The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-12

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authority 81 tho Hoard ~ nupefvisoFt
and a. provide fot the FREQ treatment
aud dispensing Of medicines 10 all IN
dig,ut persona
oooiho After 'Loafers"
Senator Robinson questioned the wis
| dom Of including hospitals Of private
persons and corporations within thc
| provisions Of the act because Of the
possibility Of imposition.
senator Fairchild declared that the
Board Of Supervisors of each county
would be expected to exercise their
discretion in each case. lie said that
the intention Of the amendment submit
ted by the committee was in accordance
with the policy Of turning some Of the
responsibility Of government over 60
the counties in an effort to tighten the
burdens Of the Territorial departments
Coelho said the main intention of the
bill was to assist the people Of small
means or those in actual want. He
said that there were private hospitals
throughout the Territory that would
take the INDECENT sick if provision was
made through the County Supervisors
He defended the idea embodied in the
amendments and voiced the noble senti-
ment that 81 would rather see a county
spending money TO save lives than
pay the salaries of loafers."
care there loaters employed in
Mauii' asked Senator Mccarthy.
Yes, lots of them,' was Coelho S
patriotic answer.
Senator Makekau found occasion to
indulge in brief summary on the ethics
of craftsmanship. He said that he did
| Oh A.
ure' and he was equally DESTROYS of
avoiding Endorsement of "bad meas
ure.
''But," said the Senator from Homo.
kaa, 'we should not act hastily on a
good measure only to see our work go
for naught by the decision of some
court. So l move that this bill be
referred to the Judiciary Committee for
decision on its legality
Makekau IS motion was seconded and
the question of law involved in the hos
pital bill will be determined by the
members of the judiciary Committee.
Take Moore Bill Up.
Then Senate Bill No. 20, the Moore
liquor law amendment, came up on the
order of the day. A printed copy of
the majority report of the Ways and
Means Committee, together with the
sections of the Moore bill as changed
in committee, was upon each member S
desk
Senator Kalama introduced, under
suspension of the rules, two petitions
from citizens and voters of the County
of Maui, protesting against any change
or amendment to the liquor laws now
in force.
Senator Moore moved that Senate Bill
No. 30 be laid on the table and that
''the substitute bill as introduced by
the committee be read section by sec
tion.' He was informed by President
Smith that there was no substitute biz
. before the Senate-that the changes
made in committee were simply present
ed in the form of an amendment.
Senator Fairchild declared that as the
discussion of the measure promised to
be quite lengthy he thought it would
be wise to defer the consideration of the
, bill to the Afternoon session of the Sen
ate. This appeared to be the view of
the Senate, the pOstponement being
made, Moore stating that he had no OBJ
lection.
The members of the, Senate were full
ly prepared for long session when
they took their seats in the afternoon
: They were not far wrong, for there was
practically nothing accomplished by the
upper house in the afternoon beyond a
l consideration of the Moore amendments
: Senator Moore was the first Senator
I recognized by the presiding officer
Il when Senate Bill No. 30, on second
reading, was declared to be order. He
moved that the report of the Ways and
t Means Committee be taken up and read
a paragraph by paragraph.
a Senator Fairchild of Kauai objected
: to any immediate action being taken
a on the bill.
: "We expect a number of petitions
/. from Kauai bearing upon this proposed
o amendment to the liquor law" sale
q Fairchild, "and j do not think that
a any further action should be taken unit
q all citizens interested in the matter
f have had an opportunity to let theil
I | views be known to the Representative,
/. and Senators in this Legislature.
q think we ought to postpone action OIL
:. this bill. There is plenty of time al
d our disposal"
Q Bill Is Considered.
!. Senator Moore objected to further
d postponement. He said that it was un
Q derstood that the Kauai delegation wa
a opposed to the measure and that moth
o ing would be gained by further post
Q ponement.
d Senator Mccarthy moved that thu
committee report be taken up para
8 graph by paragraph and this time th'
; motion was seconded-by Moore.
e Senator Kalama asked for informa
t tion on the paragraph of the amended
y bill, fixing an annual license of $25t
g ON intoxicating liquors "other thar
9 those made wholly from fruit grown
It in the Territory, manufactured in th'
Territory by lieensee." The paragraph
recites that "such Intoxicating liquor
e shall be sold only on the premises wher'
4 manufactured in quantities not les
n than five gallons, and shall not be con
sumed upon such premises"
q Senator Kalama interpreted thi
d paragraph and the one preceding it, t.
q be directed against the wine industr,
>, and he asked why, when the recognized
policy of the Legislature was to en-
N courage the wine industry, the presen
= | bill under consideration should iuclud