The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-06
STATEHOOD IS
SHELDON s
PLAN
Anti-Whisky Pleas in
Both Houses of
Legislature.

Petitions continue TO flow in on the
Territorial Senate protesting against
falling into the trap prepared by the
whisky cabal by passing Senator
Moore s amendment to the liquor
law. y petition was received yester-
day from the Anti-Saloon League bear
ing twenty-three signatures, and an
-uther from the members of the Wo-
man s Christian Temperance Associa-
ton, signed by the officers of the or
ganization. Four petitions have been
turned over to the Ways and Means
Committee, which has the Moore bill
under consideration. There is no ques-
ton about the committee reporting IA
vorably on the bill, the present pros
poets being that Senator Fairchild will
be the only member that will dissent.
Senator Fairchild looks upon his prom
use not to interfere with the existing
liquor law as something more than
trifing campaign subterfuge to be cast
aside at will. The Kauai delegation,
both in the Senate and in the House,
is going to stand by its pledge. Quinn
and Chillingworth are practically adj
mitted as ready to go over to the liz
uor interests. There is a possibility,
however, that they viii see the poor
political wisdom in throwing aside
their party pledge before the time
comes to append their signatures TO
the measure drawn up by the rum sell
.ers.
House bill No. 9S was received in
the Senate yesterday. 1t is the meas
ure framed by the Supervisors so that
they can square accounts with their
appointees. In their hurry, the House
neglg ctcd TO have the measure print
ed, but nothing was gained by that
oversight. 1t was referred to the
Senate Printing Committee and no fur
Their action will be taken on the meas
gure until each member of the Senate
has copy of the act on his desk.
Representative Douthitt' s bill, pro-
viding that a judge can allow a fee not
in excess of 800 to a lawyer appoint
ed to defend an impecunious criminal,
was also taken up in the Senate yes
terday. President of the Senate Smith
was bit doubtful about the bill. He
said that it might open the door for
abuse and imposition, and suggested
that further consideration of the
measure be postponed until today-a
suggestion that received the indorse-
ment Of the Senate. The Judiciary
Committee made a favorable report on
the Douthitt bill, but amended the
wording so as to state specifically that
the Judge before whom the case was
tried was the only judicial officer who
could fix the amount of the fee.
The Judiciary Committee of the SEN
ate filed lengthy report on the sub
,iect of delay and failure to observe
court orders in probate eases. The
report finds that there has been uneX-
planable delay in some cases and that
the direct instructions Of the courts
have not been observed. In the re-
port the committee ''urges the various
circuit judges to make close investi-
CATION of all probate cases pending, as
your committee is convinced that
many of these eases should have been
settled long ago .
Statehood for Hawaii is what Shell
don wants, and a resolution presented
by him to the House yesterday, ad-
dressed to the Congress of the United
States, invites it. The sudden desire
for Statehood came as a surprise upon
the House, but the members got used
to the idea very rapidly and declared
for it with one breath.
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