The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-07

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missioners. and without which It is forgery.
paying percentage of the gross income
into the treasury which is a provision
which should be insisted upon in all
cases OF public franchises. A mistake
was made when the r. T. & L. Co. was
only compelled to pay percentage on
a portion of It's net income.
SUBSIDY is WRONG.
THE bill provides for a subsidy of
$500 mile for each mile constructed.
This was allowed In the case of the o.
r. & l.. Co., but that was the pioneer
company when the question whether a
railroad could be made to pay was not
settled. In the present condition of af-
fairs your committee is not In favor of
granting such q concession. The A.
nances of the Territory do not warrant
IL, even IL 1t would pay In the end.
| When warrants for the pay of en-
ployees, and even of the members of
the Legislature, have 10 be registered
and remain unpaid for months, 1t be-
hooves us to guard every avenue of
expenditure with a jealous eye.
THE bin asks for exemption from
taxes for fifteen years. While this
would be offset, in case the road We're
ever built beyond Diamond Head,
which, however, need not be done un-
der the bill as introduced your COM
mittee thinks that the period ought not
to exceed five years in any case.
''The objections to the bill ste so
be laid on the table"
Dickey moved that the report be
laid on the table to be considered with
the bill. and by that time McCandless
had caught his second wind
II move YOU" he said. that that re-
port be thrown out of the Senate"
This. however, was hardly in order
and the Senator modified his motion
| to plain one to reject the report,
which was lost. And then the Dickey
motion carried. Hover, the Senators
were merciful because when the bill
came up on second reading, consider
alton was postponed until Monday to
give McCandless chance to answer
the Dickey report.
COUNTY ACT COMMITTEE.
The Senate was full of incident yes
terday, and just before adjournment
| luI illt uuy, I)ONSttl ITOlll Ine
! ty Act Joint Committee introduced the
following resolution, which was adopt
! ed and the Senate Committee men Civ
en- ten days more time:
THE Joint County Committee TO
which was referred concurrent reso-
luton No. l, beg leave to report that
/ 1t has had the same under careful con-
sideration, and as the time expires to-
day. requests of this honorable body
that the committee be given further
time IN which to make final report;
and that pending such final report the
said committee be permitted to have
for It's consideration all House and
Senate bills on local self-gov eminent
that were introduced therein"
The Senate session opered with the
refusal of the Senator to permit the
House to draw back bill House Bill
"A. which the lower body had passed
and then reconsidered, the bill having
in the meantime passed first reading
In the Senate. at seems to me-" said
Dowsett, this is asking too much.
Where would the power of the House
stop If we grant this request. 1t would
be unprecedented"
President Isenberg held that the bill
could not be returned to the House at
this stage under the rules, and that
closed the incident, after Achi had en-
tered a protest. q
ACHI WINS HIS POINT.
Achi scored little bit later when he
appealed from the ruling of the chair
on a report from the Judiciary Com
mittee on Senate Bill 76, which is the
Paris bill relative to the appointment
of district magistrates. 1t seems that
Paris had wanted to be heard on the
bill by the committee, and had not
been, and there was a misunderstand-
ing all around about it. The presid-
ing officer ruled that Achl's report was
not in order, and from this ruling
Achi appealed, winning his point. Aft
er this little breeze, the Senate settled
down to business
The order of the day was the third
reading of Senate Bill 70, the spe-
cial forest fire appropriation act.
The bill passed without dissent.
Senate Bill 6. the Dickey-Park bill,
came up on third reading. and went
over for consideration until next Tues
day on motion of Woods.
Senate Bill 46, relating to proceedings
for recovery Of land, on third reading
passed without dissent.
House Bill 7, on second reading, went
to the Judiciary Committee.
House Bill 2S. the divorce law on sec
ond reading, went to the Judiciary
Committee.
House Bill 80, to encourage DIVERSE
fled industries. went to the Public
Lands Committee.
House Bill "A went to the Revision
Committee on second reading.
House Bill rs. second reading, refer
red to judiciary Committee.
ROUTINE MATTERS.
Senate Bill IS. to print the decision
OF the Federal District Court. was read