The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-22

money" he said, land we can decree in
| any way or manner that it shall be
paid
Senator Paris suggested that the
easiest way to get the money was to
pass proper bill.
The motion to postpone consi Iera-
ton was carried and the Ways and
Means Committee was instructed 10
confer with the Finance Committee of
the House and ascertain the wishes of
that body.
Upon motion of Senator Dickey an
item of 500 was inserted for incidentals
of the Insurance department
ENCOURAGING IMMIGRATION.
Senator Achi moved to increase the
item of $4,000 for advertising the re-
sources of the islands to SIS 900, to in
clude also the encouragement of emf
grafton to Hawaii. He said the new
immigration law was strict as to labor
agents and that the government should
undertake to bring in immigrants.
Senator Baldwin said that under the
new law there could be no solicitation of
labor, and that only japanese could be
brought here under existing conditions
He said the country was already filed
with these people, a class of labor
which he didn't consider desirable. He
suggested that it would be better to
bring different nationalities to the ISL
ands and said some of them were more
desirable as immigrants.
The motion to increase to SIS, 900 was
carried.
A new item of $3.50 was inserted for
the purchase of piano and furniture
for the new kindergarten.
MONEY FOR wHARVES.
Senator Baldwin called attention to
the fact that no provision had been
made for repairs to wharves in Homo
lulu, and Senator Achi moved to insert
an item of $4,000 for that purpose. On
motion of McCandless it was increased
to $4,000 and carried.
On motion of Senator Baldwin the
word building was stricken out Of
the appropriation for st. Louis fair,
so that the money will not need to be
spent for that purpose if some suitable
exhibition place is obtained.
Senator Isenberg suggested that the
agricultural appropriation be placed in
lump sum as desired by the commits
sioners. as the department was a new
one and should not be hanpered in it's
work The motion was withdrawn and
will be proposed again on third read
ing
MERCHANDISE TAX AGAIN.
Senator Dickey moved the insertion
of the item of 8, 776 for refund of mer-
chandise tax to the Hawaiian Fertili-
ger Co. Senator Brown opposed 1t as
establishing a precedent for similar
claims amounting to $4,000 or 10000.
Dickey said this item was different en-
tirely, it was a tax on foreign made
goods when in fact the goods were
manufactured in Honolulu.
Senator Baldwin said If the other
claims We're good they should be paid,
no matter what precedent was estab-
lished McCandless said that the COM
pany had deposited check for the
amount of the tax in the treasury SUD-
ject to the opinion of the Attorney Cen
eral who had advised that the money
should be returned. The check had
been cashed by mistake however ana
could not be repaid without the ac-
ton of the Legislature. The item was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Senator J. T. Brown secured the IN
sertion of an item of $1,000 for King
street. Hilo. and Wilcox of 5000 for
Kaiihiwaf road, Kauai.
Further action was deferred by ad-
journment.