The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-01


terIologist will be cut out and that the
salary of the president of the Board
of Health will be cut down to $50 a
month Ii the latter happens, there
viii be a great chilliness develop in the
feet of those who have been lobbying
for the job
More Homesteads Wanted.
Kealawaa opened the business of the
House yesterday, the thirty-sixth day
of the session, by presenting resolu-
ton that the Public Lands Committee
find out whether or not it is possible
to have the government land known as
Kauniho Lepeloa, at Kamaee, North
Hilo, opened for homestead purposes.
Shingles Milk Commission resolu-
ton was read second time and re-
ferred to the Health Committee, and
the order Of the day was taken up.
Cohen Wouldn't Vote.
House Bill 157, Furtado, the new
show license bill, was read third time
and debated. Castro thought a license
fee of $500 year on moving picture
shows a. fair fee, but objected to re-
quiring that it be paid semiannually.
He thought that $3.50 at jump in ad-
vance would be too much to ask of a
man with small capital, as many were.
He offered an amendment to make the
license payable quarterly instead. The
amendment passed and one or two other
verbal changes were made.
On rollcaI, Cohen asked to be ex-
cused from voting, permission being
given him to keep silent and give the
bill his moral support alone. The bill
passed twenty-six to none
Volcano Stables to be Paid.
House Bill 159, Alfonso, for the re,
lief of the Volcano Stables, Hilo, for
$3.50 spent on quarantine station UNI
der orders of the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry, was passed on third read
ing. Rice explained that the Auditor
had held up the payment because the
matter of letting the contract to the
Volcano Stables had not been adver-
tised, although given in good faith.
There was no opposition to the bill
ON the roll call.
Kauikeaouli Statue.
House Bill 166, Like to appropriate
$4,000 for a kauikeaouii statue, was
before the House for third reading
Two reports on this bill had been made
by the Military Committee, Alfonso
the chairman, recommending that the
bill be tabled as unwarranted at the
present time, and the rest of the com
mittee-Kaniho, Like, Hihio and Ke
alawaa-being strongly in favor of the
expenditure.
There was no debate on the merits
of the bill and big majority willing
to see ten thousand dollars go into
imperishable and unproduetive marble
Vaccination Bill
Senate Bill %, Coelho S vaccination
BILL as amended, was read third time
AS printed, the bill is to wipe out the
vaccination laws altogether, but as va
riously amended in the Senate ant
House. it is quite a different measure
to that hoped for by the great Mau
statesman. The amendments have beer
so many, however, that the vote was
deferred in order to get copies, printed
or typewriter, before the members.
No Gag in Committee.
A resolution from Cohen asking thai
the rules be amended to prevent indis
eriminate rag chewing in committee OF
the whole, was turned down by the Rule;
Committee, which said in report: 'Th'
enforcing of rule of this nature would
curtail certain privileges common to the
House heretofore. Your committee be
lieves it should be the policy of thi!
House to give each and every member
when in session as a committee of The
,lo1n abon IF nd
discussion upon all subjects. -
Bill to Please Autoists.
Rice presented formidable bill o.
twentythree pages, the bill embodyins
the recommendations of the Tax Com
| missioners and the members of thu
Board of Equalization. The bill amends
MANY sections of the Taxation Act
making the law easier in operation ant
palmer in construction. The change:
are not radical except in one importan
particular. that being the tax on vehi
eles. BY the BILL the fiat tax of $2'
on each automobile is changed to /;
| The rate on other vehicles is: brak
or sulkv. So: ox-carts. s.. All tn
/ money collected as taxes on vehicles i
| TO ne put INTO the Specldi Iodu I'd
+! fund and spent only in the road dis
/ trict in which the same is collected.
Other Changes.
| Two other important changes ar
made. one to allow an appeal by a per
| son who has not made return and VIII
under the present law is not allowed a
appeal Under the bill. by depositini
| a sum of money with circuit eour
/ Judge. sufficient to cover costs. an az
peal may be made within thirty day
of the assessment
Another change allows the sale o
property on which taxes are delinquen
for two wears and the issuing of a ia
title
New Ward Hospital.
| Another petition with the Atcherle
brand writ large upon it was presente
hv Kaniho. This was signed by II
taxpaying voters and citizens. TIL
was duplicate petition TO the one pre-
sented the day before. having much t
ask for s.the new Ward Hospital,
wherever that is.
Sheldon s Game Law.
sheldon presented a bill which en-
powers the treasurer of each county /
issue hunting permits to anyone not