The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-03
LONG SAYS ALL
ARE At WORK
DISCUSSES THE TAX QUESTION
AND LIQUOR LAw-wHAT MAUI
WANTS OFF LEGISLATURE.

According to statements made by e.
A. C. Long, representative-elect, there
was considerable surprise expressed
among the different Representatives
and Senators that John Hughes should
want to call a meeting Of the members
in order to discuss various legislative
matters. The Senators and Represent
atives are already at work according
to Mr. Long.
Mr.. Long goes on t. say that the
committee in charge of the matters are
doing some hard work on various ques-
lions which will come up. He con-
tinues;
"The main points we are consider
ing are in relation to the percentage of
division of the taxes with the coun-
ties, the drafting Of a measure under
County control, the drawing up of
new liquor law and amendments to the
school law. We have only Just receiv-
ed the financial reports bearing on
these things, without which we were
able to discuss them in only a tenta-
! tive way. We are finding tbat it is
! one thing to discuss these general Is
sues on the stump and another thing to
embody the reform we want into con-
| crete statutes.
"Take the liquor law, for instance. If
We insert the citizen clause we will
have a tremendous fight on our hands
! from the big wholesale liquor firms and
| importers. To fight it a big fund could
| be raised. If we don't put 1t In we are
! going to have lots of grumblings from
| the other side. Then it was suggested
| that the swinging doors of the saloons
| should be done away with and imme-
! diately We were besieged by the saloon
men, This liquor law is something we
have promised in our platform and
! something the people showed their de-
sire for by electing us.
The question of putting the schools
under County control get down to
question of finances before you go into
! it very far. How to adjust the appro-
priations equally is the question A
! percentage of the taxes enough to sup
| port the Oahu schools would not be in
any way sufficient for those of Hawaii
for Oahu pays so much more into the
| treasury. The Oahu schools, on the
| basis of their present salary list, cost
! 900 a month to keep up. percent
age of the total taxes of this County
necessary to yield that amount would,
if applied to any of the other Islands,
leave their schools in bad shape. And
| it does not seem possible to provide for
a different percentage in each of the
several counties.
Then We are encountering difficult
ties regarding the division of taxes on
the grounds suggested, namely to pay
( the Counties in proportion to the
amounts raised in each. In the matter
of income tax, for instance, what are
you going to do about the Inter-sland
Steamship Company, when does not
confine itself to any one County?
"These are the things we are work.
ing at. We know what the people want
and we are working to give it to them,
but we want to know just what we are
going against before we draft our
measures"
The Garden Island has a list of eigh-
teen different measures which Maui is
said to want. They are as follows:
l. The County to acquire Water
Works.
?. Poundmasters to be made County
officials.
8. Counties to establish and collect
all license fees.
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Court to be turned liver to the County
8. All District Magistrates to be APP
pointed and paid by the County.
6. Office of Deputy Sheriff appointed
instead of elected.
The power of infilcting punishment
for violation of Ordinances by fines OF
} Imprisonment. {
8. To change the date of the regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors to
the first Wednesday after the 9Th OF
each month.
8. To secure a copy of a bill now be-
ing drafted for the turning over of the
schools to the County.
10. The Jail and Prisoners to be
turned over to the County.
IL. Lahainaluna Seminary be made
a College for the purpose of Agricul-
ture. The bill is now being drafted fol
the same.
? y. To complete the belt road of Ma.
, nj by issuance of Bonds by the County
10. More schoolhouses for Maui and
pay of teachers to tbe raised.
IA. Pay of elective County officers tC
be raised.
Is Automobile taxes to be regulated
+: according to their cost.
&c. Reorganization of Police.
II. To change Election Law respect
ing Registration. The Registration
Board to begin in July and continue al
through August for two months. Tha
Registration Board consist of the Reg
istrar General for each County, to 81
together with the District Magistrate