Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
senate BHIFOR
PROHIBITION IS
Sent TO HOUSE
Measure is Read BY Title and
Referred at Once to the
Judiciary Body

judiciary Body
BY an eleventh-hour revision by the
senate Of the final amendment TO $,
Is. 90, which refers the question TO the
voters at a plebiscite. opposition 10
the prohibition bill which may nave
been formed in the house Is now be.
lieyed 10 be overcome.
Buried In a mass OF bills. resolu.
lions and other measures the prohibi.
lion bill came TO the house this morn
ing from the senate, where Il passed
third reading yesterday afternoon
With but one dissenting vote.
Referred to judiciary Committee
The bill Immediately passed first
reading by the title and viii be referred
TO the judiciary committee, OF which
Representative Lorrin Andrews Is
chairman, where II viii remain until
that body Is ready 20 make its final
report 20 the house on the measure.
There was runlor today that the
house committee might oppose the
measure. But this was quickly dis
PEELED by canvass OF opinions which
shows that the committee members
apparently favor putting the question
OF prohibition to the voters,
Has Mistaken Impression
But Is this measure iegai?- one
representative asked. This would
appear TO be case where a bin is
signed BY the governor and then pass
ed on by the people. possibly vetoed
By public vote. | don't know OF any
thing In the Organic Act permitting
such procedure
The view Of the bill taken by this
member OF the house expresses a mis-
understanding Of the measure. The
substitute bill. as finally amended and
rounded out by the senate, makes pro-
visions for the holding of plebiscite
next July to vote on the question OF
prohibition. II IS not bin which,
with IT'S approval by the governor,
would make the territory b0ne.dry.
But the house member Who questions
the legality of the measure admits he
has not read the bill as finally passed
by the senate. All questions Of legal
NY were carefully considered and de
hated az length IN the upper house
with view 20 making the measure
immune from attach
Lining Up In Support
indications now are that, with pos
eibly enc or two exceptions, the mem.
bers OF the house are lining up strong
q IN favor Of the bill. Many Of those
Who have favored the measure from
the start declare II win be far0rably
reported on by the Judiciary commit
tee with comparatively few. II any.
amendments Both Republican and
Democratic Representatives have said
they VIII vote in favor Of the bin.
II Is not like voting on q measure
that would make Hawaii dry n II be-
came a law,i says one Republican.
The Republican platform pledges
not 70 interfere with the present H.
4Qor laws Certainly ii would not be
\ pledge violation to- vote on a hill
which refers the question OF prohibit
ton q the voters. who sent us to the
le1isIot1re.2
chairman Andrews says public
hearing on the bin will be held II
desired BIZ persons interested.
Considers DiI roone Dry
II this bin Is not bone dry said
President Chillingworth Of the senate
and the man who put the question Of
prohibition before the upper house,
Then what u II,
ia be glad 70 listen to suggestions
from any one 70 make II more SO.
CliIIingVorth referred TO the state.
uient made Yesterday By Senator W.
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