The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-19

petitioners lvs1 IN The district and wa.
Interested iio d.d not think any ou.
~ sane mind would accuse the commits
toe of any fayotltlsm ln the matt,t
Mr. Arhl sBid there were plenty 0
children in The district aud ho cuui,
not possibly understand the very qur.'
report ~ the very queer committee. W,
dld not believe by n iuE FUN that ~,
school agent had made an honest and
correct report and De Thought the mat.
ter should be looked into. one school
IN the district, as hnd been suggested
would be an absurdity as the district
was very large
The petition and report were NJ last
laid upon the table. on motion ~ MIR
Baldwin, TO be considered with the APP
pruprlatiou bill
Mr.. White presented the following
signed petition asking FOR an appro-
priation for the support Of the national
guard Of Hawaii:
ITO the Legislature of the Territory OF
Hawaii In Congress assembled.
Gentemen-We, the undersigned cit q
liens and taxpayers OF the Island Of
Maui Territory Of Hawaii. most re-
spectfully petition your honorable bod
les. that:
Il. The existence of the First Regi-
ment, National Guard of Hawaii Is
eminently necessary for the preserva-
tlon of our homes and the protection
of our interests.
"2. The country IL now flooded with
plantation laborers of very questiona-
BILE characters, who may be invaluable
for the promotion of our chief indus
tries. yet their presence In such large
numbers in our midst make us feel
that our homes, our families. are al
oct ont tW~A1 Ill,
presence of adequate military forces
stationed in convenient quarters
throughout the Islands.
I'VE therefore do earnestly pray that
your honorable bodies pass sufficient
appropria at the present session
of the Territorial Legislature for the
proper maintenance OF the First Regi-
ment, National Guard of Hawaii. ana
your petitioners will ever pray"
A communication was received from
the House at this point announcing
that the characterization bill had re-
ceived the necessary two-thirds maiori-
ty and had been passed over the Gov
ernor's veto.
Mr.. Carter presented the majority re-
port from the Ways and Means Com
mittee on Senate bill No. SO rela ting
to license for tailors and dressmakers.
Mr.. Russell said that he was opposed
to the bill and would vote against the
license system on principle. He wished
TO point out that there We're two kinds
Of taxation, viz, direct and indirect.
At this point the speaker went into a
ong explanation of the terms direct"
and indirect" as used by political
economists since the DAYS of Adam
Smith. He further explained how the
application of economic laws would lay
he burden of taxation upon the poor
instead of on the rich. Licenses We're
l species of indirect taxation ard hence
% be condemned. The United States
Federal tax is Indirect: the state tax
6 direct The license system is only re-
iorted to in the United States in special
asses as in dealing with the liquor uurs-
ion. The rich have not paid their share
# taxes in Hawaii in the past. If Il is
he desire of the Senators to further
'ppresS the poor let us all vote for the
present license system.
Mr.. Carter said that he had heard
o often that the poor paid the bulk of
he taxes that he had begun to believe
t was true. Thus far, however. his in
led him to oppose such
heories as those advanced by Mr.. Rus
ell It was a fact that last year the
ugar industry had paid fifty per cent.
f all the taxes; but Mr.. Russell was not
atisfied with this. he wished the plan
ations to pay not less than ninety per
emit, or more, If It could be collected
lie did not believe that any one indus
~ should be taxed in this way. We
hould meet the facts; and our present
uty was to go down into our pockets
or the taxes to meet the present short
ge In our revenues. He wished to =!
ONT out to Mr.. Russell that 1t was the
lerchants of Honolulu who are erowl-
lg against the licenses and not the J
Onsumers. as stated
Mr.. Russell said that NJ. carter had I
ut words into his mouth and he wished
, emphatically deny that he was
upid enough to want to tax the sugar
dustry by itself. He thought the mer- I
nants growled on general principles. I
ut that the present growl was caused I
rgely by the competition of outside
'ummers. He wished to denv that the t
lgar industry had paid its proportion s
taxes and In support of this state c
ent he wished to quote from Governor t
ole's report that for the last year the T
antations had only paid nine tenths
one per cent, while every consumer n
avs tax of forty per cent. to the t
lgar industry. p
AFTERNOON SESSION. 10
Mr.. White presented the following =
ajority report from the Judiciary !.
on Senate bills % and 80 ..
I'd in connection Herewith, on House :,
Il 90:
Minority report of committee of :.
aims on bills Nos. 25 and 35: u
onorable S. e. Kaiue, President of @
the Senate, Territory of Hawaii:
respectfully submit the fol- o
wing report on Senate Bills 20 and 7
This bill. No. %, provides merely for u
commission to take evidence and re- d
rt to the Governor of the Territory b
ION the claims that may be presented, t.
I'd II contains no assurance to any W
e of any beneficial results If he files :,
$ claim. :,
There is limit of time within which w
aims may be filed, but there Is no II
nit of time within which they shall Sc
heard and determined, and there Is N
an.