Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-22


that on Maui. Kauai and Hawaii. che
counties pat the d.puUios f0r the cui-
lection ut ruad taxes. but this is not
tlp ,Hso on oahu Z asked Nv Camp
Noll be- said. whether be- Thought
this WIS ftir Ho replied that be- iid
not. but uu Oahu aIl thc tgx collectors
were paid u SALARY. while ON the other
Islands they were paid D. commission
MS yell"
Rice stated ,hat be- wanted to ex.
plain himself on this matter. 20 that in
future the cuuutiua would know that
they have nuthiur To- do with the col
lection of road taxes. ~ is not just.
he said, that three should pay aud
one not pay
KALEiOpU REFuTEs.
Kaleiupu talked again. lie said he
wanted To rcfutc the statement Of ka-
luna that last year 10000 people ou
Oahu did not pay their personal taxes.
Oahu Is paying 81 ,l6I .7O2.ig In taxes,
he said. II would like to ask the
gentleman from Maui how ne can hnd
out how many persons In Honolulu
have not paid their poll tax. ! do not
care 10 come into conflict with the gen
tlcman from Maui, but I want to re-
tutc any statement that the Reprosen-
tatiyes or the tax payers of oahu are
not paying their taxes. Maui is pay
ing only one-tOurth as much In poll
taxes as Oahu is"
Pali put sudden stop 10 the storm
of oratory by moving the previous
question. There were two questions
before the Housc--Oue for indefinite
postponement ard the other that the
bill pass its third reading.
Rawlins wanted to amend the first
motion by making the postponement
to next Wednesday. The Speaker ruled
the motion to POSTPONE indefinitely
took precedence over all others.
Quinn made determined effort IL
deliver himself of his maiden speech
but was incontinently sat upon by IN,
Speaker, who told him debate was
closed.
The motion to postpone indefinitely
was lost, and the bill passed It's third
reading by vote Of rs u.
| HUGHES BOMBSHELL.
Hughes threw bDmbshell into tn,
ranks of the salary -grabbers by NOV
ing the Indefinite postponement o
! House Bill 1856, the county salary act
which came up on third reading Ma
hoe moved that the bill pass thirt
\ reading.
Sheldon asked leave TO offer al
| amendment In regard to Supervisors
he said that since yesterday It ha,
seemed to him that the original figur,
OF 5000 was the most popular. and II,
moved To amend by changing the figure
$500 to that of 5000
| Debate on the amendment was TEN
porarily stopped by the entrance o
Secretary Jack Atkinson with meg
sage from the Governor.
kaleiOpu moved that sheldon
amendment be postponed until May /
Carried.
RAID ON THE TREASURY.
Hughes, spanking on his motion 70
Indefinite postponement. said he fel
he would be derelici to the interests q
his constituents II he failed to registe
Il protest TO the passage of this bill
The salary items In It, he said, wer
entirely uncalled for.
.ounty government he said, IVA
only carried against strenuous protes
ana on promise to the people that
would be carried on economically
County government has been In opera
ton only two years. and now we ar
making raid on the treasury to rails
salaries unnecessarily.
Let us analyze this bill To pa
the Supervisors 500 year is payin
them at the rate VI about SIS an hou
Tor the time they work. When count
government was FIRST inaugurated.
was the intention that Supervisor
hho'ii'A be paid only enough for eN
penses and not OIL remuneration ia
their services. That Is why they wer
given $50 a month.
Take the county clerk of Oahu.
worthy young man and friend q
mine. But what other Job Is there 1
this country That would pay him $500
montl.
What does the Auditor do to ear
$500 Il month? Take the Treasure
What does he do to earn his 5000
month, He carries on business q
MS own entirely separate from his OIL
flee.
Take the County Attorney. He Is
necessity and necessity knows no Law
BLOW TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT
The passage of this bill Is a b,
lrayal OF the people and will be IN
hardest blow that county governmer
ever got"
NALElOPU WOULD PASS BUCK.
kaleiopu made another illogica
speech In favor OF the bill. After
gets out Of our hands" he said, 9TH
senate can insert items or knoc
them out. Why should the Hous
make such fuss over It? Al the tim
the bill was being considered in con
mittee of the whole there was no how
made except over the item of Super
visors' pay.
AT the time county goyernmer
was In augurated there was no Pre-
vision made that Supervisors shout
receive no compensation. As to thI
talk about bankers pay, you will fin
that when the Senate bill providing fC
the pay of Territorial officials come
to the House that the Treasurer
given $500 Il month, and all the of
Gals pay has been raised. The scho,
teachers want their pay raised. ! sha
be ready to vote Tor a raise for bot
County and TerritorlnI officials M