Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-27
Kaleiopu's Lore "No."

law.
kaleiopu's Lore mo"
The bill introduced by KawCwphI
and known as House Bill IS. creating
Il sliding scale merchants license ia
take the place Of the present general
mercantile license of S25 required T.
he paid by all enterprises for prof.;
action. As amended In committee the
bill provides that any business, the
gross receipts of which the preyilu.
/ fiscal year amounted 10 less than S25
COO shall pay the minimum license fee
! OF $25: where the receipts are Ovcl
$4,000 and less than $4,000 the fee
shall be $50. Businesses taking I'm IN
gross receipts more than $4,000 must
I pay the maximum fee OF 800.
The reading Of the bill started Ea
lciopu of lie didn't think the proyi
rions Of the bill were fair to the poor
people. and he said so. concluding by
Offering and amendment to make the
minimum tax apply to all enterprise.
taking In In gross receipts more than
$500 and less then 10000.
| Kawewehi wanted to know why the
gentleman from the Fifth hadn't In
troduced his amendment without talk
| ing so much.
Cohen thought Kaloiopu's amend
ment would have the eject of defeat
ing the intent of the whole bill. II
would let every japanese and Chinese
In the Territory with little store do
business without the payment of any
license. This was also Rice's opinion
The amendment cut out lot of nee
pie from whom we can get revenue In
no other way. he said.
The amendment was put to vote and
lost. Kaleiopu was ready with an
other amendment. AL he wanted thi,
time was to cut out the penalty para
graph. so that II the bill passed ant
became law. II would be all RICH,
to break II. Shingle and Affonst
pointed out that u law without a pen
atty would be worthless.
II can't understand such silly talh
as that" said Kaleiopu. What | an
after Is the protection of the poor Ha
waiian. IL IL a shame for the House
to pass law like that"
Rice said the penalty had been in
serted by the Finance Committee be
cause II Is the duty of that committee
TO see that the revenue Is collected
DO the members want the revenue
collected or do they not" he asked.
Sheldon said there Is no law to pre
vent people selling salmon. Kaleiopr
broke In excitedly.
The amendment was put to vote an{
lost, and the bill WIS put on its pas
sage KaleiOpu voiced one lone mo,
the vote standing 20 to | In favor Of
the passage of the bill.
The next bill to come up for Gna
consideration was Conveys House Bill
d. requiring the heads of all Terri
t0rial departments. ana Of the Presl
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker o
the House. to file with the assessor
an inventory Of all Government prop
erty In their care.
Sheldon offered an amendment. tc
strike GU. the words president of the
Senate and Speaker of the House"
Castro wanted 10 know who ther
would be held responsible for the resk.
and chairs of the legislative halls. Ric,
wanted TO know If Castro's idea was
to have the President and Speaker en-
ploy guards to look after the leglsla
tive furniture.
Sheldon said II was his idea that Il
was up to the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works I otake charge of the art
icles. The amendment was adopted
and the bill passed by unanimous vote
The Speaker will got have to count tn,
spittoons and lux pots, however
Reeommitted.
| House Bill 23. introduced by Fur
tado, providing for the redemption n
zeal estate sold under the foreclosur,
OF mortgage or execution, was takei
up for third reading The measur,
provides that any time within one yeal
after property has been sold undel
foreclosure OF MORTGAGE or execution
II may be redeemed by the mortgagol
or debtor or his heirs or assigns pay
ing TO The purchaser the purchase
price, plus costs and interest.
Rice had doubts. He said the bill
had been up at previous sessions an,
had met with serious objections from
some OF the real estate dealers, II,
moved that the bill be referred bqcl
to the committee ana that they be re
qnested to have a public hearing. It
learn the sentiment Of the people Ii
regard to this mater The member
J Of the Judiciary Committee agreed t.