The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-22
Forty-ninth Day.
TUESDAY. anru al

TUESnAY. April a.
The Senate Held a reasonably lengthy
session Tuesday and disposed Of good
number Of important measures In
GLIDING the principle itams OF the ap-
preparation bill for salaries and pay
rolls
After the opening pre1Iminariss the
Secretary read communications on the
Sunday shooting Law and other mat
ters acted upon IN the House
Senator Holstein presented petition
from Hamakua to the effect that the
appropriations for roads and bridges
OF that district were entirely inadequate
to the requirements. The petition was
tabled
Senator Rice reported printed copies
Of Senator Warehouses; bill amending
the law relating to corporations.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Senator McCandless:
ITO the Executive Council: We here,
by request you to ask the Supreme
Court the following question: Has the
Legislature authority under Article 1917
of the Constitution to exempt property
from taxes that is owned or held by
any association having or maintaining
in or upon such property any sectarian,
UNCONVENTIONAL or private school?''
Minister Damon opposed the reSolu-
ton on the ground that it would stir
up discussion that had better rest for
a while.
n q
reason he introduced the resolution
The matter always would be a matter
for discussion until some definite meth
Cd of settling the thing once and for all
was taken up.
Senator Hooking endorsed the ideas
expressed by Senator McCandleSs.
The resolution was passed by good
majority.
Senator Holstein's bill to reduce the
import duty on jewelers. goods was read
the second time by title and referred to
the Finance Committee.
Under unfinished business the third
reading of the Internal Tax Bill came
up and Senator McCandless made the
following motion:
''I hereby move that it is the sense
of this House that there should be ad-
ded to this Act proper provisions for
imposing a special tax upon the income
of absentees, and the bill should be re-
ferred to the Taxation Committee with
instructions to formulate and present
such provisions"
Senator Brown promptly came to the
support of the motion. Senator Water
house opposed it on the ground that
such tax would drive capital from the
country.
Senator McCandless couldn't see it
in that light. An per cent. exchange
that once existed had never driven
capitalists from the country.
Minister Damon disapproved of the
scheme because he did not believe it
good policy for the country to under
take too much at one time.
The final Pte on the motion resulted
in a tie, and the motion was lost by
the deciding vote Of Vice President
Kauhane, who was in the chair.
The Internal Tax Bill then passed
the final reading
Senate Bill No. %, relating to pat
ents, passed the third reading, as did
the libidinous solicitation bill. The bill
amending the Civil Code in relation to
the disposition of property in case of
divorce passed the second reading and
was made the special order for Wednes-
day. The bill relating to corporations
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Appropriation Bill Again.
Senate Appropriation Bill No. 1, as
amended by the House, was taken up
At the first send-off Senator Brown
asked for a conference with the House
on the amended title Of the bill Sec
tion 1 was deferred. Conference was
asked on the item raising the salary of
the North Kohala magistrate to 81 200
Conference was also asked on the sal
ary of the South Kona magistrate.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment placing the military pay
roll at $133, 900; also in the new item
of $3.50 for January bills of the mill
tary.
A new item of $1,000 for auditing the