The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-13
Legislative Assembly.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


argument in support of the amend
ment to Section 2 of the Tax Collec-
tors and Assessors Bill.
Minister Ashford spoke upon the
hpnconstitutonality of the amend
ment, as it gave the members of this
House power to execute the law. He
therefore deemed it time wasted to
even consider the amendment.
Noble Hitchcock spoke in favor
of the principal embodied in Noble
Smiths amendment, and if it is I'M
constitutional, then he should favor
an amendment to place the election
of Assessors and Collectors in the
| hands of the electors of Mobiles, as
they represent the property interests
of the kingdom. lie amended sec
ton 2 by inserting the word "Col-
lector" after the word Assessor"
so that the section shall read, TAP
point an Assessor and Collector"
Rep. F. Brown moved the follow
ing amendment in place of section 2
in the bill:
Th election of the Assessor and
Collector of taxes for each taxation
district shall be by ballot cast by
the members of the Legislature, in
session assembled, and said Asses
sor so elected shall hold office until
his successor is elected by the said
body. He said we are putting too
much work on the poor Ministers, and
the House should bear part of it.
Minister Thurston said that the
amendment was brilliant sidea and
he was sorrp that the committee did
not have the advice of the honorable
member when the bill was drafted,
as also the bills relating to the APP
pointment of pound masters, police
men and other officers. This amend
ment is about on par with the
amendment of the honorable Noble
! Smiths. His amendment gives
members the power to elect the As
SCISSOR for Kauai, and Rep. Browns
amendment gives the whole AZ mem
bers the power.
Noble Young spoke against The
amendment of Noble Smith. HI
thought the appointing power SHOULD
be in the hands of the Ministry anc
not in the hands of the Mobiles, a
they are as rule property-holder;
and interested in the appointment
He was in favor of the Tax Assesso
having no one over him but the Min
lister, and if the Minister does no
do right, we will soonget rid of him
Rep. Kauhi spoke at some length
in favor of the bill as presented by
the Ministry.
The members left the House on,
by one until there was not quorum
and still the honorable member KEEP
on with his speech. After. talkin,
some time to empty seats, he move'
that the House adjourn until 10 a
m. Saturday. AS soon as the MO
ton was put the members hocked il
from the lobby and defeated it
Noble Young then moved the pre-
vious question, which was carried
All the amendments except tina
proposed by Noble Hitchcock wer
lost, and the section passed a
amended.
Noble Smith moved to amend sec
ton 4 by striking out the wor,
Collector" He spoke of the un
soundness of one man occupyin,
both positions. He believed tina
putting the two offices together with
out any more restriction than in thi
bill an unwise measure.
Minister Thurston said that tn
honorable Noble was an enemy to thi
bill and he did not want any of hi
amendments in the bill, unless h
could show better cause for sue
amendments than he has done so far
Noble Smith said the spirit show
by the Minister was not very credits
bic to himself. The amend
ment was not frivolous, and he di,
not offer it as an enemy to the bill
He said that he, as representative
of the people, had light to b
heard in this House as well as th
Minister, and he offered the amend
ment in good faith and the action o