The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10
House of Representatives..


nese immigration. had been under con-
sideration. Committee recommended
its passage, Report laid on the table.
to be considered with the bill.
Rep. Richards reported for the Com
mittee on Passed Bills that House Bill
No. {. relating to the registration of
male residents, and also Senate Bill
No. Il, relating to the reorganization
of the Judiciary Department. had ben
handed the President for consideration.
Under suspension of rules Rep. Rob-
ertson read the following petition:
To the Honorable the Legislature of
the Republic OF Hawaii-Gentlemen:
The undersigned respectfully represent
that in view of the proposal TO place a
LICENSE tax upon the medical profession
and its branches. as they are advised is
the intent of an Act now under consid-
Grafton by your honorable body. the
duly licensed and practicing members
of the medical and dantal profession
met and considered the proposed meas
ure.
The following resolutions have been
adopted and are presented as a petition
TO your honorable body, to the consid-
Grafton of which your attention is re-
spectfully requested:
/ Whereas. In an Act now under con-
sideration by the Legislature of the Re-
public of Hawaii. entitled. An Act to
amend. add to and consolidate the laws
relating to certain licenses, etc." it is
proposed to impose an annual license
tax upon all practitioners of medicine
and surgery and OF dentistry in this
Republic; and
Whereas, The proposed measure will
be an indirect tax upon those Of the
community who seek their services, and
at time when, by reason of illness,
are least able TO afford il; and
Whereas. The imposition of this
license tax offends the sense of equity.
in that it is at variance with the prin-
lciple of a progressive income tax which
should be duly portioned TO the in
come of ever member of the commu-
nifty; and
Whereas. As citizens and property
owners they will cheerfully bear the
burden which may be imposed upon
them by an equitable system of taxa
ton that may be deemed necessary and
expedient by your honorable body, they
submit that the proposed tax is emil
nently unfair and unjust, because il
is a tax on labor and education, and
bears disproportionately upon the men,
bers of the profession; and
Whereas, 1t is a measure unprece-
dented to impose such tax upon the
members of liberal professions, who
from time immemorial have in all coun-
tries been accorded the right to exer-
else their profession free of special tax
alton; and
Whereas. III this measure is designed
for the protection OF the public against
the admission of unworthy or incompe-
tent persons into the medical profess
sion. il will not serve the same purpose
that would be served by the statute, or
4 provision, that should deny to an in
competent or unworthy person the right
ITO practice medicine at all.
Therefore, Be il resolved, that We do
Earnestly and respectfully protest and
demonstrate against this measure as OPP
posed to equity and the best interests of
the community.
Resolved, That copies of these reso-
lutions be sent to the President of the
Republic and to the Legislature. and
your petitioners will ever pray.
! John S. McGrew, n. Russell, n. B.
Emerson, F. L. Miner, Hugo Stangen-
valid. George Herbert, r. W. Anderson,
/. B. McKibbln, George P. Andrews, J. NJ.
/ Whitney, A. J. Derby, NJ. E. Grossman,
]. T. Wayson, Chas. B. Cooper, D. NJ.
! Gedge, D. McLennan, c. B. Wood, H.
/ ". Howard, R. /. Moore, George H.
Hubby, C. Clifford Ryder, F. r. Day,
S. G. Tucker, ]. l. Hildebrand, E. Suhr-
mann, Igo Mori. S. Kojima, ]. Uchida.
Report referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
/ Rep. Robertson then presented the
/ following petition from Chinese bar
bers in the city:
/ ITO his Excellency Sanford B. Dole,
President, To the Honorable the Sen
/ ate, To the Honora bic the House of
Representatives of the Republic Of Ha-
waii-The petition of the undersigned,
residents and taxpayers of Honolulu
! (Chinese), humbly sheweth:
I A6l sOui udsC
carried on the trade of BARRIERS num-
Der Of years and have barber shops in
Honolulu.
''Seeond-That the principal custom
ers who patronize our shops are Chi
nese, and we claim and contend that We
do not come in competition with the
American and European BARRIERS in Ho-
nolulu and do not in any way interfere
with their profits.
'-Third-That the, bill now before
both Houses provides for license fee
to be paid by all BARRIERS, and We claim
and contend that We should be exempt
ed from the payment of such license
fee, the principle reason being as stated
in paragraph 2 of this petition, and for
the additional reasons that we already
are compelled to pay taxes, heavy rent
and our profits are very small.
We therefore pray that the bill be
amended by exempting the Chinese
BARRIERS from the payment of the said
license fee, and as in duty bound will
ever pray.
Dated this Sth day of April. A D.
1886"
Signed by twenty-four Chinese per-
sons.
Petition referred to the Judiciary