The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-31

Rep. Wilder presented the ma jority re-
port OF the Committee on Commerce to-
whom was referred House Bill II, dealing
with the opening of steam laundry here
by r. 9. Winston and others. The COM
mittee did not believe in granting Ii
cense to a single company and submitted
a substitute bill providing for the open
ing of a steam laundry by whomsoever
may see tit.
Rep. Loebenstein gave notice of his in
tention to introduce a bill granting a
franchise 10 certain. parties to build and |
operate an electric railroad on the Island !
of Hawaii.
Rep. Robertson gave notice of his in |
tention to introduce an act repeating an |
act, Session Laws OF 1864, facilitating re-
covery of rent.
Rep. Kahaulelio introduced a resolution
to the effect that the copies of the morn
ing paper be paid for at a certain rate.
Referred TO the Committee on Accounts.
Rep. Achi. propounded the following
questions to the Minister of Finance:
| l. Please state how many postmasters
| there are in each taxation district
| throughout the Islands.
| ,. Please state the salary of each dur
ling the last biennial period.
| Rep. Loebenstein propounded the fol-
lowing questions to the Minister of Fin
ance:
| /. Please state the amount of alcohol
Withdrawn from the Custom House to the
Queens hospital, a private corporation,
for the years of 1896 and 1897. respectively
2. Please state who acted for the
Queens hospital in the withdrawal of al
cohol in each instance when same was
withdrawn by it during each of said
years of 1896 and 1897; also state the
lamount withdrawn in each instance dur
ing said years.
8. State the amount of duty per gallon
paid on such Withdrawals by the Queens
hospital.
4. If you answer that the Queens hes
pital has paid less than the full spirit
duty, please state under what law said
Queens hospital is permitted to make
Withdrawals of alcohol at a rate less than
the full spirit duty.
5. Please state if the president, sec
rotary, or any trustee, or any other Off
Ger, agent or servant of the said Queens
hospital has been required to furnish a
sworn certificate that such Withdrawals
of alcohol have been for the sole and
special use of said hospital.
, 6. A special law having been deemed
, necessary in order to secure to the Ber-
, nice Pauahi Bishop Museum the right to
withdraw alcohol free of duty upon the
sworn certificate of one of the trustees
, that such alcohol was for the sole and
special use of said museum and for no
, other purpose, in the absence of a special
or general law, allowing the Queens hos
= Ipital private institution to withdraw
c alcohol free of duty, or at a rate less
than the full spirit duty under and by
what authority does the Collector General
: permit said Queens hospital to Withdraw
alcohol without requiring payment of the
full spirit duty?
House Bill Sc, relating to the repea
= of the poll tax law, was brought up fol
= consideration with the report of the com
= mittee recommending indefinite postpone
ment A motion was made that the com
mittee report be adopted. Thereupon
Rep. Achi, the introducer of the bill, arose
and explained it's motives. 1t would Ger
tainly be boon to the poor man.
Minister Damon arose to the support Of
the bill and spoke in part, follows:
I'm supporting the bill before us,
would go back to a fundamental fact o
the desire above all others to put the Gov
V eminent on as firm a foundation, step b,
: step, as it is possible | want to star
e at the bottom of the founda tion-fron
ii the fabric of the Constitution | shall
l. commence at taxation and the desire t,
h. olo
If cry man in the Republic, of tax that i
l. in the nature of a grievous burden, fin
e on man for his very existence, an un
t. just tax. If we show to the people o
h this country that an honest attempt il
n being made to readjust the burdens o
s. taxation, we are bringing the support o
the masses to the Government and al
o institution that cannot be overturned o
e set aside will result. This will do NOR
e than all the military in existence
= MY first success along the line of tax
is alton was the passage of law at tn
n last session, removing the duty from
d wines made from pure grape juice. TIL
IS Importation of the stronger liquors ha
= been reduced. Drunkenness had also de
creased. A purer article is being furnish
y
p tion-to meet the masses-that 1 came t
Is you today.
y THE poll tax history in England date
back to 1877. 1t was abolished in 1896
IS An authority on the subject in Englan
lie says that the pol ltax was always ex
,e tremely unpopular there. It was almos
impossible to collect
lie Coming to the United States, there ar
Sc fourteen States still under the poll ia
lg law Four of these are Northern an
ten Southern States. The poll tax i
m some of these has been retained for pol
lg teal purpose.
ne In regard to Hawaii, the poll tax wa
first instituted in 1916. At that tim,
" males over 20 years We're made to pa
81, females fifty cents, boys, fifty cent
ii and girls twenty-five cents In 1869, me
1e between II and 60 were made to pay s
tn The question will probably be asked me
20 80 IF Won advocate taking auav tho S71