The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-10-12
oNE HCSDaED AND ,,1SrrrI,, IN DAY.


I 70 adjournment from previous date. Preliminary
1 business having been finished, Rep. hayselden
Z offered the following resolution:
=" MHEREAs, A resolution was passed by this
I, honorable Assembly on September ), 1885, that no
new bills were TO De brought IN after September
9th. and whereas il has been brought to the notice
I OF this honorable Assembly that Il Is desirable
Z that an important amendment be made 70 the
present Tax Law. ana whereas such amendment
/ can not be made without the introduction OF q
special Act for the purpose, therefore be It
Resolved. That leave IS hereby granted unto
! Fred Il. Hayssldeu. member for Honolulu, 10 IN
! troduce an Act for the purpose Of amending
| section Is and T. Of chapter IS, Of the Session
/ Laws of lSS2.
/ The intrOducer moved that the resolution pass.
/ REPRESENTATIVE Thurstou moved II be indefinite
/ II postponed. The resolution seeks 70 introduce
q bill 10 raise taxation from a 10 1 per cent. That
Is addition OF 81 per cent tOthe present taxes.
l. was urjCstitable. il has been said TINS country
J Is taxed the Igbtest IN the world. The rate Of
taxation real estate and personal property does
! not show the full amount OF the country tax
| alton. The real taxation Is represented By the
| expenditures OF the Government, which have been
| at the rate Of S5l0lO9 per auuU.n, which Is con
tnbuted through various channels By & population
Of $1,000. II was positive outrage upon taxpayers
| to have 10 pay ,5=E per cent more than now. They
| are paying as much rs they can. The industries
/ of the country particularly sugar plantations,
| cannot stand ANY more taxation. II 1t Is levied
/ thev viii be reduced 20 bankruptcy. There were
( not ten plantations that could snow anything on
| the profit side of the books. Since January lSt
| sugar had been very low for long time II had
not been 50 low. This years crop was l9 per cent
less than last ysr s. TIE introduction OF this bill
was only an attempt 10 graclpltate the whole coun
/ try into bankruptcy. Il trIhiug with the deS
| tiny and future OF the country. They were shut
| ting their ewes and going Blind without thinking
| anything CT tine consequences. There was no
reason for this increase OF taxation without Il
TO carry out ali JEs f0lies aud extrayaGances voted
! the past few weeks
/ Representative ALolo thought the discussion
| would be more IL order when the bill was before
| the House. They had heard that plantations We're
! going into bankruptcy. That was one side OF the
question; but there was another side TO be heard
| from. How was il tia. 81 the end OF each month
or quarter these Plantations we're paying large
| dividends 4 law had passed for free education,
/ and the loss from tuition fees must be made up
There Is one member OF the Assembly, q large pro-
perry owner. who IS quito willing taxation should
be raised even to ll- FER cent lie moved the
| previous question.
| Representative Gayae.aeu said lie was quite
prepared to give his views why the increase should
| be made, but thought tie proper time would be
when the bill came up. He should therefore
reserve his remarks.
The President informed Rep. IhurstCn thatit
required tvo-thirds vote 10 pass the resolution
while only q majority of votes was necessary 10
defeat the motion u Indefinitely postpone. kep.
Tuurst0n thareup0u Withdrew his motion 10 indie
tuItely postpone; after which, the ayes aud nays
were taken on the motion 70 pass resulting favor
ably as follows:
Ayes-The Ministers 81, Bush, Kaae, Parker,
Hsyselden, heau, LllIkalanl, Baker, AuRra, hau-
liza. hauluk0u, Pahia, hauuamano, NahInu, AholO,
kaukaU, Richardson. haai Kauai, Pal0hau-22.
Noes-BlshOp, hauhi, Wight, Nahale, Dlckey,
IhurstOn, BaeLGO.5, DO.e-S.
Representative HayseldeU now gave notice Of
his intention to iltrlducs bill to amend sections
Is and -, chapter 3 Of the Session Laws Of 1852,
relating TO taxation.
Representative Dole pr0pouEded the following
questions 10 the Minister Of the Interior:
l. To what Judicial circuit does Ocean Island
or Papapa Island belong
? Also TO what electoral district does the said
island belong
8. AIsg. to what taxation district does the said
island belong laughter
The Minister Of Interior said that IN view of
this being new acquisition 10 Hawaiian domain,
be moved Ir. Dole bring IL q bill to settle the
points involved in the questions. Laughter
Representative kaulukou offered q resolution
that, IN Act to appoint i've Justices Of the
Supreme Court lie made first order Of to-day.
Adopted
Representative Dole moved to reconsider the
vote by which the item, Honolulu Library, for
purchase Of new books, was stricken out of the
Appropriation Bill
On being carried be said he should move It be
re inserted when the Appropriation Bill was up
again.
2. II.
AFTERNOON.
The Assembly reconveued at I:45, and thereupon
the second reading of an act relating TO the JUS
tees OF the Supreme Court came up.
Representative Richardson presented. under
Suspension of tue rules, the following minority
report.
Tie undersigned member Of your select
committee to whom was referred an Act relating
to the justices Of the Supreme Court, introduced
bv the Hon. J. L. kauluk0u, and also q proposed
amendment to articles 60 and g of the Constitu-
ton. introduced by Hon ). B. Dole, have had the
same Gnder consideration, aud respectfully sub
rufts this minority report relation to the Act re-
lating to the justices of the Supreme Court. In
my opinion, same means should be devised TO pro-
cure the hearing OF appeals by 1t least three JUS
tees without participation IN the hearing by the
Justice before whom It was last heard and ap-
peaIed from. This can be done by having Chief
Justice and three Associates, and such q measure
L favor and recommend 10 the House. In regard
to the proposed amendments To articles 90 and 6S
Of the Constitution, 1 recommend that this House
mass the proposed amendments. as, IN my opinion,
1t will open the way for proposed changes in our
Judiciary Department, when VIII make It more
effective than at present" Tabled for cOnsidera-
ton with the bill.
Debate was now engaged IL on the first section
of the bill, during which Rep. Dole arrived, and
by permission presented the following report,
signed by himself and Rep. Brown:
Your special committee appointed to consider
certain bill. entitled AN act to provide for the
appointment Of five Judges for the Supreme
Court introduced by Hon. J. L. KauIukou, re
spectfuly report as follows: Tie bill in question
IS imperfect IN euacting radical change IN our
Judicial system without furnishing the provisions
for making such change effective, and it passed,
would result II the residence upon the othes isl
ands of two sets of Judges, toEit: Judges of the
Supreme Court and Circuit Judges, of different
rank and powers, and yet with equal jurisdiction
in matters apPertaining to vrits OF habeas corpus
dover, partition OF real estate, aiatiOl of bas-
tards adoption of children, and to probate of wills
and appointment and discharge OF administrators
and guardians. This state Of things, your com
mittee think, would result III confusion and con
fiict of authority, and offers public benefit 70
Overbalance the Inconvenience.
Your committee are OF opinion that there IS 10
necessity for an increase in the number of the
judges of the Supreme Court The reason offered