The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-28
MANY Ne "
FEATURES
The House Adds
to the County
Measure.

impetus yesterday when the House
committee reported back Bill No. 3,
with long list of amendments, as the
result OF thorough discussion of the
provisions of the measure.
There was a pretty little skirmish
which resulted in the gaining of the
most decided advantage of the session
by the Republicans. 1t was a purely
tactical advantage at that, and by It's
being secured, put through the second
reading stage, where the greatest dan
ger laid for the bill, of the measure
with all the amendments. This was
accomplished by the sudden rushing of
motion to adopt the report of the
committee, and as there was no chance
for vote other than for or against
the bill, it was so passed. There were
Home Rulers trying to have the meas
ure sent to the Committee of the
Whole, which would have meant delay.
as there is no closure there, and speech
.es would have been unlimited. but
when they were mapping the vote was
called and was carried
The principal feature of the amend
ing of the bill lies in the transfer of the
schools from the Territorial board to
the counties, along the lines of the
Kauai plan. This is the last item of the
changing. The first lies in the attach
ing to Oahu of all islands not in other
counties. The second of Importance
consists of the striking out of the coun-
ty seat for Maui at Wailuku. and the
providing that the seat shall be at the |
place determined by a majority vote |
at the first general election.
The county of West Hawaii is chang |
ed by the substitution of Hamakua for |
Kau, which goes to East Hawaii, the |
county seat being placed at Waimea in |
stead pof Kailua, and the name of the |
county being made Kanaiaupuni. The /
provision for the county seat of Kauai |
is the same as for that of Maui
The Supervisors are fixed at seven,
as follows:
Oahu - Honolulu, fourth district,
three; from Nuuanu street to Moana-
lua, two; outside districts combined,
two.
Makawao, and Molokai and Lanai COM
bined, one each.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, two; other
one each and one at large.
East Hawaii-North Hilo and Hilo,
three; Kau and Puma, three, and one at
arge.
Kauai-Each district one and one at
arge.
The power to fill supervisorial vacant
,:cs is taken from the Governor and
given to the remaining members of the
-oard. The provision for newspapers
IF general circuIa ton" Sor publication
# notices is stricken out, and the pro- ,
Vision is made that books must be aud ,
ted once in six months.
The bonding privilege Of the counties
s stricken out as well. The deciding
-ote Of the board is placed at four {
evenths. The oath for officers must .
ontain the words the laws of the Ter
itory Of Hawaii" as well as United I
'tates." The sheriff is made coroner
x-oficio, and the county clerk is made a
ec order. Instead OF road boards, a
DAD supervisor is provided.
The limit OF exemption under the in
ONE tax clause is $1,000. The license
IT a billiard table is made SIS; for sell n
e pork, SIS; for a livery stable, $50; :,
notary license, So; for u hack, 50; and
he. provision is added that the driver s
INST speak either the English or Ha- il
allan language The fee for peddlers u
T all kinds is made $50. ;,
me cnapIer bearing on IRE arms -
ricken out, and the tobacco license is Il
ade to read that the fee for business II
7 $4,000 is $50; up to 100000. 500; to A
OO, 900, $500; over a half million, $500.
The provision for district road super .
sors is carried through the bill in Il
lace of road boards. c,
The sections giving the Territory con-
oil OF harbors and wharves, of schools
nd the Board of Health, are stricken
II entirely.
It is provided that the superintendent b;
waterworls shall receive not more Y,
ian $4,000. and the water rates are
ade payable monthly.
Tt is provided that there shall be set "a
side for the counties a total amount OF W
%, 600. of which the division is as fol- g.
WIS: Oahu, $500, 600; KaDiaupuni, $45,-
0; East Hawaii, $4,000; Maui, $4,000; "
auai. $45, 000 "
Kumalae opposed the new division of OF
await counties, but otherwise was in -
yOr of the report