The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-12
THE SENATE.
NINETEENTH DAY.
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Afternoon Session.
BY way of prelude a report of bills
printed from the Printing Committee
vas presented by Brown.
The House sent in it's bill relating
to holidays, which passed first read
ing.
THE LIQUOR BILL.
Moore renewed his motion to take
up the substitute bill of the Judiciary
Committee relating to the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquor.
Fairchild understood more commun-
ications were expected from Hawaii on
the subject. In that case they might
as well defer action on the bill.
Moore would like to proceed with
| the bill. He believed some members
from Hawaii were pledged against any
change in the law. AS this was the
second reading the Senate might go
ahead and save time.
There being no motion to the con-
trary. President Smith directed the
reading to proceed.
Fairchild took occasion to point out
that in the printed report he was rep
resented as saying in noncurring that
he was pledged to change instead OF
the contrary.
Moore moved the passage of section
to amend sections 4, 8, II, "a, 81 and
80 of the law of 1907. Carried.
The sections as amended were then
read, Moore moving the passage Of
each paragraph.
| Mccarthy, on the license clauses, eX-
planned that the saloon fees were un-
changed, but hotel and restaurant Ii
censes were raised from $500 to $3.50
where Sunday and all hours were In
cluded. He also moved to strike out
the privilege or election hours SELL
ing given in the bill as we'll as the
present law. Carried.
Moore stated that the $3.50 annual
fee, for a period of ten years, for ma
nufacturing intoxicating liquors who'll
| " from fruit grown in the Territory
the previous section providing a fee or
SIS for liquors made wholly from Ha-
waiian fruits-was intended to meet an
emergency that had sprung in tho Ter
ritory.
Kalama said that the Legislature TWO
years ago passed a law to encourage
the wine industry in this Territory.
Would not this section destroy the
benefit of that law?
| Mccarthy answered that it was not
intended to have any effect on local
Sons having Federal rectifiers' licenses
at S. a year, who made all sorts OF
intoxicants out of drugs.
Chillingworth asked if the bill would
not apply to the makers of rum from
sugar cane.
Moore said the manufacture of rum
came under different proposition en-
tirely. The United States Internal
Revenue Department prescribed condi-
tons of manufacture in such cases.
Chillingworth insisted that the bill
would apply to the manufacture of rum
from sugar cane or beer from hops
Mccarthy now recalled that the sec
ton was put in for the manufacture
of sake. Without it the brewery pay.
inG $3.50 or whatever it is would be
subjected to unfair competition witt
the Japanese manufacturers of sake
Uuder a So annual license.
The committees amendment carried
Mccarthy explained the elimination
by the majority of the Ways anC
Means Committee, Of the provision re
quiring good moral character of al
applicant for a license. Of course thu
commissioners would refuse a license
to man of bad moral character Sc
that the clause was a waste of words
and hence was eliminated.
In the voting the opposition mem
hers did not take the trouble to raist
their hands for the contrary. So i
looked Ike a walkover for the liquor
ties until the enacting clause was read
SMITHS HEAVY KNOCKS.
President Smith, calling Kalama t
the chair, took the floor and moved
that the enacting clause be Indefinitely
postponed, Knudsen seconded the mo
ton and the president went on to sa!
IN substance:
1T may be useless, from all the indi
cations, to oppose the passage Of thi
bill, but feel that l would not be do
ing my duty to the people of this Ter
ritory if did not raise my voice il
protest.
I'VE all know that the regulation Q
! Intoxicating liquors is a Difficult
matter in every country. The use G
intoxicating drink is a curse to an
community. 1t has been ruinous I
the Hawaiian people.