The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-03-20


Senator McCandlese presented the
minority report of himself and Senator
Dickey
The items for hospitals and asylums
were concurred In but the minority was
against the physicians, reporting that
the Hawaiian poor were very few, and
preferred 90 minister for themsely es.
An item OF $1,000 was recommended in
etead, for health agents to have charge
OF vaccination. sanitation, etc. Both
reports we're laid on the table to be
considered with the appropriation bill.
COUNTY COMMITTEES REPORT.
Senator Cecil Brown reported for the
special county committee, recommend
ing the adoption of the Republican
county bill with a few amendments,
chief of which are making the leper set
tlement separate county and taking
from Supervisors the right to issue
bonds. The committee highly recon-
mends the bill, and says there Is no
need for discussion as 1t was the prom
lnent plank in the platform Of all par
ties.
The following are the proposed
changes:
Amending the title to conform with
the Organic Act
Comforting Jurisdiction upon counties
over inter-island waters, and making
Bird Island and Laysan Island a part
of Oahu.
! Making the leper settlement a sep
arate county. but under the control of
! the Board of Health, the lepers to elect
I the Sheriff and the District Magistrate;
salaries to be paid by the board, and
the Sheriff to appoint five policemen.
This takes from the lepers any voice
in the control of Maui.
The acts of county health officers to
be approved by the Bonrd of Health,
which, under the Organic Act, is given
authority over all health matters.
County officers to have three years
residence before they are eligible.
Making the Sheriff ex-ofIicio coroner,
and the clerk eX-oflicio recorder, and
combining the offices Of Assessor and
Collector, and making the Treasurer
also the license collector.
The District Attorneys to be deputies
of the Attorney General and removable
by him upon cause proven before the
Supreme Court.
To permit recorders to file any plan of
land.
Limiting Territorial taxes to five mills
and of the counties to the same
amount
Authorizing the Collector to sell ava
licenses: For Oahu, 81 900; Maui, $500;
East Hawaii, $500; West Hawaii, $3.50;
Kauai, $50.
Also auctioneer's licenses, as follows: !
oahu. 5000; Maui and East Hawaii I
800; West Hawaii and Kauai, $50. The
bond to be fixed at $4,000 and $500, re-
spectively.
Providing a penalty for illegal
slaughteriI.g.
Making the livery stable license fee
$50
Fixing merchandise licenses as fol-
lows: Sales less than $4,000, $50; sales
less than 100000, 800; sales less than
100000 $3.50: over $5OO0OU, $500.
Dressmaking and tailoring license to
be 500, to be limited to public shops.
Reducing the fee for peddling cake
from S25 to $40.
Making the water rates paid into the
treasury daily instead of quarterly.
and fixing the salary at $4,000 instead
| of Is per cent of the rents collected.
Providing for the following amounts
for starting business in the counties:
Oahu, $4,000: West Hawaii, s45 900;
East Hawaii. $4,000: Maui 100000; and
| Kauai, $4,000.
| The committee reported also against
changing the school system and insert
ed provision making the old law
stand If any part of the county act re-
! pealing 1T Is declared unconstitutional |
Senator Kalauokalani and Senator
| j. 7. Brown wanted the report translat-
ed and printed. Senator Achi said the
amendments suited him, and he was
| 10, lNtll hi
nally it was decided to have six copies
of the bill typewriter into Hawaiian |
for the benefit of the Home Rule men,
bers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Achi gave notice of an act |
to create toll and freight board.
TO REPAY PRATT.
Senator Achi introduced resolution |
for the insertion of an item of $4,000 !
in the appropriation bill to repay the
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Exchange for money spent by j. G. |
Pratt in Washington in securing the
passage of the fire claims act.
Senate Bill No. 50 went over until |
today.
The bill providing for the IS tax on
automobiles and 81 tax on bicycles (
passed, with an amendment making the [
bicycle tax 81. Senator Dlckey thought /
50 was not enough for automobiles and
Senator Achi opposed the bicycle tax.
He said 81 was six per cent on the VAL
uation of the bicycle, while automobiles
paid but one-thlrd of one per cent on
their value He said bicycles didn't
damage the roads, anyway. while they
paid more tax than horses. Senator
!
Kaohl argued that there should not be
such law any more than tax on
spectacles or umbrellas. Senator Achis
motion to strike out the bicycle tax
was lost. Senator MCCandless's amend
ment to make the tax 81 carried. Sem
ators Achi and Kaoh voted mo" on the
final passage OF the bill