The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-31
K0DE SAY ALOHA ALL WANTED 70 GET ORDy BILL OPPOSED RICE SUGAR AND COFFEE
STRONG OBJECTION DEVELOPS
IN THE SENATE.
Minister Damon Makes Vigorous
Speech Against Exempting Y. NJ.
c. \. Property From Taxation.

When the new registry bill came up
in the Senate this morning for third
| reading, it met with decided opposi-
ton. Senator Waterhouse moved that
further consideration be postponed
until May 2nd. In support of his mo-
! tiOn he said it was not obvious to
reason why the right to registry
! should be limited to Hawaiian corpo-
rations, which have been organized
| and doing business for two years. ~
! corporation of yesterday, if properly
| created, is entitled to the same rights
| and privileges with any other. In its
wording. the bill follows the statute
| of the United States which directly
| intends to deny the privilege of reg
! istration to vessels in which aliens are
| in any way Interested. But rhis bill
permits aliens through the ownership
! of corporation stock to be interest
! ed in vessels of Hawaiian registry.
! Why is corporation entitled to more
| consideration than an individual IIa-
waiian citizen? Has it higher rights?
! Moreover, suppose the case of a citi-
zen who hypothecates or assigns the
earnings of his vessel, has the Gov
ernment any right to interfere?
Again, it is provided that if an
alien becomes interested after registry
the vessel shall lose its registry.
Therefore if foreigner acquires a
hottomrv bond the vessel will lose
her nationality. The entire policy of
the proposed law in view of the fact
that we have no ship building indus
try, is wrong. injurious and ,mpoii-
tic.
"lf there were no benefits to us eX-
cept the taxes upon ships registered
here, it would be sufficient to justify
us in leaving the law unchanged. In
J the meantime and after annexation
such vessels will remain tributary for
local taxation in Hawaii.
"The bill as it stands seems to me
to be in the interest of MONOPOLY
Senator Brown defended the bill at
some length, particularly the right Of
corporations to register vessels iude-
pendent of where the stock was own
ed. The present billswas drawn at
the request of friends of annexation
in the American Government.
1T is news to me-" replied Senator
Waterhouse, that the American Gov
ernment has been debating Legislation
to little Hawaii | am as good a an
neNationist as anybody on this floor,
but | think we ought to look after
the interests of Hawaiians."
THE United States" replied Sena-
tor McCandless. has not been dictat-
ing to us. But persons in the Amer-
can government, who are our best
friends, have suggested to us that in
the interest of annexation this policy
should be pursued"
,,,1- i. iD, Z
the American ship builders shan oF
the Government" said President Vii
der
"Well, suppose the suggestion did
come from men interested in ship
building, such as Senator Frye. Sem.
tor Lodge and Senator Elliins,' rrpli-
, ed Senator McCandless. "they ara onr
best friends. If we offend them, we
lose our strongest support. This bill
it appears to me is in the interest OF
{ annexation and not of monopoly.
| What did we do in the Constittl-
tional Convention? We found the
country in danger of Asiatic nunda-
tion, and to save ourselves we Iaaue
{ it impossible for men even Cf the
, Anglo-SaNon race to become natural
> lied citizens. SO in the present case
| in order to protect our annexation IL
terests we have shut out corporations
not organized and doing business foI
two years"
The friends of the bill were able &c
prevent long postpOnement o. the
bill, and it will come up for third : n
= ding as soon as Minister Cooper can
be present.
t The bill eNcmpting the Young Meh's
, Christian Association and Sailors
Home property from taxation came NJ
I on third reading. Minister Damon
= made a vigorous speech against it.
The Republic, he said, had reached
= a stage when the foes it had to ical
4 were rather those who would renl i
/ than overthrow it. The Young Mems
:. Christian Association was an institu
< tion that set itself up as an eNampiar
< 1t received the protection of the gov
4 ernment, and therefore on its ow.
e pretensions ought to set an example
: of cheerful contribution to the sup
! port of the government. 1t was
= strictly sectarian institution, fo
n while the public at large might share
: i'm its benefits, those who controlled i
+ must he members of some Evangeli
V cal church. To pass the bill would
u be to set n dangerous precedent
/ "It looks to me-" he continued
i "liIle direct attempt of a part o
{ the Protestant element of this com
5 munity to get its hands into tn,
+ treasury: it looks like they were say
ing. we control the government now
wen make the most of it while w
have a chance This Republic is no
vet strong enough to Withstand civi
dissensions growing out of religion
Terences. But it seems to me thi
is the most certain way to invite it,
4 The bill was defeated by vote o
n TO G..
/ Senator IGolstein gave notice of
n bill requiring all suits to he tried i
! the Circuit Court in which the caus
"a of action arises.