The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-26

that the provisions therein contained
will hc beneficial 10 those who have im
proved their holdings under home.
s,ead lease, a rich, ef purchase lea-e.
freehold agreement or n homestead
aerccmcn,, who are forced to surrender
their holdings or are taken possession
u by the Government by reason "
cancellation Of their leases or agree.
ments, and At the same time the bill
protects the interest Of the Govern.
ment In every way.
THIRD READINGS.
There were four House bills on the
order of the day for third readings.
These were House Bin 50, turning over
Tor the use OF the counties the police
court fines collected within each;
House Bin 1886, raising county ofii-
cials' salaries. from supervisors down
to deputy sheriffs;
House Bill 1862. the already vetoed
bill providing for the pay OF Jurors In
coroner's inquests, and
House Bill lla. providing for the
payment by the Government TO deputy
assessors OF five per cent of the
amount OF taxes collected by him.
GRAFT Is MENTIONED.
There was spirited discussion of
House Bill 1i9. during the course of
which Kaleiopu denounced the meas
ure as graft.
This is a graft. / say. and a mighty
big graft" said Kaleiopu.
When the supervisors salary was
under discussion those gentlemen here
representing the press called 1t
graft, but when the salary bill comes
down from the Senate perhaps they
Will see more graft. and mighty big
graft.
However. we are glad to see these
gentlemen here, so that they can see
for themselves about this BILL
CHAIN LIGHTNING.
Rice remarked that he saw that he
had been a prophet when he said that
before long someone besides himself
would be hit by the chain lightning
only intended to assist in the collec-
ton OF taxes.
HONOLULU GRABBOX.
'If the matter were left to the Ho-
nolulu grabbox there would be graft
all right" shouted Sheldon. but
there is no graft in this bill at all.
The ones they talk about, the ones
drawing salaries, do not come under
this bill. I say 1t is good bill and
1 ask all the members to stand by 1t.
Never mind what the papers say"
RAWLINS OBJECTS TO EXPIRES
SION.
Rawlins thought 1t In bad taste for
the member from Kauai to infer that
there was any grating in the tax Of
flee at Honolulu. There was no Justice
in condemning any man off hand in
that way. If there is any grating the
grafters will be caught. The bill was
a good one, however, although amend
ed perhaps too extensively. AS amend
ed the bill might create confusion
through some deputies demanding
commissions instead of their salaries.
A DISTINCTIVE.
The interpreter was paralyzed when
Rawlins dissected the bill and discov-
cred a distinctive. After the dissec-
tion he asked to be allowed to redraft
the measure to make 1t palmer and
less complicated.
HONoLULU'S UNTAXED.
Kaluna, the introducer, said he had
presented the measure because he
thought 1t would encourage deputy as
SCISSORS to rustic after personal taxes.
Last year about 10000 persons in Ho-
nolulu had not been reached and II
all taxes were collected 1t would add
AZ. m
tory A commission would give an |
Incentive to the collectors and help |
the revenues.
On the plantations some of the la |
borers escaped, the Chinese drawing |
their pay through camp bosses, who |
always tried to mislead instead of as
sisting the assessors.
UNFAIR OAHU.
Rice was glad because the bill came |
up because he had learned something |
ne had never heard before. The |
Treasurer had shown him that in all |
but oahu the collectors were
paid by the counties for the collection
of road taxes. Is 1t fair that the coun-
les of Kauai, Hawaii and Maui should
pay for the collection of road taxes
when the county of oahu does not pay
'or it? he demanded Treasurer
Campbell said 1t was unfair, but Ca
III paid salaries and the other coun-
les a commission, but that the depart
nent would work so that salaries were
paid by the Territory to all hereafter.
he brought this up so that the other
counties would learn how they had
'een doing what was unnecessary.
Kaleiopu refuted the statement of
<aluna that 10000 persons paid no
axes in Honolulu The auditors re-
'ort showed that $20,2S5 had been paid
n poll tax here. on Maui. with all its
only $7459 had been paid in
'oll tax. Oahu is paying sl,467, ,702.49
n taxes and Maui only $352,S5y.
The member from Maui was on his
eet during part of Kaleiopu's address
nd both talked at once for a while.
ialeiopu contrasted oahu and Maui
o far as taxes go, MauPs share be-
ng only a quarter that of Oahu. He
i'd not want TO twit the member from
iaui but he would not stand for any
about Honolulans lodging
heir taxes.
Pail moved the previous question
nd a vote was called, but not before
.awlins had made an amendment to
motion to indefinite postponement TO
ne for u weeks postponement.
quinn wanted to make speech, his G
g. l.A ksts.