The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-18
HOUSE
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House Bill ia, Sheldon, was up on
third reading. This bill saws:
Whoever negligently or maliciously
scatters, throws, drops or deposits, or
causes to be scattered, thrown, dropped
or deposited, any paper, glass, glass bot
tie, tin can, nail, tack, wire, stone or
other substance dangerous to traffic on
any highway, street, road, alley or lane
IN the Territory of Hawaii, shall be
| guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
vlction thereof shall be punished by i'm
or by fine not exceeding one hundred
| dollars
| Sheldon moved the final passage, Ma
| Wahlne called for an explanation, scent
ing something harmful in the measure
Sheldon explained at length to both
Nawahine and Kaniho, both of whom
| denounced the translation work
Correa defended the work of his com
mittee, explaining the difficulty of find
| ing Hawaiian equivalents for some Eng
| lish words
Like had bunch of suggestions to
| have Strengthened out, Sheldon patient
| ~ answering all the silly questions put
| to him.
There being quite number in the
| gallery. Kaniho felt called upon to make
| another speech on the bill. Hihio also
shed light on the matter and the debate
persisted for nearly half an hour
The bill passed by 26 to 3.
Sheldon IS anti-gambling bill, House
Bill 136, passed without opposition.
Cohen s Income Tax Bill, House Bill
| 1876, raising the exemption from $1,000
to $500, was read third time. An
| amendment was offered by Alfonso rails
| ing the exemption to $4,000
Kaniho objected to putting all the
burden on the rich, leaving the poor
| sitting at one side untaxed but enjoy
ing ali the benefits of government He
favored leaving the law as it stands at
present, with only $1,000 exempted. He
asked where the money was to come
from if the revenue be cut down
through the extra exemption, and ques-
toned the policy of Alfonso in offering
the amendment in view of the fact that
he had been asking for many thousands.
The amendment was lost.
Single moved the third reading, sta
ting that the raise in the exemption
| would cut $35,066.24 a year from the
revenues. Although he moved the pas
sage of the bill he spoke against it, com
mending the good sense of Kaniho s
speech.
Rice stated that the loss would be:
For the Territory, 81 900 year; for
Oahu County, $11,074; Hawaii, $2s11;
Maui, $2071; and Kauai, $1575
Kanlho made another speech against
the bill, in view of these figures.
Correa wanted to know why those
who thought taxation should be equal
did not wipe out all exemptions He
favored the present bill and was sur
prised now to see Kaleiopu opposing
this bill VIXEN last session he had intro
duced a bill of his own raising the ex-
emption to $1,000
Cohen also expressed his surprise at
some members sudden change of atti-
tude. He stated that the $4,000 the
Territory was to lose would be saved
to mechanics and employees, now taxed
overmuch on their labor The income
tax for the coming period will be nearly
100000 more than heretofore, which
makes the loss of $4,000 a small
amount.
Is it just taxation to tax man for
| labor he does with his handsa' asked
Cohen. .'An income tax should be
tax on income and not upon a man S
wages
Cohen pointed out a way to raise the
| revenues, if the members feared that
something they wanted would be cut
out. The Speaker made clear and
logical speech and one which helped
very much in carrying the bill through
the third reading.
The vote was: Ayes 10; noes g.
The bill allowing the employment of
non-eitizen interpreters in territorial
courts when citizens cannot be seeur-
ed, Senate Bill II, was opposed. Ka-
leiopu wanted to restrict such employ
ment TO citizens, whether competent or
not.
Kamahu defended the bill and Rice
agreed with him, the crippling amend
ment being tabled.
Single presented an amendment,
limiting the right to employ nom
citizen TO cases where it might be Tim
possible to get citizen, instead of
reasonably impracticable, as in the
BILL Rice said this was as bad as the
other. It was tabled.
, Kaniho made long speech to the
effect that only voters ought to hold
government jobs. Coney wanted to
know what Kaniho would do with the
ladies in the different government of
fees, these ladies being neither voters
nor likely to be. Kaniho offered no
explanation.
The bill was finally voted on, after
Carley, of the Miscellaneous Commit
tee, had tangled himself up and Castro
| was opposing the bill after the pre-
vious question had been moved.
The bill passed, % to 6.
Senate Bills Pass.
Senate Bill 81. providing penalties
| for body snatehers, violators of graves
or burial caves, putting the penalty at
| ma&mum of two years at hard labor
and fine of $1,000, passed without de-
| bate.
Senate Bill 81, allowing payment of
| a claim against the Territory OF
| $5o315 by Levi C. Lyman was passed
on third reading.
| The Senate amendments to House
| Bill Is were considered and the House
declined to concur. Castro, Kaniho
and Moanauli were named as a confer
enee committee.