The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-10

=. BOLIE,
A. E. WEIRICK,
G. P CASTLE,
THEO. F. LANSING,
Committee Charles L. Carter Memo
rial
The second reading of House bill s,
income tax bill, was announced, this
together with the reports of the ma
jority and minority of the committee
to whom the bill had been referred.
Rep. Robertson made the principal
speech of the morning on the subject.
He stated that the history of the in
come tax legislation in the country
showed the almighty power of the al
mighty dollar. The income tax law
went through at the last session of
the Legislature. At the beginning of
this session he had been led to believe
that the bill would go through. 1t
now seemed that some of the members
who had favored the bill in the begin
ming had changed their minds. There
seemed to be no apparent reason why
The bill was just as much needed now
as at the opening of the session. He
was sorry to see that the influence OF
wealth had had its effect. The men
who should pay the taxes, the rich,
were one against the income tax BILL
Rep. Robertson expressed his surprise
that the Executive had not come out
and asked for an increase in taxation
The debt of the country was already
great and the needs of the country
were greater than the present revenue
It seemed as if any attempt to get
more money was met with opposition
II tn n of hing the
matter of referring to a commission
seemed only a subterfuge to set the
thing aside for two years. The thing
to do was to put the law into opera
ton as soon as possible. The method
of exemption, over which there had
been such a howl, had been changed
When Rep. Robertson sat down,
Rem Loebenstein arose in fever OF
excitement and asked to speak on
question of privilege. Rep. Robertson
had no right to make any insinuations.
Rep. Richards jumped to the floor ana
began speaking at the same time with
Rep. Loebestein.
Richards-''We want fair play"
Speaker-"S1 down. Sit down.
Loebenstein-'I will when [ am
spoken to like a gentleman"
| sneaker oil uOW IL CFOA OOoJs
Richards-"What right has he got
to say that the influence of money
was brought to bear. He is the man
who has got profit out of the bill al
ready and he expects to get more. L
move Mr.. Robertson be allowed to ex-
plain, retract or apologize.
Robertson-''The members who new
upon the floor in such an outrageous
manner
Then came a storm that was worse
than the first. The word Outrageous
had done its work.
Rep. Kaai could be heard down at
the Carter memorial stOckade. His eX-
element, was intense and he pounded
the desk in the ardOr of debate. The
Speaker was all wrong about telling
Rem. Loebenstein to sit down and Rep
Robertson had used language unbe-
coming a member of the House.
Rep. Loebenstein became excited
again and, pointing his finger al
Speaker KaulukOu, stated that III
would maintain the floor until ruling
had been made on his question OF PRIV
ilege.
Sneaker KauIukou stated that ne
had the right when there was an ap
pearance of disOrderly conducts in th'
House to order every one to sit down
Rem. Loebenstein stated that it was {
question as to his having the floor tina
thew were talking about. The Speake
ru1ed that his time had gone by. UpOI
voting on the appeal of Rep. LOeben
stein. the ruling Of the chair was no
sustained. In making his remarks OF
the appeal, previous to the taking o
the vote, Speaker KaulukOu STATED
that there was no personal matte
whatever so far as he was concerned
Rep. Loebenstein answered: ''Ther
is. There is"
Just here the Attorney-General mad
a few remarks telling Of an instanc
in the House in Washington wher
there was a rumpus in committee o
the whole under a temporary chair
man 1t was necessary for Speake
Reed to take the chair. As soon
he had done this he told the members
most Of whom were on the floor shak
inc their fists at each other, to 81
down. There was quiet in a minute
Nearly everyone was liable to sd.
things they did not mean, at times. H
boned the matter would cease an
work proceed.
At - M. House took recess unit
100 p. m.
! AFTERNOON SESSION.
II A. Tho oDopiD0 oF tho afternoon Ses