The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-04

the latter section. section 80, as to
appointments to appeal courts; Section
SO, pay of members of the court; Sec
ton "a, providing for sessions of the
court; Section So, as to grounds; Sec
ton Sc, referring to the powers of
court; Section 81, as to taxation of
costs, and Section IS, authorizing the
assessor to amend taxation lists in
conformity with decisions of the court,
all passed unamended.
The sections relating to appeal to
the Supreme Court were then passed
seriatim.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENT.
Only once was there any debate over
the passage of the sections and that
arose over paragraph of Section 70,
relating to the enforcement of pay
ments.
The section as originally drafted ran
thus:
"By suit or action in assumpsit in
his (the assessors own name on be-
half of the Territory of Hawaii for the
amount of taxes, penalties and costs
and interest in any District Court ir-
respective of the amount claimed. Ex-
ecution may issue upon any judgment
rendered in any such suit which may
be satisfied out of any real or personal
property of the defendant in such suit,
without other or further authority.o
On amendment, the last clause,
"without other or further authority"
was struck out and the following clause
was inserted: provided, however, no
property, real or personal, shall be sold
under such execution for the payment
of said taxes, penalties, costs and in
terest for less than half of the as
sessed value of such property"
INCOME EXEMPTION.
When the section regarding exemp-
tion on Income tax came up several
amendments were presented. The Sec
ton, as submitted, provided for the
GOMEZ up to $1,000 year from the
make the amount $4,000 per annum,
Aylett $500, Long $500 and Rice
$1,000.
don withdrew their amendments and
Aylett's amendment being defeated.
CHARITIES PROPERTY EXEMPT.
The bill was read through to the
end with only occasional verbal amend
ments, after which the committee went
back to Section 26, the section relat-
ing to exemption of public, education
al, religious and eleemosypary institu-
tions. On Harris's motion the Luna
lilo Home and Home for Incurables
were exempted in common with the
Queen Is Hospital, Kona Orphanage ana
other institutions.
A new section was introduced on
Coelho's motion to exempt for five
years all property actually used in pro-
ducing tobacco, rubber, cork, oak, Ma
Mia hemp, sansaveria, Salonica hemp
and cacao for commercial purposes.
CONTROL TROLLEY CARS.
Before adjournment, under suspen.
sion of the rules, bill by Coelho was
introduced and read a first time, for
the purpose of controlling and regulat-
ing the running of electric cars in Ha-
wall.
COUNTY BILL BACK.
During the morning session the SEN
ate sent back House Bill No. /, the
County Bill, with the amendments made
in the Upper House. The clerk of the
House began to read it, but it was de-
cided that a more intelligent under
standing of it could be had if the bill
were printed. A special committee
consisting of Holstein, Rice and Ka-
leiopu was appointed to translate the
bill and pass it on to the Printing Com
mittee.
MANY PETITIONS.
The following petitions were receiv-
ed:
From J. D. Avery, Clerk of the Coun-
ty Act Commission, asking fer payment
of $238.l4 for work done and mate
rails used in the County Act prepar-
alton. He has another bill for SINH
lar amount to be paid by the Senate.
From residents of the Palolo valley
asking for cemetery on the site prom
ised for a chapel.
The American Hawaiian Engineering
and Construction Co., Ltd, petitioner
the House to appropriate a sufficient
sum to reimburse it for losses over the
Brewers wharf contract. 1t claimed
that owing to the cancellation of the
contract it has now on hard material
to the value of $22,053 and has paid
out in cash $2,913 with interest and a
reasonable profit amounting to 1914,
the total amount involved is $2S,71O.
1t asks that the Territory take over
the material and reimburse TIE com
pany for its losses. The matter was
referred to the Committee on Public
Expenditures.
The Senate reported that it had
adopted the House Joint Resolution
for the immediate construction of a
wooden bridge across Kaukonahua
stream, Wailua, out of the old appro-
priation of $4,000.
MERCHANTS APPROVE.
A joint communication was received
from the Legislative Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and the Commit
tee of Public Affairs of the Merchants
Association expressing approval of
House Bill No. $50 and urging its pas
sage. The bill is for the purpose OF !
returning to the rate of 8 per cent as