The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-02
|11LES Blu!
No MONEY
Tax Commission
May Not Draw
Any Salary.
fNNELUTH AS
THE JUNKETER
vouIdIHays Had a Splendid Out
IND on the Mainland While
Seeking Data.


concurrent resolution of the
legislature, and which has organized
,nd is ready for business, be able to
end its president to the Mainland for
.fOr1nation is a question which may
y settled today, If the decision Is ad-
,,rss one Of the prettiest iunkets yet
slammed will have gone wrong.
There was passed at the regular ses-
son concurrent resolution which pro-
yied that the presiding officers of the
Houses should appoint the members of
he commission, and in pursuance of
bis power the five, consisting Of three
CONSERVATIVES and two Senators,
.erp named. It was made concur
gsnt resolution so that the Governor
aed not sign it. Then when the ap-
operations bill came up a. little item
II 5000 for the expenses of the body
vas put in, and it was one of those
Eheh the Governor approved. But
here does not seem to have been any
MENTION paid to the little formality of
ssing whether or not the money could
Be got out Of the treasury on the war
ant Of a member of a body, appointed
without warrant at law.
When the Commission finally met and
arganiEed on Wednesday there was
a0thing said of the true meaning of the
aectiOn Of John Emmeluth as chairman,
and his proposed trip to the States.
There was some congratulation upon
TIE thickness of the visit of the chair
nan to the older communities, where
ne could study the systems of taxation,
out in the words of one of the members
thefe was nothing said of expenses"
yesterday, when inquiries were made
$50 the processes of getting money out
the treasury, it was developed that
me plan Of the Home Rulers was to
net today perhaps and pass a reso-
Aton making the visit of the leader in
me Lower, House an official one, and
aus provide a nice little junket, dur
lg which he could rest from his labors
The past two months.
bul there seems to be a hitch. A con-
.ureht resolution has no standing as
az" being effective only as binding
si9h the Houses which pass 1t. With
w view there can be no warrant upon
'lca money may be drawn from the
"asury, as there is no officer legally
RV'lded Who may sign a demand. Act
y Governor Cooper said that he had
sH 10 law which authorized a COM
- .'vasufer Wright has conferred with
% members of the Commission and
@ylsed them how to proceed, without
, ~ any opinion as to the legality of
O0us' and the same questions as to
as nave been asked of the Auditor,
h. '+'' 'nere will be absolute regular
sne making up of the papers
lsn me attack upon the visible sup
T ~ VI gold Is made. The Treasures
IN seS'eu that the Commission should
nsrt 'on the Acting Governor, but the
So could see no reason why they
ejvs pas their respects to the Exec
,o. sihee they held office under 9TH
s,qi,' Us 'han the appointive one rec
~, by the Organic Act.
,ss l.. A9ianation of the Commission
an.rn, Ueiiig was given yesterday by
vpds,. VI The Legislature, an indie
sNVent, who favoroa .
non. - ,o1 There have been commits
IN n. 'ook into the taxation problems
sa 5,i as'' one was provided in 1895,
enmis,, nOthlhg. Again in 1898 such a
RabertsnOoU was constituted. A. G. M.
;nenbs-' VINO Is on this body, was
70 nors u that one, too. There was
lad bss. uone by this commission than
BE- 81 ~ os0rnpiished by the preceding
asy nr.. nome Rulers decided that
socl5 , ~ nave commission which
lis VA Inc right thing, and to get
sanis,,ss~s necessary to appoint the
on o, ~. i,self, which has been done,
ktdsnts I'VE members being indie
~ 0t eOrr. '4ie resolution up
eaa. and as ne was to be the chair
s,tug m Is Is ne was hard worked in
sas5s, ~ many resolutions of want
net Of coS e and reports of miscon-
st Fbs soarse he should have a jun
y coa6so,." would be no one to have
Nsson an. ne In the report of a COM
Editions Fe'llIed by the Governor: the
GOV any ob oulu not be such as to
sacas, ana @nse over previous COM
teaghtfnII ms body, being made up
asla a and careful men. viii
@ as IN vi which will leave no
q ta1 ana we necessity of a single
faers nav u a tax on incomes"
De however, some result