Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-25
LIQUOR BILL PASSES


able to keep on In II IL this bin be-
comes a law. ! am here to represent
them as well rs the rich"
Coney disagreed with Kaniho's
statement that the bill would be for
the benefit of the rich. lie said 4,
put the business within the reach OF
every man. when | was Sheriff of
Kauai" he said. conditions were far
better than they are now. Just as
soon as the present law passed, there
were four flfth-class licenses In Ha-
halei, with Il population of less than
800. mostly Hawaiians. What's the
consequence? At one time they had
taro patches. Now there are not
more than half a dozen as well of as
they were. That's the consequence
oi cheap licenses. There are two Chi
namen and Jap running saloons
there now. A Hawaiian wouldn't
run u saloon.
Some licenses, I am sorry to SEQ.
cost only $3.50. am In favor OF put
ting them even higher. We don't
want any saloons In the country dis
tricts.
This bill is not exactly what we
would like, but 1t is far better than
the present law. Nothing could be
worse than the law we now have.
second the motion to pass this bill. "
Sheldon also supported the bill.
'fIhtg npaQt Inn hnu 10,
terest throughout the country. why?
Because of the low price of licenses
and the fact that women and chill
Gren visit the saloons. The saloons
are mostly run by foreigners, who
have no regard for us.
This bill Is for the benefit chiefly
Of our children, as our Delegate told
MS the other night. I'm sorry the
local option bill was killed. | think
II was a good measure.
This bill does not quite meet my
approval, but II Is better than the
present law, and so am in favor OF
1t. If we don't pass It. the evils that
now exist throughout the country
will increase"
Sheldon wanted to offer an amend
nIent.
Rice objected on the ground that
that would necessitate the typewrit-
Ing of the entire bill. The House re-
fused to suspend the rules to allow
of the introduction of the oral amend
ment.
Rawlins said the bill had been care
FULLY considered by the committee.
In reference to Kaniho's objection, he
said the question Is whether the bill
iavors the rich man or the poor man.
1t should be question of civic pride,
the desire of every man to see that
done which would be for the best in
terests of the community.
I'm some respects the law passed
at the session of 1906 was good but
when we discovered that It allowed
females to go into saloons, 1t became
defective. The fact that women
could go into saloons has been
burning shame In this Territory for
two years.
u am not n prohibitionist; Meth
er am radical in the other dircc-
ton. The man who has Il liquor H. |
cense Is AS good man as any other, |
but he should have restrictions for !
the proper carrying on of his bust. |
ness. It's not from those places pay
Ing the highest license fees that we |
near of all this trouble. It Is from
these places that have been erected
under the name of restaurants and
are nothing but saloons. II man
wants to carry on a Legitimate cafe
where liquor can be sold, he can do
so under this bill by paying u license
fee Of $500.
1T seems to me that the bill should
bass.
THE LIFE OF THE LAND
This Is grave question that we
have before us today" said Rice. 1T
Is Il question as to whether we are
going to stand by the traditions of
his Territory, by the motto that the
lie or the land is preserved in right
business"
4 MATTER OF MONEY
Twin MahOe, of course, took his
'ue from kaniho, lie thought this