing to lend ear TO the proceedings.
Representative Andrade thought MIR.
Stewards presence opportune and sug.
gested to the chair in a brief and
pleasant speech that the Commissioner
be requested to inform the caucus in
regard TO the present status of the
v DIRK OF the County Act Commission.
What had been accomplished; what
might the people expect; would tha
county act be ready for the people
to have time to discuss It before 1t
went TO the Legislature?
Commissioner Stewart replied grace.
fully, toNching on the fact that the
County Act Commission was practical.
ly body employed by the Legislature
through the Governor to draw up an
act providing for system of county
government, stated that he was not
altogether In position to give a com.
plete answer to the questions pro.
pounded, since he was hut one of the
members OF the Commission. the Com.
mission had not held a regular meeting
Tor some time. he had been away IN
the mainland, each member of the
Commission had been working along
certain particular lines IN reference TO
the proposed act. and the Commits.
sionet felt that perhaps II would not
be altogether courteous to the other
members of the Commission for him
Al that time TO undertake to say exact.
| ~ what the status Of the work was.
MIR. Stewart believed that bill would
he formulated that would be legal.
| that would stand the courts. He would
not say that II would he perfect bill;
he took the stand that up 10 the last
moment there would always be the op.
p0rtunity for suggestions of improve
| ment.
Representative Harris remarked
that there was a report current that
the County Commission was providing
only for bill which would treat mere.
~ of the organization of county GOV.
erpment, while matters Of revenue and
licenses would be presented in other
bills. Was this SO?
II Again Mr. Stewart referred to the
fact that he was but one member oi
the Commission and he hardly thought
IL fair to the other members to under,
| take to detail the nature of the bill.
Mr.. Harris considered It matter
OF the greatest Importance that 50 vital
thing as the proposed county act bs
widely and thoroughly discussed, gone
over, thought over and perfected, and
that the time remaining before ths
Legislatures sitting was none too long
for the general consideration of III,
bill.
Representative Warehouse moved
that when adjournment was taken, Il
should be to meet with the Count!
Commission on Tuesday evening a
1880. Carried.
Representative Lilikalani spoke clio
Quently for good roads and improves
harbors; he embraced In his genera
recommendation nearly all the harbOr
OF any Importance at all in the la
lands.
Representative Aylett put the qucs
ton OF a speedy business session o
the Legislature; he wanted to know
how the legislators would assure them
selves of sixty days limit unlos
\ everything was in readiness to pro
coed without a hitch, he thought i
time to get ready, TO become acQuainl
4 ed with what was to he done, so tina
4 no time would be wasted when tn
Legislature sets together
During talk on the county act MI
Stewart said it was no secret tina
Hawaii was to be one county, wit
the county seat at Hilo. Mr.. Harri
\ said he presumed the county seat proI
Ositiou would raise some discussion.
MIR. Broad talked OF liquor an
thought that perhaps $500 licens
for all, TO sell all liquors, would sin
plify the present liquor question.
ENCOURAGEMENT of the manufactuI
n OF wine from Hawaiian grapes was di
cussed. Mr.. Andrade thought thel
= vas law still unrepealed providiu