Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-17
HOUSE STRINGING
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also moved to strike out the provi-
sion that the rules for voting for
members of the Legislature shall gov
ern in voting on the liquor license
He offered few other amendments
designed to plug up some of the
holes made in the bill the last time
II was considered.
Mahoe, who has been remarkably
silent recently, objected to voting on
such bunch of amendments. as their
meaning had not yet percolatcd
through his head He moved that
the committee rise and report prog
ress and defer action until tomorrow.
The motion receiving no second, the
snlighten Mahoe as to the meaning
of the amendments. But Mahoe was
still In the dark. He wanted to
know what would happen in case of
a tie vote. Pail explained that that
is provided for in the bill.
| Then Kaniho took his turn at
amending His amendment was that
in case Of tie vote a new election
shall be held. II was lost. Kalei.
opus carried.
Rawlins had another. He wanted
to add new section to the effect
that the Territorial Secretary upon
receipt of the returns from each pre-
cinct shall publish In English and
Hawaiian papers list Of those pre-
cincts which have voted to allow liq-
uor to be sold, and of those which
have voted against II. This would
serve as n notice to the public Ia
man would know where to 20 to get
his booze). Adopted.
A motion was made that the COM
Littee rise and report progress and
recommend that the bill pass second
reading. There was squabble Of
about IL minutes over the form Of
the report.
Rawlins ended II by remarking
that II seemed to him that the House
wanders OF one day on questions of
high finance and the next to rhetori-
cal and grammatical construction.
Silva moved the committee rise
and ask to sit again April 80. Lost.
Kaleiopu's motion that the com
mittee rise and report progress. rec
ommend the passage OF the bill on
second reading, and ask further time
to file a written report. carried, and
| tho committaa rnQa
COFFEE BILL
House Bill 212, the coffee bill. was
taken up on second reading. Correa
being ready with his minority report.
Correa was of the opinion that the
hill was introduced In the interest of
the wealthy growers who own large
tracts OF coffee land, and not in the
interests of the small growers, who
ton. 1t would operate rather to the
advantage of those who already have
their coffee plantations established
than to that of new growers. The
decline of the coffee industry. he
claimed. is due not to taxation, but
to natural causes. Moreover. the
finances of the Territory are not in
condition to stand any such drain as
would result from exempting coffee
land from taxation. The minority
report recommended the tabling of
the bill.
The majority report was also read.
Pail moved the adoption of the mi4
nority report. Sheldon moved the
majority report be adopted, as II
would be an inducement for settlers
to come to the Territory. Coffee
raising" he said, "is about the only
thing a husband and wife can take
up alone. On Hawaii many families
depend largely on coffee. We are
trying to devise ways to get people
to come here to live. | think this
is one OF the ways to do 1t.
II did not introduce this measure
fer the benefit of the rich or of those
who are already established In the
industry, but for those who will take
up homesteads. We have removed
the taxes from railroads and irrigat-
ing bitches: why not from this indus
try. which makes Hawaii so well
known"
Pail couldn't see how this bill
would encourage settlers to come ia
Hawaii. There is no provision In
the bill for that. 1--WE got the Rus
slams to come here and settle. but Il
didn't do any good; they left us
again. II you go to Kona you will
find very few Hawaiians engaged In
coifee-raising. They have leased
their land. The passage of this law
will not benefit the Hawaiians. 1t Is
only people of other nations who
would get any good out of It.
Kaleiopu supported the bill, which
he said is the only exemption bill
that will benefit the Hawaiians: the,
won't get any good out of railroad
and irrigating ditch exemption.
Correa made speech In opposi