The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-20

| land Cement, was taken up on sec0nt
| reading. Senator Palmer Woods point
ed out that its provisions We're altogeth
er too sweeping, and Senator McCarth.
called attention to defect in the title
1t was finally referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands.
Senate Bill No. l45, Senator Harvey
measure repeating the law regulating
the transportation of lepers, passed sec
ond reading 1t was shown that th'
provision limiting transportation to YES
sells of not more than two hundred fant
fifty tons had worked hardship il
many instances.
House Bill No. 1911, authorizing con
struction of railroad on the island OF
Hawaii, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee 1t involves a special fran
chise privilege for the proposed rail
road along the coast of Hawaii.
Notification was received from the
House of Representatives that had con
Cured in Senate amendments to House
Bills Nos So, SO, 90, It's and 176.
Appointment Message.
Governor s Message No. 2, on ap-
pointments, was on the order of the
day for action on the deferred items
of Commissioners of Public Land and
Surveyor. The two offices named are
abolished in the proposed scheme for
the consolidation of the two depart,
ments named with the Department of
Public Works. On the motion of Sen
ator Mccarthy action was again de.
ferred to the last day of the session,
when the consolidation idea will
either have been finally indorsed or cast
aside by the conference committee on
the appropriation bill.
House Bill No. $50, making important
amendments to the laws on taxation
was taken up in committee of the whole
with Assessor Charles Wilder participat-
ing in the discussion.
Senate Mccarthy submitted an
which provided for board
of three appraisers in each county to
act as board of equalization. The
Senate sentiment is distinctly favorable
to the equalization board idea and the
offered by Mccarthy was
adopted without opposition.
Senator Fairehild submitted an
allowing appeals from tax
assessment to circuit judge at cham
bers.
Senator Smith opposed the amend
ments. He declared that the ques-
tons that were involved in appeals
from assessment were of fact and val
uation, not of law. He said that the
rules of evidence would be interposed,
and because of the destructive condi-
lions existing the taxpayer would not
have the same opportunity for salts
factory adjustment as is obtained by
the appeal>to a board composed of cit
zens. Senator Smith added that the
system had proven adequate
and satisfactory in most instances. He
said that it was one of the recog-
lized principles of government that an
hanged unless there was good reason
.or it.
Question Of Appeal.
Senator Fairckild defended the intent
If his amendment, stating that many
times questions of law were involved,
and that much would be gained by
allowing appeal to circuit judge in
chambers.
Robinson suggested that the circuit
judge of each district act as chair
man of the tax appeal board. Fair
child then withdrew his amendment
and accepted that offered by Robin
son. Senator Fairchild said that his
miliar with law sit upon the tax APP
peal board SO that appeals to the SUI
preme Court would be in proper form,
and would receive the consideration
they were entitled to. Fairchild will
have the necessary amendment ready
for insertion in the bill on third read
ing.
Senator Mccarthy observed that he
had been told that the section of the
bill relating to enterprise for profit was
Senator Fairchild re-
piled that he had also understood that
such was the case, but that in view
Of the financial conditions of the Ter
ritory it would be better to pass the
section and .'let the vested interests
fight it out among themselves"
= On the motion of Senator Smith, the
committee of thes whole rose and recon-
mended the passage of the bill on Sec
ond reading.
House Bill No. 1875, on the collection
of licenses and disposition of fees, was
taken up on third reading and passed
by vote of 9 to 3.
A Garnishee Problem.
House Bill No. 1913. adding new
section to the law dealing with garnish-
ment, was taken up with the favorable
report of the Judiciary Committee ma
iority, Senator Chillingworth dissent
ing. Chillingworth insisted that the
measure was good one from the view
point of collectors, but hardly salts
factory from the standpoint of justice
or fair play.
Senator Kalama declared that the bill
was good enc and said that govern
ment employees We're in need of some
salutary pressure to, make them pay
their debts
Coelho declared that government EN-
ployes were the worst pays in the
Territory and declared that he was sur
prised at the attitude of the Homo
lulu members on the bill.
Senator Chillingworth said that at
the present time the Territory was the
only place where public officials could
be garnisheed.
Senator Mccarthy insisted that the
law on punishment could we'll be
strengthened, particularly with public
aD1nlavpS in mind