The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-02

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Bills recommended fnf iho tnhle
were Monnaun p BIN designating de
itict court fines aud costs as county
rrnliEatious. because better bill was
coming. Rtos hll regarding the die.
position Of the realigations from the
special immigration income tax, be.
cause senate bill covers the matter.
and senate Bill b. relating TO the cir.
eulation Of commercial paper. because
the House has legislaied already on
this
An the reports we're adopted.
Mckinley High o. X.
The Education Committee submitted
a report dealing with number Of ques-
tions asked regarding the building Of
the Mckinley High School. The report
and the correspondence attached stated
that the building was in good order.
Street Car Bill.
On third reading, House Bill lO7, the
street ear air brake bill, was under
fire Castro moved in amendment that
the maximum weight of cars on which
air brakes are not to be obligatory
should be nine tons instead of four
teen. He explained that the majority
Of the cars now are between seven and
nine tons in weight and that the
heavier cars required air brakes to be
safe. lie also wished to allow a year
for the installation of the brakes. Both
amendments were accepted.
On roll call the bill passed without
opposition. During the calling of the
roll the Speaker remarked that Kaniho
and Shingle were absent without ex-
cuse.
Shingle S absence "without excuse"
made it necessary to defer the third
reading of the Library of Hawaii bill.
Substitute Income, Tax Bill.
House Bill 3, Alfonso the revived
income tax exemption bill, being rush
ed to replace Cohen S vetoed bill, was
read a third time. Rice said this bill
should meet all the objections of the
Governor if the amendments he propos-
ed were adopted. His amendment puts
the exemption up to $500 year. The
amendment was agreed to and the bill
passed third reading.
Library of Hawaii Bill.
Shingle having appeared, House Bill
143 was taken up on third reading.
Shingles amendment was read, which
says the Legislature "may' appro-
pirate for the support of the library
and which omits the specific appropria'
ton. Rice said the acceptance of the
amendment would leave the law prac-
tically as it was on the statute books.
He moved the bill be tabled.
Shingle rose to speak, Rice objecting
until his motion should be put, this
provoking Shingle to remark: "Let us
get down to the merits of this bill
and have less horseplay,"
The amendment, on motion of the
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| loving substituted amendment from
| Correa:
''The Legislature shall from time to
time make appropriations for the
maintenance and support of said il
| brary at the rate of ten thousand dol
lors year, to begin whenever dona-
tion or donations shall be made for
the erection of suitable library build
| ing"
| Correa spoke on his amendment, re-
| ferring to the fact that Andrew Car
negie was prepared to donate $l50,00O
for library building so soon as the
Territory showed itself willing to do
something for itself. He urged the
passage of the amendment.
Nawahine thought Oahu should do
! the putting up for the library. lie
| thought $4,000 from the Territory
could be better used in public works
somewhere. Nawahine expressed sur
prise that it should be suggested that
money. should be used by the Territory
when the different county treasures
V" "---"oi for So much.
Kama thought the time would come
wh,.p the members would feel proud
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stand as monument to thoir col
lective wisdom. He pointed out that
Honolulu was the educational center
of ihe Territory. the place where chill
dren from all the islands came for
higher education, and the logical place
for such library
Rice opposed the amendment on prin
ciple. 1t was unfair to ask the Ter
ritory to support a Honolulu lSrary
AS, far as he knew, Mr.. Carnegie gave
libraries always to cities, not to States
or Territories. The library might turn
out to be white elephant. but if Ho
Molulu wants it let her pay for it.
''We are here to provide first th'
necessaries. not the luxuries," he said
declaring that Honolulu was after cit.
luxurics without being willing to pa,
city taxes. He objected to binding fu
ture Legislatures down to appropriat
, ing 10000 year.
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