The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-20

office to overcome both his prejudice and
his judgment, and at the mandate of
superior who was the friend of w. E.
Rowell, took office under a promise di-
rect or implied, that the protege of his
superior should not be disturbed in the
enjoyment of his sinecure.
Your committee believes that the best
interests of the Department of Public
Works and of the community at large,
would be subserved by the separation of
w f. Rowel from the administrative
service and we recommend accordingly.
We recommend further that a penal
clause, covering malfeasance and malad-
ministration in office, be added to the
general laws.
JOHN ENIMELUTH.
j K. KEKAULA.
u K KAAUWAI"
The minority report was as follows:
eve agree with the facts found by the
majority of the committee and with the
finding and recommendations in regard
to a general clause and bonds but we
cannot concur in the wording of the re-
port and the personal portions referring
TO various officials.
&C. H. DICKEY.
wv. H. HOOGS."
w. W. Dimond was granted fran
chise to manufacture, erect factories
for such manufacture, lay pipes, install
meters for the use of hydro-earbon gas
las an illuminant in the city of Homo
lulu.
A recess until the afternoon was then
taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the members settled
{ determination
get through the long program of BUSH
ness.
The gas franchise was reconsidered and
it's title ordered changed to agree with
/ the body of the bill. The bln was then
4 passed amended.
| The Act appropriating $500 for the
school exhibit at Buffalo passed its sec
! ond reading and was placed in the order
of business for today.
House bill %, relative to the payment
/ of a 2 per cent income tax on all yearly
! incomes over $1,000 came up for its third
reading.
Kumalae wished it raised to $1,000 and
Beckley amended the amount to $4,000.
Prendergast was in favor of keeping
the amount of income to the original in
come, as the country was in need OF
money, and if the procedure proved an
/ error, the Legislature of 1903 could read
lily rectify. Twenty dollars a year income
tax to man who made $50 month was
hut a small amount.
Aylett thought that s4.000 was too high
but that an average of $1,000 would strike
an eduable range. Our mechanics who
work and sweat all day should not have
to pay income taxes, but the richer folk:
who hold sugar stocks. II think this i:
matter that touches the heart of tn,
people
Dickey pointed out that. in Australi;
and England, an income tax was paiC
on three-fourths of the proposed amount
Makekau thought that no member o
the House got over $1,000 a month in
come, but that everyone should pay thei
share, and that therefore the bill pas
without amendment.
/ Mossman proposed an amendment t
$500 and did not think that mechanic
5 should be included in taxation that plae
i ed HIN on level with a sugar baron.
: Mossnan also thought the bill uncon
D stitutional and unfit to pass at all, an
e asked for it's rejection because of tn
5 many amendments that had been Offered
4 It was a somewhat inconsistent speec
n and created much laughter.
: Robertson asked Mossman in what wa
4 the measure was unconstitutional, bt
that honorable member refused to giy
:. the particulars.
d The amendments were lost.