The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-27
STANDARD OIL BILL.

| STANDARD OIL BILL.
| Bill No 20 relating to the storage
OF oils by private parties came up
for second reading and went to the
Ways and Means committee. The pas
sage of the bill will mean the depriv-
! ing of the government Of considerable
revenue which some of the Senators
| believe will be counterbalanced by the
| taxes to be paid on the property which
| the Standard Oil people will improve
here. Some OF the arguments used by
the Senator introducing the bill are
| identical with those of the agent OF
! the Trust on the ground.
| At 1880 a. m, the Senate took re-
cess until 2 D. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Senator Hayselden reported from the
committee to whom was referred Senate
Bill No. 10. relating to pounds. So
| many amendments were made to the
original bill that it was deemed best
| to send it back to the committee. When
1t Is returned to the Senate 1t will
look like a new bill. The one intro
duced was of greater Importance to the
fruit and cane men than was thought
a. first glance for when the sections
We're being read. Senator Smith ex-
pressed a regret that he had not been
advised that 1t was to be brought up.
It was a matter in which somebody
was going to be injured unless great
caution was shown in acting upon the
matter. 1t was not long ago. he said,
a pineapple grower at Wahiawa had
spoken to him of the damage done by
animals running loose. II this bill
should be passed in the present form
those men who have put their mones
IN that industry could be damaged ir-
reparably by the loss to their crops by
running cattle and the redress provided
by the bill would not be worth con-
sidering. The same would apply to
the cane men.
Senator Coelho, the introducer, said
the bill was introduced to protect the
small farmer and the small planter
as well as large ones.
MEAT AND NEAT.
During the discussion. which took
more time and was Of more interest
than any so far INDUCED in this ses-
sion, meat" cattle were referred to.
One of the Senators called attention
to the typographical error and remark
ed that it probably referred to meat"
cattle. A motion was made to amend
at that point and the President put it
much to the amusement of the other
members, familiar with the term.
When attention was called to 1t. and
Senator Smith assured the chair that
neat cattle was correct, there was a
smile and the motion to amend was
withdrawn. The motion to recommit
to the Committee on Public Lands
carried.
On motion of Senator Lane the rules
were suspended to allow him to give
notice of his intention to introduce a
bill to incorporate the city Of Homo
lulu.
FIRST BILL TO GOVERNOR.
The clerk read a communication
from the clerk of the House giving no
tice of the passage on third reading of
Bill No. Is, appropriating the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars for the ex-
penses of congressman who will visit
here upon invitation Of the Delegate.
The bill was then sent to the Governor
for his signature.
The Judiciary committee submitted
the following report on joint resolution
No. 1 relating to the appointment of a
tax commission:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Hon. E. F. Bishop, President of the
Senate of the Territory of Hawaii |
Sir: The Judiciary committee would |
report consideration of joint resolution |
No. /, introduced by Senator Lane, |
providing for the appointment of a |
tax commission, as follows:
The resolution provides that COM |
mission of three members be appoint |
ed by the Governor of the Territory to
nd ho ayiSf fy,cr
tax laws and consider their legal oper-
alton and effect, the uanenr of their |
enforcement, and general adaptability |
with respect to existing conditions |
and consider ways and means for the |
revision and Improvement of said /
laws, and report to the Governor not /
later than July 1, 1908. with their rec
concentrations. together with a bill, or
bills, for the effectuation of such rec |
concentrations.
The resolution further provides for |
the appropriation of $3.50 to defray the I
expenses of the commission. The three |
commissioners to each receive $3.50 for |
compensation and one thousand dol
lars to be available for the expenses
which may be incurred.
Your committee approve of the pro-
vision of the resolution and recon-
mend that the same be adopted.
The provisions of the tax laws and
the manner of their enforcement are
matters which affect every taxpayer
and are of great Importance, and we
are of the opininon that it is unwise
to make hasty or fll-considered amend
ments, but that all such changes or
should receive deliberate
and careful consideration. and we be-