The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-20
THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
FIVE MEMBERS RE-sLECTEo By THE
SENATE.
A BIio Land Reservation Act Live
stock License - Poll Tax
Sunday Law.
FORTY-EIGHT DAY.

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dent.
Mr.. Damon reported tax data,
giving statistics by nationalities.
Referred to Printing Committee.
Mr.. Holstein read petition from
Jewellers Of Honolulu relating to
the increase Of duties on watches,
ETC., and asking relief This was
signed by II. f. Wichman, T.. A..
Jacobsen and Brown & Kubey.
Referred.
Mr.. Holstein also read a petition
from certain residents of Kona, who
have lease of Government tract
of land, asking a reduction of rent
Mr.. Damon said the matter had
been before the Executive several
times. That body did not feel that
they could alter a contract made at
public sale. Referred.
Senator Schmidt reported on Mr..
Wright's Live Stock Bill, recon-
mending that same be tabled and
that an item be inserted in the H.
cense bill covering the matter.
Adopted.
Mr.. Brown, for the Judiciary
Committee, recommended that
House Bill 40, relating to private
wa, S and water rights, be tabled as
same was oppressive and Of no use.
! Mr.. Brown moved to defer for
consideration with the bill; Mr..
Warehouse moved to accept the
report of the committee.
Mr.. Damon thought well of the
House bill. 1t was a move in the
right direction.
Report was tabled.
Mr.. Holstein gave notice of his
intention to introduce bill to re-
duce the duty upon merchandise
commonly called jewelers. goods.
Election of members of the Coun-
Gil of State came up. Mr.. Wright
nominated: P. c. Jones, w. c.
Wilder, Z. Bolte, Cecil Brown and
J. A. Kennedy. This is the same
ticket elected at the special session.
On motion of Senator McCandless
nominations closed and these
names were unanimously elected.
House Bill II, libidinous soli,i-
tation, passed second reading and
was made the order of the day to-
morrow.
Senate Bill IS, land for public
use in Hilo, was read section by
section.
Following the first section Mr..
Lyman explained the land required,
locating it upon a map.
Mr.. Damon did not think it wise
to consider the matter in its present
form. The proposition contemplate
ed wholesale confiscation of public
and private property at large cost.
When the town became a city and
the harbor full Of shipping it might
not then be advisable to have pub
lie park in the locality mentioned.
The condemnation Of this property
meant the taking it off the market.
Mr.. Brown thought the bill
should not be passed. AS it stood,
too much liberty was perhaps given
the Minister of Interior. His duties
with respect to the property should
be more clearly defined.
Mr.. Lyman said the bill was not
his personal idea. 1t was brought
in at the n uest of his constitu-
ents.
Mr.. Holstein lin stage whisp-
cry: "If we don't pass this bill we'll
have another Hilo committee down
here"
Mr.. Brown moved to table the
bill. Lost.
Mr.. Hooking moved to refer to
the Executive. Carried.
Senate Gill 9, Internal Tax, was
taken up and read by section.
When section 6, road tax, was
reached Senator McCandless offer
ed the following amendment to
be made Section 7. The taxes due
from poll taxes, school taxes and
road tax, under this Act, may be
worked out by the person taxed
lin the discretion Of the tax asses
sor) on the public roads in the dis
trict where he resides, under the
direction of the Road Board of such
district, but in the district of Kona,
Island Of Oahu, under the direction
OF the Road Supervisor at the rate
of fifty cents day for at least ten
hours work. The certificate of the
chairman of such Road Board. or OF
the Road Supervisor for the district
of Kona, Island of Oahu, that such
taxes have been worked out shall
exempt such person from arrest for
nom payment of taxes.
Mr.. McCandless said he was at
first opposed to the idea, as origi-
nally advanced by Mr.. Hooking,
but had undergone change Of
heart.
Mr.. Damon moved to make the
wages II cents per day, so that the
amount of IS would be a week S
work.
Mr.. Brown did not agree with
any feature Of the amendment. II
was only people who were too lazy
to work that were arrested for poll
taxes, and Jail was the best place
for them.
Mr.. McCandless did not believe
in making it a crime for a man to
be SO poor that he could not pay
his taxes.
The amendment was inserted
Mr.. Brown alone voting mo"
UP to Section 80 passed, when {
recess was taken to 1880 p. IN.
| House.
Minister Cooper presented tn,
following answers to the questions
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