The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-11
lNUKAMS PENSION VISITORS IN THE HOUSE TAX EXEMPTION LAW GOOD DOES NOT AFFECT LEASES
WILL ENCOURAGE RAISING OF
LARGE FAMILIES.
One Senator viii Save Five Dollars on
bic Crops Up in a Report.


bic Crops Up in a Report.
The resolution OF the Chamber of
Commerce against the Dispensary bill,
passed yesterday, was presented and
read in the Senate this morning.
Mr. Kanuha made a spirited attack
on the petition. He thought it out of
order and contrary to the Organic Act.
1t was a deliberate attempt to coerce
the Senate.
Cecil Brown denied this. The meet
ing was a meeting of citizens. They
had merely expressed their opinion,
which was their right under the consti-
tuition. The petition was help to the
Legislature in that it supplied the opin-
ion of a representative body of the
country. There was no coercion in it.
1t WAS purely an opinion.
Just what Kanuha meant by saying
that the petition was against the spirit
of the Organic AZ, was not explained,
and he, afterward, did not seem to
know what he was talking about.
On motion of Kalauokalani the petit
tion was referred to the miscellaneous
committee.
Mr. Baldwin goes to Maui tomorrow.
AS he is supposed to represent an ante
dispensary BILL White moved to post
pone the bill until Monday. The bill
was set for tomorrow. Whites motion
failed to receive a second and failed.
Mr. Carter, for the military commit
tee, reported favOrably on Bill GA, to
exempt a man with more than five
children from personal taxes. This is
the Portuguese BILL" so called. The
committee stated that as it would en-
courage the raising of large families
the bill should pass. This was face
tious, and was so taken.
u T,I l,,.f., 4 nn f1xr fhn
because it would exempt him from
personal taxes. He said he had five
children and could see a chance in the
bill to save s..
On motion of Mr.. Kalauokalani the
report went to the table to be taken up
with the bill.
Mr.. Carter, minority of the Judiciary
committee reported on Senate bill 5S,
as follows:
The minority of the Judiciary Com
mittee to whom was referred Senate
Bill No. 5S on April 9Th, beg to report
of follows,
This bill regulates the method of fill
ing and foreclosing chattel mortgages,
with their priority and limitations.
The minority of your committee be-
lieves that all questions of credit and
security are delicate matters and
should be treated with great care.
In this bill section l makes the owner
of a chattel mortgage prove by extra
neous evidence that it is legal, not
withstanding its execution and delivery.
The general preservation of law is, that
a document executed under seal is legal
and the onus to prove otherwise is on
the person alleging fraud or illegality.
Section : presumes that the county
law is in existence, or W. be passed,
which, if it should fail through any
cause, will render this section useless.
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good for ? years, and yet it may be
extended for another year by it's pro-
vision of a 80 days notice. Should this
time inadvertently expire, would not
the mortgage be valueless and the
money lost?
The balance of the act provides the
procedure on foreclosure and your COM
mittee believes that the act, if passed.
will destroy the little value that is al
rady generally felt to exist in such
| kinds of security, and thus work
hardship upon the poorer classes, who
usually possess only chattels to offer as
security for the small sums that are
sometimes absolutely necessary for
them to borrow.
The minority of your committee re-
commends that the bill be tabled.
For the Judiciary Committee Senator
| Carter reported on Senate Bills 50 and
| 20, fixing the court terms and places of
| holding the same. One amendment was
| made. 1t cuts out KOhala and removes
the entire business to Kailua. Wailuku
| is made the court center for Maui, La
haina being cut out. Honokaa is omit
| ted on Hawaii.
In the argument the whole thing
| turned out to be the old fight between
Wailuku and Lahaina which has gone
| on for the past fifteen years. Senator
White will submit a minority report
against the bill. The report was as
| follows:
The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred Senate bill No. 50 and Sen
ate bill No. TO- begs to report as fol-
lows:
Senate Bill No. SO reorganizes the Ju-
dietary Department only in respect to
the terms of the Circuit Courts and
where they shall be held. The dates
are changed to suit the convenience OF
the Department as follows:
In the First Circuit, in Honolulu, the
present law provides for term II
February, May. August and November
This bill provides for term in Jan
uary, May, and September.
In the Second Circuit the present Law
provides for a term at Wailuku in jun
and at Lahaina in December. This bill
provides for two terms, in April ant
! November, both to be held at Wal
luku.
The present law provides for a tern
> in the Third Circuit at Kailua, N. Kona
in April, and at North Kohala in Octo
ber. This bill provides for one term a
Kailua in July and one in North Ko
hala in December.
The present law provides for teri
in the Fourth Circuit at Hilo in Jan
uary and Honokaa in July. This bi
provides for the increased business {
this circuit and makes three terms;
February June and October, at Hill
only.
The present law provides for tw
terms in the Fifth Circuit in March an
September, at Lihue, Kauai. This b
provides for the same number of tern
at Lihue, but i'm April and November.
This bill also provides that the ter
in the First Circuit, Honolulu, and Il
Fourth Circuit, Hilo, may be continue
in the discretion of the court to Il
day fixed for the commencement of {
succeeding term; or may be adjourn
during the term without day provid
notice of adjournment is announced
+, open court three days before the til