Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-10
LIQUOR BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
Corruption Will Follow
Is Opinion Of
Makekau
SENATE

morning. Several amendments were
made, among them being one which
makes the license $1,000 for all sa-
looms within Il radius of first, Soc
ond or third class postoflice, so that
all such places will be included I'M
der the high license provision. except
those which are situated in very re-
mote places.
Makekau fought strenuously but
unsuccessfully to knock out the pro-
vision which limits the number of sa-
looms to one for each 1900 inhahit-
ants. His argument was that there
would be such a demand for licenses
that IL would lead to the corruption
of the board issuing the licenses, and
further that II would tend to encour-
age Illicit selling.
While the bill finally passed in a
form which is fairly satisfactory to
the Senators who are most interested
In the measure. IL is contended that
some of the features have been made
so strict that the bill will he killed
in the House.
Smith reported for the Special
County Committee on Senate Bill so,
creating the Office of County Survey
Or recommending that IL be tabled
The Judiciary Committee reported
on House Bill II, providing for the
support of the family of deceased
person pending the administration of
his estate, recommending fits passage
with certain amendments. The same
committee reported on Senate Bills
"a and %, relating to the establish
ment of registration Offices OF each
County, recommending that they he
tabled.
Senate Bill 80, providing that citi-
zens only must hold Government po-
sitions, passed third reading as amen
ded on second reading by the addi-
ton of the proviso that aliens may
hc employed when II is not practical
bic TO obtain citizens.
AMEND LIQUOR BILL
Senate Bill 81, the liquor bill intro.
duced by the Special Liquor Commit
tee, was taken up on third reading.
Mccarthy moved to strike out the pro.
vision that liquor sold IN saloons must
he consumed ON the premises. Car
ried.
Mccarthy also moved that where ho"
tells and restaurants were given tho
right to sell liquor after closing or in
election hours, and on Sunday, they
must pay an additional license fee OF
$3.50. Adopted.
He also moved to amend that no
minor or female shall be permitted to
remain in any part of hotel or res.
taurant where liquor Is sold. Adopt.
cd
Chillingworth called attention to the
fact that there was no provision in tho
bill which allowed drug stores to sell
drugs containing liquor.
Knudsen said that the definitions
contained In the act were explicit
enough.
Federal law druggists who sold such
drugs had to take out Federal liquor
license.
Chillingw0rth said druggists had
called his attention to the matter. Me
Carthy moved to strike out the section
providing that the payment of the Fed
eral special tax shall be evidence of
Illicit sale. Carried.
WANTS RESTRICTION OUT.
Makekau moved to strike out the sec
lion which limited the number of lie
enses TO one Tor every 1900 inhabitants.
;: u II n x u n ~ NJ X x 4 II " a
which are likely equally as worthy to
continue their business, by taking
away, by no fault of theirs, their priv
ilege of continuing in the business?
In conclusion, permit us to focus
with the sGarchliSh of public opin-
ion the aims of the proposed liquor
law.-we had almost considered II
acted, can certainly not be considered
Ivy the anti-liquor people as being
satisfactory to their aims. as its I'M
reasonable restrictions can only fos-
ter Illicit liquor-selling.
Search the bill as you please, there
can be only one aim, and that Is to
benefit the bottle joints who pros
pered not so long ago, but what we
can still remember it, upon the trade
of Il multitude of blind pigs" oper-
atinS under similar law, as far as
restrictions and Limitation of saloons
are concerned, and under similar con-
ditions, as Senate Bill No. 81 mad
vertently, let us hope, would create.
We hardly believe that it is the in
tention of the Legislature to revert
to the former times, but that 1t Is
their aim to better regulate the liq-
uor business, and this can only be
done by reasonable restrictions, reas-
enable fees, and proper classifica-
ton, keeping both branches, whole
sale and retail, distinctly apart; and
by all means let the proper authori-
ties, with the aid of the police, and
not through the enticing of innocent
youth to serve as stool pigeons, see
to 1t that all the conditions Of the H.
censes are carried out fully.