The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-18


cinct' on the ballot paper, which
would make the question to be voted
on "shall the sale of liquor be licensed
during the next two years'"
The force of these amendments were
not clear to the House, nor did Ka-
leiopu throw any light on the matter.
Some of the members again advanced
the proposition that a vote IN favor
of license would throw the precinct
wide open. Hughes pointed out that
this was an absurd deduction and not
warranted by the reading of the bill.
CHANGES BY ANTI-SALOONERS.
Kaleiopu suggested other amend
ments, these being intended to remedy
those features of the bill damaged by
Rawlin s fault findings in a former
session. 1t was supposed that these
amendments. which were long ones,
originated with ex-senator Dickey, the
drafter of the original bill.
Mahoe objected long to the amend
ments and Kaniho made speech to
explain to Mahoe. There were none
willing to explain Kaniho's speech to
the other members, however.
Kaleiopu's amendments carried
Rawlins offered an amendment pro-
viding for the publication after the
vote of the lists of prohibition and Ii
cense districts. This was intend
ed to be an official notice of the vote,
not saloon directory.
COULDN'T LET GO.
The committee then argued as to the
proper method of reporting the bill,
A large number were ready to vote on
ANYTHING that would kill the bill, while
others wanted to report favorably on
the bill but were chary of making any
such a motion for fear it would not
carry. Kaleiopu finally dared it, he
and Castro disputing as to there being
a precedent for reporting progress,
recommending the second reading and
asking for time to file a written report.
MOTION TO KILL LOST.
Silva then moved that the committee
rise and report and ask leave to sit
again on April 30. This was seconded
by Kaniho.
A vote was called on Silva's motion.
Kaniho alone voting with him. kale1-
opus motion then carried
The committee rose and reported, the
bill going on the calendar for second
reading today.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR COFFEE.
Correa presented his minority report
on the coffee tax exemption bill. The
report favored the tabling of the bill
as the coffee industry was languish"
ing one and not to be revived by tax
exemption, which in this case would
not encourage the starting OF small
farmers in the coffee raising business.
The bill was further opposed because
those engaged in the industry had not
requested it and in addition the gov
eminent needed the money.
A BLOW AT DIGNITY.
During the reading of this report the
dignity of the House was seriously
twisted by the advent of a friendly
little poi dog, who circulated amone
the members in search of a friend and
even stopped and shifted the leg of the
Sneaker. The sergeant-at-arms arose
in his wrath and pursued the obtrusiVe
canine, which thought the dign1tary
was a dandy ''it'' for a tag game and
entered into the sport with gusto.
SHELDON SUPPORTS HIS BILL.
Sheldon moved the adoption of the
majority report on his coffee bill, which
he had introduced as a measure to pro-
mote the industry and was in favor OF
the poor settler. He argued that rail-
roads and irrigation companies and
other diversified agricultural industries
had been exempted and that coffee was
equally deserving.
HAWAIIANS NOT COFFEE
GROWERS.
Pail did not see how settlers We're TO
be encouraged by the bill. The sugar
plantations Will only give an acre to
each settler and that was not enough
to grow coffee on. In Kona there were
very few Hawaiians growing coffee and
all the benefit of the bill would go to
other nationalities.
WOULD BENEFIT HAWA1IANS.
Kaleiopu said that all the other tax
exemption bills were in favor of rich
men and corporations who were well
able to pay their taxes. The railroads
would run without taxes, water would
flow unassessed and the coffee would
be exempted, so the benefit to kona
would be great. The bill was the only
tax exemption bill which could beneht
the Hawaiians and the people of kona
would probably go back again into COT
fee growing if the bill should pass.
EXEMPTING EVERYTHING.
Correa supported his minority report,
reminding the House of the Governor
veto of the bill exempting other IN
dustries from taxation because of the
loss of revenue He also reminded
the House of the other bills passed re-
speeding railroads and irrigation sys-
TENS and wanted to know how long 1t
would be before a bill would be in TO
exempt cane lands from taxes because
of the low price of sugar.
Although it was long past noon, ka-
arpca to criv,a no EO1ISa the DenG-