The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-12

amendment provided for the county
divisions of the Territory establishing
and maintaining hospitals through the
authority of the Board of Supervisors
and to provide for the free treatment
and dispensing of medicines to all in
digent persons.
Coelho After 'sLoafers.''
Senator Robinson questioned the wis
dom of including hospitals of private
persons and corporations within the
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. He 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 to
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.'
FAre there loafers employed in
Maui?'' asked Senator Mccarthy.
eyes, 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
not wish to vote against ''good meas;
ure' and he was equally DESTROYS of
avoiding Endorsement of "bad meas
ure.
But said the Senator from Homo
kaa, eve should not act hastily on a
good measure only to see our work go
for naught by the decision of some
court. So / move that this bill be
referred to the Judiciary Committee for
decision on it's legality"
Makekau's 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. %, 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. % be laid on the table and that
''the substitute bill as introduced by
the committee be read section by sec
tom He was informed by President
Smith that there was no substitute bill
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
.np II a Of bo 1,, &c
Senator Moore was the first Senator
recognized by the presiding officer
when Senate Bill No. 30, on second
reading, was declared to be order. He
moved that the report of the Ways and
Means Committee be taken up and read
paragraph by paragraph.
Senator Fairchild of Kauai objected
to any immediate action being taken
on the bill.
''We expect number of petitions
from Kauai bearing upon this proposed
amendment to the liquor law" said
Fairchild, "and / do not think that
any further action should be taken until
all citizens interested in the matter
have had an opportunity to let their
views be known to the Representatives.
and Senators in this Legislature. |
think we ought to postpone action on
this bill. There is plenty of time at
our disposal"
Bill Is Considered.
Senator Moore objected to further
postponement. He said that it was un-
derstood that the Kauai delegation was
opposed to the measure and that moth
ing would be gained by further post
ponement.
Senator Mccarthy moved that the
committee report be taken up para
graph by paragraph and this time the
motion was seconded-by Moore.
Senator kalama asked for informa
ton on the paragraph of the amended
bill, fixing an annual license of $3.50
on Intoxicating liquors other than
those made wholly from fruit grown
IN the Territory, manufactured in the
Territory by lieensee.' The paragraph
recites that "such Intoxicating liquors
shall be sold only on the premises where
manufactured in quantities not less
than five gallons, and shall not be con-
sumed upon such premises
Senator Kalama interpreted this
paragraph and the one preceding it, to
be directed against the wine industry
and he asked why, when the recognized
policy of the Legislature was to en-
courage the wine industry, the present