Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-12
KENYON BILLS
PASSAGE CHEERS
WORKERS HERE
Ant Saloon League Much En-
COuraged by Success OF the
Measure in Congress

Officers and work, - al tn" Anti
Saloon ltaour arr. JubiIunr today Owe:
The pass age OF the Kenyon bl!! III tn"
nous" Yesterday. As told in dIsprrcncs
from Washington
The pas age Of this bin IS regard
tG as the most SlGnal victory for tenn
PeranCe that las taken place in many
Years Furthermore. it is felt that tn ,
favorable action on the bill is Of the
most vital Importance 10 the work
for temperance in Hawaii
Sccrt tary Patty said this morning
ihat fiaNail j placed in a very strong
20: itlCn to make a fight for pr0hibi-
ton in the territory. and Senator {.
II, Dickey, chatting over the results
CT the Kenyon bills passage, said
. that had such a bill been in effect
when the pic biscite was held some
years ago, one of the greatest argu-
Cnts OF the liquor men would have
E"en destroyed.
This Kenyon bill allows states to
enforce their state laws on IiquOr
without interference Of federal laws,
he said. I'm other words, the states
can control liquor without their work
being nullificd by the government it.
self"
Tn" Kenyon bill is as follows:
To prohibit interstate commerce in
Intoxicating liquors in Cer'a:H cases
BE it enacted. etc, That the ship
men or transportation, in any manner
or by any means What SOever, of all!
spirituOuS. vinOuS, matted, fermented
or other intoxicating liquor of any
kind, including beer, ale or Wine. from
one State, Territory, or District oil
the United States. or place nOncOntig
COus to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, into any other State, Terri
tory. or District of the United States
or place nonContiguouS to but subjecr
to the jurisdiction thereof, or from
any foreign country into any State
| Territory or District of the United
States, or place non-COntiguous to but
subject to the jurisdiction thereof
which said spirituous. vinous, matted
! termented. or other intoxicating liquor
/ is intended, by any person interested
| therein, directly or indirectly, or il
any manner connected with the trans
action, to be received, possessed, Of
kept, or in any manner used, either il
the original package or otherwise, il
violation of any law of such State
| Territory, or District of the United
States. or place noncontiguous to bu
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, en-
acted in the exercise of the public
powers of such State. Territory. OF
| District Of the United States or place
nOn-cOntiguOuS to but subject to the
| jurisdiction thereof, is hereby prOhib
tied; and any and all contracts per
tanning to such transactions are here
| by de clared to be null and void, anC
no suit or action shall be maintained
| IN any court of the United States up
on any such contract or contracts. OF
! for the enforcement or protection Of
any alleged right based upon or grow
| ing out of such contract or contracts
or tor the protection in any manner
/ whatsoever of such prohibited trans
actions.
Sec 2. There shall be no property
! right in or to any such lQuor while
in the possession of any railway com
| pany, express company, or other com
mon carrier, in connection with any
shipment or transportation thereof il
violation of this Act.