The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-02
THEY END ON LICENSES.
SENATE FINISHES UP WITH THE
LONG BUSINESS ACT.
men Fire Limits
House.
THIRTY-SIXTH DAY.

Mr.. Northrop reported the reso-
lutions Of the Citizens Of Hilo,
printed in Wednesdays STAR. Mr..
Northrop moved to refer to COM
mittee, one each from Maui, Kauai
and Oahu, and two from Hawaii.
The President thought it should go
to the Executive. So moved and
ordered.
Mr.. Lyman read a petition from
taxpayers of North Kohala, asking
for an appropriation of IS, 900 for a
new road. Referred.
Mr.. Wilcox gave notice Of bill
to reorganize the Bureau of Educa-
ton.
The License Bill was taken up.
Committee report on the butcher
items. section so, making license
$50 for Honolulu and $40 for the
outside.
Mr.. Brown moved an item to
license boot and shoe manufacture
ing $40 Mr.. Hooking objected on
the ground that it was putting a
check on home manufacturing. Mr..
Damon thought the license too high
for people who were creating
business here and giving the coun-
try cheap shoes. He thought $40
enough. So moved, accepted by
Mr.. Brown and carried.
Mr.. Brown moved to insert an
other new section making a license
for tailoring $25 for Honolulu and
$40 for the outside. Passed
On motion of Senator McCand-
less section relating to merchandise
licenses, was taken up. The SEN
ator then read his substitute sec
ton, published in Wednesdays
STAR, making the license $50 for a
business up to $40, 900, and % Of
one per cent. on sales over that.
Messrs. Damon and Brown still
objected to the schedule.
Mr.. McCandless replied to the
Minister of Finance. Merchants
were in favor of his schedule.
One had telephoned him
last night, and six had spoken
to him today. They said it
was the only fair way to handle the
license problem. 1t was the only
graduated system ever presented.
Those who did the business would
pay for it.
Mr.. Damon said there was dis
position to "cinch him, because
he's rich" That was a serious
mistake. Capital and smaller in
terests should work in harmony.
Mr.. McCandless said the spirit of
socialism that was growing all over
the world was due to the fact that
the rich man evaded his just
proportion of the taxes. 1t was
the system in New Zealand, and
partly English law, that the
wealthy man pay proportunately
more than the poor man. This
was not thought of and not asked
for in this country.
Mr.. Baldwin thought the rs per
cent. should be calculated all the
way down.
Mr.. McCandless' amendment and
schedule passed by vote OF to 8.
Mr.. McCandless withdrew his
amendment to tax horse shoers, as
the horse -shoers themselves could |
not agree upon the matter.
Bill passed second reading and
was referred to the Revision Com
mittee.
Under suspension of the rules
Mr.. Brown read petition from
Messrs. H. Hackfeld & Co.. 1t re-
ferred to a diffusion plant imported
in 1891 from Germany Tor Kahuku
plantation, and another on con-
signment from the manufacturers.
Owing to a change in machinery
about that time Kahuku plantation
has never been able to use its plant
and Messrs. Hackteld & Co. have
not sold the one consigned to them.
At the time of the impor ation1
duties amounting to S4879. 90 were
paid on the plants. Hackfeld & Co.
and the Kahuku plantation Co.
petition that in case the plants have
to be returned to Germany that the
amount paid in duties be refunded
to them. Petition was referred TO
the Finance Committee.
Under suspension OF the rules
Minister Cooper presented the re-
port of the Special Commission ap-
pointed by the President on street
railway. Streets to be used are left
to the Judgment Of Government
engineers. 1t is recommended that
Thomas Square be not cut, Hotel
street not used and the new Beach
road be not traversed by any new
electric road. The bill proposed is
objected to and new bill is pre-
sented. AS the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company now holds
the principal streets, and also
contemplate putting i'll electric
motive power in tue near future,
the bill might we'll be postponed.
Objections are raised to various
provisions Of the old bill. Commit
tee: F. A. Shaefer, p. c. Jones and
F. S. Dodge. Referred to Joint
Standing Committee ON Public
Lands and Internal improvements.
Senate Bill 20, relief of Hilo
library, was taken up and passed
second reading.
Senate Bill IS, relating to unsafe
and unsightly buildings in Homo
lulu. Mr.. Brown opposed the bill
1t was case of freeze out" The
small property owners would not
be able to erect buildings at all.
Mr.. McCandless answered the
speaker. Mr.. Damon thought the
Senate should have a map OF the
proposed new FIRE limit lines. So