The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-28

IeTTSu 70 ii SeleGt committee.
Mr.. Thurston moved II be referred to tn
Committee on Commerce.
The bill was referred to a select com
mittee appointed by the President, as fol
lows Hon. Kaunamano, the Attorney
General, Hons. PaIohau, Brown anC
Thurston.
MAKAwAo DISTRICT COURT BILL.
Mr.. Dickey read first time an Act tc
FIX the holding of Court in the district Of
Makawao. Passed to second reading.
TUITION FEES BILL.
/ DR.. Wight read a first time an Act to
/ amend section 4, chapter II, of the Session
| Laws of 1884, relating TO tuition fees in
4 Government schools. Passed to second
reading.
LEASE OF GOVERNMENT LAND AT MOLOKAI.
Mr.. Thurston presented the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, That certain land belonging
to the Hawaiian Government, known as
the ahupuaa of Mokolelau, situate on the
island of Molokai. has been leased by pri-
vate contract, without public advertise
ment 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 ;
Resolved, That the Minister of the Int
rior be instructed to cancel said lease and
offer a new lease of the said land at public
auction, as provided by law.
In support of the resolution, Mr. Thurs
ton said the land in question had been
leased privately at $3.50. There are num-
Der OF people who would give twice that
amount for it. He was in favor of the
Government getting in all the money they
could.
AGENTS TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BILL.
Mr.. Palohau read first time an Act to
amend section 2, chapter 46, of an Act APP
proved 1876 relating to the duties of agents
TO take acknowledgements to labor con-
tracts. Passed to second reading.
ORDER OF THE DAY-SUsPENsION OF THE
RULES.
Mr. Kaai moved the order of the day.
The Attorney General moved that the
rules be suspended to take up the Tax bill.
Five members had signed the report in
favor of the substitute Tax bill, and he
wished to have the bill taken up and passed
before July 1st. 1t is a very necessary bill,
and the changes in it are few. 1t was the
instructions sent to all the Tax Assessors,
SO as to have the law properly carried out
Under the old system the poor man was
taxed more than the rich one. 1t was
proper everyone should bear an equal pro-
portion of the public burdens. If this law
was not passed before the 1st of July, it
would give rise to complications.
Mr.. ThurstOn asked what were the COM
plications.
The Attorney General said legal compli-
cations.
Mr.. Brown said this new bill had been
placed on his desk only that morning for
the first time. He did not think it right |
to act on a bill about which the members |
knew nothing. He wanted the Govern |
ment to get every cent of taxes they were |
entitled to and could collect. The first |
section of the bill was against the law. If |
he did not read it through carefully, he |
could not vote intelligently. He would
also like to hear the minority report read |
if it was possible to get it.
The Attorney General thought that Mr.
Brown, with his legal capacity ought to be
able to read the bill through and help to
almost public Importance. There was nc
particular policy in the bill, but one thing
t aims at was, that every taxpayer in the
Kingdom shall pay his share and no more.
Mr.. Thurston said he was not one of the
,loated bondhOlders who paid no taxes,
Tut one of the poor men who paid all the
axes, and therefore to be pitied. The At
Orney General had said that the bill was
# the utmost Importance. That is very
God reason why it should be given proper
onsideratiOn. If there is anything that
equires deliberation it is tinkering with the
ak laws. He did not know the first thing
bout this bill. He was not against any
lw that would bring in revenue to the
government. But he did protest against
law being passed that would affect every !
lxpayer without its being properly con-
idered. This bill had been drafted in a
urried manner, and had not been con-
idered in committee. The minority re-
ort had yet to be presented. The bill
ught to have full consideration.
Mr.. Dole thought that every one here
'as ready to consider the bill in good faith
n order to do that, it was impossible for
ny one to fully understand bill of eight
ages of printed matter at one reading.
lie was ignorant of its contents. This mo-
on to suspend the rules looked like an
tempt by the Government to force it
trough without being considered at all.
lie had not heard anything in the argu-
lent of the Attorney General to show
1t is not an administration
latter because it is reported by COM
littee. If it is so important, why was it
OF presented earlier in the session, which !
now nearly two months gone. What
lie Attorney General had said about the c
ch and poor man was pure buncombe, as I
very man III the House knew. There
ad been no pressure from the constitu- /
ltS of any member for a change in the
TX law. No newspaper had suggested it 7
it'll the exception of that one known b
,metimeS as the Government organ"
r. Hayselden got up the majority report, I
nd it had never been referred TO the COM 5
ittee for consideration. He would defy
lie members TO understand some sections I
this bill in one reading. 1t had better v
Ike its regular course.
Mr.. Dickey thought it was well that a
lie public should understand it. a law of
lis size is a matter of study. Most OF the o