The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-13

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/ Senators Baker. Brown. Coelh0, Har-
vev. Makekau, Mccarthy, Moore, Rob
inson and Woods voting to nullify the
| action Of Thursday afternoon, and Sen
ators Smith. Fairchild Kalama, Knud-
SEN Quinn and ChilIingworth voting
against a reconsideration.
Senator H. A. Moore. the introducer
of the whisky ring measure. was then
recognized by the chair and he said:
Mr. President, the committee re
port and the amended bin were passed
upon yesterday by the Senate. l now
move that the title pass second read
ing"
Quinn Goes Over
President Smith suggested to Moore
that he meant the enacting clause, not
the title, and Moore altered his motion
to the passage of the enacting clause
1t was evident enough that the ma
chinations of the liquor interests were
going TO meet with temporary success
at least.
M6ore's motion was seconded by
Quinn and the vote that forced the
Moore bill-as amended by the ma
jority report of the Ways and Means
mmittee-through second reading
was cast by the following named mem
bers of the upper house:
Senators Quinn, Moore, Baker, Brown,
Coelho, Harvey, Makekau, Mccarthy,
Robinson and Woods.
Those opposing passage of the bin
on second reading and supporting the
action of postponement taken Thurs
day, were:
Senators Smith, ChilIingworth, Fair
child, Kalama and Knudsen.
The aye and no vote was taken upon
the motion of Senator Kalama, who has
consistently opposed the bill introduc-
ed by the liquor interests since its first
appearance in the Senate.
Chillingworth was doubtful when his
name was called on vote for passage
of the measure on second reading.
"Kanalua, - was his reply when his
name was called in regular order, but
he voted with the opponents of the
bill when his name was called again.
Will Rush Bill.
There was an error in the enacting
clause of the measure as it stood origi-
nally-the language being "Be it En-
acted by the Senate of the Territory of
Hawaii - This would have been an
exceedingly appropriate specification in
view of yesterdays proceedings, but
Legislature was substituted for
"Senate upon the motion of Nc
Carthy.
The liquor interests are not going to
waste any time in their determined
efforts to force the measure past third
reading in the Senate. When the SEN
ate majority had been compelled to
show its hand and plainly marked in
tention to accede to the demands of
the liquor interests, Senator Mccarthy
moved that consideration of the bill on
third reading be deferred to Wednes-
day next and the motion was seconded
by Moore.
The same division that passed the
bill on second reading fixed next We'd
nesday as the date for final considera-
tion by the Senate of the amendments
promulgated in the interests of the liq-
uor interests.
House Bill No. 4s, repeating an un-
inforced law relating to the manufac-
ture of poi, which was enacted by the
Legislature of 1888, passed third read
ing upon the motion of Coelho.
The members of the upper house had
considerable merriment with House
Bill No. 112, providing for holidays in
very generous fashion.
President. Smith suggested that the
Eill be referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, but Senator Knudsen observed
that it had been the custom of the past
to present holiday matters to the con-
sideration of the Military Affairs Com
mittee.
Senator Chillingworth thought that
the bill ought to go to the Judiciary
Committee, as did Senator Kalama. The
legislator from Maui was insistent that
the proper disposition of the measure
would be the Judiciary Committee, and
he called for rising vote. The vote
was taken and the important question
adjudieated. the Judiciary Committee
receiving the measure that almost
agrees with the old saying about "six
months holiday twice year.
Coelho was sure that the bill should
go to the Military Affairs Committee
because. as he logically reasoned
didn t the militia parade upon nearly
every holidays But the Senate did
not heed the unanswerable premise of
the Maui statesman s argument.
Senator Robinson desired to make
trip to Maui, and in response to his
request the Senate formally eoncurred
in granting him leave of absence
until Wednesday.
Relief for Cummins.
At the afternoon session of the Sen
ate communication was received
from the House of Representatives,
stating that it had concurred in the
Senate amendments to House Bill No
81, providing for the formation of a
juvenile court
Makekau introduced a bill relating
to the practise of medicine. It pass
ed first reading and was referred to
the Printing Committee.
toelho introduced bill entitled
=" An act to provide for the relief of
j. A. Cummins - The bill has been
introduced in several Legislatures of
the past and asks for an appropria-
tion of $4,000 from the Territorial
treasury for the benefit of Mr.. Cum
Minis.
The bill states that Cummins enter
ed plea of guilty to a charge of
treason in the year 1895 before mil