The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-25


that the present law would allow a
decently conducted liquor business, but
would prevent women and children be-
ing served liquor in dives posing as
restaurants He thought the measure
should pass.
Rice said that the old Hawaiian
motto, THE life of the land is perpe-
tuated through righteousness" should
be still upheld The welfare of the Ha-
waian people is at stake and should
be protected. The bill would tend to-
ward this, and he appealed to the ma
tive members to support it.
Mahoe couldn't see any defects in
the present law He should like to
have some one show him His speech
was rehash Of Kaniho's. The only
condition on which he was willing to
see the bill pass was that it should
be guaranteed to produce more revenue
than under the low license law.
Correa arrayed himself with the
friends of the measure. The matter, he
said peculiarly affected the Hawaiian
people. He said the opposition to the
bill on the grounds that it would pre-
vent poor people from engaging in the
saloon business was i'll founded. Out
of "a small saloons in the county dis
tricts of oahu, only a very few were
conducted by Hawaiians. Again it
would stop the pernicious practice of
the big wholesale firms conducting re-
tail business in the names Of small
dealers. He had not been approached
by any of these small dealers, but had
been approached by number of repre-
sentatives of wholesale firms, asking
him to help kill the bill.
Kaleo also stated that the whole
salers and big dealers were the only
ones who had approached him in the
matter The small dealers had in no
case asked him to kill it, Moreover
he said he believed the bill would in
measure do away with the adultera-
ton of liquor which has been a great
curse in recent years
The question being demanded a vote
was taken and resulted % to in favor
of passage.
The House was called to order at 8
o'clock by Speaker Holstein. After
prayer by the chaplain, the minutes of
yesterdays sessions were read and APP
proved.
FOR COUNTY SINKING FUND.
House Bill 2S5, providing for sink
ing fund for the purchase or redemp-
ton of County bonds by the Counties
came up for third reading
Rice explained that under this bill
the County treasurers are compelled to
set aside each year $4S59 on each $1,000
of bonds outstanding, besides the in
interest. The only objection to the
bill, he thought, was that it would tend
to prevent the Counties from acquiring
Territorial lands.
The bill passed by unanimous vote.
SECOND READING.
House Bill 81 relating to Lerer Set
tlement and hospitals being the bill
designed to correct the defects pointed
out by the Governor in similar bill
vetoed, was passed at second reading
without opposition
House Bill 242, to provide for the dis
| tribution of net profits from agricul-
tural or Industrial pursuits in the La
hainaluna Seminary and the Waialee
Boys Industrial School, was passed a
second reading.
THIRD READINGS.
House Bill 24O, providing for the Ii
censing to hunt with firearms in the
Territory, was passed at third read
ing by avote of 81 to 1, Kaniho alone
opposing it.
House Bill 2SS, the Lahaina electric
franchise bill, passed a third reading.
by vote of 2S to 1. Rice alone OPP
posing it.
Senate Bill 80, providing for an APP
preparation for the erection OF a
monument to commemorate the sign
ing Of the first Hawaiian constitution
by Kamehameha III, passed third
reading by a vote of 81 to o.
VETO OVERRIDDEN.
The Governors veto OF the Waikiki
electric franchise bill, came up foi
consideration in the House
'Pali moved to pass it over the GOV
ernor's veto, and carried by a vote OF
2S to 1. Long voting to sustain the
veto
Akau introduced a bill confirming the
resolution of the County Supervisors OF
Hawaii, to vote $4,000 of bonds fol
public improvements, which passed {
first reading. There is evidently al
attempt to rush the bill through thu
House. Notwithstanding the slownes
of Hawaii in getting in her resolution
The House took a recess at noon un
til 2 p. m.
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