Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-16
HOUSE lRANSACIS
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Diversified Industry Bill
Passes The Third
Reading
llI 81


HOUSE
2ist Day Forenoon Session.
Castro's BIN ur the encouragement
of diversified industries created
lsoly debate in The House this morn
ing when Il came up for third read
ing The bin provides for the oN-
emption from taxes for five years
from Jan. g. 1906, of all property
used In the production of tobacco,
rubber. OAK. manila hemp, sansave-
ria. salonica hemp and cacao. Hut
such exemption shall be allowed on
~ tu any person, firm or corporation
IN respect to land In actual cultiyg-
ton not exceeding 20 acres In che
ease of any one holding, or to the eX-
tent Of 20 acres where any holding
exceeds 20 acres.
Rice vigorously opposed the meas
ure ON the ground that IL would not
be fair To the rubber people, who.
under promise of exemption, have
planted large acreages.
Castro defended his bill. declaring
that any corporation which is rich
enough to take up thousands of
acres Of land Is rich enough To pay
taxes.
Castro made a good speech, but
Rice's motion to table was carried.
several members saying "Kanalua"
when their names were called on the
vote.
That Lava Road
Kanihos lava road again bobbed
mp in the House this morning. and
this time the Kohala Representative
got what he has been after.
But he didn't get II on his own
bill. The bill was identical with the
one introduced by him. but II was
Senate Bill. No. 50.
when the bill came up for third
reading. KaIeiopu asked that the
Public Lands Committee be excused
from voting ON the bill. Asked as
to his reason for the request. he
said they had already recommended
the tabling of a similar BILL but had
been sat upon. His request was not
granted, and the bill went through.
22 to 4.
Reports Of Health and Police Com
mittees".
The Health and Police Committee
reported on High Sheriff VIM. Hem
rvs list Of salaries paid by his de-
gartment and recommended that
some increase he made In the pay OF
the jailors In the outside districts.
Adopted.
Resolution III. introduced by
Coney. relative to the appropriation
of $500 for a hospital building on
the jail premises, was reported on
and the committee recommended that
the item he inserted In the appropri-
alton bill. Adopted.
House Bill SO, introduced by Co
meg. relating to sanitary law for Ga.
hu County, was reported on with rec
Cmmcndation for It's passage. Adopt
ed.
House Bill 115. introduced by Pa.
II, providing n hospital in the dis
trict Of Lahaina, was recommended
for passage. Adopted.
Petition for School
Representative Leleiwi presented
"a petition signed by u. Il. Sorgerscn,
praying that an appropriation be
made for the purpose of erecting a
school house at Pupukea, Koolauloa,
Oahu. The petition reads that at
| present there IL no school there and
that there are rs children Of school
age. The nearest school Is ut Waia-
lua. but the children could not go
there on account of the distance they
had 10 travel.
Third Readings
The following bills passed the
| House on third reading:
House Bill IS, legitlmatizing chill
drcn born out of wedlock, irrespect-
i've Of the marriage Of either parent
10 another.
House BIZ 92, relating TO private
ways and water rights.
House Bill 20, relating to the is
suance of certificates of Hawaiian
birth.
Senate Bill 81, providing $4,000 for
| the furniture Of HilO High School.
House Bill 105, relating 10 often
ders under eighteen years commit
| ting them to the Reform School In
stead of to jail, at the judges discrc.
ton.