Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-01-08
REPUBLICANS CONE Together To TALK
ABOUT FUTURE LEGISLATIVE POLICY

slastic over the Anti.SaloOn Leagues
bill, In fact, j. NJ. Dowsctt calmly
PASSED II over entirely. and suggested
that II would be a good thing for the
committee to appoint a subcommittee
TO draft a bill which could he calmly
considered by the Central Committee.
John Hughes moved that Senator
w. o. Smith he added to the snb.com.
nittoc on proposed legislation, and
tat they be empowered to employ
mnscl In the drawing mp of bills. the
counsel to consist Of those attorneys
Who have helped In the work of the
campaign.
Need to Amend Liquor Law
Smith said that the liquor license
law passed by the last Legislature has
been the cause of much harm in the
Islands. The Legislature meant all
right. but some mistakes had been
made. The worst feature, he said. has
been the multiplication of little fourth
class saloons.
Another evil Is the sale of adultcr.
atcd liquor. In many of the saloons
Ia outlying districts they arc selling
Il glass of so.callcd wine for ) cents,
miserable stun which does much
harm. The law should provide more
fully for the examination and destruc.
ton of vicious mixtures.
Senator Smith said further that the
matter of cafes keeping open all night
and Sunday needs revision
But" the speaker said, II do not
think the subcommittee need usurp
the functions of the Legislature by
providing for all the details of needed
legislation"
Senator Smith did not think It nee.
cssary for the Central Committee act
ually to prepare and draft bills. but
merely to see that the spirit of the
platform Is lived mp to.
Mr.. Ballentyne stated that he
thought Senator Smiths view the cor
rect one.
sixty Days Enough
w. r. Rawlins offered his services
in anything he could do to further the
interests of the party. He said the
he did not think anybody wanted to
see the legislative session last longer
than sixty days.
W. o. Smith took the floor again.
stating that there are only five or six
Joints to be considered In the bills to
re drafted. He suggested that Il great
deal of the work that often deyolves
oil members Of the Legislature Is tn
prevent unnecessary legislation. Ere
Guent changes in the laws are mad
y!sable. The idea is not to see how
tiany laws can be passed. 1t often
happens that the best results are at
tanned with the fewest bills. III VIC
had any reasonable liquor law. even
the one In force before the last Legis
laturc passed the new law. ! would moi
care to change II. I should advocate
merely a more strict enforcement oi
) Il. hope when we get into the Leg
iriaturc we will see how few bills We
lan pass"
Senator Dowsett endorsed Senator
Smiths views. saying in the last Leg
islature It was necessary to try L
stem the tide of bills presented.
"To get through the session In sixt!
days we want to have these bills draft
cd and ready. The liquor bill wants
amending, everybody agrees" Dow
set reverted to Hughes motion an,
the chairman stated that there was N
necessity of putting the motion. |
the committee was favorable It's pro
visions would be carried out.
John Lane endorsed what Dowset
had said
y Want That $4,000.
Rawlins wanted to know how tn,
100000 appropriated by the Fedora
Government for the expenses of tn
Legislature could be obtained. He ~
derstood that the Legislature coul'
rot sit more than sixty days and &C
pay for It, and the Secretary of tn
Territory would have to give bon
q tor the 100000. lie wanted to knO,
where the Secretary was going to &c
i uf II the session lasted more tina
b sixty days and the legislators wante
i 'heir pay for the extra timo.
''If this appropriation has strings /
. II, we want to know" he said "wha
u those strings are. By all means let u
J. ret our hands on that 100000. We wan
y to save the Territory every cent W
can, and II we pass up that appropriI
u ton. some time when we 20 to IN
Federal Government for aid. It wi
J. tell us we don't need 1t.
There Is no reason why we shoul
" rot get through with the session |
y sixty days. We want to get that $50
00Or
II Economy Essential
Smith said he was glad Rawlins ha
% brought the matter up, as the relatio
between the Federal Government an
" the Territory Is closer than most pee
y pie think. "One.third of our Territ
Is rial revenues go TO the Federal Go
c,nment." he said, and we are mai