The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-24
THE LEaIsLAyURE.
Second Session of the Territorial Law
Making Body of 1908.

The usual preliminaries being first
disposed Of, communications were
then read from the House,(), trans |
hitting Bill 60, School street extern
sion; aud (2), transmitting Bills LOG,
extend Pauahi street.-the, Hilo Park,
and 1856, Hilo free public recreation
grounds The bills were all taken
up aud passed first reading, second
reading tomorrow.
Three petitions were then present
ed and read from citizens aud bust
ness men OF Hawaii and Maui 10
grant a sufficient subsidy to the In.
ter Island Telegraph Co, to enable
them to perfect and maintain sue
cessful system of wireless telegraph.
McCandless made a verbal report
on Bill 1856, it having been killed in
the House, and recommends tabling'
The committee was given till this
afternoon TO file report.
On motion OF Isenberg, the rule
we're suspended and House Bill 19l,
taken from the table and placed on
the order Of business.
House Bill 1.-the Hawaiian Electric
Co. franchise, was passed on second
reading. Achi tried TO insert an
amendment to Section s, that the
Company be not compelled to place
its wires underground unless others
are so treated failed of adoption.
Two bills, SO, six months Appro-
priation Bill, and 1872, amendatory
of the County Act, unanimously
passed third reading. In the former,
two amendments were inserted. re-
lating to the pay of Government
physicians.
Recess was taken at 1906 O'Clock.
TIE HousE--FIFTY SEVENTH DAY.
After the disposal of the regu 81
routine business, the frst matter
taken up was the transmission OF ,
Joint resolution from the Senate, re-
lative to ths pay of the Band boy
playing in the Territorial Bane
whenever sick, and can produce
certificate from a physician, thei
salaries shall not be deducted ant
be punished besides, but shall re-
oeive full salary if sick up to twent.
days, and half pay, if over, aud shall
not play for MORE than half an hou
at the departure OF inter-islan'
steamers.
Aylett and Pulas spoke stropgl
in support, Keliinoi moved to tabl
and lost, and on motion OF Chilling
worth it was referred to Military.s
: Harris, from Finance, prog nte
: ssveral reports, as follows:
r lon Resolution 1872, by Fernar
dee. relating to unpaid bills for Sc
of Kawaialohi and q Kaiahpa, a'
! tachipg communication from tb
q Auditing Department where th
!, vouchers are on Ale reoeipted in full
, and recommends indefinite pcs
ponemsnt. Adopted,
2-Qp Senate Bill 4l0, by Crabb
X, relating to internal taxes. 1t deem
g it essential to enact this law, as til
II present laws are very lax in regar
i to collection of taxes, there helm
l. the following amount OF deliraue
taxes to December 81, 1902. Pr
IS psrty and specific taxes, $l4l, 800 g
y and Income tax $25, 60a.43, making
n total delinquency OF $l67 ,494 2
IS It recommends the passage OF VI
It bill.
A minority report was also pr
" aented on the above signed by K
! niho and Damien, recommendil
). indefinite postponement, but 4
ar majority report, signed by Harr
~ Andfade and Kumalas. was ade{
ed.
s-On Senate Bill 157, by Crab
~ relating to exempting the Paci
Or Heights Electric Railroad Co fr,
paying taxes, The oommittse dc
Y not favor the exemption for 6
aY years, as provided in the b
~ .od .aaop ,oandg ;nda f,;,a IN