The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-10
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AMENDMENT

Dill competed Dy the caucus VI III
Republican members " The Legislature
amending the measure is to be takel
up with the meeting of this evening
and there VIII be fast work made o
the second stage of the considerable,
of the bill.
For the purpose of keeping th'
amendments closely in line with the bill
as drawn, resolution was passed jus
before adjourning last evening request
ing U. s. District Attorney -Breckons
who wrote the bill. and the members OF
the Commission which recommended
it to the Republican committee. tC
be present and act with the caucus. II
is expected that by this plan there viii
be secured a measure which is coherent
| throughout and that there will be a
workmanlike job made of the tinkering
which is to be done.
From the number of amendments
which have been proposed it will be
a we'll riddled bill before it reaches the
Legislature. There is scarcely a single
section which will not be altered in the
handling and some of the proposed
changes are so radical that to accept
them is to alter the very purpose of
the bill. One of these was brought out
last evening when Senator McCandless
gave notice that he would move to
amend to provide for five counties on
the island of Oahu, divided SO that there
would be counties of Honolulu, Eva,
Waianae, Waialua and Koolaupoko.
The Senator suggested that he was ac-
tuated by the belief that in this way
benefits of the taxation would be di-
rect.
There were a number of other amend
ments brought out in the shape of no.
tice of intention to urge them, the prin-
cipal ones being for the taking over of
the Board of Health and making county
institutions instead of a Territorial
body, and as we'll of making the De-
partment of Public instruction Invisible
and placing local boards in charge of
the schools. There was evidenced a de-
on the part of some of the |
city members to fight such action as
nimical to the best interests of the
whole Territory, and there may be such
radical action presented.
The. taxation proposition likewise is
assuming acute form, there being a |
arge number of separate bills ready to
One amendment would tax
banks $4,000 a year instead of $3.50.
MERCHANTS WILL ACT.
The proposals of the members of the
Merchants Association, as to the tax
-tion features of the County bill, will
re heard at the end of the week when
he Republican caucus will give an au-
hence to all commercial bodies which
nay have proposals to submit on the
clock in the afternoon of Saturday,
nd will give the whole afternoon to
he matter of hearing committees or
MEMORIALS.
1t was decided yesterday that prep !
ration would be made for this hearing
nd a special meeting of the Merchants :,
ill be held at the rooms on Thursday s
fternoon at o'clock. to consider how {
} proceed. 1t seems probable that the S
ssociation Will provide a committee i.
appear before the caucus and out '
ne the objections to the various sys- i
ms of taxation now proposed, and in
lcate what the business men feel is
luitable treatment in the premises. +
LIQUOR BILLS COMING. f
There will be a half dozen liquor bills h
,fore the Legislature, if the present Il
ltlook is not changed soon. There are +
rec known to be ready to introduce, =
Id in addition it is understood that r
lother bill will be put in by the brew Z
g interests and one by the liquor deal II
S. which with the temperance peoples
easure will be enough to hold the Leg p
ature a while. a
The measures which have been sug- 81
sted as ready are all along lines COW
ing enlarged areas for license, and it
rumored that there will be a strong
by at work.
NINTH PRECINCT MOVES.
The Ninth Precinct Republican Club
Id a meeting last night at the resi-
nee of S. K. Kane and took steps e
the setting forth of the opinions of - ~,
, club members on the subject of the
unity bill There was some little dis
sion and then on motion a committee
assisting of Lyle A. Dickey, S. K. Ka- 81
and w. ]. Coelho was appointed to to
lvass the sentiment of the voters of
precinct. and set them before the
Gus of Republicans. There was some
cussion as to the needs OF the pre-
ct in roads and water pipes, and a
nmittee consisting of James Shaw,
D. Larnach, John Alapai. Louis Ka--
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