The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-23
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views of Senator Bishop He did not
know how much significance was to be
attached to the threat that the passage
of this bill would result in the killing
of the other liquor law. The danger
of liquor was in its abuse and they did
not care to have their children put in
the way of getting liquor He felt
that the old liquor laws were bad, in
many respects, and he felt that the
bill should at least be passed on second
reading. If it developed later that the
passage of this bill would result in the
new liquor bill being killed then the
present local option measure could be
killed on third reading.
Hewitt contended that the old laws
were not bad at all. Under the local
option measure, the liquor men who
might have vested rights in that
saloons, would be placed at the mercy
Of people in their particular precincts
who might reside six miles distant. He
postpone
Chillingworth said that personally he
had favored local option but he did not
favor the present bill because under
the rider that was tackled on by the
House it did not give the people of a
precinct the right of local option. He
explained that under this amendment
no licenses were to be disturbed in spite
of the local option law and even if the
people of a precinct desired local option
they could not get it because the saloon
that had licenses could not be disturb
ed He felt the best solution was to
amend the present laws
Smith replied that this rider did not
mean that the local option would not
apply after the expiration of the IL
censes. Bishop thought so too.
Smith moved that the committee rise
and recomend the passage Of the bin
on second reading.
Mccarthy contended that the local
option should be killed as he had been
given to understand that the members
of the House were opposed to it and
there was danger that the bill now be-
fore the House would be defeated.
Gandall spoke of the evils of the
liquor traffic but expressed the opinion
that a good liquor law was better than
local option.
Hayselden doubted the wisdom of
trying to have local option at the pre-
sent time. He doubted if many of the
people had reached that height of civic
sentiment. He feared tnet an attempt
to introduce the proposed measure
would lead to corruption at the polls
He moved that the measure be simply
tabled.
Smith withdrew his motion but it was
ruled that McCarthy's motion to in
definitely postpone, would have to be
put first. Mccarthy declined to with
draw his motion. Smith then demanded
that the ayes and noes be taken. Sen
ator Chillingworth and COelho raised a
point of order that this could not be
done in committee of the whole. 1t was
ruled that the ayes and noes could be
taken The vote resulted as follows:
ayes Brown, Chillingworth, Coelho,
Gandal Hewitt, Mccarthy, Makekau,
Woods s; noes: Dowsett, Hayselden,
Kalama. Knudsen, Smith, Bishop, Lane
7. This vote resulted in the committee
deciding to report the indefinite post
ponement of the bill.
The Senate then reassembled and
Dowsett the chairan of the committee
Of the whole reported. 1t was moved
that the report be adopted. The vote
resulted exactly as har the previous
one. Makekau then owed to recon
slider the vote The effect of this &C
ton would be if defeated, to completely
kill the measure, as one reconsideration
can only be moved within the twenty
four hours of the indefinite postpone
ment. Smith was enraged and on his
feet in an instant.
Il denounce any such attempt" he
declared ito kill the bill. Why do you
do this. Are you afraid to let this bill
wait until we have heard of the action
of the House on the liquor bill now be-
fore it. I denounce this as a mean
thing to do"
ooh! I want to stop wasting time
over the consideration of this bill" re-
piled Makekau.
81 rise to a point of order" exclalm-
ed Coelho. 1--WE are charged with being
afraid. We are not afraid. And we ash
the chair to protect us from such
charges"
IT do not mean to be discourteous,'
replied Smith, some what calmer, but
do denounce any act that savors OF
fear. do insist that they see to be
afraid to let this matter lay for the
present We ought not to kill this
bill in such a way"
The chair ruled that 1t was not pro,
per for Smith to question the motives
Of the people supporting the motion
so, upon Smith demanding that tn,
ayes and noes be taken, the roll wal
% called. It resulted IN the same vote as il
the committee OF the whole tho mo-
ton 10 reconsider being defeated by
Z 10 q effectually killing the bill