The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-19
COUNTY BILL IN HANDS
OF NINE HOUSE
MEMBERS
Continued from page II

CCOntlnu6Q page III
ON approved vouchers Cby the Super
intepdent of Public Works. by the
Road Board of the different districts
in which the work has been done, for
which the vouchers are drawn.
Honolulu is the only exception on
the Island of Oahu that does not de-
post its road tax TO a special deposit
1t goes into the general revenue of the
government and amounts approximate
ly to $4,000 per annum.
I'm regard to the school tax. your
committee beg leave to report their
findings as follows:
"a repeal OF this tax would mean
a loss in revenue to the Government,
according to the last returns, of APP
proximately 100000 per annum. and.
according to the report of the Super
intendent of Public instruction, as SUBJ
mitted to this House, there are now in
the public schools 1879 pupils, and
the cost to this Territory TO support
the public schools for the biennial pc
Rod amounted to 1856, $3.50. and your
committee believe that a repeal of the
school tax would mean an additional
tax Ito derive enough revenue) placed
on those who are already paying pro-
portion of the taxes and exempt those
who are most benefited by the public
school system, as maintained in this
Territory
Kaniho asked that the report be
tabled for consideration with the bill,
which was done.
BREWING LICENSES APPROVED.
The bill granting licenses to brew
beer was favorably reported, Kumalae
dissenting. the committee having de-
clared it's opinion that the license fee
of $3.50 was reasonable. Kurnalae said
he thought the license too small and
the brewery should pay more. The re-
port was tabled to be taken up later
The Committee on Public Expendi-
lures reported on the Wilcox shortage
as reported elsewhere. On motion the
report went to the Printing Commit
tee and then the order of the day was
taken up.
COUNTY BILL TAKEN UP.
ChilIingworth moved the taking up
of House Bill No. 3, the County bill
1t was read a second time by title and
Chilnngworth moved reference to a
committee of seven.
50. of
taking up the bill at once so that the
House could know just how the Hem-
bers stood. He said he did not want
a committee to kill or change the bill
nor committee of the whole. for there
would be too much discussion. He
wanted action.
Chiliingworth said at once that if
the members thought time would be
gained he would withdraw his motion
as he wanted speed.
Aylett said he favored special COM
mittee: The consideration of the bill
in the Senate was almost ended and
he thought there should be action in
the House that would facilitate mat
ters No time could be gained until
the Senate had acted on a bill and a
House committee could thus get along
faster and act along lines leading to
success.
KumaIae said committee would
simply be taking up time, as two weeks
would not be enough for considera-
ton. He said that would practically
kill the bill If the bill is to be killed
let it die in the House He was afraid
there was no time for such delay, and
said he felt there was opposition TO the
measure.
Fernandez wanted a special commit
tee and said that the other County
bill would go to the same committee.
The Home Rule bill had been printed
and soon would be before the House.