The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-19
MUNICIPAL
BILL PASSED
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~ msving its indefinite postponement
fis poiate,i out that the exemption was
% coffee grown for commercial pur.
poses.
"UnIer this bill where does the poor
man get ONT There is nothing here
% exempt the man who raises coffee
for domestic consumption. The inter.
fion - TO exempt those big corpora.
tions who are in this or business and
u seems that the bill il to allow them
10 escape the taxes they ought to
pay. The bill protects the rich and
not the poor. The only exemptions
we're 70 open new works, this exempts
all coffee land now cultivated
Raleiopu said that the BIZ encor.
aged everyone to go into the growing
Of coffee and such should be the aim
Of every good bill. In encouraging
the big mills it opened a market for
the poor grower.
Kaniho also spoke in favor of the
bill. As an aid to the poor the law
was a good one. If his constituents
in West Hawai- did not take advantage
Of the law that was their fault, but
he would support the bill and do his
part.
Kaniho talked on the bill at length,
being followed by Pail, who wanted to
know where the market was he kept
hearing about.
Sheldon explained that the bill WIS
to show the Federal COVE .nment that
we were willing to help our own cof-
fee industry, which fact would help
in getting the talked Of ofee bounty
from Washington.
Pail asked for further time to con-
slider the bill and unearth the merits
which Kaniho thought he could see.
Kaleo Joined the debatcrs and re-
viewed the bill and Rawlins also. The
latter confessed that he he'd major
ity report of his own on the bill. The
fact that already there were paying
mills seemed to show that the industry
was able to stand on it's own feet,
but he would also like to encourage
smaller growers to go into the industry.
The bill was finally deferred until
the afternoon.
CONFERENCE ON COUNTY SAL
ARIES.
The conference committee on the
Grab bill amendments presented their
report, the following salaries having
been agreed on between them and the
Senate conferees:
County Clerk, oahu. s21oO; County
Attorney. Oahu, s27O0; County Treasur-
,r. Oahu, s2400; County Treasurer, Ka-
1ai, $500; deputy sheriff, Hama, $10s0,
and deputy sheriff, Waianae, $500.
Some technical errors were found in
the report and the report was with
Drawn for correction.
PILIKIA FOR BAD CHILDREN.
House Bill 219, requiring deputy
,heriffs or their assistants to visit all |
public schools weekly to secure the
names of truant pupils was next call
ID and after Kaleo had the difference
between country and county pointed
nut for him the bill was passed.
House Bill 222, to regulate trust
allowing them in addition
10 their present functions to accept
money on deposit subject to draft.
There was no debate on the bill, which
passed without opposition.
A communication from the Senate
lsked for n conference over the House
to Senate Bill 80, the
Salary Appropriation bill. The chair
named Rice, Kaleiopu, Hughes, Pail
md Akau to discuss the matter with
he Senate committee.
FISCAL AGENTS.
House Bill 225, authorizing the APP
,ointment Of fiscal agents by the
Treasurer to sell, by or redeem Terri
orial bonds, was passed on third read.
ng without any discussion.
DEPUTY FOR TREASURER.
House Bill 226, authorizing the Ter.
'itorial Treasurer to appoint the Reg
strar Of Public Accounts as his deputy
Turing his absence from the Territory,
gas questioned by Kaniho, who want.
ii 10 know whore the responsibility
would rest In ease Of trouble In the
treasury during the Treasurer - abb
senes.
Iiiee explained that tho Registrar Of
Public Accounts was already the high
ast bonded man In the Territory.
The bill passed Nth 80 ayes, the
whole House being present 70 sote,
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