Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-27

concur, but tp report recommend
ing the tabling of the bill was adop-
ted
A Mixed Committee
The Miscellaneous Committee was
badly mixed up over House Bill rs,
relating to bonds Of County officers.
A majority report favored the ia
bling of the bill, while Chairman
Carley submitted minority report
ravorlng the passage of the bill.
Both reports were deferred until
Monday for consideration.
The Committee was similarly d.
vided over Senate Bill a., relating
to the bonds of City and County Of
ficers, SO this matter was also de-
ferred.
A Relief Measure
Alfonso introduced a bill for the
relief of the Hilo Electric Light Co.,
Ltd" which passed first reading.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
s4l6.l7 to pay the company for light
ing, supplies, ETC., for Hild from
Dec. 81. 1900, to June 80. 1904.
A Veto Message
The House took recess OF Is
minutes TO await message from the
Governor. When It arrived, It was
found TO be veto of House Bill
1856, introduced by Cohen, to raise
the income tax exemption from ST.
O00 to $500. .a
The House, on motion OF Cohen,
the father OF the bill, Immediately
| moved to sustain the veto, and the
motion carried without opposition.
Rice made the statement that the
defective bin had been drawn by an
attorney and approved by the At
torney General,-after which sar-
castle remark he moved that Atom
SOS House Bill 3. which amends the
same section OF the Revised Laws
Section 127S-Awhich Coheu's bill
was intended to amend, and which
was tabled some time ago, be taken
of the table. This was done, thus
saving two readings OF new meas
ure.
Affonso's bill was different In char
acter from Cohen's Act, being an
amendment of the same section OF
the Revised Laws, can easily be Sc
amended as to cover the intent OF
Cohen's measure. This is what will
be done. and some time in the On.
actment of a substitute bill will thus
be saved. ..
The text OF the Governors veto IL
as follows:
Il return herewith. without my
approval. House Bill No. 1876. en-.
titled An Act to Amend Section
1878 of the Revised Laws as Amend
ed by Act 81 of the Session Laws OF
1905 Relating to Income Tax
THE bill purports to amend the
entire section. but 1t omits the las,
paragraph, which defines taxation pc
RODS. IL remedies this omission In
part by defining taxation periods as
to persons but does not do so as &c
corporations. Thus there would be
at least very grave question, wheth.
er the income tax MS a whole could
be construed as defining taxation pc.
RODS for corporations, and therefore
whether the law could be enforced
against corporations. .I.
! THE same oversight was made by
the last Legislature, thereby neces-
stating veto, and probably was due
to failure to turn over the leaf OF
the session laws where the section
is printed; the first paragraph ends
at the bottom of page and has the
appearance of constituting the en-
tire section. The mistake Is one
that can easily be remedied by n
new bill"
A New Law
In communication from the Sec
rotary of the Interior, the House was
informed that the Governor had sign
ed the following bin:
House Bill No. 1T, Act AZ, An Act
to Amend Sections 1899 and 1906 OF
the Revised Laws of Hawaii, Relat-
ing 10 Stamp Duties.