The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-19
LIQUOR AMENDMENTS
ARE FINALLY FORCED
THROUGH THE SENATE
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the womans Christian Temperance
Union was read. in which that organ.
ization asks that no amendment or
change be made to the existing law
regulating the legal school age Of chill.
dren or to reduce the salaries Of the
teachers of the Territory. Senator Nc
Carthy thought that the petition should
be referred to the Ways and Means
Committee because it referred to the
salaries of teachers, but President
Smith thought that it should 60 to the
Education Committee, and the presid-
ing officer Is suggestion was carried out.
Senator Mccarthy observed that the
Ways and Means Committee had al
ready dealt with the question of teach.
ers salaries by providing an increase
in the salary appropriation for the De.
partment of Public Instruction,
amounting to $4,000.
Chairman Chillingworth Of the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs and Public
Expenditures, presented favorable
report on the bill introduced in the
Senate and providing for number OF
amendments to the existing laws gov
erning the National Guard. Senator
Chillingworth moved that the report of
the committee be adopted but with
drew his motion in favor of the usual
course of laying the report on the table
to be taken up with the bill.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on the bill relating to the
issuance of marriage licenses.
Appointment Confirmed.
A message was received from Gov
ernor Frear, placing Philip F. Frear in
nomination for the office of member of
the Territorial Board of Dental Exam
liners.
Senator Fairchild explained that
there was one vacancy on the Board
of Dental Examiners at the present
time and there was need of the third
member being named at once, because
/ no candidates for licenses to practise
dentistry could be examined without
/ the vacancy being filed.
Senator Mccarthy moved that the
| nomination of Philip f. Frear as
member of the Territorial Board of
Dental Examiners be confirmed by the
Senate and the motion carried on a
unanimous vote.
On the order of the day House Con
for consideration. The resolution petit
tions the Federal Government to as.
sumo the work of condemnation of
rights of private fisheries "for the
benefit of citizens and people eligible
to become citizens. AS it stood orig
inally the resolution provided for the
condemnation of private fishery rights
for the benefit of "the people at
large but the citizen clause was an
amendment submitted by Coelho, and
seconded by Mccarthy. Coelho then
moved for the adoption of the resolu-
ton in its amended form.
( Those whose Affirmative votes caused
! the Senate to adopt the resolution were
Senators Moore, Quinn, Harvey, Brown,
] Robinson, Woods, Baker, Coelho and
! Mccarthy There were number OF
| Japanese in the Senate during the con-
/ sdcration of the resolution, it, of
course. being intended to prevent the
Japanese fishermen profiting by the
condemnation of private fishery rights
in the event that the idea embodied
| in the resolution should be ever put in
, operation.
The Liquor Bill.
'Senate Bill No. 90, on third read
! ing.' was the announcement of Clerk
/ Savidge.
Senator Moore. who introduced the
/ bill, moved that it be taken up sec
: tion by section, but modified his mo-
ton on Senator McCarthy's suggestion
/ that the bill should be considered a
paragraph at time.
/ Section 4 of the bill was first taken
up and passed. The section eonfers
! authority upon a Board of License
( Commissioners and provides that its de-
! cisions and judgments shall not be Gre
viewable by or appealable to any court
or tribune except as herein provided.
/ The portion of the bill dealing with
wholesale licenses produced discus
sion Senator Smith calling Vice Presl-
dent Kalama to the chair and remain
ing on the floor through the consider
alton of the bill.
Senator Mccarthy acted as interpre-
ter of the provisions of the bill. In
referring to the paragraph dealing with
the wholesale license question he said
that it was simply intended to increase
the minimum quantity of liquor that
,. can be sold by wholesale dealers and
that it was really intended as an
amendment that will benefit the
public.
Senators Smith and Fairchild c0nsis'
tently opposed the passage of each sec
ton Of the Moore amendments as tax
| en- up for consideration. Senator Smith
argued against the proposed change,
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