Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-18

tial purposes If you cannot prove
that you have one or two acres Of
coffee, you are not exempt from tax
alton. II seems to me the bill 10
brought for the big corporations TO
escape the taxes they ought to pay
1 don't see why we should pass such
D bill. We are here to protect the
Interests of the public at large. This
bill protects only the rich, not the
POOR.
Kaleiopu thought the bill a good
one in that 1t encouraged the coffee
grower What is the use of man
going into coffee-raising," he asked,
"if he has no encouragement? This
law helps; he will know where to sell
his coffee. If he goes to work and
grows his coffee and then doesn't
know where to sell It, he will be dis
rouraged."
Kaniho favored the passage of the
bill and proceeded to try TO wipe out
any possibly existing doubts in the
! minds of the other members as to the
merits of the measure. The passage
Of the bill would be for the benefit
| Of the Hawaiians." he said, land IL
they don't see At to avail themselves
of II it's their own fault. We have
exempted railroads from taxation:
why should we not exempt Coffee"
Kaniho talked long and about az
cogently as usual.
Sheldon thought the proper way 10
encourage the coffee industry would
be to get the United States to offer
u bounty for coffee.
Kaniho moved to defer action TO
. o'clock this afternoon. Carried,
and the hour of debate was wasted
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON
SALARY GRAB.
The special joint conference com
mittee on the salary grab bill. Houss
Bill 1856, made It's report to the
House. The following amendments
to the bill as passed by the Senate
We're recommended:
Boost the County Clerk. of Oahu
from $1,000 to s2lOO. Give the
County Attorney Of Oahu s270O In
stead OF $4,000. Give the Oahu
County Treasurer $1,000 instead OF
$1,000. Boost the Kauai Treasurer
from $500 to $500 and the Deputy
Sheriff of Hama from $500 to sl0S0,
Give the Deputy Sheriff of Waimea
$500 instead Of $1,000.
Kaleiopu rose to pick few flaws
in the wording of the report. and Ka.
niho likewise.
The chairman of the Conference
port for further amendment.
Coney wanted the stenographcr's
record in regard 10 this report wiped
out II was so ordered.
lTRUANCY BILL PASSES.
House Bill 2l9. making deputy sher'
iffs truant officers and requiring them
tn visit each school at least once Z
week to see what children are playiui
,ruant. passed third reading withou
debate and by unanimous vote.
TRUST COMPANIES.
House Bill 222, to regulate trus
companies. permitting them to accept
money on deposit and hold the same
subject to draft. passed third reading
on motion of Rawlins. The vote wa'
unanimous.
10 CONFER ON SALARY BILL
On receipt Of a communication from
the Senate that that body had failed
to concur in the House amendments t.
Senate Bill 80 the salary appropriation
bill, the Speaker appointed n confer
| snce committee consisting of Rice, Ka'
leiopu, Hughes. Pail and Akau.
FISCAL AGENTS.
!, House Bill 225, authorizing the ap
pointment of fiscal agents by thu
Treasurer. to facilitate the sale, pur
chase or redemption Of bonds, was reaC
the third time and passed without dis
cussion by unanimous vote.
TREASURERS SUBSTITUTE.
House Bill 226, authorizing the Reg
istrar of Public Accounts to- exercise
the powers and fulfil the duties OF tn,
Treasurer In the absence OF the latter
called forth from Kaniho a question a
to who would be responsible for tn,
acts OF the Registrar. Rice said tn,
lIcdsuItT WDUlu uuucT uiS DOuu. IL
bill passed 300.
McCARTHY'S ELECTION
BILL PASSES.
! Senate Bill 10, McCarthys bill
y amending the election laws. ELECTED
t vigorous protest from Kaniho, VIII,
4 was afraid 1t might injure the chanc
q Of the Democratic party and take ava
the independence Of the voter. "Thi
=, law" he said, treats an individual
like driving horse. And II oblige
the Democrat or Home Ruler to yot
: As his luna directs. II he doesn't, h
. Is fired from his job"
= A further objection Is that the Bill
only provides for three parties, tn
. Republican, Democratic and Hon
Rule. It doesn't leave any room 10
y the Civic Federation. II takes ava
from MS certain privileges given MS b
i the laws of the United States of Amer
lea. move the bill be indehnitel
postponed"
4 Pail moved to defer action To Ma
= /, Kaniho graciously accepted tn
amendment.
Hughes had fellow feeling for tn
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