The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
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hu wished to add: Excepting the
County of Oahu: which city and county
shall get not less than two dollars -
This magnificent effort had the usual
effect. The big majority in the House
dared not go on record as voting
against anything that was raise in
citizen labor pay, however ridiculous.
For the fourth time Kamahu has made
some such boost and for the fourth
time he has found the House fitted with
cold feet and afraid to vote him down
and settle it. This time the third
reading goes over for another week.
House Bill 40, coney, giving the
Superintendent of Public Works The
power to shut off the water of any con-
sumner not paying sewer rates promptly,
was deferred until Friday
House Bill At, Makekau, allowing an
appeal on exemption from the findings
of the tax assessor, passed for the third
time without opposition.
Income Special Tax Opposed.
House Bill 10S, the same as Senate
Bill 46, the administration bill impos-
ing special two per cent income tax
on all incomes over $4,000 a year for
the purpose of providing a special fund
for immigration and conservation pur-
poses, met with opposition on second
reading, Cohen moving that it be tabled
without reference to committee.
Single rose to defend the bill but
was ruled out of order.
On a standing vote, Cohen, Kamahu,
Douthitt, Long and Like, all Honolulu
members, voted to table.
The bill went to the Finance Com
mittee.
Petitions.
A petition from the Hawaiian Evan
gelieal Association, including a resolu-
ton passed at the annual meeting in
Hilo. June "a to July /, 1908, asked
the members not to alter the present
liquor law. This was signed by VIM.
Brewster Oleson, corresponding seere-
tary of the association.
A petition presented by Kaleiopu,
signed by los citizens, asked for the
opening of a road from the asylum
road to Alewa Heights.
Joint Resolution.
Castro presented joint resolution
calling upon the Governor to appoint a
commission of three members to look
into the schedule of stamp duties and
the question of licenses, now "in va
rious respects unsatisfactory and I'M
fair, both in operation and effect,'' the
commission to report by July l, 1910,
with recommendations
Committee Reports.
The Judiciary Committee presented a
| number of reports.
Carley's bill. SO, to provide for sus-
pended sentences on motion of the
prosecuting officer, was tabled on report
as giving too much power to district
| magistrates.
Senate Bill SO, relating to substitute
justices of the Supreme Court, was
| recommended for passage and was pass
| ed on second reading.
| Senate Bill 80, from the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate, relating to
| divorce, was recommended for passage
and Castro's House Bill II, dealing in
a similar way with the same matter
was tabled.
The committee recommended chang
ing Cohen s joint resolution regarding
| the justice of Liliuokalani's claim
against the government into a concur.
rent resolution and recommended its
adoption. The report was adopted
The age of consent in Alfonso s bill
regarding abduction, House Bill 81. was
| changed in the committee from four.
teen years to twelve. The bill passed
second reading as amended.
Castro's House Bill 80. regarding
punishment for procurers and pimps
lowered the minimum penalty and with
T the recommendations adopted the bill
passed second reading
Second Readings.
The Speaker had his little joke wher
on the order of the day the second
readings were reached
| House Bill loo, Kaleiopu. which for
i,blds ava growers from selling excep,