The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-12

was read first time by title and referred
to the Printing Committee.
| Mr.. Nakapaahu presented petition
from residents of Waimea asking for 81
800 for grading and maca damizing the
road from Waimea to the pail road at
Kaneohia, Hanapepe; $1,000 for the road
/ from Waimea to Polihae Mana, Kauai;
$500 for the roads in Nihau and $1,000
for a breakwater at Waimea. The petit
ton was referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
The following bills were then read the
third time and passed without a dissent
ing voice, Mr.. Kanuha voting "kanalua ;
in the first and Mr. Crabbe being alb
sent during the consideration of all four:
l. Senate bill Z, relating to the conceal
rnent of the death of "A newly born child.
?. Senate bill II, relating to the protec-
ton of places of sepulture.
3. Senate bill q, relating to the crimi-
nal conduct of an officer with prison.
er in his charge.
4. Senate bill 49, relating to the illegal
marking of live stock
Senate bill GO was brought up on sec
ond reading and referred to n special
committee composed of MessTs. G.
Brown, VIM. White and w. c. Achi,
with President Kaiue as eX-ofIicio chair
man.
Mr. Kalauokalani reported the follow
Ing bills presented to the Governor to-
day:
House bill 2, an Act to appropriate an
emergency fund to be used in repairing
the damage caused by the late storm.
Senate bill 2S, an Act to prohibit the
unlawful wearing the badge of the G.
a. X.
Senate bill SO, an Act to protect labor
ers and employees from extortion.
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cess until 2 o'clock.
At the afternoon session House bill 40,
relating to the prevention of minors
earning living by working in saloons,
passed.
Senate bill &c, providing for a temper
airy appropriation for the Board of
Health, received the approval of the
Senate.
Senate bill 50. under which American
youths are to be sent to America @ was
passed with vote OF eleven ayes and
no noes, and there will he scrambllng
now for a free trip abroad.
House bill g. relating to cases of alb
'cnce, disqualification and vacancy in I,
he offices Of Circuit Judges was read
he second time and referred to the Jul
Nci3ry Comm ttcc, as WAS House bill 90
elating to the use of Hawaiian or Eng
ish language in Circuit Courts
Senate bin &C. reorganzing the Judi
larry Department, passed third reading. F.,
Then Senate bill p, relating to the
holishing of the poll tax was called
or second reading, and Beethovian
trains of music were In the air .
Senator Cecil Brown opened the con-
eIt with a solo in Mazuma HAT. lie said Z
hat the bill meant the reduction in the l
me of revenue of nearly $4,000 a year.
'hile the persons gaining would mostly 5
e Asiatics, who now are sending more I
nan 100000 year out of the country Ii
decrease of the revenue was an UNI :
wise policy, until we can see means TO +,
meet the necessary expenditures "There :
re many bills" continued the Senator,
before us TO reduce taxes, but none so /
ar TO provide for revenues \ man who 7
ives here and earns his bread should a
ontrihuie to the defraying OF the eN- +,
enses of the country We cannot afford ,
, cripple the Government, and We can !,
lot wait for loan bills"
Senator Cecil Brown moved that the
I'll be deferred until other tax bills were II
rought before the Senate a
Mr.. Achi who is the father of the hin. 4
ad that he stood upon plank in the n,
'rpuollcau platform, which was TO re- n
eve ihe poor man from taxes, and he1 -
'anl"d the bin passed. There is no "
lual taxation here" cried ,ue descend ~
ID. OF Ocniuclusi The poor men pay the
N's ana not the rich; now let us help
"' poor When returns in regard TO =,
" 'ailon OF property OF the rich are "A
d. ", there are mover any changes made. q,
.h.- the assessments OF the poor are =.
l"aF raised Let MS pass this bin 10 u
rec inc committees having other tax '
ms 100 hand 90 hurry up and report" 81
senator White opposed the hnl He 81
autrl japanese and "squatters IN HUo" %
, pay poll tax and waNcd very eloquent .c,
Senator Baldwin said that his motto n
nd always been Don't let 20 with one
ana unill sou get hold with the other"
Dniinuing he said There were only
ir,ieen days left, ana We have heard -
nihing from the Tax Committee AN Do
10 he at l0FRerhendS and no ne. 81
ats - the work Of the committee have
rem srrn. We need double az much b,
zones as heretofore ana yet no tax rs