The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-02

precautions in segregation that wer.
| sometimes impossible for those il
/ poorer circumstances Details AM
methods employed in proper vaccina
| ton we're dweit upon % considerable
extent The Senators of the minority
side decried the assertion that tbs
spread of ieprosy was due TO vaccina
ton alone, but admitted that in forme,
years many people had been yery
was carried out
Mr.. Kalauokalani made forceful
argument in favor OF the bill He fail
ed to see the necessity of resortfng tc
compulsory measures In regard tc
vaccination He maintained that the
great spread Of leprosy Of former
years was mainly due to promiscuous
and faulty vaccination
The discussion waxeG 10 such de
grees of warmth. aided by the tepid
atmospheric conditions Of the bunga-
low loft, that the Interpreter was com
pletely overlooked For five minutes
at a time Interpreter Bush would be
wiped OF the face Of the map so 20
speak and the entire dialogue between
various members OF the house would
be conducted in Hawaiian One thing
was forcibly apparent, Secretary
Cooper and the "ofiicials at Washing
ton" surely escaped several lines OF
tropical debate which are destined to
be lost forever, for the reason that
Stenographer McMahon employs a
pencil which does not write the Ha
waiian characters in shorthand.
The discussion Of vaccination mat
ters finally closed by vote to read
House Bill No. 9. and Senate Bill 43
for the third time today.
The Ways and Means Committee
was heard from by unanimous re
port which read as follows:
Your Ways and Means Committee,
to whom was referred Senate Bill No.
so. on March 29th, begs leave to report
that the bill alters section $40 Of the
Civil Code by striking out that portion
which provides that the assessment
value of rented real estate shall he
eight years rental. unless manifestly
unfair and unjust; but in all other
respects the law remains the same
The Chief Justice in his report
(page 21.) states that this rule was
adopted on the assumption that the
actual rental was approximately fair
estimate of the market value rental.
but values have changed, and most
real estate is valued at higher figure
than eight times its rental, with the
result that either the eight year rule
must be ignored. or else If land leased
at its fair rental is assessed on the
eight year rule. and other land, be-
cause not leased or leased years ago
at less than its present fair rental, IS
assessed at its full value, there is un-
Just discrimination, and he recon-
mends that the rule be repealed.
The Committee believes that there
is considerable land in the Territory
leased many years ago which at pres
ent is assessed at nowhere near its
market value.
We, therefore, recommend the adop-
tion of the bill. DAVID KANUHA,
S. E. KAIUE,
G. R. CARTER.
Committee.
In the discussion of the bill follow
ing the receipt Of the report it devel-
oped that c. Brown was the only op-
posing member of the Senate to the
measure. The remainder of the mi
nority faction spoke favorably of the
bill and recommended it's passage. 1t
was clearly a case Of Brown against
the field. with the odds heavily in
favor Of the field Mr. Brown took the
stand that the bill If passed as it stood
would give the Tax Assessor arbitrary
power to assess lands regardless Of
rentals.
Some of Interpreter Bush's transla-
tions along the arguments advanced
greatly resembled a political pow
WOW. as several references were
made to '16 to l." and listening re-
porters awaited the name of William
Cullen Bryant" with eager anticipa-
tion. In private Interpretation from
Bush later it was ascertained that the
silver question was no longer under
discussion. as Senate payday was
thing of the past.
of an hour spent in discussion the
motion to table the report carried.
As report of the Military Commit
tee, Mr. Carter submitted the follow
irg. which was adopted:
The Military Committee submits the
following report on Senate Bill No. %.
which was passed by the Senate on
March 81. The House returned the
bill to the Senate on March 29th, and
1t was referred TO your committee.
Your committee finds that the House
has amended the bill by striking out
that part which provides that onehalf
of the fine should be paid into the
common school fund; and that the Act
should take effect on its approval, not
after its publication
The introducer of the bill accepts
both these amendments. and the
committee believes that as there is no
common school fund. ii is proper that
any money received from the fines
should go into the public treasury.
The committee. therefore. reports
unanimously its approval OF the
amendments made. and recommends
that the Senate notify the House that
il eoncurs in the amendments.
CLARENCE l. CRABBE,
DAVID KANUHA.
l. H. KAHILINA.
G. r. CARTER.
Committee
A report by Senator Crabbe Was
then offered:
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