The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-28
THE LEGISLATURE
FoRTY-sEvENTH DAy--CoNTINUED.

certain land belonging to the Ha-
waiian Government known as the
ahupuaa of Mokolelau, situate on
the Island of Molokai, has been
leased by private contract, without
public advertisement as required by
law; and whereas the value of said
land is such that the annual rental
should be much greater than the
rent now received: Therefore re-
solved, that the Minister of the In
terror be instructed to cancel said
lease, and offer new lease of the
said land at public auction as pro-
vided by law" He explained that
this was the land about which there
was discussion the other day, and
the present Minister of the Interior
was not responsible for the existing
lease.
Minister Neumann said the reso-
luton was good one, but he de-
sired to have it laid on the table for
the present, as there was an impor-
taDt tax bill before the house.
Rep. Brown considered that the
tax bill could not be taken up until
the minority report of the commit
tee on tax bills was received.
Rep Hayselden moved that the
resolution be referred to q SPECIAL
committee.
Rep. Kaai was not in favor of
referring it TO committee. Either
pass it or lay it on the table.
Rep. Kaulukou was in favor of
laying it on the table. He did not
believe the resolution, if adopted,
would accomplish the purpose Of
the mover.
The motion to lay it on the table
carried.
Rep. Palohau read first time an
act to amend the law of 1876 relat-
ing to the duties of agents to take
Acknowledgements to contracts.
Minister Neumann moved that
the rules be suspended and that the
tax bill be taken up. While there
was no discourtesy intended to the
minority of the committee, five had
presented a report and it was desira-
ble that the bill should be passed
before the first of July. 1t was
the intention Of the Government 10
draw up instructions to assessors on
the passage of the bill. Under the
old system the poor man paid nearly
all the taxes, and the rich man paid
only q small fraction. 1t was proper
that everybody should bear an equal
burden, and he was satisfied that if
the house took up the bill they
would approve the work of the
majority committee. If this law
was not passed before the 1st OF
July it might give rise to complica'
tions.
Rep. Brown said this bill was
placed on his desk this morning
and that was the first he had seen o.
it. He was opposed to going into ;
bill before having time to look at is
and did not think it was right. lii
wanted the Government to get every
cent of taxes it was entitled to anC
that it could collect. But the frs
section of this bill started in by
making real estate of mortgages
deeds of trust, contracts and bonds
and he could not vote intelligent,
on it to-day.
Minister Neumann thought gen
tleman of the capacity of the hon
member for Koolauloa could loo
through the bill ON its readisg am
be able to suggest amendments
There was no particular provision i
the bill that the house could nc
adopt.
Rep. Thurston did not think b
could be accused of being a bloate
hondholder who did not pay hi
taxes. He was one of the poor me
: that the Attorney-General said pal
| all the taxes. 1t seemed to him tina
the importance of the matter a
, urged was the very best reason tha
.. could be brought against abrur
legislation. f there was one thin
that required deliberation it wa
Y tinkerng with the tax law.
r Rep. Dole believed every membe
, was willing to consider the bill i
good faith. But it contained eigl
8 pages of printed matter and to as
Y the house to consider it, when
e majority OF members were ignorar
OF its contents, seemed to him like
desire not to have it considered {
all. The Acknowledgement had NJ
shown reasons for urgency. 1t wa
S not Government bill, but on
1 brought in by committee. If
was SO important to the Go,
ernment, why was it not brougl
in early in the session
There was no general demand frol
; the public for the proposed chang
No newspaper had advocated it c,
cept the one usually known as th
"Government organ" He did ne
object to the house considering th
. bill, but he objected to the Attorney