Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-13
ABATEMENT BILL
IS in SPECIAL
COMMITTED NOW
Senate BY Close Vote Refers
Measure to Delegation of
Oahu Legislators


committee OF the whole, Senate Bill
~, the abatement by injunction mea-
sure, was referred 10 a select commit
tee OF Oahu members. Senator Robert
w. Shingle was named as chairman
OF the committee which will report TO
the upper house recommending such
action ON the bill as II sees fit.
Why the bin was switched to the
Oahu committee is still mystery to
many who sat in the senate room yes
terday and watched the action go
through, and the fact that the vote
was close shows that good portion
of the senators themselves did not
fsIfor referring the bill to a select
instead of a standing committee.
Castle Fights Proposal
Castle, Chillingworth and others
were against such disposition of 1t,
taking the lead In fight to keep II
in a standing committee. Shingle. on
ton, stating that he was at the bot
tom Of the move in proposing it to
Senator Makekau.
I'm going TO oppose giving this bill
to select committee said Castle
soon after Makekau Of Hawaii had so
moved. I'VE have taken this up in a
committee of the whole and now is
no time for any senator to dodge his
duty"
Castle bowed toward Makekau. ex-
planning that he did not consider this
was the senator's intention. Castle
also declared himself emphatically
against an executive session which
had been suggested previously in a
motion by Senator Coney of Kauai.
Shingle was on his feet in an In
stant, declaring that he had suggested
to Makelau to move to refer the bill
to the Oahu contingent.
My idea Is" said he. that by hav-
ing the measure before this commit.
tee government officials such as At
torpey Huber. Marshal Smiddy and
DR.. Pratt can be called to give their
views"
Senator Cooke, sitting as chairman,
suggested that as children from the
outside islands come here to school,
outside senators should be on the in-
vestigating committee, but Makekau
thought not. Hawaii had no "Sodom
or Gornorrah.s he said. Il was for
Oahu to settle its own troubles.
Says Senate 10 Ready
Shingle said he understands the
senate Is ready to vote IL 1t can find
what to do with 1wilei If the Oahu
senators were willing to take the res.
possibility II was for them to work it
out.
Chillingworth urged that the mea-
sure 60 back to the health committee
whence 1t came. He opposed sending
IL to the Oahu committee for 1t dealt
with a subject Of vital importance to
all the territory
Castle pointed out that 1t is only.
right to refer back to the committee
that first took up the consideration
OF the bill. II would be mistake to
send 1t 20 the Oahu group alone
"A Correa, q member OF the health
committee scored Chairman Cooke
hotiy for wanting the bill back in that
body and declared himself against
such move by motion to table Chill.
lingworth's amendment.
Came last the various votes in close
order and when the smoke Of battle
had cleared Senate Bill No. 10 had
found a resting place with the Oahu
soions.
Cooke submitted the report of the
committee OF the whole Immediately
after the senate had met in regular
sitting again. the vote to accept pass
ing with only three against II. Presi.
dent Chillingworth then named
Shingle as chairman.
Citizens Debate Warmly
Hot debate for two hours yesterday
afternoon preceded this action. argu-
ments for and against the abatement
bin being presented by citizen speak
ers. Chief among those who came
out decisively for the restricted dis
trict were Jack Edwardson and Henry
Allen
Allen spoke near the close of the
meeting. He had kept soft drink
parlor near the entrance of Iwilei and
the place being kept up by the sol
diers
'.My receipts would increase a
little." he said, "along about payday,
but only for day or two, and that
was all. The soldiers did not go there
as much as has been said"
Allen said he would have board of
inspectors appointed TO regulate a
district properly. Conditions here
we're different than in the SNOWFALL"
states where the abatement law was
said to flourish.
II never saw child molested from
among those who happened down the
streets in Iwilei." he went on. "lf any
woman touched one At was to take it
by the hand moment through that
motherly instinct in every woman's
heart, no matter how low she may
have fallen
Charles Holoua spoke in Hawaiian
recommending plebiscite on the mat.
ter. The question was too big for
these few men to handle, he thought.
He was Of the opinion there should be
an island near town set aside for pros.
titution.
Among those who spoke for the bill
and against restricted district in any
form were Raymond C. Brown, secre-