The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-11


into that body, has submitted the fol-
| lowing report, which is favorable to
the administration liquor bill, with
amendments:
To the Honorable E. A. Knudsen,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives-
Sir: FOUR special committee, to
whom has been referred all of the bills
introduced into the House of Repre-
sentatives relative to legislation on the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, beg to report that we have had
before us for our careful consideration
the following bills:
"House Bill No. SO, introduced by
Rep. Mahelona, entitled AN Act re-
! lating to the retail sale of Intoxicating
liquors in the Territory of Hawaii
House Bill No. 16S, introduced by
Rep. Holstein, entitled AN Act to
regulate the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors, repeating chapter
103 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii.
"House Bill No. 40, introduced by
Rep. Fernandez, entitled An Act rela-
tive to the sale of intoxicating liquors,
repeating chapter 103 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii, except Sections 1880,
1431, 1882 and 1434, and amending
Sections 1882 and 1884 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii and also
"Senate Bill No. 10, introduced by
Senator Achi, entitled AN Act to re-
peal Sections 1419 to 1929, both in
elusive, and Sections 1895 and 1896 of
the Revised Laws of Hawaii relating
to the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors. "
BILLS THROWN OUT.
For the purpose of more intelligently
performing the work which was con-
tided to our committee we have en-
deavored to ascertain the people who
are advocating each bill and thus de-
termine for ourselves the motives
which are behind these bills. House
Bill No. SO has been introduced at the
request of the Retail Liquor Dealers
Association. House Bill No. 16S has
been drafted at the request of the
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
This bill represents in the widest
sense the views of all classes of people
in the Territory and is not drawn with
view to either prohibit the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors
| or to grant to liquor dealers any spe.
cial privileges, which may become a
menace to the welfare of our com.
monwealth. The bill is carefully
drawn and has only reached its pres
ent form after abundant criticisms
from all classes of people in the Ter
ritory. Before it was drafted and dur
ing the time when it was before oui
committee for consideration we have
had the fullest criticism from the
wholesale and retail liquor dealers anG
it cannot be charged that any matter
in the bill has not received the fullest
| discussion.
House Bill No. 40 was drawn by ar
attorney of ability employed for, that
purpose bv the Liquor Dealers Asso
citation. We believe the bill to be emf
nently fair, considering the fact that
it was drawn by people who have what
may be called onesided interest il
liquor legislation.
Senate Bill No. 10 is merely an at
tempt to repeal the present Territorial
| laws which restrict the manufacture OF
intoxicating liquors. This bill is il
response to general demand from
great majority of our citizens that oul
industry be stimulated by removing
hitherto prohibitive restrictions.
At the request of the introducer o.
House Bill No. 63 we hereby recon
mend that said bill be land on the table
1nasmuch as Senate Bill No. 10 i
better covered by the bill which W,
shall finally recommend for your con
sideration, and also inasmuch as tn,
bill is of doubtful validity, we recon
mend that this bih be tabled.
THE GOVERNORS BILL.
In our committee work we first at
tempted to accept House Bill No. II
as the basis of our work, amending
such sections as appeared to us in nee,
of such amendments, but this was final
ly abandoned for the reason that s
large a number of sections require
amendment that the bill would be a
awkward statement of law when final
ly drafted. You will note that Hous
Bill No. 40 does not in any way pre-
vide for the manufacture of intoxicat
| ing liquors. The Liquor Dealers AssC
| citation has informed your committe
that they are not interested in this e,
ceedingly important branch of legislf
ton. We therefore further recon
/ mend that House Bill No. 40 be ia
: bled.
We have therefore undertaken t
| adopt House Bill No. 16S, with tn
amendments, which we shall hereafte
, recommend.
Q Probably the most important featur
of the proposed change in legislatio
g is that which deals with the issuanc
1 of licenses for the manufacture an
!, sale of intoxicating liquors. YOU
T. committee is impressed with the e,
ceedingly unfortunate condition OF a
fairs which has arisen from the la
as it now stands on our statute book
e Many cases have been brought to oil
Q attention where a seeming injustiC
d has been done to applicants for Ii,
0 our license who possess exceller
qualifications. We are firmly convince
J. that this condition of affairs hi
Y arisen from the fact that an uncoi
il trolled discretion in the granting {
licenses now rests in the Treasurer
t. the Territory, and we wish to be III
IL derstood as most emphatically recon
h mending to the House of Represent
D tives that the discretion in the gran
ing of licenses be abolished in tot