The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-05
IN The SENATE
Continued from Page H.


expert Schuyler the dam engineer |
would arrive on the Alameda and as
soon az possible after he reached here |
a meeting of the joint committee would |
be called to resume the Nuuanu dam |
inquiry Due notice of such meeting |
so that all who wish to appear could |
do so, would be given,
Third reading of Senate bill No 10
providing for the form of ballots at
elections and other details thereto, was
called. Mccarthy moved to pass the
bill. Smith wanted to so amend the
bill as to knock out the entire bill. He
contended that such a ballot would
tend to provoke confusion and there
would be a large number of ballots
thrown out. Where the great number
of the people were concerned it was
unwise to make material changes.
Brown wanted to defer action until the
afternoon. He wanted to have the
bill looked over more. His motion pre-
vailed.
Board of Forestry and Agriculture to
make regulations governing the i'm
portadon of bees passed third reading.
Smith asked what had become of
Senate bill No. 16 relating to county
educational committee. He was told
it was in the hands of the Ways and
Means committee where action had
been deferred on the request of Sen
ator Coelho.
House bill No. SO eXempting leprous
ubeuants at the settlement in divorce
proceedings from the payment Of costs
in court proceedings passed third read
ing House bill No. 147 relating to the
income tax making the maximum ex-
emption $1,000 instead of $1,000, passed
third reading.
House bill No $50, providing for per-
sons changing their names upon decree
of the governor except where the courts
gave such DEGREES in cass of adoption
and divorce, passed third reading.
Senate bill No. H. Makekau's gra-
duated income tax measure came up on
second reading The measure was as
follows:
Section l. Lines 10 and II of Section
1878 of the Revised Law of Hawaii as
amended by Section 1 of Act rs of the
Session Laws of 1905 are hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows: Tax on the
amount so derived during the year pre-
ceding at the following rate: on those
whose incomes are Five Thousand Dol
lars rless, the rate will be two per
cent; on those whose incomes are more
than Five Thousand Dollars, and
amount to Ten Thousand Dollars, the
rate will be frye per cent; on those
whose incomes are more than Ten
Thousand Dollars, and amount to Fifty
Thousand Dollars, the rate will be
seven and a half per cent; on those
whose incomes are more than Fifty
Thousand Dollars, the rate will be ter
per cent.
Section 2 This Act shall take fleet
from and after the first day of Jan.
uary, los.
The Ways and Means committee re-
commended that the bill be tabled
largely on the grounds that there had
been provision made for the appoint.
ment of a tax commission and the pro,
posed bill would cause unnecessary
confusion i'm the income system of the
Territory. The report was adopted
killing the bill
House bill No. "A empowering tn
county attorneys to appoint and ~
, move two deputies was called on sec
ond reading Smith favored deferrlnl
action until after the salary approprIa
) ton had been passed. If the attor
ney general were allowed three de
puties, it would not be necessary t
have so many deputies under the coun
b ty. Chilingworth said that it wa
> necessary to have two deputies as tn
j. department had them now. The su
. pervisors felt that two deputies wer
necessary. He explained how tn
! work was done
Il Smith said he could not understan
the necessity for so many prosecutn
eral had done all of the work and theI
had been a great deal of work such q
- having opium in possession and SNUG
Cling that had to be looked after fol
. merly, that had been taken off Of the
hands now. True the Grand jury syI
tenn involved more work but the U.
authorities had taken much prosecute
off of their hands and in addition IL
counties had taken a great deal of VOL
s, from the Attorney Generals depar
ment. If there were to be so mar
in prosecuting officers there was apparen
); ly no need for the Attorney General
.; department to have so many deputies.
8; ChilHngworth explained that the d
~ partment did require the present nur
Der Of deputies and told of the volur
rs of work. Dowsett suggested that tn
defer action until the grab bin car
lis up from the House.
q 81 understand" said Chillingwori