The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-18
THE
LIQUOR BILL


unable to auuroye.
This bin illustrates what remarkable
legislation can be- produced through
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and lack Of tho
rough comprehension of "a measure be-
fore q is passed.
1T practically removes AN reason
able restrictions from the manufacture
and sale Of Intoxicating liquor. saloons
may be started anywhere by any per-
son other than a minor or "a woman.
with the exception that they cannot be
located within $50 feet Of amy school
or church.
1t does away. with the present fea-
lures Of high license which i'm a mea-
sure confines licenses for the sale of
Intoxicating liquor TO those who are
at least financially responsible. This
measure more than cuts the present
license fees en- half
1T allows :,r the manufacture Of i'm
/ toXicating liquor other than wine for
! "a period Of fifteen years, on the pay
ment Of "a fee Of ten cents gallon for
| every gallon manufactured, payable
monthly ~ as those who are anxious
to see the legislature make provisions
for possible industry do not obtain
what they desire, as this tax is prac-
| tically prohibitive.
1T providessalso for the sale of in
! toXicating liquors I'm hotels having five
| rooms or more, under a license of $3.50
a year. The definition Of a hotel Is
! such that the saloon keeper instead Of
| paying "a $500 license, would prefer to
! operate a hotel with a $3.50 license.
"The proposed law provides, as to
! the revocation Of licenses, that the
! Treasurer may revoke licenses upon
conviction Of the licensee Of a wilful
violation Of the provisions Of the Act.
No other method of revocation is pro-
vided for. The bill does not state what
a wilfu violation Of the Act is nor is
It specific in stating who is to deter
mine whether a violation is wilful or
otherwise. If a licensee is brought in
to court on "A charge Of violating his
license, the ordinary procedure is to
find him guilty or not guilty, and It is
hardly likely that a court would say
whether he is wilfully guilty or other
wise.
(signed G. r. CARTER.
Governor.
Executive Chamber, April Is, 1905"
Coelho was on his feet at once with
a motion TO postpone action on the
1 veto until the sixtieth day of the ses-
sion.
That he said rs the only guaran-
tee that we have that the Governor
will sign any liquor bill. 1t is not our
fault that the bill was mutilated, the
work was done i'm the Senate"
Smith flew to the defence Of the
executive.
1T is not a fact that we have no
guarantee that the Governor will sign
a liquor bill"~ he said I'VE have the
governors private and public guaran-
tee that he would sign such a bill as
that passed by this House"
We'll l don't accept any such qua
rantee," retorted Coelho. 1--WE have
had enough of these public and private
utterances of the Governors and know
how much they are worth"
Smith moved to sustain, Harris sec
ending,
On a show of hands Coelho's motion
to postpone until the Goth day was lost
by Is to r.
| Kaleiopu moved to POSTPONE until to-
morrow but Speaker Knudsen ruled the
motion out of order on the ground
| that more than one motion to postpone
to a certain date could not be enter
tanned on the same day.
do I understand that the chair
rules that it will not entertain mo-
ton to postpone for a. day." asked
| Long.
THAT is the ruling" answered the
Speaker.
Then I move we adjourn until to-
morrow at 10 O'clock" said Long.
The motion to adjourn took prece-
dence Of course but it was lost on the
same vote as the former motion 10 to
/ -.
Fernandez moved to override the veto
Kaleiopu seconding. Cox asked that
the veto be read over again and the re-
! quest was granted.
Before the motion to override was
put Lewis and Cox spoke in favor Of
! overriding then Fernandez withdrew
| his motion with the suggestion that the
! vote on CoelhO's motion to postpone
! consideration until the 6Oth day of the
session should be reconsidered.
Then came motions of all imaginary
sorts Speaker Knudsen finally ruling
| that a motion to reconsider was al
lowable but not debatable as the ORR
! gnal motion was not debatable.
The motion to reconsider was carried
and Harris moved to take up the con-
sideration Of the Governors veto to-
morrow at II o'clock. This carried
and the House took it's noon recess.
In the Senate Bishop moved the veto
be sustained, but was out of order and
Woods moved that action be deferred
until tomorrow at 10 O'Clock This
| carried