The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-18
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House at the good work in Washington
of the Delegate, the resolution being
accepted
Rice then announced his measure,
which was one appropriating money to
session. This whooped through first
reading and was put on the special or
der of the day for today.
Alfonso then presented the following
measures:
A bill to encourage the coffee indus
try, which exempts land and property in
actual use for coffee production up to
twenty acres for a period of five years.
An amendment to the County Act, to
raise the pay of the Hawaii County
Clerk to $1,000 year, and the pay of
the Deputy Sheriff of Hamakua to
$1,000 year.
An act to protect the purchasers of
real estate from fraudulent convey
anees, which makes it penal otfense
to sell land without notifying the pur-
chaser of any membranes that may
be on the property
An act to alter the senatorial bound
aries of the Territory, placing the dis
trlcts of Puma, North and South Hilo,
and Hamakua in the first district. with
two Senators; Kau, North and South
Kona, and North and South Kohaia in
the second, with two Senators; Maui.
Molokal. Lanai and kahoolawe in the
shird, with three Senators; Oahu in the
fourth, with six Senators, ana Kauai
and Niihau in the fifth, with two Sem
ators.
An act to encourage the cultivation
of fruit and vegetables and to provide
for the transportation of the same to
the mainland, which authorizes the
Board OF Agriculture and Forestry to
enter into contract with a transpor-
tatlon company and substitute il to the
amount of $4,000 a year to carry
Island produce; to establish an agency
on the Coast; to give Instructions in
packing and generally foster the in
! dutsry.
An act to amend the income tax law,
exempting incomes of less than $4,000
a year and putting two per cent tax
on those over $4,000.
Cohen's Tax Bills.
Cohen introduced three bills, each
dealing with taxes. His first bill is to
repeal all income tax measures, his
second to tax all real and personal
property on an assessment of the full
cash value at the rate of one and one
| half per cent, his third to exempt real
property to the amount of 5000
No Extra Session Pay.
Castro presented resolution pledg-
ing the members not to accept any pay
for any possible extra session. stating
that the Federal government had pro-
| vided $4,000 for legislative expenses.
providing there was no extra session
pay A part of the resolution states:
Whereas, the acceptance of said
$4,000 under conditions imposed by
Congress is a matter that lies within
the province of the members of the
Legislature of the Territory; and,
whereas it is the determined policy of
| the members of said Legislature to ad-
| here to and carry out every principle
| whereby the Territory NAV become
financially benefted,'' therefore no ex-
ira pay would be expected.
kanihO protested. If there was an
extra session he wanted the money. It
was all right for the Oahu members not
| to take it, but the country members
| might be stranded here without kauhau
| funds if they had TO work overtime for
nothing. He moved that the resolution
| be indefinitely postponed, but his mo.
ton was lost and the resolution carried
| first reading.
! The names of the members of ths
| standing committees of the House were
| then announced.
First Debate of Session.
R. ". Single asked a question con-
| corning the hours CT meeting in the
| morning, Rice informing him that he
f'had a resolution covering that identical
/ point. The resolution was to the effect
| that nine clock a. II. was the right
time.
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