The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-27
THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS
THE HOUSE
TH1RTY-sECOND DAY.
Afternoon Session.

In spite OF some prophecies to the
contrary, the House of Representative
yesterday afternoon voted. "A to g, to
indefinitely postpone the liquor bill
introduced by Senator II. T. Moore ana
amended in the Senate, and this afttr
the most spirited sparring the House
has INDUCED in throughout thirty-twO
days of the session.
The vote was as follows:
Against indefinitely postponing the
bill:
G. f. Alfonso.
e. A. Douhittt.
NJ. T. Furtado.
d. Kamahu.
II. l.. Kawewehi
g. l.. Like.
For the indefinite postponement OF
the bill: e. b. Carley, A. ID. Castro, !.
c. Cohen, J. H. Coney, S. p. Correa, j.
X. Hihio, G. H. Hubby, A s. Kaltiopu,
ID. X Kama, j. X. Kamanoulu, II. NJ.
Kaniho, J. W. Kawaakoa NJ. X. Kea-
lawaa, r. Kinney, E. A. c. Long, NJ
X. Makekau, j. w. Moanauli, }. Ma
kaleka, r. j. X Sawahine, c. A. Rice,
w. j. Sheldon, r. W. Single, NJ. p.
/ Waiwaiole, Speaker H. L. Holstein-24
to 6.
1t was not expected that the liquor
bill, concel ming which there has been
so much said and fought, would come
up tor consideration yesterday, in fact
the finance committee, to which the
measure, Senate Bill 30, had been re-
ferred had announced public meeting
for Friday night whereat it was anti
cipated there would be a great show of
Anti-Saloonists, Civic Feds, w. c. 4.
U. members, etc, but, yesterday after
| noon, after the House had come to or
der following consideration of the ex-
pense appropriation bill in Committee
Of the Whole, the finance committee, of
which c. A. Rice is chairman, announc-
ed readiness to report on the much
discussed bill.
This report, signed by all the mem
bers of the committee, was to the effect
that the Territory would lose about
| $24 900 per year in revenue if the bill
became law; that public sentiment was
against it; that the sought-for right
Of appeal to the courts from the man
dates of tne liquor commission was not
altogether advisable, and that the pres
ent law was good; the committee there
fore recommending that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Cohen was the first to his feet. Il
move the report of the committee be
adopted" he said Il believe that il
there appears to be any necessity OF
appeal from the commission, that the
Governor may be depended on to see
that no injustice is done; the Governor
has the right and the power to see
that contestants are justly treated. He
will see to it that under fair and i'm
partial commissioners there is no
wrong done. The interests of others
besides the liquor men should be con-
sidered by us and l want to say that
| most certainly oppose this bill at this
time"
Rice seconded Cohen's motion to
adopt the report, and so indefinitely
postpone the bill, and remarked tnar
he had heard talk of this liquor mat
ter being taken to Washington. I'VE
have just as honest and fair minded
people here in Hawaii as there are any
where" he declared, land we are per-
fectly capable of handling our own af-
fairs and settling such problems for
ourselves. The present liquor law has
been put to a test and has worked well
in most cases, and that is one reason
why there was placed in the platform
of the Republican party in the last
campaign the plank pledging us to
preserve the present liquor law. Now
is the time for us to go on record as
to what we will do in this matter"
Douthitt declared that he did not
believe it was the sense of the House
that any bill should be killed by any
certain number of members of the
House.
Il believe there should be an oppor-
tunity for full and fair expression o!
opinion" he said, and l do not be-
LEV. it is the will of this House to
rush any bill to be killed until both
sides have been heard. No such radl-
cal or rush step, as is now proposed
to adopt or not to adopt this commit
tees report without the chance of ex.
pressions pro and con.
l have even heard that the bill now
before the House is not the bill as il
passed the Senate. |, for one, would
like to learn about this; want to SET
bill as it came from the Senate, will
the amendments made TO the bill al
introduced, before can conscientious
ly vote on this question | therefor,
. move that we defer consideration o
the committees report until Tuesda!
next. | think that will give a fai
time for proper consideration and ex
.