The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-04

Gil of State ceases its functions"
Gear: When will the Council OF
State cease to exist?"
President Dole: When the Repub-
lie of Hawaii ceases to exist"
Young presented report upon Re
lief Camps No. l and No. 2, but as
The appropriation covering items for
these camps had already been passed.
The Council voted not TO have the re-
ports read.
Young stated he lad made an investi-
cation into the Pendergast claim for
s,ayment of laborers on the Koloa road
out required information which Mr.
Jolte was in possession of. Jones NOV
ed that the Minister'S reading Of the
report upon this subject be deferred
Carried.
The committee appointed to inyesti-
sdte Special Act No. Z. reported prog
ress and stated their intention OF rem
tering report today.
Damon, referring to the petition OF
japanese for exemption OF taxes for the
coming year, stated he had looked into
he matter further, and found that last
year at this time 1883 personal tax re
ceipts had been collected, and so far
this year 1865 have been collected,
showing only difference of 21S IN the
lumber who have paid their taxes
Allen moved, seconded by Robertson,
that the Council proceed with unfnish-
"a business in Act =, commencing with
me 80. Carried.
Line So, landings and buoys, Hawaii,
$1,000. Passed. -
Line S5A, buoys. Hilo harbor. $4,000.
Passed.
Line Sc. landings and buoys, Maui.
$500. Passed.
Line 81, landings and buoys, Homo
| lulu, $4,000. The committee correct
| ed the amount to read $1,000, on ac-
| count of a clerical error, and the item
| was passed at that figure.
Line IS, lighthouse supplies, 81 900.
| Passed.
| Line SO, steam tug. $1,000. Passed.
Line 80, running expenses, new steam
| tug. $4,000. The committee recon-
mended that the item be stricken out
of the bill
Damon came to the rescne OF this
item and spoke long and earnestly I'm
favor of the governments keeping up
its present towage system which is a
source of revenue TO the government.
He said in part:
/ The government has. for many
years, relied for at least one-third OF
it's income from a great variety of
sources, and IL has been very helpful
matter TO the direct taxpayers that they
have been released from One-.liIi OF
their taxes by deriving revenue from
wharfage. rents of lands, licenses and
from a large number OF sources that
practically bring them up to at least
/ one third of the entire revenue In
1899 the revenue amounted TO $685., 900:
the taxes from real and personal
amounted to 81 ,O6S 900. II is a part of
the duties of the Minister OF Finance
to look after the revenues OF the coun-
try and to ehdeavor to see that they
| shall all be paid, and devise new meth
| DDS for increasing IL.
| Il cannot bring myself to the view
| that the United States under the new
order of things that is to come, are
TO inaugurate a system of confiscation
of the revenues of this country. can
not believe the Crown Land revenues
i will be taken away from us. / rely
upon these sources of revenue. The
revenues of the Crown Lands in the
past have not anywhere Appropriated
what they should have been. But II
the Minister OF Finance allows the lit
tie items to slip away from him, he
soon Will have depleted treasury.
| The revenues from the tug boat
have been SAL 900. Notwithstanding
this was a second hand boat when IL
was bought, there has been left a sur
plus over expenditures and salaries of
$3.50 for the period. With a good
vessel, and with boat such as is real
ly needed for this country, and il is
necessary that this government should
have boat at its disposal not only as
4 source Of revenue to the country, but
as a means of protecting the other ISL
aDds We intended 10 have in this new
tug boat a vessel which will meet every
| q at ypnfUfrtfe nntfpn
only in the matter of health and police.
but as a help to the fire department.
A very large amount of money has
been appropriated for locating fire en-
igines in absolutely waterless districts.
but with the steam tug we propose to
have, we place the shipping in the har-
Dor on an independent footing. as far
as protection from fire goes.
"Of one thing / am absolutely
| sure in my review OF conditions in
| this country and that is this: That
whatever this government expects to
have, they must provide il for them
selves. We cannot have anything here
| unless we get up early I'm the morn
'ug ard get T.. | earnestly ask the
| Council of State TO look at this matter
| seriously. / know there Is always
tendency in community to take away
a governments sources OF revenue.
know there are some people in this com
munity who wish to take over this tow
age business to themselves. IL Is my
| duty to protect the government reve-
nues. It Is my earnest request that this
item of $11 900 be left in the appropria-
| tion bill and passed.
| Isenberg asked if II WIS rc' a act
that under the American laws The gov
ernment was withheld from carrying
on a towage business.
| Damon: II have never he9~d. until I
heard II in this Council OF State that
the Federal Government intended to
take this towage business away from
US"
Gear: Il think Il Is the opinion OF
the committee that IL the government
will continue to do towage business, it
will be advisable to have such a tug.
1.-The only question was whether II would