Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-02
SENATE.
CONTINUED from Page H.

The sections as proposed to be
amended read as follows:
"All carriages wagons, wagonettes,
hearses, omnibusos drawn by horses or
mules, and automobiles used for the
conveyance of persons shall be sub.
JeCt to an annual tax OF FIVE dollars
CS5 OO) each, TO be paid by the owners
thereof.
IAN bicycles used for the convey.
ance of persons shall he subject to an
annual tax Of two dollars $4,000 each.
10 be paid by the owners thereof"
Debts Of Officials.
Senator McCandlCss introduced bills
20 amend the law relating to the eN
CmptiGu of certain property from dis
traint. execution etc, and to repeal the
exemption of Government employees
from punishment of their salaries.
These bills are in response to a gen.
eral complaint from merchants OF in.
justice to them in preventing the col
lection of debts from Government EN-.
Tloyes
All of the foregoing new bills we're
ordered to be printed.
Wants Revenue Information.
Senator Baldwin moved reA)lution,
which was carried. requesting the
Treasurer of the Territory to present
statement to the Legislature of re.
CCipts of revenue from the following
sources:
:. Property taX-u from sugar
plantations; (2) from all other corpor.
atoms; 49, from copartncrships; 90
from individual owners.
>. Income taX-from classes of tax.
payers the same as enumerated under
the head of property tax.
3 License fees of each Island. Land
fees Of each Island. Water rates of
each Island. Harbor masters fees OF
each Island.
4. Fines, penalties and costs Of each
Island. All other sources.
Senator Baldwin gave as the reason
for the resolution the desirability of
having exact information regarding
revenue in consideration OF the Coun-
" Bill.
Senator Tsenberg offered a resolution
TO appropriate $4,000 for water pipes
in Kalihi.
Beer Legislation.
An Act to license the brewing and
sale of malt liquors came up for third
reading and after amendment In sever
al points, was carried without dis.
senting vote.
An Act to repeal the special tax Of
1--WE cents a gallon for malt liquors
made under the license provided for
in the law of 1856, and to remit claims
Tor the special tax under the same sec.
zion, also passed second reading with
out opposition. Before the vote Sena.
tor Brown elected the information that
none of the special tax had been col
iected.
An Act to license the retail sale of
malt liquors did not have such
smooth course as the other beer meas
ufes.
Senator McCandless moved to make
the license fee $500 instead OF $3.50.
Some who held the old beer licenses
HAD stated that they would be willing
20 pay $1,000 rather than have no H.
sCense.
Senator Isenberg said: am against
this high license. When these beer sa.
looms were open there was less drunk
enness as well as less crime. Every
body knows that in certain districts,
such as Kakaako, since the beer shops
were closed, crime has increased so
per cent. As soon as We stop the sale
of beer people will drink those horrible
swipes, which are running the native
Hawaians. know that the natives on
my own ranch prefer beer to swipes,
but when they cannot get beer they
will drink swipes.
Senator G. Brown was opposed to In
cJeasing the fee above that in the bill.
The licensing of beer was temper
ance measure.
Senator McCandless stated his in
tCntion Of moving an amendment pro-
ylGing penalty for the selling of hard
drinks by the holder of beer license.
Senator Baldwin was not in favor of
any kind of saloons, but here was a
question they had to meet. Under the
Republic he voted against light wine
and beer licenses because he feared