The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-09
-PlebiScite
Measure Is Passed By
Big Vote In the Senate
Robinson, Lone OppOser, Casts Ballot Against Bill
Because II Is Not Bone Dry" A. l. Castle Stands
Pat For Home Rule" Fight On Anti-bOOze Act
Expected In House; Liquor Men Are Up In Arms

, capable of such construction, did not
for a moment entertain the probability
of any such issue ever coming to
test; in fact, broad and probable and
reasonable Interpretation of the new
bill, IL IL was enacted into law, would
be such that, in the event of the
plebiscite going against prohibition, the
liquor business would be continued as
it is being now conducted; that the
new law would in no way affect any
existing law, II prohibition lost out.
Against Federal Legislation
Castle continued, saying that he
would do all in his power to defeat
federal legislation in the matter OF
liquor, or any other matter where the
principal of home rule was threatened.
Throwing much light on the present
liquor law, as concerning powers con.
ferred upon the legislature by the Or.
ganie Act, Senator Castle showed that
the Organic Act started off to consider
Hawaii s rights in three premises, in
the negative. II did not say "there
shall be liquorn but il said there
should be no liquor except under such
circumstances as the. legislature would
allow. In other words all the power
was placed with the legislature. He
hoped the vote Of July IA would decide
the matter for many years to come, and
if the vote was in favor of liquor the
Legislature should not interfere.
Vets Are willing
Senator Single, speaking on the bill,
before its final passage in the senate,
said that il was a good thing that
Senator Chillingworth had accepted the
Pacheco amendment allowing for the
referendum. No one, he said, had
asked him, Single, not to vote for the
bill. Even the liquor men, the "iwets"
he said, were willing that the question
should go TO the vote of the people.
! There was one point that Single
was doubtful about. He had been con-
versing with several physicians, and it
seemed that the medical opinion was
that, in case of man being i'll and
wanting liquor, il was rather a rigma-
role for him to have to secure per.
init from duly appointed liquor agent,
when he was so much in a hurry that
he really needed, IL he needed IL at
all, drink at once, and should be in
a position to get II direct, without de
lay, from the doctor. 2. ~.
Senator Chillingworth, quoting from
the Washington Post of February %,
by way of information, during the mo.
mentary absence of Clerk SOares TO
determine whether the anti-booze bill
i was up for second or third reading tit
was up for third, and Makekau insist
ed that, to his personal knowledge, IL
had been read four times), stated that
q senate amendment to the United
States postoffice appropriation bill es.
tabfshed absolute prohibition in all
States and territories that had voted
dry, eliminating the last possibility of
Importation of liquor through the
mails. th
senator Shingle, supporting the pas.
sage of the bin, read an extract from
a letter from Territorial Delegate ia
Congress Kalanianaole, addressed to
Y Speaker HOlstein of the house of rep,
resentatives, stating that he had in
trOduced a bill in the United States
Congress, giving the Legislature the
right to vote on prohibition. 3. a'
Delegate Kuhio $ letter said, in part
81 might say, also, that introduced
a bill giving to the Legislature the
right to vote on prohibition or to grant
a plebiscite on that question. When
this bill was up before the committee
on territories, + favored the bill fav
oring the plebiscite by petition; but
that was by reason of the fact that
l had promised the anti-saloon people
in Honolulu, sometime ago, that
would be in favor of this idea rather
than of straight prohibitions. In any
event, whether it be by the bill / in
hty ha laA' MI a.
by petition, it is in line with the hons
rule idea"
No sooner had the bill passed THIRD
} ChilhngwOrth cabled the fact to Ku
hio at Washington. a. ~
Bills Tabled -
Senator Desha' 3 Senate Bills 10 ant
20 were yesterday tabled. The formel
, disqualified city or county employees
, from being elected to the legislature
and the latter shut out legislator
, from holding office and being employ
, ed by the several counties. The judi
, leiary committee, to which had beer
referred these two bills, found tina
, <here had been no abuse Of the presen
law. Incidentally, the proposed law
went too far.
SL.IvshUUd 4 or Hawaii r.. ,.st
=, Senator Castle as chairman of tn,
judiciary committee, to which ha'
been referred Senator Pacheco's con
! current resolution asking congress 4
: grant Hawaii statehood, reported faV
! Orabiy on the measure, the repor
|, being unanimously adopted by the sen
pte. 80. ~
Senate Bill 3, by Senator Coney, pro
lin" f. electric light and power O
!, Kappa, Kauai, was recommended b,
: the judiciary committee, the report be
=, ing adopted and the bill passing sec
ond reading. A judiciary committe
+ amendment provided that the publ
utilities commission, rather than tn
superintendent of public works, shOul,
+ have supervision.
n In Honor Of Senator Brown
When the senate ceased yesteTda,
Y afternoon it adjourned in respect I
I the memory Of the late Cecil Brown VIII
!. had been an esteemed member of tn
senate, and whose death was fttingl
], referred to in the following resolutiO
/ introduced by Senator Single an
!, adopted by the senate; w..s
s WHEREAS, on the 9th day Of Marcel