Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-27
President NAMES
H0LD.OVER trio
Special Committee OF
The Senate Is
Appointed
SENATE
SENATE

lueHt SHlllH as lneilDeTS vi lnc NUN
over" committee which will investigate
the next two years and report to the
Senate of the Legislature of 1911.
1t will be the duty Of the committee
to keep thoroughly posted on matters
relating to finance that the Ways and
Means Committee may not be forced to
grope around in the dark at the begin.
ming of the next session.
The Senate speedily resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole yester.
day afternoon to consider the land law
amendments resolution. Senator Ma.
kekau took the chair.
l.. l.. McCandless, who is interested
In the homestead law, was, on motion
OF Senator Knudsen, given seat on
the floor of the Senate.
After Assistant Clerk Low had read
the resolution, President Smith, from
the Goor. stated that he did not quite
understand the text of the resolution,
and he therefore moved that q select
committee be appointed to consider 1t.
Mccarthy stated that he remem.
bered having read something resemb.
ling the resolution. Coelho said that
a resolution, touching on the same mat.
ter, was introduced in the early part
of the session.
The House Bill providing for the
erection OF a statue to Kauikeaouli,
passed first reading.
A Joint Resolution, creating the of.
fee Of Gas Inspector, was read by
Clerk Savidge. The resolution pro
yides that the salary of the inspector
shall be paid proportionately by the
Superintendent OF Public Works and
the Gas Company. The resolution
passed first reading and was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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and request the Senate to return the
resolution.
Castro Gagged
Castro tried to speak against the
motion, but the Speaker again gag
ged him with the rule-book and put
the motion, which carried. r."
On motion of Rice, Senate Bill So,
exempting hospitals from taxation.
was taken from the table and passed
its second reading. & ...... .
Kealawaa Park
The House passed the joint resolu-
ton to name one of the Hilo parks
Kealawaa Park, after the Represent
alive of that name. The whole thing
was intended as a joke. Kealawaa
was prevented from voting yes" as
he did on second reading, by Shin
voting. The Speaker was the only
one who voted no. The resolution,
however, gets no farther, for II was
held up In the, House until after the
Senate had adjourned for the day.
Senate Bill l49, authorizing the
Treasurer to turn over to the Coun-
ties their special road funds, passed
third reading. 49,.
A Warm Debate
Senate Bill III, to provide for the
payment OF and fix the rates OF in
terest on all amounts due the Terri
tory and taking off the penalty for
non-payment OF taxes, was vigorous
ly opposed by Rice, who said II such
n law had been in effect last Novem-
Der year ago when money was tight
the Territory would have received no
tax money. The big firms would
have said, I'VE won't pay our taxes |;
there's no penalty for not paying
them" I'VE cant afford" he said.
Ito see the Government held up. It's
better that a few men who cant pay
their taxes Just on time to have to
pay penalty. For the sake of see
ing this Government run along,
move to table the bill"
0ne-Man Rule
Il object to this business OF hav-
ing one man run this House." said
Alfonso.
sit down." ordered the Speaker
II want to voice my protest against
this; it's not fair" insisted Alfonso
sit down." commanded the Speak
er, who always treats Alfonso as II
the latter were bad boy and he the
, teacher.
But Affonso's protest had its eff,
feet. The motion to table was lost
Cohen pointed out the obvious
fact shat the man who usually has
to pay the penalty is the small tax.
payer, why should he be burdened
with a penalty II he is obliged to be
a little slow in his payments, be,
cause he has money coming to him
which he cant collect, and which
nine times out of ten, Is owing to
him by the rich people?"
After a lot more talk the vote
was taken and the bill failed tC
pass, Another member coming in a
moment later Alfonso moved to re-
consider. This carried and nearly