The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-06
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city in America, consider the various
natiouaIities comprising our population,
take in consideration that as the great
hub Of the Pacific we are visited by
the flag and representatives OF every
nation on the globe and L hold that
YOU must admit that we have reason to
he proud both of our liquor law and
the administration of that law.
"The liquor question should be
local one The people of Hawaii be-
lieve thew can handle it without the
interference on the part of an outsider
who has no interest III common with
us. For these reasons | feel that this
resolution should have our unanimous
support and / herewith move its adop-
ton"
Furtado got the floor. 81 have been
a prohibitionist for some time, he
said. "aud when certain gentlemen Of
the cloth get together and attempt to
dictate what we shall eat and what we
shall drink and what we shall wear, 1t
is time for us to protest. The particu-
lar kind of prohibition / believe in is
that these gentlemen of the cloth should
be forever barred from interfering in
public affairs and made to coDtine them
selves to the pulpit. [ second the mo-
ton to adopt the resolution.
Sheldon Peeved.
Sheldon expressed himself in a peeu-
liar way He intimated that his reason
for opposing the resolution was that
the house had refused to concur in his
wish that the public be invited to come
before the house and express itself in
regard to the resolution.
Kaniho's Reasons.
Kaniho favored the resolution for the
reason that some Of his constituents
drink, not because he was Mormon.
Coney was of the opinion that the
question was not whether there shall
be prohibition in the Territory but
whether congress shall take away from
the Legislature to power to legislate.
Enough Of Liquor.
Kaleiepu expressed the opinion that
the house had had liquor enough, and
moved the previous question, which car
ried. The ayes and noes on the ques-
tion of adopting the resolution were
takes, the result being 20 for and two
against its adoption.
No Outside Business.
The house yesterday morning voted
unanimously not to consider any bust
ness not directly connected with the
special purpose for which the legisla
ture was convened. Sheldon, chairman
of the rules committee, at the beginning
of the morning session, offered a resoiu
ton as follows.
"Resolved by the house of represen.
tatives of the Territory of Hawaii in
special session, That they will not con-
slider bills not connected with the call
of the Governor by proclamation and
that all bills that shall be introduced
or may be sent from the senate shall
be tabled without debate.'
A Slap at che Senate.
Furtado moved its adoption, but
Long expressed the fear that the adop,
tion of such a resolution might be con-
strued as a slap at the senate in retalia
ton for the resolution adopted the day
before by the upper house not to con,
slider any bills except the four previous
ly introduced by Coelho, the fearful
statesman from Maui. The. house, he
said, could not afford to take a slap
at the senate.
But Speaker Holstein stated that he
had as yet received no official notifiea
tion of any such resolution adopted by
the senate. Douthitt offered an amend
ment to cut out the words that might
be construed as aimed at the senate,
and with this amendment the resolu
tion was adopted. This ended any hope
the fearful one might have had of get
ting his political bills through the leg
islature. Coelho, however, could hardly
have been disappointed, as he said the
day before that all he wanted was to
get the senate to pass the bills and
let the house kill them. The intention
in introducing them was purely polit-
zeal, of course.
A Slap at fearful Coelho.
Later in the day, when three of tear
full Coelho's bills came down from the
senate, they were carefully tabled, in
accordance with the effect of the reso-
luton.
Routine Business.
Aside from these matters the house
transacted only routine business. The
senate appropriation bill to defray its
own expenses passed second reading.
Mrs. Ateherley's communication was
referred to the health committee, which
effectually buries it too deep for dis
interment. The Speaker of the house
and the chairman of the accounts com
mittee were, ON resolution offered by
Alfonso, authorized to settle all claims
against the house after the end of the
session. Senate concurrent resolution
l, providing that the school fund COM
mission be instructed to look into the
matter of securing an endowment for
the College of Hawaii, was adopted in
accordance with a favorable report of
the education committee. Likes resolu-
ton, making an appropriation for the
care and relief Of the persons released
from the leper settlement was tabled.
in accordance with the resolution not
to consider any business not directly
connected with the amendments to the
Organic Act.
A Visit to the Dam.
Yesterday afternoon, at the invita-.
ton of Representative Sheldon. chair
man of the dam committee, a party of
the members of the house took ride
TO the NuuanU dam to see what is be-