The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-15
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
When the pineapple bill was called
Senator Dowsett asked that 1t be read
section by section. With the bill was
read the report submitted by the com.
mittee during the morning session.
AS the present exemption law does
not expire until April Senator Hewitt
moved that the bill be amended to read
april %, 1908" and striking out after
the words from January /, 1908"
Senator Dowsett moved the following
cember 31st," sisal, etc., shall be ex-
empt from property tax (the bill reads
"all taxes'). In support of this amend.
ment he spoke of some growers who
are claiming exemption from all taxes
The man who is in the industry solely
to make 1t a success In some instances
is paying five to fifty dollars an acre
per annum rental and the owner of the
land claims exemption from income tax
to that amount.
Senator Smith agreed with Senator
Dowsett regarding the property tax but
asked that pinespples be left in the bill
on account of the men who have re-
Gently gone into the business of culti-
waiting them on Hawaii. On Oahu the
cultivators do not need the exemption
but on the other islands they do.
The motion to insert was lost.
Senator Hewitt moved to insert the
word "arrowroot" after "cassava."
Carried.
Senator Dowsett moved the passage
of the bill on second reading as amend
ed and the motion carried.
Representative Sheldon, with the aid
of his colleagues, is doing little bit
of class legislation that will certainly
put the house in a ridiculous light. Mr..
Sheldon does not want any material for
use on government work, purchased
from aliens. In this connection some
of the people in the visitors gallery
are asking themselves IL Sheldon is so
prejudiced against aliens that he will
moi deal in Nuuanu street store while
in the city or patronize Chinese cof-
fee shop on Kauai. The bill passed
first reading in the Senate.
House Bill No. 40, relating to barber
shops, and House Bill 56, relating to
deputy high sheriffs, also House Bill
81, relating to counties, passed first
reading.
Senator Kalama, from the Miscella-
neous committee, under suspension of
The rules, reported on House Bill No.
81, relating to the sale of salt salmon.
The report contained a recommendation
that the words date of its approval
be stricken from the bill and from and
after July l, 1907" be inserted. The
/ eport was laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill.
Senator Smith reported as follows on
Senate Bill No. Al.
The Judiciary committee report con-
sideration of Senate Bill No. Al, entitled
AN Act to Regulate the Conduct of
the trial of Civil ana Criminal causes
and to repeal Section 1897 of the Re-
vised Laws of Hawaii.
Section 1897 OF the Revised Laws re-
lates to the order OF proof and argu-
ment in the conduct of jury trials, as
THE Territory, or plaintiff as the
case may be, shall be entitled to open
the case to the jury and to present the
proofs. The defendant, or his coun-
sci, shall first, after the close of the
evidence. address the jury upon the
facts; after which the opposite side
shall be entitled to the closing argu-
ment upon the facts"
Likewise in Section 1868 of the Re-
vised Laws it is provided that in every
civil case when all the evidence has
closed. the defendant shall sum up his
defense to the court or jury and the
plaintiff shall have the right to close
the debate after the defendant has fully
ceased.
The bill under consideration provides
the order In which the prosecuting Of
ficer or plaintiff and the defendant
shall respectively present evidence. and
" hen the evidence Is concluded the
officer or plaintiff. as the
case may be. must open the argument
md fully and fairly state his theory
IF the case and the reasons which en-
titled him to the verdict; the defendant
nay then reply. and the prosecuting
,fficer or plaintiff, as the case may be.
nay conclude the argument"
We believe the provisions of the act
ire good but that the prosecuting off,
,er or plaintiff. in his reply to the de-
argument should be restrict
ID to new matter or arguments pre-
,ented by the defendant or his attor-
,ey.
Furthermore we believe that this
manner of conducting a trial should
lot only be confined to jury trials but