The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-19

diving out of the trees. The Superin-
tendent of Public Works has no time
to be going around to look after this
work. That is the reason for the bill. -
Rice thought the bill came in too
late, which remark led into side
discussion between him and Rawlins
as to which one made the fewer mis-
takes. a debate called interesting by
the Speaker, but decidedly out of Or
der
The bill finally passed.
CORPORATION LAWS.
Joint Resolution 4, calling for the
appointment of Corporation Law
Commission, read for the third time
brought call from Kaleiopu for in
formation. He wanted to know what
portions of the corporation laws need
ed fixing. Rawlins answered the broad
question as shortly as possible by COM
pairing these laws with the tax laws,
in need of revision at regular inter
walls.
Kaniho rose in search of light and
Rawlins struggled with him, his ex-
PLANTATION to Kaniho seeming to befog
Kaleiopu again.
The bill passed, nine of the mem
bers voting ssaole.'
COFFEE BILL DEBATED.
House Bill 212, exempting the coffee
growing industry from taxation, ran
the gauntlet, Correa swiping at it first
by moving it's indefinite postponement
He pointed out that the exemption was
on coffee grown for commercial pur-
poses.
ssUnder this bill where does the poor
man get off9 There is nothing here
to exempt the man who raises eoffee
for domestic consumption. The lnten-
ton is to exempt those big corpora
tions who are in this for business and
it seems that the bill is to allow them
to escape the taxes they ought to
pay. The bill protects the rich and
not the poor. The only exemptions
were to open new works, this exempts
all coffee land now cultivated
Kaleiopu said that the bill encour-
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 market for
the poor grower.
bill. As an aid to the poor the law
was a good one If his constituents
in West Hawaii did not take advantage
of the gaw 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 was
to show the Federal government that
we were willing to help our own cof-
fee industry, which fact would help
in getting the talked of coffee 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 debaters and re-
viewed the bill and Rawlins also. The
latter confessed that he had 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 its 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, s2100; County
Attorney, Oahu, s27oo; County Treasur-
er. Oahu, s24OO; County Treasurer, ka-
uai, $500; deputy sheriff, Hama, sloSO,
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
sheriffs or their assistants to visit all
public schools weekly to secure the
names of truant pupils was next call
ed and after Kaleo had the difference
between country and county pointed
out for him the bill was passed.