The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-26
SESSION
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THE COUNTY BILL
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Later the Speaker reversed his ruling
and declared the resolution adopted.
The Serrao claim came up again from
the finance committee. AS the claim
was considered by the fire claims court
the committee was opposed to opening
up that question and recommended
that the matter be indefinitely post
poned. 1t was shown that Serrao had
accepted the 10 per cent payment The
report was adopted.
SHORT LIVED FRANCHISE.
Partial reports were made by the
committee on agriculture and manu-
| features on the electric franchise bills,
approving both with some changes, the
most important being the limiting the
life of both the Hawaiian and Oahu
Ice to Is years. Keliinoi objected on
the grounds that longer time was
necessary to insure the investment of
capital. The reports were laid on the
table. to be considered with the bills.
HACK BILL PASSES.
The afternoon session opened with
the sending of the bill providing for
the purchase of the Pauoa Valley
springs by the government to a special
committee of five. The Speaker named:
Messrs. Kumalae. chairman. Aylett,
Kalama, Damien. Pulaa.
The hack bill came up and was freely
discussed. Kumalae tried to insert a
section providing that nothing in the
bill should affect drivers who hold
licenses at present. Speaker Beckley
ruled that this was class legislation.
and Immediately Kumalae moved to
strike out the clause providing that the
applicants should speak and read Eng
lish or Hawaiian. He argued that
many persons who now had hacks and
horses, who could not secure licenses
under the law, would be compelled to
sell their property at low prices. This.
he said, would drive them to robbery,
and the people of substance would
suffer. He said the law would strike |
Chinese. Japanese and Portuguese He
said there were 400 hacks in the Ter
ritory, and the valuation based on two
horses, stables. etc. was $1,000. each. |
The only fair thing was to appropriate
100000 to pay for the property made
vaIueless.
KUMALAE DRESSED DOWN
Chillingworth, in strong speech, an
swered Kumalae, saying that if the
hack drivers to be thus confirmed in
their possession of licenses were rob-
bers, as pictured. they should be got
rid of at once. He denounced this kind
Of ''Americanism.' picturing the heart
felt sympathy of Kumalae for the
poor Japanese and Chinese. but not
one tear for the Hawaiian who was be-
ing driven to the wall by the rate cut
ting of the Orientals, like whom they
would not live.
Vida likewise went after Kumalae.
saying the members were here to pro-
tect the Hawaiiahs, and he did not
know before that any legislator had
been elected by orientals to protect
heir interests.
Fernandez supported the bill. saying
Japanese made money by selling sake
IN their drives and Chinese by selling t
plum. while the Hawaiian coach driv- 1
r obeyed the law and could not live in I
he face of competition. q
Pail opposing and Aylett favoring the L
MEASURE closed the debate and the bill T
assed: Ayes "a. noes 8. they being cast f
y Kumalae. Kaniho, Pail, Pulaa and d
Wright. s
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