Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-01-08
Members Of Legislature
Meet With Central
Committee
WANT SESSION TO END
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS
hNTLSAlooN LEAGUE PRESENTS
DRAFT OF STRINGENT BILL
Butts MEETS WITH NO
ENCOURAGEMENT

ENCOURAGEMENT
The Territorial Central Committee
met at Republican headquarters last
night with the Republican members.
elect of the Legislature for this Island
for the purpose of discussing a party
program for the coming session. on
account Of the absence of quorum.
no action was taken along any line
further than to discuss measures for
carrying out the promises of the par.
~ made during the last campaign.
The only bill to which much atten.
ton was paid was the draft of liquor
bill which has been proposed by the
Anti.Saloon League. The bill was
read by c. G. Ballentyne. but didn't
seem to produce any great impression
on those present. and was passed over
without much comment. II consists
principally OF prohibitions and comes
IS near to preventing the sale of liquor
at all as even the most ardent Anti.
Saloon Lacquer could wish. IL doesn't
actually make II a crime for a man to
be In good spirits. but II comes pretty
near making It a crime for him to
have good spirits In him.
The meeting was the regular month.
Is meeting of the Territorial Central
Committee. but the Senators. and Rep.
rosentdtivcs.clect had been invited to
meet with the committee for the pur.
pose of discussing needed legislation.
There were only few members of the
Central Committee present. Among
those In attendance were Chairman
a. q. NJ. Robertson. Secretary William
Savidgc. Il. J. Crawford, C. g. Ballen.
tyne. Carlos Long. Geo. A. Davis, John
Lane. J. l.. Paoo, Joseph Kalana, S.
Z. COrrca, A. ID. Castro. John A.
Hughes. 4. w. Quinn, w. r. Rawlins,
W. o. Smith. ]. NJ. Dowsctt.
The meeting was called to order at
S o'clock by Chairman A. g. NJ. Rob.
e. tson. There was not quorum pres.
cnt, but II was decided to 90 ahead
with discussion of the matt>rs for
which the members of the Legislature
hth b''h w d'''uus ~
committee was appointed some time
ago to draft bills to cover needed leg.
ilation. Robertson stated that the
committee had encountered various
obstacles In this work. One thing
reedod was an expression on the part
of the Republican members Of the
| Legislature as to the methods Of car
Iying out the various planks In the
platform.
The chairman Of the committee, Mr.
Ballentyne. stated that the committee
was unable to determine which of the
various views that had been expressed
would be acceptable to the members
of the Legislature. The method of ac
curing water works was an example
i'm the case of Honolulu for instance
whether the transfer should be made
with or without consideration. The
| scope and power OF local schoo
! loards was another matter for consid
Grafton. On account of these cariouS
questions which had arisen. the com
mittee desired to confer with the Re
Iublican members of the Legislator,
as to the way of dealing with the diff
Terent matters.
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mo Anti.saIoop Ieayuo Tho mai,
features 40 di0orinp from tho ord lav
arc The entire elimination of the issu
,nce n, fourth. class licenses IN aliens
changes IN the method If obtaining n
censas rho nronosed hin raises IN
,vhoI,soIe license from 5000 ia s,o0o
ana licenses nermi,,Inp tho sale n
Iiouors IN quantities less than Ave Gal
Inns M, IN no DRINK nm tho nremisos