The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-30
BREWERYS
HAND SHOWN
sENArE-rIFTY-sEvENTH DAY.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.
On Saturday there was a good deal
of n farce in the Senate, for in the
early part of the day is was almost
impossible for the President to keep q
quorum in the room and the clerk was
obliged several times to stop reading
the minutes so the sergeant-at-arms
could get members from the lobby.
BILLS TABLED.
The Pinkham bills, introduced by
Senator Hewitt, destined to amend the
general railway law and grant fran
chises for railroads on Kauai and Ha-
waii, with little joker to the effect
that the Government would guarantee
the interest on the bonds of the cor
poration, went to the table on Sat
urday on motion of Senator Kalama
after the chairman of the Land com.
.nittee, Senator Hayselden, had advised
the appointment of a railroad commits
sion who would report at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature.
HELP HoMEsTEADERs.
In the matter of aid to the pro-
ducers of fruits and vegetables, in re-
spect to market whereby the Gov
eminent is asked to substitute rail
ways and steamships to carry these
articles between this Territory and the
Pacific coast, Senator Dowsett asked
to be allowed to remain mute during
the voting period of the bill.
LIQUOR INTERESTS.
Relative to the liquor bill and its
prospects it would appear that the
greatest opponent to responsibility in
the liquor business in Honolulu is the
Honolulu Brewery. Senator Mccarthy
is responsible for the opinion, for he
has stated on several occasions that
it is the brewery that is fighting the
movement to cut down the number of
saloons for the reason that the more
saloons in the country the bigger the
demand for the product of that institu-
ton for the promotion of poverty and
distress. If the Anti-Saloon League or
the Civic Feds. would get at the source
Of the opposition to decency in the
liquor traffic, they must begin down on
Queen street if the statement of the
Senator is correct.
DAM BUSINESS.
The dam matter is still in the air
as far as the Senate is concerned for
the committee reports have not yet
been taken up for consideration. The
action of the House will probably have
some effect on the proposition, for as
the session is drawing to close the
upper floor people may be guided by
the actions of those below.
THROWING REFUSE.
To the bill prohibiting the throw
ing of refuse into the harbor there
were amendments extending the law to
Kawaihae, and then it passed third
reading.
MAUI ELECTRICITY.
Senator Hayselden carried the electrical
franchise for Lahaina through to vic
tory after the Governor had objected
to several sections. These were chang
ed. Originally the bill called for
franchise over all Maui in this par
ticular line of business, but this has
been changed so as to read the Laha-
ina district, whereat the people in the
Baldwin bailiwick will not wall.
SOME REPORTS.
Senator Hayselden reported on sew
eral matters of more or less Importance
and the reports are here given. The
first relates to several claims against
the Government:
Your Public Lands Committee, to
which was referred Senate Bill No.
1903, being IAN Act Making Separate
to Pay Certain Claims
Against fhe Territory of Hawaii" as
by the House of Representa-
tives, beg leave to report as follows:
list. Claim of r. r. Lucweiko,
damages for non-fulillment by
the Government Of agreement
of June Is, 1908. in re land and
buildings situated on Bere-
tania avenue and King street,
Moiliii, Honolulu ............. $1500.00
End Claim of r. Maka, for land
taken for, widening Beretania
avenue. Honolulu ............. 25O0oO
3rd. Claim of Antoine S. Costa,
for overpayment of $3.50; a
Patentee. Lot No. Al, Public
Lands Map No. Al.
In regard to the first item. claim of
F. r. Lucweiko for $500, your commits
tee find that this matter has been
taken up by litigation to the Supreme
Govt of the Territory on two occa-
sions; that by technicalitN the cases
In both instances We're decided against
him, and this throws the claimant ON
the Legislature for remedy. The claim
appears TO be n just one, as certain
agreements were entered Into by the
former Government officials with the
claimant. making certain exchange
Of land and executed in consequence OF