The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-22
HIGH LICENSE
IS DISCUSSED


The Hawaiian Liquor Dealers Assoc
citation u.f yesterday afternoon at
Waver.ey HaI and had presented to
them Dos tla special committee appoint
cd Co draft liquor bill to submit to
The Legislature. during it's next session
O. copy of Che proposed bill. The COM
mittec consisted OF T.. $. Cunha, Col
O.. j. Mccarthy, a. Writ II. a. Juen,
w. @. Peacock and ID. II. Lewis They
handed iu both majority and minor
ity report as they could not agree up
ON all Of the points in the report.
There were about fifty liquor men
present and the report was thorough
Iy discussed Ambrose Writ, Of H..
Hackfeld q Co.. made a motion to
strike out any clause forbidding the
granting of licenses to aliens. This
motion however found no second and
was consequently thrown out. The
reason for this action was the fact
that the liquor men wished to talk the
matter over more before deciding upon
50 vital 70 point. An adjournment was
taken next saturday when the matter
viii be again discussed and acted up
on.
The majority report advocates the
adoption Of a bill very similar to the
one submitted to the Legislature at its
last session and which was not pass
ed. This bin provides for a licensing
board to be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors Of each county. The APP
plicatiOn for a license goes first to the
Territorial Treasurer who i'm turn must
submit it to the Board Of Supervisors
who have the power to grant or re-
fuse a license.
The bill follows a number of sug-
gestions which were made by the Anti
Saloon League and prohibits the pre-
senCe Of women in saloon or upon the
premises. It furthermore provides
for the following license fee All
saloons with a radius Of three miles
from first or second class postofice,
$1,000 per annum; all saloons within a
radius Of two miles from a third class
post office to pay a feet of $500 a year
and saloons i'm other sections to pay
$3.50 Der annum.
The fee for retail cafes and hotels
will be so per cent i'm addition to the
fee fixed for the retail saloon license.
Restaurants which have no bar will
pay Is per cent of that paid by saloons.
The principal thing however i'm the
majority report is the clause prohibit
ing the granting of licenses to aliens.
The liquor men claim that it is con-
stitutional and claim that such
clause I'm enforced in Alaska at present.
and in six states.
The minority report recommends that
the fee for licenses be as follows:
Wholesale liquor license $1,000, jobbins
license $3.50; retail saloon licenses $500,
retail hotel and restaurant license,
$50, country inn licenses $3.50 and spe-
cial licenses SIS a day.
A country inn must contain four
bedrooms aside from those used by the
proprietor and his family, must serve
meals and be over five miles from a
first or second class postofIce and
outside of a three mile radius from
third class postoffice.
The majority report also contains a
clause making retail dealers other
than liquor dealers ineligible to hold
a license Is being fought by the min
GRITTY. few large firms in the city
viii be effected by this.
High license is going to cause a
strong fight. The small dealers are
wondering where they will get the $1,000
to buy the permit with. The only other
clause which will give trouble is the
restriction Of licenses to citizens.
The question of local option will also
n II at no IF no
liquor men on Thursday