The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01

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| to Finance Committee
| House Bill 75ys Hihio. is to establish
a public hospital at Lahaina. to be
known as "Malu Ulu Lele Hos
| pitaI,' or ''Under the Shadow of the
Breadfruit Hospital The bill was
referred to the Police and Public
Health Committee.
House Bill IS, Makekau, provides
| for interest to commence on delinnuent
taxes only at the expiration of six
months. The Finance Committee VIII
| consider it.
Third Readings.
Five bills were taken up for third
readings on the order of the day.
House Bill %, Furtado, provides for
| the redemption of real estate sold
under foreclosure of mortgage or exc
cution. The bill provides for redemp-
ton within one year on payment of
the amount for which the property was
sold. together with the costs legally
taxed at the time Of sale and interest
| on the amount paid by the purchaser
at per cent. unless the rate be other
| wise fixed in the obligation prior to
| the sale, but in no case to exceed the
legal rate.
Rice moved a recommittal to Judi
ciary Committee to allow those who
| loan money, as we'll as those who bor-
row, to appear before the committee,
the question being one affecting loans
on real estate. Long objected to the
money lenders being consulted in the
matter, Rice explaining that it was
more question of not putting hard
ships in the way of borrowers.
Shingle pointed out that borrowers
| would suffer if the bill passed AS it
was now, loans ON real estate had to
pay per cent, while loans on sugar
stock and such collateral could be had
at six. At present, even, few wanted
to loan on real estate at all. The
speaker called the attention of the
country members to the difficulties al
ready in the way of raising loans on
real estate on the other Islands and
stated that the bill only put further
difficulty in the way. He told of the
scheme behind the Achi BILL similar
| measure introduced in the Senate in
1905
The bill was recommitted.
f1OuSe Dill So1Itd. imposing
license of So a year on fishing boats
| of beam of 80 inches or over, pass
ed Rice moved the third reading, and
the vote stood q to 3, Long, Hihio
| and Kamahu being in the minority.
Sliding License Scale.
House Bill 80, Kawewehi, imposing
as amended in committee, license fees as
follows: on business doing a gross bust
ness of $4,000 per year, $25; between
! $4,000 and $4,000 year, $50; over
| $4,000 a year, 800. Each person or
| corporation assessed must file an aft
davit showing the gross business done
in the preceding year.
| Kaleiopu wanted to know why the
| bill had been brought, and Kawewehi
explained that it was to equalize mat
tiers between the rich and the poor,
| while the income of the Territory would
be increased. Kaleiopu said that he
| grasped the idea, but thought the $25
minimum too high for the poor folk sell
ing dried fish at the fshmarket He
| also objected to the soetion to fIea. uio-
4 lators of the law. He suggested GiaS
| free of license fees and moved an
| " THAI 6hSCt
| Kawewehi wanted to know why he
| had not made the amendment without
| talking about it SO much.
| Cohen said that such an amendment
| would let every japanese and Chinese
| store in town escape, because each one
would promptly file a statement that
| business was poor and less than $500 a
year. He could not perceive of any
| alp,a = 1,,, lOcs- 41nx
receipt of less than $3.50 day If
that IS all they take in, they had better
| go out of business Such an amend
ment would defeat the whole purpose
of the bill.
Rice agreed with this, and on show
of hands the amendment was lost.
Kaleiopu offered another amendment
to strike out the penalty clause. Shin
gle pointed out the necessity of the
clause, as added to the bill by the
Financial Committee, and Alfonso re-
ferred to the qualification, and Kale-
iopu said he could not understand such
silly talk What he was defending was
the poor Hawaiian at the fshmarket
with dried salmon to sell. cit is a
shame for this House to pass such a
measure as this. -
nice wanted 10 KNOW IT UDe house
wanted the resources of the Territory
collected or not. If they didn' t, strike
out the penalty. Sheldon did the
smooth talk Kaleiopu butted in and
was called down by the Speaker. The
amendment was lost and rolicall on the
bill found only Kaleiopu voting no.
Stocktaking Not for House.
House Bill 81, Castro, relating to in
ventories of government assets, requir
ing an annual stocktaking in Territorial
and County departments.
Sheldon didn It want any track kept
of House and Senate belongings AMI SC
moved. Rice wanted to know if Castro
wanted to hire a guard, and the Speaker
suggested putting the Archivist il
charge. No. one referred to the way
) desks and things disappeared from an
, early Legislature, and the amendment
passed As amended the bill passed or
rolleall without opposition.
District Magistrates Bill.
J House Bill Is, Sheldon, requiring g
district magistrate to be qualified t.
practice in the district courts of the
Territory.
The introdueer explained the merit.