The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30

] H"'fHhINh thf eiinhN parry IIruRl
. taken by every Republican in thil
house. iu support of ihe platform vhiei
clearly states that no radical chauge
he made in tbe present liquor Law IN,
sentim " the public Il strong ihal
this pledge be- kept, and il can not b,
easily brushed aside.
+" Again, 10 pass this bill wouli ere
ate an antagonism among a large ant
Influential class Of citizens who ar,
satisfied with the present law, but whs
in tho event Of any change would us,
their power in n way that would event
ually prove detrimental 10 the liquor
interests.
In view Of these things. ] feel that
i Is for the best interests Of all others
as well as those Of the Liquor Dealers
Association. that this bin does not
pass. ! therefore move, Mr.. Speaker
that tho report of the committee be
adopted" +"
Rice Seconds the Motion.
Rice stated that he favored the re.
port and more He said he had heard
reports of taking such questions a. this
to Washington but he believed the Ha.
waiian people quite capable of and will.
ing to take up these questions for them.
selves. Two years ago they dealt with
the liquor question and passed law
that had proved to be a good law. He
seconded the adoption of the report.
Douthitt for Delay.
Douthitt objected to the report indef.
nitely postponing the bill, which would
kill It. He stated that he did not be.
leve In a few men killing any bill; he
dld not believe in snap Judgments nor
IN lnconsidered steps. He believed
there should be full discussion of the
merits of the bill by anyone who de.
sired. Mr.. Cohen had stated that there
was merit in the bill and he believed
the bill should be taken up and settled
neither quickly nor arbitrarily. He
asked that the report be deferred until
next Tuesday morning, by which time
the House could reach calm, iudicious
opinion upon the matter. 1t was only
day or two ago, he said, when a report
to indefinitely postpone a bill was
brought in by one of the standing com.
mittees. This did not appear as fair to
the House and the report was not adop-
ted. Now, as reasonable request, he
asked that the vote upon the adoption
of the report be postponed
AS main reason he stated that the
printed bill in the House was not an
exact copy of the bill as amended in
the Senate.
Rice moved to table the motion to
postpone, which, being a superior privi-
legged motion, was first put.
There were three who voted with
Douthitt, who called for a standing
vote, those voting with Douthitt then
being: Alfonso, Castro, Furtado, Kama.
hu, kawewehi and Nawahine.
sheldon said the question was now
two years old and had been discussed
pro and con time and time again in
the House and by the members. 1t was
not snap judgment the members were
asked to take but a decisive vote that
would settle the question. "And the
time to take that vote is now," he de-
clared.
FurtadO moved that the report of the
committee be tabled. This was lost,
only five voting aye: Douthitt. Furtado,
hamahu, Kaniho ana Kawewehi.
kalelopu moved the previous question
and Correa called for the ayes and noes.
The division ON roll call stood:
To adopt the report to indefinitely
postpone the bill-Carley, Castro, Co.
hen, Coney Correa, Hihio, Huddy. Ka-
leiopu, Kama, KamanOulu, Kaniho. Ka-
waakoa, Kealawaa, Kinney, Long,
Makekau, Moanauli, NakaIeka, Nawa.
hine, Rice, sheldon, Shingle, Waiwaiole,
and Mr.. Speaker.
Not to adopt the report-Affonso,
Douthitt, Furtado, Kamahu, Kawewehi
and Like.
Other Whisky Bills Killed.
Following the adoption of this report.
she Finance Committee reported on the
two other amendments to the liquor Jaw
n Its hands, recommending the indefi
Ilte postp0nement of them both.
Regarding Furtado's iniquitous bill,
which was to turn the matter Ofsissuing
licenses over to the respective boards
1f supervisors of the various counties,
he committee said:
1--WE find that the enactment of this
Dill would tend to make all county elec.
tons, and more especially the election
Of supervisors, subject to liquor cam
paigns.
"We also find that an appeal to cir.
cuit courts will enable the appellant
through legal technicalities, to keen his
saloon or wholesale business omen
throughout the period for which the IL
,ense was originally issued, even if he
IS finally adiudged to have forfeited
same
"For these reasons we recommend
hat action ON this bill be indefinitely
-
Nawahine's ideas regarding the liu.
nor question and the necessity for
over license fees got little sympathy,
the report of the committee, in part
being:
"The reduction in fees will tend TO
increase the number of saloons and
wholesale liquor houses.
1.-THE bill also provides two masters
for the liquor inspector, and thereby
hammers the efficiency of
this very important officer.
"Your committee therefore recon.
mends that action on this bill be in.
definitely postponed"
Both the reports were adopted with.
out opposition.
Much Doing Yesterday,