The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-07
County Bill Caucus |.
Working Fast and
Harmoniously.
Measure Has Been Half Read
Through and May Be Fin
ished Next Week.

With the preliminary consideration of
the county bin half finished, the Repub-
liean caucus of members of the legisla-
ture and executive committeeman of the
party has settled down to harmonious
work, and great progress is being made.
The caucus spent nearly three hours in
reading the bill last evening. quit work
when the sections bearing upon the in
come tax We're under consideration. ad-
journing to meet at 7:3O o'clock this
evening. The leaders believe that with
a meeting on Monday evening the first
: reading viii be completed. and that
XIX on amendms nts will follow speed
ilS The bill may be completed during
coming week.
OF the many features of the bill which
has becn passed. upon thee seelLs 20 he
practical unanimiry on the point that
there has been provided too manv off,
GERS. When the members OF the caucus
had taken up consideration of taxation
and population, they seemed to agree
that there were combinations which
could be made with profit and without
expense to the public service.
OF these offices that of coroner seems f!
doomed 1t is the opinion of one who
has followed the discussions that the
duties Of that official viii be combined
with that OF the sheriff or of the dis
trict magistrate. In the matter of the |
treasurer and tax collector the senti-
ment is as well that one official can per-
form the duties of both places and as
to the recorder his duties may be COM
bined with those of the county clerk
There was considerable discussion last
evening over the general subject of tax
alton. but there was no decision reached
in the matter and there will be later
and further consideration given to it
before the subject is closed. Considera-
BILE opposition has developed to the in
come tax, and if it is decided to con-
ii ke this tax there is a strong possi-
* What it will be almost entirely
changed in it's form. There is a grow
ing belief that the limit of exemption
should be only $500 instead of $1,000, and
that if this change is made there should
be also reduction of the rate from 2
per cent to l per cent. The opponents
of the tax are confident. however, that
they will be able to defeat it.
This evening is the regular time for
the monthly meeting Of the Re
publican Central Committee, and the
two meetings N ay be merged.
HOME RULE BILL.
Home Rulers will follow the methods
Of the Republicans and begin at once
,aucuses as 10 plans of action which the
will follow in the legislature
when it meets. There are few members
now in the citv, but II is eXTce-ed ina;
here Will be number who viii arrive
n the ships of today and tomorrow.
Antoine Fernandez. of Hamakua, is one
r the Home Rulers already on the
and yesterday he said that az
# the out Of town members with whom
,e had had either conversation or cor
were in favor of making
he county bill the first order and push
ng 1t through.
AS to Hamakua's wants, he SAID ne
louId press the need of a road from
lukuihaele to Waipio, a continuation
{ the present road along the coast from
lilo. and further a road from Watpio
, Kohala, SO as to thoroughly open the
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