The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-25
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tance under the provisions of the new
extra income tax law. Senate Bill lis,
providing for the maintenance of the
Department of Agriculture and Fores-
try pending the availability of funds
from the special income tax, was also
recommended to pass.
The seieet committee on taxation re-
ported on House Bill 1876 and Senate
Bill No 6. both relating to taxation.
The committee recommended that the
Senate Bill No. 6 be tabled and House
Bill 1856 be passed.
Resolution in Committee.
Senator Chillingworth introduced a
resolution, declaring that the Senate is
opposed to the appointment Of men
from the mainland to fill the office of
u s. District Attorney or the newly
created office of second Federal Judge.
The resolution was referred to the Judi
eiary Committee on the motion of SEN
ator Knudsen.
House Bill No. 1874, passed third
reading with a unanimous vote. The
bill provides penalty for placing bar
ricades in a house to defeat the enforce
ment of the anti-gambling law.
Senate Bill III, affecting the penal
ties for tax delinquency, was referred
to the special committee on taxation.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, NAM
ing commission to conduct an inves-
tigation into unawarded and impatient
ed lands passed on second reading with
a full vote.
Senator Fairchild thought it would
be wise to postpone consideration of
the resolution because he thought there
was some doubt about it in Hilo, but
Senator Knudsen said that the appoint
ment of a commission was designated
to correct the very conditions that GER
tain Hilo people were anxious about.
Senate Bill No 90, giving the Board
of Health authority to regulate the
diaries and milk supply, passed second
reading on motion of Coelho.
Senate Bill 10l, the bill forbidding
the sale of opium, was tabled in ac-
cordance with the recommendations of
the judiciary committee.
House Bill ia, providing a penalty
for highway obstruction, passed second
reading on the adoption of the com
mittee report.
Senate Bill No. 116. amending the
immigration and conservation act just
passed, by exempting inheritance from
the extra two per cent. tax, passed sec
ond reading on the adoption of the re-
port Senator Fairchild explained that
the exemption clause relating to inheri-
fance had not been included in the bill
through an oversight
Pi1l iS deferred
Senate Bill lis was deferred until to,
day on the motion of Senator Make
kau The bill provides for the main
tenance of the Department of Agri-
culture and Forestry out of the general
fund of the Territory until the money
from the new income tax becomes avail
able. Makekau thought it would be
well to give the matter little more
thought and got his wish.
House Bill III. relating to stamp
revenue. passed second reading.
House Bill 127, relating to the dis
posal of funds from the sale of Public
Lands passed first reading as did House
Bill 1872, providing a penalty for fraud
III real estate conveyances.
An invitation was received from the
executive committee of the Anti-Saloor
League inviting the members of the up
per house to a meeting to be held Sat
urday evening for the purpose of dis
eussing the liquor traffic.