The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-03

every indication that the income viii
be insufficient.
Rice read few figures on the in
come tax question, showing that the
amount to be diverted would be only
$4,000. The total income tax collect
ed in Honolulu had been tl2i.O00. Of
which $4,000 came from other islands.
Rawlins objected To these figures. but
the Speaker shut of the argument
and called for vote. The raising OF
hands gave a tie vote at first but car
ried on a second call. the oahu's audi
tors salary remaining at 5000 a year
Kahana wanted to make the Hawaii
authorship worth $500. the motion be-
ing lost and the salary standing at
$4,000.
Pail had the Maui auditor cut to
$500.
Coney amended the Kauai County
Attorneyship from $500 TO $500, the
amendment carrying.
Nakaleka boosted Maui's treasurer
to $500.
Rawlins wanted the Eva deputy
sheriff cut back to 1920 from $500.
Paoo objected, speaking as the MEM
Der most interested
Paoo quoted figures to show the hard
work done by the deputy at Eva.
having made over GOO arrests during
past period and secured nearly 500 con-
victions. In Waialua 2l2 arrests and
126 convictions only were made while
the pay was the same. In 1906 only
forty-six arrests were made in WAL
alua. The figures show the good work
of the Eva deputy and a justification
for his raise.
Hughes thought 1920 enough. The
hardest work the Eva deputy had to
do was to sun himself around the de-
pot.
Correa informed the House that the
Eva district had three OF the LARGEST
plantations in the Territory and 1900
people. He was surprised at Hughes
remarks about the deputy. Hughes
did little summing of himself al times.
The Speaker cautioned the MEM
bers about personalities.
After RawIins and Paoo has argued
the matter at length and everything
had apparently been cleared for the
vote, Kaniho caught the Speakers
eye, announcing his support OF the
raise and making a speech OF usual
length about IT, He objected 20 the
remark that this officer worked only
at summing himself. He had seen
other officials whose only work was 20
drive around and smoke cigars.
sheldon said that the bill had been
called grab bill and the Kauai mem
bers had been called down about u.
but now the oahu members were do
ing the grabbing. As the oahu MEM
bers could not agree, for whose benefit
il had been sent back from the SEN
ate. what were the other members TO
think
Moanauli got TO his feet just az the
Speaker was trying for the fourth
time to put the question. He reviewed
the bill under discussion aud the his
tory OF legislation generally. not want
ing to stop long enough 10 answer
PaH's question on a point OF order a
to what he was talking about.
once Pail got the flow OF eloquence
stemmed he slipped I'm a motion FOR
recess. which carried with a rush and
took Moanauh of his feet with sur
prise.
Afternoon Session.
Another House bill. number Jog. was
returned from the Senate yesterday
afternoon, the bill having come back
unaltered and passed.
The House, after receiving this. be-
gan again on House Bill 1856. which
had occupied much OF the morning.
Sheldon moved that the reconsidera-
ton proceed item by item. the first one
being the salary OF the Eva deputy
sheriff. which was left at $500.
Pail cut the matter short by NOV
ing that all other items remain as In
the bill =
Roll call on the whole bill was then
called, the vote being ayes Is, noes 8,
absent 6. the bill being declared pass
ed the third reading for the second
time.
NEW TAX BILL.
Kaleiopu's House Bill 17s was read
for a second time and passed TO the
Finance committee. This bill amends
Section 1912 Of the Revised Laws relat-
ing to the percentage 81 taxation. Tho