The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-19
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iiuuae 1901 lil. thrlIan. Whs up un
thifs feai.ur 1ds lN atf
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sfaiirrs, Throws drops nf deposits. lori
pautrs tu hr scattered Thrown. dropped
of deuusi yi. nri parrt glsss. glass boa
ilt. tu cam. nail tack vltc. Stone nr
other substance dangerous io traffic ou
any highway. street. fur alley ur lane
Boz thc Itnuoy oft Hawaii shall De
guilt, VT misdcmcanur and upun ron
,iciiuu thereof shall lc punished by im
prispumcnt not more than one month
or by fine moi exceeding one hundred
dollars
sheldon moved the 6ual passage, Ma.
wahinc called for an explanation, scent
ing something harmful in the measure.
sheldon explained vt length 10 both
Nawahine Hnd kaniho, both of whom
denounced the translation work
Corrca defended the work Of his com
mittee. explaining the difficulty of find.
ing Hawaiian equivalents for some Eng.
/ lish words
Like had a bunch of supposi,ions 10
have Strengthened out, sheldon patient
| ly answering all the silly questions put
/ TO him.
There being quite a 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 20 to ?.
Sheldon's anti.gambling bill, House
Bill 1876, passed without opposition.
Cohen's Income Tax Bill, House Bill
1 -. H..
to $500, was read third time. An
amendment was offered by Alfonso rails
ing the exemption to $1,000.
Kaniho objected to putting all the
burden on the rich, leaving the poor
sitting at one side untaxed but enjoy
ing all 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 qucs.
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 35,06624 a year from the
|
sage of the bill he spoke against il, com
mending the good sense of Kaniho 5
speech.
Rice stated that the loss would be:
For the Territory, $4,000 year; for
Oahu County, $ll ,O74; Hawaii, $2Sll
Maui, S207l; and Kauai, 1855.
Kaniho made another speech against
the bill, in view of these figures.
Correa wanted to know why those
who thought taxation should be eaual
did not wipe out all exemptions. He
favored the present bill and was sur
prised now to see Kaleiopu. opposing
this bill when last session he had intro
duced a bill of his own raising the ex
emption to $1,000.
Cohen also expressed his surprise al
some members sudden change of atti
tude. He stated that the $17 900 tn,
) Territory was to lose would he 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 $1,000 a small
amount.
SIS it Just taxation to tax man fol
labor he does with his hands2D asked
Cohen. can income tax should be @
tax on income and not upon man >:
wages"
Cohen pointed out a way to raise tn,
revenues, if the members feared that
something they wanted would be GU
out. The Speaker made clear anC
. logical speech and one which helpe,
very much in carrying the bill through
I. the third reading.
The vote was: Ayes 10: noes 9.
I The bill allowing the employment o.
: non-citizen interpreters in territoria
courts when citizens cannot be secur
/ ed, Senate Bill II, was opposed. Ka
n leiOpu wanted to restrict such employ
s ment to citizens, whether competent o
). not.
o Kamahu defended the bill and Ric
S agreed with him, the gripping amend
;, ment being tabled.
> Single presented an amendment
e limiting the right to employ non
It citizen to cases where it might be Gin
f possible to get citizen, instead o
y reasonably impracticable, as in tn
# bill. Rice said this was as bad as tn
Is other. 1t was tabled.
I. Kaniho made long speech to tn
Is effect that only voters ought to hol
It government jobs Coney wanted t
d know what Kaniho would do with tn
l. ladies in the different government OF
IS fees, these ladies being neither voter
t. nor likely to be. Kaniho offered n
is explanation.
d The bill was finally voted on, afte
Ie Carley, of the Miscellaneous Commit
i. tee, had tangled himself up and Cast
is was opposing the bill after the PR
lr vious question had been moved.
lr The bill passed, % to @.
y, Senate Bills Pass.
s Senate Bill 81, providing penalte
for body snatchers, violators of grave
or burial caves, putting the penalty q
maximum of two years at hard labo
and fine of $1,000, passed without d.
bate.
Senate Bill so, allowing payment q
claim against the Territory {
n S50315 by Levi G. Lyman was passe
on third reading.
The Senate amendments to HOui
Bill Is were considered and the Hous
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