The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-16
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SESSION OF IsGS.

r.ku,uaoa in the Chair.
In Mr.. NakeIa presented a petition from Maka-
, askins that those persons fifty years Of age
:. sxempt from poll tax also, that wholesale and
stall licenses be placed at 500 each Referred
fn motion the House proceeded TO the Order of
hs drv and the bill relative TO the reduction Of tire
tarse tax was again taken up in Committee of the
Whole, Hon. j. Upa in the Chair.
pon Mr.. Hitcheock said-The reduction of the
,orS Tux to 80 cents Is in the right direction
me goal % be being the placing Of horses upon
he list Of personal property If We prove that
me horse is not much iuTury, or a nuisance, as
a. p,rsssffE then IT follows that the horse should
a l.. nut upon n par with luxuries nuisances in
~r,r,l Ia taxation. Viewe,l n nuisance, no one
III fsr a moment maintain that the horse Is To be
-xrie.i n a NUISANCE ia the light the dog
THs ausstion simply will be tien-Is the horse nui-
.pes ~ sny gener,l extent, Do the inhabitants of
,he-s Islands spend much time, to no purpose,
araa horseback the years when the tax was
6st impasszlH Clearly not Are all the horseback
raIes nov taken merely for pleasure to be cassed
a. puis1nees? Certainly not In what light, then,
are horses 10 be considered n nuisance, that they
,boulI te taxed rs suehl Clearly that present
br,ed Of horses i inferior and numerous and should
BE- slowed 10 out and make place for superior
breed and smaller in number have yet learn
tbss the agricultural interests Of the Islands suffer
more from the droyes Of horses than from those Of
c,rIe. viii any argue that the horses be
cnrAierc in the light OF uxuries, and be placed in
the same category n LSiy's diamonds n gentle
man inger rings, Should il ever be regarded n
luxury in the sense Of n gentleman's wines and
shoics liquors, You are layingss special tax on n
necessity Of the people On the horse they 90 from
ulase 10 place On the horse the poor classes carry
her proiuee to market On the horse great num-
br earn their daily bread, and now you tax this
ssecl tax Every horse, at the present rates Of
quarter OF per cent, i counted 500 worth OF
IN gyeFV NOR man Tan the usgr mn
rrsizs the above figure on bis imaginary property
The horse TAX is n tax the means Of locomotOn OF
the people The poor IL tAxel one dollar for
he privilege Of carrying his poi 20 market ON horse
back instead Of his own shoulder and the rich man
tarei the same for the privilege showing himself
If upon his well fesi 500 fancy horse Any one
rsseling ON horseback must pay n special tax TO
epsernment for the privilege IL he would eyade
~ let him 90 afoot from plaee to plaee-from
Hswaii to Niihau-
HLs Ex y II. Phillips said that there many
nns why the House shogld not pass this bill ut pres
sf Determining n session Of the Legislature
vhaf should be expeniesI and what should be re-
eved deserves consideration Some serious changes
have been contemplated, ard for that reason do
10 reduce the revenue, owing to the pending
Rciprocity Treaty and if the treaty goes into effect
De Government would lose large amount by the
nking of Of the duties American invoices, and
ae operation Of the treaty would be most favorable
sihe poorer people by taxing from them n large
pporton Of their productions, 10 say nothing OF the
ung their necessities II poor native wore out
ndaiIars worth Of clothes in one year, he woald
ah the passage Of the Reciprocity Treaty, save the
Stoe of the horse tax one horse These taxes
sse not the heaviest that most noticeable, and
hkng OH the horse tax dill not grant much relief
n regard 70 the ile.l Of the member from kOolauloa,
u exempting one horse from those who pay n poll
nx, he thought pretty good joke He owned
Asse, and he paId poll tax, AMI OF course he pays
tax on his horse and receives his benefit at
Aecorriing to the amendment n poor woman has TO
ply n tax her horse because she pays poll tax,
anil 50 with the poor blind man. No doubt the
amendulent was kindly intended bat IN matters Of
this nature he recommended the House not to be in
ho mach Of hurry, without mature eonsidera-
tnn thsse acts, that intended To the poor,
may be burdensome on them and be n relief 10 the
rch He thought Il pretty good joke that the rich
would be benefited at the expense OF the poor old
xomen anil blind men, and wanted 20 know The OBJ
ectnn to taking more time the consideration Of
the horse by the passage Of the bull he not
In The least afraid Of the country going into bank
ruptey AMI that the steam subsidy was IN no way
involved with the reduction Of the present tax Ii
was great mistake to talk Of the subsidy in such
way as 10 alarm the members Of the House He
would not say anything about the subsidy just
nov, as t not the proper time, and - nothing
SHOULD be said the other side OF the House IN re-
gard 10 the subsidy until the proper time arriveL
II Il was th0c zht the passage OF the measure was
gDing 70 affect the IL mistake, n the
proposed subsidy would not come out OF the present
revenue Of the country. The whole matter was now
before q Committee, and until they had reported no
cnull ElirIy make up their minds IN regard 20
nbshlixing these steamers II the sum OF SJOpO -
be raisei s Is not proposed to take u out OF the
present. taxes, and il thought that II the advan-
Age Of steam line would be n great benefit now and
hr the time to come why should future genera
nons help 10 pay for IL The plan -, II the subsidy
granted, for this Government tc borrow the money
on banfls Of sJrty years The expense 10 this GOg-
srnment therrfrOm would not be much over So,Vvo
- sHsr he
sould be considered fairly and impartiay, and that
ney would vote against il because Il was popu-
lr or unpopular. but do what IN their mind was
ngnt He calei attention to the fact that revolu-
Won would be produced in the whole revenue IN case
.As treaty rsttife and thought the treaty would
ee great benefit o the poor. removing taxes which
sfe plsset upon them disproportionateiy, anil the
uecrease IN the revenue would be made up BY taxing
roperty There wrs no fear but what the House
H"'d maintain the Government in supporting ITS
aoner AMI dignity. and the Ministry had not the
snghtest cause 90 believe otherwise There were
soo horses taxeI last year, AMI every Tax Assessor
SHOWS that horse was very slow IN getting otier
A'sr attaining the age Of year. Those horses
aa'er two years. and those that escape taxafion.
-eaid reality make the number Of horses 3-lIpo
ms ms - alowing three horses tO every four tnhabtt-
A-A These horses were eating mp everything. and
vas proper that legislation should take place
- Check H. The AMI wise way j. not % pres the
matter % decision, this u of the few bills that
s's not been REFERRED n Committee He was in
r o' sabhng the bin till the consideration OF the
appropriation Eill
non . q Wilder supported the bill without the
ssa.sndment. and said that he hal already stated
s,y AMI slaarely hIs for reducing the tax
- a"sssst member from Honolulu brOuxht IN an
nenment which naturally annulIed the bill. and
~ actually make the taxes upon the poor natives
e.ler' and the bten of his introducing his amend
ene was to annul the amendment Of the member
~ nonoluin- lie in favor % the passage OF
"e oli without any amendment His desire was %
- . ,hs poor natives from taxation lie glad To
=, % enai the Minister of Finance took his amendment
!. Gt--natnreily, 90 and would in the same spirit say
,.u, Ekseiieney that he woald eheerfally make an
niment ~ 70 excluie the poor women the blind
I'm u and tho Ministry from the horse tax
. os' hr BOYD was in favor Of the bill with his
,a-,, nenf, and u his amendment was rejected he