The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-10
House of Representatives.


Rep. Robertson reported for the Ju-
dietary Committee that Senate Bill No.
II, relating to the restriction of Chi
nese immigration, had been under con-
| sideration. Committee recommended
it's 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. z, relating to the registration of
! male residents, and also s. nate Bill
| No. II, relating to the reorganization
of the Judiciary Department, had been
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 Observation-Disclosures
The undersigned respectfully represent
that in view of the proposal to place a
lie nse tax upon the medical profession
and it's 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 dental 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 a time when, by reason of illness,
are least able to afford it; and
Whereas, The imposition of this
license tax offends the sense of equity,
in that it is at variance with the prin-
ciple of a progressive income tax which
should be duly apportioned to the in
come of every 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 emf
nently unfair and unjust, because it
is a tax on labor and education, and
bears dispropOrtionately upon the mem
bers of the profession; and
Whereas, 1t is a measure unprece-
denied to impose such a 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, If this measure is designed
for the protection of the public against
the admission of unworthy or incompe
tent persons into the medical profess
sion, it will not serve the same purpose
that would be served by the statute, or
provision, that should deny to an in
competent or unworthy person the right
to practice medicine at all.
Therefore, Be it resolved, that we do |
earnestly and respectfully protest and |
demonstrate against this measure as op- !
posed to equity and the best interests of |
the community.
Resolved, That copies of these reso- |
lutions be sent to the President of the |
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. McKibbIn, George P. Andrews, J. NJ.
Whitney, A. J. Derby, NJ E. Grossman,
j. T. Wayson, Chas. B. Cooper, D. NJ.
Gedge, D. McLennan, c. B. Wood. H.
w. Howard, r. l. Moore, George H.
Hubby, c. Clifford Ryder, F. R. Day,
S. G. Tucker, ]. L. Hildebrand, E. Suhr-
mann, Igo Mort, S. Kojima, ]. Uchida.
Report referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.