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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

st. Louis demonstrated that the law
of gravitation had not been repealed
philadelphia Ledger.
From the number of elOpements re-
ported from Delaware we have good
reason to believe that the peach crop
in that State Is not n failure.-Wash.
ipgton Post.
AS Secretary Taft has left Ohio.
probably Senator Foraker will find
room left In which to movs AROUND
again.-Philadelphia Press.
Indians never laugh" an American
correspondent writes to the London
Daily News. He forgets Minnehaha
brooklyn Times.
However, most of the Smiths have;
nc more than curious Interest hi
the contents of the will Of silent"
sMith.-Chicago News.
Spasms OF virtue and spasms of re.
form do no good. The only way 10
effect reform is by cool, persistent,
determined effort.-Birmingha Age
Herald.
There are 131 holidays every year
in Mexico. The life of the Mexican
lettercarrier and bank clerk must be
one grand, sweet Washington
Herald.
The father of Vice-President Fair
banks was wagon-maker. He retir-
cd from the business, however, BEFORE
his son needed handwagon.-Kan
sns City Star.
David Belasco informs us that he
will not join the newly formed theat-
rlcal syndicate. Maybe the octopus
is not yet hungry enough to take in
BeIasco.-New York Evening Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

che Dai,y Prels ia delivered by carriers any
where In the CITY limits for ~ copta week.
Any irreg nlaritieS IN delivery should be imme
;nistely reported to the otrice OF publication.
orders for delivery OF the Daily Prem to either
residence or PAGES OF bnsnel may bs mate by
postal card or telephone
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

The railroads are fighting with tooth
and nail the laws being pushed in
various states to limit fares to g cents
n mile; they declare with tears in
their eyes that II they cut fares they
will lose money. And yet when Uncle
Sam reduced letter postage from 3
cents a half ounce to 2 cents an ounce
the receipts soon jumped enough to
more than make up.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

Senator Curtis, of Kansas, after n
short talk with the President, said
kansas is and Will be for Roosevelt
and his policies in all things" Let's
see, Senator Curtis, of Kansas, also
said that the Panama canal would be
built for less than the estimates. But
has Senator Curtis proved anything
yet? Or offered any positive evil
dence?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

.3l9 In number and $S.S51.75918 In
amount. 1t is II vast army III the
aggregate that feeds Mt the publ;
crib here in the United states but
there IL u heap Of satisfaction In the
thought that with inconsiderabAe ok.
ceptlons they all learn their keep"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05
cosT OF sELF.eoleRNMENT.


Compilations jups Completed by the
clerks of the two appropriations CON-
mittees. alum,Ifhnt tho closing session
OF t.Hf'ffty-ninth Congress came very
aear to being "a bllion-dollar SEES.
3sion." 1t ordered in the aggregate
the. expenditure of -S920,79s, 1880 in
specific appropriations, and In nddi-
ton IL authorized contracts to be en-
tered Into for certain public works
That will require future appropria-
lions amounting to $G7,934a40. The
total appropriations made ut this last
session were Sal ,2Os95s In excess of
those made by the same Congress ut
its first session.
IT is significant that the largest sin
gle item is for the postoffice depart
4 ment-the only strictly business ell.
terprlso III which the Federal govern.
ment Ia engaged--the sum set aside
FOR Its conduct during the fiscal year
1908 being s2i2,091 1893; and the rev.
enles from the business of mnil-car
rying will not. OF course, anywhere
nearly equal that amount. The fact
easily suggests that, &c Congress were
to find itself some fine dny with n
governments ownership majority and
A were to appropriate $15,000,0 100000 of
the peoples money for buying up all
the railroads In the country the an
nual appropriation for their operation
!, would no doubt touch pretty close to
the billion.dollar mark Of itself and
72"two-billion dollar sessions" would he
come regular thing; 1t Is even more
from rnilrond operation by govern.
I. ment employees would fall far short Of
the appropriation for it. Stili, there
! ia an army of otherwise clear.headed
persons who argue that IL the govern.
ment engages in the business of car
rylng the peoples letters. 1t ought al.
SO to haul their other miscellaneous
freight and their persons.
j Next In Significance is the fact that
the second largest item In the last
aession's appropriation Is that for the
i pensions $l4G,l43,OOO. This enor-
I. nous sum is devoted to purely phil
anthrOpic purpose, and one most com.
Z mendahle, of course. Thus sur he.
3nevolent government Is now paying
out $S5s,000,0OO year for conducting
1. one branch of the PEOPLES business
Z mail-carrying-and in rewartfing those
of them Cor their hers) who have
defended IL in time of war or other.
/ wise servcl it.
( In these DAYS or extraordinary cost
s3of living 1t is particularly interesting
i to learn that the Federal government
Ia has Just increased the salaries of lG,.
f434 of Its officers and employees, the
recipients of these favors including
the yice.president, speaker of the
House, cabinet officers, senator's,
s congressman and miscellaneous off.
Gals down TO 14,272 employees in the
railway mail service; the cost Of
these salary increases is $2.949.352 a
Il year; and n close analysis OF the dis.
trlbution discloses that every cent OF
lit was amply justified.
~ Besides these advances in the Lay
of public servants Congress ut The
last session specifically authorized
new offices and employments to the
number of 1898, at an annual COM
pensation of s12,716.1s4,l6; while
those abolished OF omitted were 5,6Tl
In number, at an annual compensation
ssof sS,s64,425--a net increase of 1a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

The Havana cigarmakers strike is
still on, but that does not make any
difference in the name of the cigars
We smoke, They know enough Span.
ish in Connecticut to print the names
on the boxes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

Hartman says he is "tired of the
whole thing" and that he is going
to sleep until the storm blows over"
The people are also tired, but they
can't afford to sleep as long as Har.
riman is stalking about. They will Mt
least keep one eye open.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

AS far as the outlook is concerned
for those American concerns which
are engaged in manufacturing electrl.
chi apparatus and transportation ma.
chinery. either for land or sea, moth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

The artists are talking about "hon-
oring" Stanford Whites name. Can
they do ito Is 1t possible to honor in
death that which was so greatly dis.
honored by its owner in life?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

A New York Municipal Ownership
alderman describes Hearst as "a DO.
ltical lemon squeezed useless" That
is not ut all bad.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05

The late lamented Dowie took in
people. His wife is now going to
"takc In boarders.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05
WITH THE pARAeRAPHERs

Commentators upon the new plan
to make Chicago beautiful will prob.
ably not speak about painting the lily
or adding another hue unto the rain:
bow'-New York Tribune.
Aerial navigation has its serious
uses. The balloon that went up from
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
TAXATION PERIOD.

Rice presented new bill, which adds
section to Chapter 80, Revised Laws,
to define the term "income taxation
period,o which shall be the year i'm
mediately preceding the first day of
January of each year in which such
tax is payable. The bill supplies the
clause, the omission of which led to
its veto by the Governor.
The bill passed first reading and was
placed on the special order of the day
for today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
JUNK DEALERS.

Kalana presented new bill to Ii
cense dealers in secondhand goods and
regulate the business. The fee for
second hand dealers is placed at $25
and that for junk dealers $3.50. The
bill was given first reading.
UNDATED RESERVATIONS FIXED.
Sheldon presented his amendment to
the Undated Resignation bill, which al
lows the auditor to require the heads
of departments or other officials au-
thorized to make appointments to make
affidavits that they have no dated or
undated designations in their hands.
This amendment carried and the bill
was once again trotted out for final
trial.
The vote was against the bill by
fifteen to thirteen. Then Rice moved
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
This passed by fat majority.
81 move to reconsider the vote just
taken,' said Rice.
The vote was called but Rawllns got
on his feet in time to ask the object
of this move.
"Senate tactics to kill the bill IN
definitely explained the speaker.
81 make this motion because 1t IS
the very same motion that was made
in the Senate over one of our bills,
said Rice.
because the Senators make mon
KEYS of themselves some times IS no
reason why we should do it., SAID
Hughes. eff we are to kill the bin,
kill it, but do it openly. L am III
favor of this BILL It is bill to re-
store to the Senate the fundamental
rights and prerogatives guaranteed II
by the Organic Act
Long was mad and demanded an
explanation from Rice.
eff we are to kill this bill let Us
do it like men, not by any underhand
tactics. I am here as representative
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
SHOULD BE CONSISTENT.

50 think that this House ought to
stick by its votes" answered Rice. Il
am tired of seeing US pass thing one
way one day and then change the next.
That is the reason / made this mo-
tion so that we will stand by the vote
taken and not have this matter being
dragged up again. / refute the state
ment that there has been anything I'M
derhand in any of my motions and l
think that explanation ought to be
sufficient
Rice was ruffled considerably and
pounded his desk as he answered Long.
"When | say that this is Senate
tactics, l mean that when we want a
bill to stay dead the Senate has shown
us how to do it, he added.
A vote on the motion to reconsider
was taken and lost and the bill will go
where even Kaleiopu can not rescue
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
STILL CONCURRING.

The House amendments to the Flee
ton bill, No. Is in the Senate, were
concurred in by the Senate and the bill
goes to the Governor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
Afternoon Session.

The House received large number
of reports from standing committees
Immediately following the noon recess,
the order of the day having been con-
Guided.
The first report was from the Finance
committee. recommending the tabllng
of House Bill 173, relating to the rate
per cent. for taxation. This was
matter to be dealt with by the Tax
Commission. The report carried.
The same committee recommended
the passage of House Bill 227, appro-
priating $3.50 for compensation of the
members of the Corporation Law Com
mission
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
NO OTHERS NEED APPLY.

Senate Bill 90, which makes citizen
ship a prime qualification for office
holding under the Territory, wa. ear
ried through without debate or opposl-
ton
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
MAUI LOAN BILL.

Joseph presented the Maui delegation
bill regarding the county loan of $780,
600. The bill also goes on the special
order of the day for second reading to-
day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
F, BIRD BILL PASSES.
LOCAL OPTION.

The committee of the whole present
ed written report on the Local Option
bill, recommending it's passage.
Pail, the joker of the House, moved
the adoption of the report, the motion
carving.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
SECOND READINGS.

House Bill 232, giving Board OF
Health ambulances the right on
the public streets;
House Bill $50, amending Section
1866 of the Revised Laws;
House Bill 229, amending the act
respecting bonds of Territorial officials,
and
House Bill 233. t1ing fees for registra-
ton of documents, were given second
readings.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
DEFERRED AGAIN.

Rice asked if it would be permissible
to have the reconsideration of the
Governor veto on the Income Tax
bill put over until Monday.
"There are a great many members
ABSENT he remarked in explanation
"and L do not want to risk bringing
the matter up now"
Hughes got up and surveyed the
House. All the empty seats he could
see were two and he gently remarked
to that effect. Hughes was looking
for the niger in the woodpile.
Rawlins therefore put the matter
plainly, announcing that if the House
overrode the veto and then were I'M
able to get through the clause in the
amending bill presented in the morn
ing they would be disgracing them
selves forever. Their action would be
criticized in passing a law which was
worthless and incomplete as it stood.
This satisfied the House and the re-
consideration went over.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
SHELDON TIPS HIS HAND.

Sheldon said it had on Kauai, but
the people of Oahu had urged him to
bring in the bill cas- much for the
protection of the trade as of the
beasts
This was where Sheldon tipped his
hand and exposed the hammer he had
out for the Japanese horseshoers.
The bill was defeated on rollcall, the
vote standing eight to nineteen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
SUPERVISORS MEETINGS.

En- 1SohaC AIANo1s
Senate Bill 81, making the first We'd
nesday after the fifth of each month
the day upon which the regular monthly
meetings of the County Boards of SUI
pervisors will be held, was amended
on third reading on motion by Rice.
The change suggested was to make the
day for meetings the first Wednesday
after the first Monday. In this shape
the bill passed.
COUNTY REPORTS BILL TABLED.
Senate Bill 98, providing for bien-
NAL reports to the Legislature from
county officers, was objected to by Rice,
who said the bill would only impose
useless additional work and red tape
upon the county officials. He moved the
tabling of the bill, which carried.
BILLBOARD ADJUSTMENT.
Senate Bill 101, the billboard nui-
sance bill, up for third reading, called
forth some amendments from Rawllns.
One amendment was to make the law
apply to all buildings by striking out
the word vacant The amendment
carried. Another amendment allowed
firms or individuals to advertise on
their own buildings. This amendment
also carried. Rawlins then moved the
third reading.
Kaleo wanted to cut out the $Io
minimum in the penalty clause, which
was agreed to.
The bill passed by % to 4.
CARE OF ROYAL DEAD.
Senate Bill JOG, providing for the
protection of the remains of the late
sovereigns and high chiefs of Hawaii,
and appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
pose was passed by a unanimous vote
of the members present.
BILLS BACK FROM ABOVE.
The Senate returned House Bill 2Os
without amendment and House Bill IA,
the garnishee bill, amended by making
the proportion of wages subject to gar
nishee 25 per cent. instead of 90 per
cent. The amendment was concurred
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20

Of the people and l demand that we
do things properly and openly. l de-
mand an explanation.
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patches and spoke as an expert. While
he confessed that the Senate ruffled
him considerably, yet he saw no reason
thereby for defeating good measure
He asked for a deferring of the vote
until the afternoon, which was granted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
HORSESHOEING JUDGES.

Sheldon's idea of improving his
horseshoers' bill was to have a COM
mission to examine applicants for Ii
censes in each county. The amendment
passed, Sheldon taking advantage of
the discussion on it to tell Kaniho of
the merits of the measure. Kaniho
suspected job whereby the examin-
ers would knock out all rivals and have
the field for themselves.
Pail thought that horse owners had
a majority over the horseshoers and
should be considered. He agreed that
the bill would raise the price of farrier
work and should therefore be killed.
"But how about the poor dumb
beastsf'' asked Sheldon, who enlarged
upon the fact that his bill was intend
ed to cut out all ineompetents from
the business.
Rice thought the present law work
ed well and favored leaving well
enough alone.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
MORE DIFFERENCES.

The Senate sent word of refusal
to agree with the House over the
amendments to Senate Bill 80, naming
Smith, Knudsen and Coelho as con-
ference committee. To meet them the
speaker named Castro, Kaniho and Ke-
ouli.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
JUDICIARY's POCKET VETO.


Kaleiopu's House Bill 20, introduced
to regulate the following trades, name
ly: Blacksmith, carpenter, electrician,
engineer, harnessmaker and saddler,
machinist, mason, painter, plumber, ana
tailor. and to license persons to carry
on the same so as to secure greater
efficiency in said trades, and to protect
the public from imposition by reason
of the inefficiency of persons engaged
therein. was recommended for the scrap
heap.
Rawlins stated that the bill showed
class discrimination.
KaIeiopu could not see this, the Dill
provided that white artisans should pay
license of $3.50 and Asiatics $25, but
there was no discrimination that he
could see. He felt sore and showed
if that his bill had been held up In
committee. He was not satisfied with
the explanation of the chairman OF
the committee, expecting at least that
the bill would be declared unconstltu-
tional.
Rawlins offered to put in a report on
that line in writing, but Kalelopu re
fused to be comforted, grumbling for
some time because it was now too late
to do anything, anyhow.
"What chance have / got to fight
for my bill now7" he walled. "That
committee has held it up since March
IL
After Kaleiopu and Rawlins got
through the report was adopted.
NIGHT SESSION PROPOSED.
There was a motion put that the
House should hold an evening session.
Rice coming to the rescue of the tired
members by moving that the adjourn
ment be until this morning, which car
ried.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20

The figures sent down by the secre-
tary show that up until yesterday morn
ing the House had drawn $9347.52 of
its Federal appropriation and the Sen
ate $4916.67 from the same fund. This
is $735.81 less than half the amount
provided for the session expenses.
IMMIGRATION SUPERINTEND
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
CONTINUED from Page One.)
md a committee Of Rien Hughes. Pail

Continued from Page One.)
and committee of Rice, Hughes, Pail,
Kaleiopu and Akau was named.
MAHUKA'S LAND.
The Public Lands committee submit
ted a lengthy report on the claim OF
VIM. H. Mahuka to certain lands at
Kamakela, Honolulu. The report traced
the ownership and possession of the
land back to 1847 and found that the
claimant was entitled to the deeds of
ownership. House Bib 200, for the re-
lief of Mahuka, was therefore recon-
mended The report was adopted.
MUNICIPAL AMENDMENTS AP-
PROVED.
A communication from the Senate IN
formed the House that whatever
changes the House had seen fit to make
in the Municipal bill were prefeetly
satisfactory to them.
BIRD BILL PASSES.
The Agriculture committee recon-
mended tie passage of the Senate Bill
81, which protects certain birds useful
to the forests. The report was adopted
and the bill passed through second read
ing.
LOCAL OPTION
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
ENT.

House Bill 1913, defining the powers
and duties of the Commissioner of I'M
migration, was taken up for third read
ing. Castro presented some amend
ments to remove Objectionable features
of the bill. The vote was about to be
taken on the bill as amended when ka-
niho caught the Speaker s eye and ven
tured few desultory observations. The
bill passed, Kaniho and his following
forming minority of six.
HORSEsHOERs' EXAMINERS.
House Bill 224, providing for com
mission to examine applicants for far
rier licenses and pass upon their quail
fieations, was up for final reading.
Rice questioned Sheldon, the intro
Queer, regarding the bill. He wanted
to know if all the Maui and Kauai
horseshoers would have to come to Ho-
nolulu to be examined and get their
licenses.
Sheldon said that he guessed they
would under the bill, but that the bill
could be fixed up to meet the difficult
tv presented. He asked until the after
noon to do the fixing.
Rice had moved to table the bill,
but withdrew his motion to give Shell
don time to do his patching.
REDISTRICTING THE TERRITORY.
Senate Bill 9, relating to taxation,
educational and judicial districts, was
the next measure on the order of the
dav. Rice thought the bill one OF the
greatest Importance to those counties
affected and advised caution. The bill
was deferred until April q, on motion
of Pail
UNDATED RESERVATIONS.
Senate Bill 50, the undated resigna-
t;on bill. was attacked by Rice. As
the bill stood. he said, it threw all the
burden on the auditor and made him
the person liable to the penalties. As
the bill stood it was worthless.
ssThe Senate saw fit to throw out one
bill disqualifying officers who did not
paw their taxes and I do not see why
we should pull their chesnuts out OF
the fire.
Sheldon thought the bill could be
matched ND. He is experienced IN
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20
COUNTY SINKING FUNDS.

Silva introduced a measure to pro-
vide a sinking fund for the redemption
or purchase of bonds issued by any
county of the Territory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-28
MONOPOLY IN COAL TRADE

Speeches Thursday hight To discuss
plans public fuel market people
Seattle stl Specializing whether
here
The results OF exhaustive by
star several months published the
hne embracing the small vel producers Of
ion Of territory between the Northern
Coast the producers state accompshcs
object thoroughly
monopoly rather ian a coal combine exists IN Seattle
Together the Northern Pacific the
control 80 q the year
Northern Pacific Withdrew Seattle leaving
the Pacific Coast possession practical monopoly Of
the Seattle market
The independent do
this monopoly seattle their distributed largely
other points In the They could
carrying
into Seattle in control u the monopoly.
the independent production
The situation n the state railway commission o
NE independent shippers effort produc
E0u coal should be encouraged
Fnal relief looked legislation
The cities ~ the state buy and mines their
break the monopoly established by the division territory
the PRODUCER by selling
city coal public fuel markets.