The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-29

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support ~ Woods aud spoke % the
failure of the kohain. Hllo road
through Just such limitations.
senator Mccarthy ipoha strongly IN
favor ~ the bill lie fai'ad Fttsni'on
20 what the oahu railway had accom-
plished through the aid of the l'rEisla-
ture In granting subsidy. cat'ie
ranch had been turned into sugar
plantation and from that came ithet
plantations until now the government
is getting taxes on property that pro-
duccs a hundred thousand tons ~ sugar
"A year. lie would be willing 10 give
any new railroad enterprise subsidy
for he knew the benefit il would be to
the Territory.
senator Woods amendment giving
any company nvc years In which to
construct five miles OF track carried.
Senator Woods had another amend
ment to the effect that no company now
operating a railroad shall be entitled
10 exemption from taxation except az
to extensions and branches hereafter
made within the period set forth.
DowsETT's AMENDMENT.
Sec. 2. The provisions of this Act
: shall only apply to railroad companies
which shall, after the passage OF this
Act, construct and have in running or
der and In perfect condition and ap-
proved by the Superintendent of Public
Works not less than five miles of rail-
road within FIVE years after the passage
of the Act and to such of the property
thereof as shall be acquired after the
passage of this Act and be solely and
exclusively used in such new railroad
and the operation thereof.
II seemed to Senator Mccarthy as
though this IN ght be taken as opera
ting against any individual who might
engage in the business of building rail-
roads but Senator Chillingworth Sec
onded the amendment.
Senator Mccarthy opposed and said 1t
should go to an Individual who would
invest in a railroad as freely as to a
, corporation. He opposed the Dowsett
amendment. Then Senator Dowsett
spoke of the possibility of a company
claiming exemption on property used on
a line now in operation but which might
also be used on a new branch in which
, case the company would claim the
right under one of the amendments Of
/. fered, to exemption from taxes.
The Dowsett amendment was lost and
Senator Smith offered one to the effect
that property hereafter acquired for
the exclusive use on branches and ex-
tensions should be exempt. Senator
Woods accepted this amendment which
on being put to a vote carried and the
bill passed second reading.
REPORT ADOPTED.
Senate Bill No II, relating to the
appointment Of officers by counties pro-
Viding that the salary of such apo,n-ee
shall not be greater than that of the
treasurer was reported upon adversely
by the committee and recommending
that it be tabled. The report was
adopted.
House Bill No. 25, relating to weekly
/ payment of wages of county employees
engaged at manual labor was also re-
z ported adv -rsey and tabled.
There was something oG clatter ovel
s the bill prov ding for the pay of wit
e nesses in criminal cases. The bill orig
inaly called for a fee of a dollar ant
s a half a day but the House cut to fift.
e cents and Senator Makekau opposed
y He said it was not enough to pay 70
II the meals of a witness and the supper
S OF Senator Chill.ngworth was given t.
y his statement. Makekau said he woult
accept a compromise of a dollar da!
; but If that could not be reached h
u would oppose any motion to concur IL
:. the House amendments.
- Senator Chill ng worth then move,
4, that the Senate do not concur. TIL
y motion carried and The bill was refer
red to conference committee the Ju
:. dietary committee being selected by tn
n Vice President.
q House Bill No. 5, relating to the ap
IS portonment of the Hawaii county was
& on motion of Senator Woods, referred
to the Hawaii delegation. Senate
Mccarthy remarked that there is a sim
\ liar bill now in the hands of the Judi
: ciary committee. The motion to refe
J. carried.
!. The following bills having passe,
IS third reading in the House were rea'
by title in the Senate and referred L
committees: Nos. 26, Al, 81, s1, lo2. JOS
106. 1O9 III. 1875, 1874, 1877 and 147
70 The Secretary notified the Senate tina
- the Governor had signed House Bill
a 56 and 61.
h At noon recess was taken to D. IN.
n Afternoon Session.
The seats We're not all occupied whel
order was called for the afternoon ses
d sion and the Vice President, on motio
of Senator Smith, held back a few min
e utes before taking up the veto of II. Z
II No. Z. In the interim Senator Ian
y reported that S. B. No. 70, relating I
trusts. had been received from the prin
70 ter and distributed Then Senate
" Smith offered thirty-eight pages o
amendments To the municipal bill am
40 asked the adoption of them. The mat
10 ter was referred to the Printing com
mittec,
90, THE VETO.
I'd The members still being absent froi
Id their seats consideration of II. b. M
was begun and the action of the Gov
ernor was unanimously overruled.
ne The veto of S. B. No. % was the
Id called for reconsideration on motion {
is Senator Hayselden, This was a Dl
ee relating to the pay of laborers workin
for the counties and was introduced b
s Senator Kalama. For some reason
n did not have his support when calle
and the veto was sustained.
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