The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-18
IN THE HOUSE
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THIRD READINGS.


House Bill 21O, recognizing the
Board of Agriculture and Forestry and
providing salary for the president,
was given a third reading.
Rice wanted to know about the OBJ
ject of the bill, and where the money
for the presidents salary is to come
from.
Raviins explained that forestry is
one of the most vital concerns Of the
islands, and that the preservation Of
the forests call for the greatest care.
He saij .lat according to Jared Smith
the water shed on Lanai alone was
worth 100000, but had been destroyed.
A vote on the bill carried by q to Z.
Joint Resolution No. 4, authorizing
the appointment by the Governor Of a
Corporation Law Commission of three
members to revise the corporation laws
of the Territory and recommend their
amendment, was passed a third read
ing by a vote Of q to Q.
House Bill PIP, to encourage coffee
industry by eXempting land used for
the purpose from taxation, came up
for thira ieadlrs.
Correa moved to indefinitely post
pone action on the matter. He could
not see where the poor man gets any
thing out of it, because the bill states
that it applies to property used for
raising coffee .cr commercial purposes,
and ne held hat only a few persons
were engaged in raising it on COM
mercial scale. Besides this doesn't ex-
empt new coffe industry only, but all
coffee lands.
Kaleiopu favored the bill, which he
deemed would be of benefit to the
small farmer.
Kaniho, also thought the bill a gooa
one, even though the people it is de
signed to help may not avail them
selves of it,
Sheldon thought the passage of the
bill would tend toward influencing
the Federal Government to gram
the much desired subsidy of cent!
per pound.
Pail wasn't much in favor of the
bill, inasmuch as the coffee industr!
hasn't proved a great success here
He moved to take more time to con
slider the bill.
Kaleo also talked on the measure.
Rawlins was willing to support in
FAINT enterprises, but objected to ap
plying it after the child was weaned
The fact that the coffee business ha
not been abandoned by those engaged
in it for six or seven years, show
that it is worth holding on to.
would give them an unfair advan
tage to now take tax from their pre-
perty.
Action on the bill was on motiol
deferred until o'clock this after
noon.
House Bill 219 requiring deput,
sheriffs to act as truant officers, an,
visit each school in his district one,
each week. to learn of absent pupils
passed a third reading.
House Bill 222, regulating Trust
Companies, passed a third reading b!
unanimous vote.
Conference on Grab Bill.
The Conference Committee or
House Bill 1876 the County Salaries
Grab" Bill, was submitted to the
House, but was withdrawn before its
adoption was voted upon on the
ground that it was not drawn up IT
proper form, showing which of the
amendment suggested We're House
and which Senate measures.
The several changes made in tn,
bill are with one exception raises il
salary, this one being the County
Attorney of Oahu, who is cut from
$4,000 to $1,000. The amendments or
fered follow:
County Clerk, Oahu, raised from
$1,000 to $1,000.
County Auditor, Oahu, raised from
$4,000 to $1,000.
County Attorney, Oahu, reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000.
County Treasurer, Oahu, RAISED
from $2,1OO to $1,000.
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