The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-10-12

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Representative Kaunamano. from the Sanitary
Committee, presented report on the opium bill,
recommending that the bill pass with certain
amendments.
Representative Thurston moved that the bill, as
amended, be printed.
long and desultory discussion ensued on the
motion, ended by the ayes and nays being called
on the motion to print, with the following result
Ayes-Blshop, Cleghorn. Bush, Kauhi, PAhia,
Wight, Nahale, Dickey, Kaai, Thurston, Paehaole,
DOe-l2.
Noes-The Ministers (3l, Kaae. Havselden. Iii
kalani. Amara, Kaulia, kaukau, Kaulukou, Kauna-
mano, Nahinu, Aholo, Richardson, Kauai, PaIo-
hau-16.
Vote was then taken on a motion that the hill
be made the special order of the day for Saturday
resulting in tie, II to Ii, decided by President
Walker voting IN favor of the motion, and the bill
was ordered.
Representative Thurston presented a resolution
that the Molokai Committee be requested to report
on or before Friday, October Sth. While speak
ing on the resolution, the absence of a quorum
was noticed, and the President finally adjourned
the Assembly, ut ll40 a. M. until $50 .. IN.
AFTERNOON.
The Assembly reconvened at I:45
On motion resolution relative to the report Of
the Molokal Committee was laid on the table, INA
Representative Dole read for the first time a bill
to prohibit the Minister OF Interior from disposng
OF Government property or chooses in action de-
voted to public purposes. Read second time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Representative haulukou presented resolution
referring to the relief of Commissioners of Crown
Lands.
Point of order was raised regarding the intro
duction of this new business, the controversy
being @nally settled by suspension of the rules,
reading of the resolution, and reference of the
same to the Judiciary Committee.
The order of the day now being moved the bill
to amend section 10 and 10, chapter %, of the SEES
sion Laws OF 1882 relating to the increase of tax
alton came up on third reading.
Representative Dole moved the bill be indef-
nltely postponed. 1t not to the interests of
the members constituents to increase the taxes.
The rate OF taxation at the present time is $50 per
heau Tor every man, woman and child in the King
dom. tits the rich man who escapes taxation,
and the poor man who had to pay the full amount.
Representative Hayseden moved that the bill
pass. tie SAID that 1t was no afterthought with
him. VIZ: the bringing III of this amendment
late IN the SESSION. be had expected to have in
creased the revenue by his amendment to the Tax
law introduced by him in the early part of the
session. those amendments proposed to tar
credits, notes of hand and other values not now
taxable, but which are taxed in the United States
and many other parts of the world, but the Oppo-
sltlon Was so strong from Messrs. Bishop, Dole,
Ihurston and Castle, representatives of capital
and u mlsconceptlon of the principles of taxation
by the native Hawaiian members that the amend
ments fell through. Had they carried, there would
have been no necessity for this proposed increase
OF one quarter of one per cent, and the taxes ON
real ana personal property. The necessity, how
ever existed for increased revenue, and if il could
not be done Indirectly, it must be done BY direct
taxation. lie said that Rep. Dole's statement
that the people of this Kingdom were now taxed
at the rate of $50 per capita was untrue, and he
challenged him to prove that it was in excess of
Sl3 per capita. The statement made by Rep
Ihurston that the plantations were staggering
under a load of heavy taxation was also untrue as
was also the statement of the same honorable
member that real and personal property in this
Kingdom was assessed at its full value.
The truth was that nearly all the plantations
were paying well, and he cited the plantations of
Spreckelsvllle, Hamakuapoko Paie, Grove Ranch,
Waikiki Plantation and Pioneer Mill on Maui;
the plantations of kohala, Hamakua, Hio and
kau, on Hawaii, and all the Kauai plantations, as
large dividend paying properties.
In the United States every kind of business is
licensed Chinese poi factories and Chinese laun-
dries here should pay license; also, Chinese shoe
factories, but they do not under our laws and the
honorable members who have spoken against this
proposed raise, moving the necessities of the
should be ready TO propose other means
of raising the revenue If they object to the pro-
posed form of direct taxation, but they donot we
examine the laws passed at the Legislative session
of lo16-the year the Reciprocity Treaty went into
effect with the United States-we would find that
the taxation on real and personal property was
then raised from half to three quarters of one
per cent, and if carry ON the examination still
farther and compare expenditures then with
our expenditures for absolute necessary pur-
poses we will find that the appropriations in 1876
and 1886 for the following purposes we're as fol-
lows: