The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-16
Senator Coney Would Extract
More Teeth From Pro-
posed Measure
WANTS BOND FILED BY
COMPLAINING CITIZENS
Makekau Objects To Passing
Measure That's Unable To
spite Or Chew"

Like rain pattering on grass house,
amendments were showered at the
senate s bill for the abatement Of pros
titution by injunction, introduced by
Senator Cooke, when that already
much amended measure came up for
third reading yesterday afternoon.
Oahu members, in select committee,
had extracted considerable force from
the prospective act by requiring that
it take a property owner owning prop
erty within a thousand feet Of an
alleged disreputable house to sue out
an injunction, providing the territorial
encouragement or county attorney
thought there was cause.
Without interruption, yesterday, the
bill was. read throughout, whereupon
Senator Castle moved that it pass.
Senator Coney proposed further
amendment, to the effect that the
reference to property owners within
thousand feet, be stricken out. Castle
declared that such would defeat the
usefulness of the bill. ,,
1.-THE object of the Oahu members
amendments, said Castle, "was to
give the property owner the right to
protect his home against nuisances in
his neighborhood. Senator Coney Is
amendment, IL IL prevails, would leave
the enjoining power entirely in the in
litiative of the official attorneys"
HWhat is the object of the amend.
mentf" asked Senator Single.
Senator Coney explained that if the
bin was passed as amended by the
Oahu select committee, the legislature
would 60 on record as setting aside
llace for prostitution, 49,, -. 1.,#.
Prostitution Unconstitutional @
Castle moved that the Coney amend
ment be tabled, declaring that the laws
at present in force were sufficient to
cover that ground; that Prostitution
was against the Constitution Of the
United States, and that prostitution
in recognized district could exist
only through the indulgence of public
opinion. Any property owner had a
right to 60 into court to move to
abate a nuisance that affected his
property, his home or his business.
Senator Coney's amendment was
lost. But he had another ready. He
then moved that the bill be amended
50 that any property owner complain.
ing against an alleged bawdy house
would be required to put up bond
in an amount equal to the value Of the
property sought TO be enjoined. A
person might be maliciously enioined,
ais reputation ruined, and he would
have no shack against an
irresponsible accuser. Senator Make
eau seconded the amendment.
irresponsible Barred
Again Castle opposed. He did not
believe there was any real danger of
any irresponsible accusation resulting
n an injunction, for the reason that
he attOrney-general and the city or
county attorneys would be adverse to
'ndorsing any complaint unless they
first established the fact of sufficient
proof. Besides, there would be the
'sual procedure for civil redress in the
'ourts He moved the amendment be
tabled. Senator Cooke seconded. The
amendment was tabled. ,.
Senator Pacheco arose with an
amendment which stuck this time. He
declared it would strengthen the bill.
He added the specific word ''tene.
ments,' to be covered by possible in.
junction. He knew that tenements were
buildings, but he wapted no technical
question to arise. Also he would make
1t so, in the event Of ease of iniunc,
ton being continued for a term of
court that only government attorney
could be substituted for an original
complainant. Castle seconded This
amendment, which was carried. Castle
then moved again that the bill pass on
bird reading. ..t -
Says Bill "Cant Chew .
Senator Makekan, however, arose
with a motion to table the bill. Senator
Mikaele, between whom and Makekau
here had evidently been held caucus,
July seconded. Makekau stated that
the Oahu select committees, as he had
read the headlines in The Advertiser
had taken the teeth from the bill. nor
had il supplied any false teeth. The
bill might be able 10 sbite, but could
not chew, 81 don't want 10 mass n
measure without any teenth, - said the
4amakua philosopher. There were
said. 70 ~ ~
Senator Cooke called for the caves
and noes, " The following Senators
voted to table the bilI: Coney. Ka.
mouoha, Nakekau, Mikaele, Quinn and
Robinson. This left nine against
rahling. ~ a.IN,... -.
Votes were then called on the passa 90
# the bill on third reading, and il
nnSsed, eleven to four, the negatives be.
and Robinson.
RUB IT IN.