The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-24

IU" House notified The -puIt. Uf the
adoption off the conference committees
report ON House 1911 O. This passes
the bin.
a communication from the President
Of the Research club relative to Tanta-
lus Park was laid ON the table TO DE
considered with the bill.
The miscellaneous committee report
liverymen's lien bill, with some gram
NAUTICAL amendments
The ways and means committee re-
commended the tabling Of House bill
"a, fixing the compensation OF deputy
assessors.
The ways and means committee re-
ported i'm favor Of laying House bin 40
on the table to be taken UP with the
license bill.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on House bill 1876 to
license social clubs.
The order Of the day came on the
third reading Of Senate bill ST. the in
come and tax bill. Achi said it was a
waste Of time to pass a tax bill now,
before the county act was passed.
Dowsett said the bill was necessary,
in case the county act did not pass.
Achi moved that consideration be
postponed until Senate bill 50 the coun-
ty tax law should be considered. It
would look like bad faith to pass this
law now.
Dickey said the present bill was ne
cessary although the Senators were
acting in perfect good faith in trying
to pass a county act that would hold.
Dowsett repudiated the insinuation of
bad faith. and the Achi motion was
lost. A motion by McCandless to re-
duce penalty from 10 to per cent WAS
lost.
The bill then passed, Achi, Brown,
Lane and McCandless voting against
1t.
Senate bill SO, to license en?igrant
agents at the rate of $500 per year,
passed third reading, Achi being ex-
cused from voting because he said he
did not understand the bill
Senate bill 6, the Tantalus park act,
came up for third reading being taken
from the table. Dickey moved that it
| be referred to a committee Of three
composed entirely Of Oahu members.
Bishop said Dowsett had a hatchet
| for the bill, and McCandless an ak, and
an Oahu committee would kill the hill
sure. He moved to amend by referring
to committee of FIVE not of Oahu.
Il don't see the use Of committee
said Dowsett "The bill has already
been reported on. If we have guns and
hatchets out, let US shoot and cut and
see what we can hit. It's better to
! fight it out right here"
The Bishop amendment which Dickey
accepted, was lost. Then Paris moved
that it go to a special committee APP
pointed by the President, and this
carried. President Isenberg appoint
ed Dickey. Woods and Lane.
House bill 50, 1876. 1879, 1872 and 15l
were read first time and will be read
for the second time tomorrow.
! Senate bill sc, the livery lien BILL on
second reading was amended in ac-
cordance with the recommendation
made by the miscellaneous committee
and passed. 1t will be read for the
| third time tomorrow
! I1OuSe Dlll ~ relating TO the pay OF
deputy assessors, on second reading,
was laid on the table
House bill 40 repeating license laws,
! on second reading was laid on the ta-
BILE to be taken up with the license bill.
House bill 1885, to tax social clubs, on
second reading was sent back to the
ways and means committee to be taken
up with the license bill This was
after it had been vainly debated for
half an hour. The tax fixed in the bill
for bona fide clubs is 5000 per annum.
The Judiciary committee reported the
reception of the amendment to the
! Oraganic Act from the Secretary of the
Territory. The report stated that il
the amendments had passed Congress
as it was believed that It had, the le-
gislature had no power to override the
veto of the governor on county or mu-
nicipal bills. Achi signed the report
and Dickey and Lane did not concur
The report was tabled
McCandess announced specia
meeting of the Iwilei committee at 80
p. m and the Senate adjourned.
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