Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-11
BOARD and MAYOR
ARE NOW At Peace
Wilson Is Head of Road
Department; Others
Confirmed

Paele for Koolaupoko. Charles Kukea
for Waialua and J. H. Travis for Eva.
To the casual observer, who had
Just dropped In to take a glance at
the county lawmakers in action, there
would have been nothing to Indicate
that any spirit other than that Of
peace and brotherly love had ever i'm.
bued the minds OF the solons. Even
Aylett tempered his ponderous voice.
and he looked ut the Mayor with an
In gratiatlng sort of smile every time
that he had occasion to make a motion.
But there was ample evidence that
everything had been cut and dried
beforehand. As fast as the list OF the
Mayors appointments was read, the
necessary motion was put and the
names were confirmed.
After the road supervisor business
had been disposed OF, His Honor pug.
gested that the question of pound mas.
tiers should be taken mp Aylett be.
lieved that he had at last found one
job which was at the disposal Of the
Board. He had no desire to open old
sores. however, and suggested that the
matter be allowed to rest until an
opinion could be secured from the
County Attorney. I'VE have had
trouble enough already" said he.
The Mayor suggested that some &c.
ton should be taken with regard to
the bonds for the road supervisors.
Aylett said that the law attended to
that. but Milverton said NO" SO n
special committee, consisting of the
Mayor, Deputy City Attorney Milver.
ton, and Supervisor Quinn, was ap.
pointed to handle the matter.
The meeting adjourned until 1880
o'clock Friday night. when the appoint.
ment of pound masters will be taken
up.
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and you sacrifice your franchise. Who
will be sitting he"e making the laws IN
a few years? Not you. but the new
citizens"
From Frying Pan to Fire.
Rice punched hole in this arg,l.
ment. "lf you bring laborers from
the mainland they will have a vote In
one year, and then where will your
franchise be- II The labor comes from
the United States. In a few years yoi
will not see Charlie Rice. you will nos
see good many others of us here In
this House. II will be very quicl;
time. But II they come from Europe
II will be a long time, and they will
have time to become assimilated with
us. But II they bring laborers from
Porto Rico, or the scnm OF the United
States, they win not become assIml''
ated with u.s. WY H'.r. '.. ~.
lid like tosknow why, ~ this bill
rosses, we chnno' increase taxation III
It Is needed. II II is, needed---it is Il
Every grave question .sbmc members
want TO force fine Finance Committee
to bring IN a report before we have
time to consider this matter. -,
The Golden Eggs. 49,
Another matter--we knew most III
the taxes are paid by the plantations
When they are prosperous. we have
plenty OF taxes. plenty OF work. They
want this BIZ so they can remain pros
/, porous. and we can collect taxes ad
= nit they don't want to pay, taxes. but
II they are prosperous We can make
them pay taxes. - "a,
snow, don't want anybody to ge
, up, and say, any OF US represents d,il,
the sugar planters. !This,is my home
l was born here; expect to live an,
die here, and | only look for the bcs
interests Of this Territory. II the coun
Try goes back, go back; you g
hack. .s,, r r..
,"Some people come here and say The
! planters make all the, money, lett
, soak en- Don't kill the goose tina
? lays the golden egg. Make II lay an,
!. lay plenty. Help them along II the!
n want to get labor | believe this bill
;, Is for the best interests of the Terri
I tory"
u Single Answers Cohen.
Single was the, next speaker. Pay
0 ing his respects to Cohen, he sal
z that although Joe was undoubtedl!
sincere, he was not fully posted. Also
t "the Honorable Joel c. Cohen know,
!. that II this bill passes, II is death t.
a his one and one.half per cent tax bill
n | don't blame him for opposing it,
" Single went somewhat into the his
}. tory o fthe bill, explaining how by
r misunderstanding there were two iden
!. tical bills introduced. He told OF how
I the committee came to agree upon tn,
I bill, although at the meeting last Mon
Q day night no ito members of the com
mittee were OF the same mind in re
5 gard to the immigration question.
J. Shingles address was logical an,
. from a common-sense point of view
D rather than an oratorical effort. IL,
3 answered Cohen's arguments one b.
). one by quoting from the speeches made
4 Monday night at the public meeting
! Replying TO Cohen's warning to the
=. Hawaiians that the bringing In of Eu
\ rODean labor means the ultimate less