The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-05

Strong Petition Against
Moore Bill - In
The House.

That public sentiment has been
aroused over the combined efforts of
the liquor interests to amend the exist
ing liquor law, so that it viii become
5mpotent and worthless as measure
of liquor traffic control, was made evil
dent to the territorial Senate yester-
day.
The Civic Federation presented a Pc
tition to the Senate in which the PERM
cious effects that will surely follow the
adoption of the Moore whisky ring
amendments were outlined SO clearly
that if there has been any doubt on
that score it is now removed. The Pc
titign reminds the Senate that the ma
jority. of both houses of the Legislature
are pledged to maintain the existing
liquor law. Each reactionary and
threatening clause is taken up and
dealt with separately and the illy-con-
cealed intentions of the act plainly in
dictated.
The Legislature will not only have
to weigh IN the balance the sentiment
of the people of Honolulu when they
come to vote on the whisky ring letters
of marque. The people of Lahaina are
aroused and have expressed their opin-
ion of Moore's bill in no uncertain
terms The resolution which they adopt
ed at recent meeting was presented
to the consideration of the Senate yes.
terday. The document declares that
the meeting was held for s.the purpose
of making recommendations to our leg
islators, Senators and Representatives
in the matter of public improvements
and appropriations and other matters
affecting the welfare of the District of
Lahaina and matters of public policy
affecting not only the district but the
Territory at large. It was resolved that
this association go on record as unal-
terably opposed to any change or
amendment to be made in the present
law governing the granting of liquor
licenses.
The Senate accomplished the usual
routine work yesterday and passed two
bills on third reading. Coelho introduce
ed another act providing for the ap-
pointment of bail commissioners de-
spite the fact that the upper house has
already gone on record in this connec-
neetion by indefinitely postponlng con-
sideration of the first Coelho measure
covering the same ground.
Nine bills were passed on third read
ing yesterday morning in the House;
six bills were read for the second time;
two bills had their first reading, and
the reports of the committees on eight
bills and resolutions were received, read
and voted upon. In addition there was
a warm debate while it lasted on one
bill and between times the members
managed to pass a couple of resolutions,
hear a few communications and listen
to advice on points of parliamentary
law from the Speaker. For three hours
and a half there was not moment
wasted by anyone.
The bill to authorize the Honolulu
Supervisors to pay their overdue road
workers was passed, after debate. A
bill to establish juvenile courts IN the
Territory went through its third read
ing and bill to make the I'll. X. l.
& L. Company put air brakes on all
its ears of a strength sufficient to STOP
any of them running at its highest
speed in it's own length was presented
The House adjourned after passing a
resolution that it did so out OF honor
to President Taft and after deciding
that it needed the afternoon, anyhow.
for committee work.