Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-03
WlRH DEBATE N HOUSE


for o. water pip Esa ~ Muich's
place, aud appropriation there
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From Chinese y. NJ. &. A.. Mr..
Gear, asking an exemption Of It,
property fiom taxation.
From bic, clists, Mr.. Robertson,
urging the passage Of the wheel
bill,
Mr. lseuberg Of the Militar,
Committee Invited the members
10 attend dill u the first Regi
ment ueXt Monday evening.
The Finance Committees re-
port on the questions and answers
on the enforcement Of the tax Law
wac received. After going into
the details Of tn case. referring
to Schedule 4 81 the Tax Laa, The
committee presented the following
resolutions:
RESOLVED. That il is the desire
# the House 81 Representative
that tn proyisi Bns Of Sections Gs
aud 90 Of thu tax law Of 1896 be
enforced against mercantile con
Germs, ss we'll rs all other clssses
Of business where real and person.
al property, or several classes or
kinds OF parcels 81 personal pro
perry, respectively, are combined
aud made the basis Of an enter
prise for profit, thus allowing the
Judiciary Department TO act H.
the sole judgs Of the construction
of tn provision referred to, in
case any contest is made by any
of the mercantile houses taxed.
And be il further
RESOLVED, That il is the sense
Of this House that in future, where
any cases Of doubt arise, the bene
6t be given TO the Government
rather than TO the complaining
taxpayer.
The Judiciary Committee, Mr..
Robertson, reported a substitute
bill for House bill 4, relating t.
deputy -beriff-; also amendments
TO House bills Is and ID.
The select committee on electric
railways was granted 30 days ad
ditional time TO pursue is investi
cations.
Mr.. Paris a-ked for $500 for
WHAT shed at Hookena and $50
for Improvements at the same
place.
Following bills were intro
duc.d:
Mr.. Achi, relating to inquests
Of fires.
M. McCaudless, relating to
highways.
Mr.. McCsndIess, relating to
Attorney.
Mr.. Isenberg, relating TO fran
ch,se of Hawaiian Trsmway s
Company.
Mr.. Gear, relating to the bust.
ness and practise of pharmacy.
Notices Of bills were given,
VIZ:
Mr.. Gear, relating to contract
service.
Same, relating to internal taxes.
Same, relating to clerks, etc.,
of courts.
Mr. Loebenstein, relating to
internal taxes.
Same, amendment to subdivi
sion 6, Art. IA of the Constitution
Mr.. Loebens'ein asked the fol
loving of the Minister Of Finance
viii you kindly inform this
House whether statistics are on
record OF the amount OF taxes.
both real and personal, that be-
came delinquent after the first
day of January, 1897; also of the
number of taxpayers or voters
whose taxes were delinquent sub
sequent to that dateW
On motion of Mr. Gear the
answer Of the Attorney General
on the question relating to the en-
dorsement of prosecuting officers
to warrants WAS taken up Mr.
Robertson read a resolution re-
lating to the matter, OF which The
following are the leading points
1t is the right of every person
; against whom an offense has beer
committed to make complaint anC
request a warrant.
1t is the duty of District Magis
trates to issue such warrants, re
curing the Marshal or othe
officer to forthwith arrest the
, accused.
1t has become the practise O
: the magistrates to secure the en-