The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-17


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b a lot of amendments of our
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denim and purchase for the use of the
people the private sea fisheries OF the
Hawaiian Islands.
Coelho moved seconded 10y McCar-
Thy moved to amend by substituting
for the people AT large citizens OF
the United States and (o) persons
, eligible to become citizens" Carried
The resolution as amended then
passed scond reading on a show of
hands.
THE LIQUOR BILL.
Moores bill to amend the liquor
law came up for second reading. On
motion or the author Ill was voted TO
consider the bill section by section and
Immediately afterward, on motion OF
, Mccarthy, paragraph by paragraph.
Mccarthy steered the bill in making
4 explanations, Moore moving the pass
age of paragraphs as read.
| President Smith took the floor to
oppose amendments that reduced IL
{ censes to country dealers. Mccarthy
had admitted that he knew no reason
Tor the changes The speaker NOV
ed that the paragraph under consid-
GRAFTON be struck out VI there was
10 be changes in the law in spite Of
protests, then let the law be amended
only where there was good reason
shown.
J Moore pleaded against picking the
bill to pieces and Fairchild asked him
why he wanted to amend the law if
tie amendments in question were i'm
material as stated.
! A colloquy took place between
Smith and Mccarthy on the bearing
of postofice classes in particular To-
calities, being conditions OF grade of
fees in the present law. Smith con-
tended that the class of a postoffice
Indicated the size Of population in a
locality.
= Makekau argued for the passage of
the whole section, because 1t placed a
premium on the sale of liquor by no.
tells and restaurants during elction
hours. This privilege enabled ma
chine politicians to make voters
drunk on election day.
} Mccarthy added that it raised the
fee on the Sunday and all night pri-
vilege of restaurants.
( Only the hands of Smith, Fairchild
and Knudsen were raised for the mo-
ton to strike out.
Z On the SIS day fee for term not
exceeding three days, Chillingworth
asked the purpose. Mccarthy said it
was to fit such occasions as the cele-
bration of the Robert Burns anniver-
sary by the Scottish Thistle Club.
Moore added that it was for the bene-
tit of picnics held by organizations.
Smith and Fail child both opposed
the license for ten years to sell in
toXicating liquors other than those
made wholly from fruit grown in the
Territory, manufactured in the Ter
ritory by the licensee.' Responding
to Mccarthy aud Moore, who said thar
under the presnt license fee of So the
worst kinds of liquor were maize from
imported alcohol and essential oils,
Fairchild wanted to know why the
license to make such stuff was ex-
tended for ten years.
Mccarthy said they would make it
anyway under the Federal rectiter's
license.
Smith moved to make the fee $500.
Mccarthy said the provision would
affect the local manufacture of sake,
which if not made here the Japanese
would import.
Finally the whole section passed
as in the bill.
APPEAL OPPOSED.
President Smith said there was no
thing more Objectionable in the bill
than the appeal allowed to the courts
from the boards of license commits
sioners. The absence of appeal from
the existing law was no new thing
here. There was no appeal in san
Francisco nor in Canada, the law OF
which was largely followed here. The
existing law was a protection to the
honest liquor dealer as well as the
community at large. With the sole
exception of the liquor trade associa-
ton there was not a single request
from the public for a change, while
hundreds and thousands OF the people
were represented in the petitions and
protests against any alteration of the
law. by what right do we, as rep
.lesenting the people, act directly con-
trary to the wishes of the people?"
the speaker demanded. In conclusion
he moved that the section be struck
out
Fairchild said if there was one more
reason needed should be given to the
counties it was found in the propos-
ed action by the Senate. Kauai was