The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-18

tContinued from First Passj
noes we're called. and apon the clerk
calling Adults name. the honorable
gentleman seemed lost and demanded
an explanation for the benefit Of the
public Why this act should pass.
Robertson moved the report Of the
committee be read again saying the
honorable member was In q trance
vnen the report was rendered 1t was
so ordered The vote resulted in %
ayes to noes. to pass the bill.
House bill No. %. an act TO provide
for tax on incomes
II was moved to read the bill by
title.
Emmeluth objected. saying he did
not believe such an important meas
ure should be hippantly dealt with.
Dickey then moved tne bill be con-
sidered section by section
The bill provides for q tax Of two
per cent. on all incomes over AMI
above $1,000 in the Territory Of Ha-
wall. A motion was made TO refer
the bill to 8 special committee. Rob
ertson moved to refer the bill to the
committee on Judiciary. which was
lost The motion TO refer 1t to spe-
cial committee, carried
Makekau suggested Robertson be
placed on the committee. which
brought forth an emphatic refusal to
serve on this committee.
Emmeluth said that all members
OF the Judiciary and Taxation Commit
tees should be exempted from serving
on this committee, as they were not
competent. according to the estima-
ton of some of the members.
The Speaker named Makekau. Dick
ey and Makainai committee Of three
to take care of the bill.
On House bill No. Z, relating to the
placing OF electric wires in the streets
of Honolulu. the committees report
was read. recommending the bill pass
with a few slight amendments.
Emmeluth moved that consideration
on the bill be postponed until after
the County bill is passed.
Hoogs, the introducer Of the bill.
objected to such procedure and moved
the committees report be adopted.
Robertson objected to the section
In the bill providing that all electric
wires be placed two feet Underground.
AS there are three electric light COM
panies doing business here, the streets
would be torn up for some time to
come and he for one did not want to
see the streets torn up again as the
have been.
A tilt occurred between Mr.. Emme-
luth and Mr.. Hoogs on the bill.
Emmeluth said he was not in favor
of the bill because it was not meas
ure for the benefit of the public, and
that ii was an infamous measure.
Hoogs asked, How about the Coun-
ty bill?" and said further that the
bill introduced by him had nothing to
do with the Hawaiian Electric Light
Company. and that his great and good
friend Mr.. McCandless. the Superin-
tendent of Public Works, had been
knocking" against the bill, which
ought to be Recommendation enough
for the bill to pass. The bill had not
been railroaded through "a La County
BILL" The committee had had i've
weeks in which to investigate the
bill
Emmeluth, in an able speech, De
clared himself irrevocably against the
bill and said that such a measure
should not be passed by the House,
but the people ought to have chance
to act on 1t.
The motion to adopt the commit
tees report carried.
Emmeluth wanted the ayes AMI noes
called on the measure. so that 1t would
be known where each member stood.
Hoogs then moved to take recess
until 1870. Carried.
Afternoon Session.
The House went into committee Of
the whole with D.ckey ct the aclm, &c
discuss the Coun = bill Secirsi i
of Chapter 5, requiring each Register
Il Deeds to keej sn index vi deeds
direct and inverted, and Section OF
Chapter Z, requiring the County Sur
veyor to plat, trace and blueprint sll
county and road districts. were passed.
Chapter VIII, relative to the Sheriff.
was next. Section /, fixing the amount
of his bond, was changed from $4,000
to $4,000 as a minimum, with a maxi
mum of $4,000.
Section 2 states how a bond shall
be made out. Passed.
Section 8, empowering the Sheriff to
appoint one or more deputies, passed.
Section 4, empowering the Coroner
to act as Sheriff in case there is va
cancy in that Office. was amended to
make the Deputy Sheriff perform that
office in place of the Coroner.
Section 5, relative to the duties OF
the Sheriff, passed.
Section 6, when process or notices
are returnable to another county, the
Sheriff is required to enclose and regis
ter such notices. etc, and address the
same to the officer from whom II
emanated. Passed.
notices, etc, prime facie evidence OF
the facts In such return. passed
Section s, making the Sheriff liable
In the sum Of $200, In case such mo-
tees, etc, are not returned with neces-
sary endorsement without delay, pass
ed.
Section 8. in case the Sheriff neg
iects or refuses to serve a writ OF
execution, after the fees have been
paid, or rendered. he shall be liable to
the creditor of such property. Passed.
Sections 10 and H. In case he neg
iects or refuses to pay over on de-
mand Of the person entitled. any mon
ey which may come into his hands By
virtue OF his ONCE, after deductfng
all legal fees, the amount and 25 per
cent damages and interest at the rate
Of 10 per cent per month may be re-
covered by such person This was
~hancod IN road I uor cent per month