The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
Morning Session.

There was little for the Senate to
do when called yesterday, Tor the order
of the day was clean page. Down
in the House there were ten of the
Senate bills awaiting action and so
long as they are held up just so long
will the Senate be taking recesses
Everything up stairs has been cleared
and the Senators roll their thumbs
while the House keeps the temperature
of the lower chamber at fever heat.
When it comes to acting on House
Bill No. 9s, relating to park reserve
on Punchbowl there will probably be
a fight in the Senate. That there is
a coon in the woodpile is strongly sus-
pected and Representative Leleiwi is
the innocent promoter of a measure
that looks like job.
ONE ITEM OMITTED.
An oversight on the part Of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
caused flutter among the members
of the Educational committee yester-
day. Senator Brown had introduced
resolution last week appropriating the
sum of three thousand dollars for
furniture in the Hilo High school. The
item should have been placed in the
deficiency bill but the Superintendent
forgot, or overlooked it in the rush.
When it was discovered the bill had
passed third reading in the House and
was back in the Senate with an amend
ment. Under the rules the item could
not be inserted so the chairman Of the
committee introduced special bill for
the amount. To get this through will
take five or six days and perhaps
longer.
A communication from the Secretary
informed the Senate that the Governor
had signed Acts 2 and 6.
An amendment was made to Senate
Bill No. SO, so that there is an item
of $3.50 inserted in the appropriation
for the use of departments for the con-
struction of Jail fence and clubhouse
at the Wailuku Jail.
House Bill No. At, amending Section
lis of the Session Laws passed first
reading and was referred to the Mis-
cellaneous committee.
House Bill No. 80, relating to the
setting apart of portion of the lands
at Punchbowl as public park, passed
first reading.
PINEAPPLE LANDS BARRED.
Senator Hayselden has closely in
vestigated the claims of the pineapple
growers for further tax exemption and
arrived at the following conclusion as
reported from the Lands committee yes
terday:
Your Committee on Public Lands re-
port having had under consideration
Senate Bill No. A, relating to the ex-
from taxation of property used
in certain industries.
Your committee finds that there are
several well established pineapple con-
Germs doing business In this industry
in the Territory, having material evil
dence of prosperity; SO much so, that
we feel safe in saying that they have
passed the experimental stage. They
are here to stay, and those now enter
ing this field of enterprise know exactly
what conditions will have to be met
and the probable results of their efforts. |
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Senate to the fact that this industry is
exempt from taxation up to April 23rd,
1908. (See Revised Laws, 1905, Section
1929
The other exemptions named in the
bill are still in the experimental stages |
and very little has been so far demon
strated concerning them and we recon-
mend that the time extension provided
for in the bill be granted them, but
denied as to the above named industry |
We therefore recommend the passage
Of the bill with the following amend
ment:
In Section /, line 6, strike out the
word "pineapples."
House Bill No. 90, amending Act
1409, relating to the sale of tobacco
and cigars, passed first reading.
Senate Bill No. A was then brought
up for passage but on motion of Sen
ator Dowsett action was deferred until
the afternoon session.
Senator Chillingworth gave rotice of
his intention to introduce a bill pro-
viding for the refunding of the bonded
of the Territory and an
other providing method by which cor
porations will file an application for
permission to increase their capital
stock.
Senator Smith from the Judiciary
committee reported as follows on Sen
ate Bill No. Is;
The Judiciary committee has had I'M
Ter. consideration House Bill No. Is.
untitled IAN Act to amend Section !
II Act 81, Session Laws of 1905 relating
o attachments. and recommend the
of the bill.
The existing statute provides that
wits of attachment shall be delivered
o the high sheriff of the Territory, or
ia denuty IN be served: while the bill