The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-16
HOUSE

Yesterday. the Governor sent his
the veto was, as predicted by the Ad.
vertiser, of the Enabling Bill After
the session a meeting of the Speakers
Cabinet was held at which it was de.
cided to sustain the veto when the
vote is taken on Monday and to in.
troduce another bill which will meet
the Governor S objections. This new
bill will provide for payment for the
public road workers who actually did
work and will omit all reference to
those who served as appontees of Mayor
Fern but who failed to find that to
which to lay their hands.
This was the first veto message of
the session.
Three appeals were made to the
House yesterday morning to vote down
the Moore Whisky Bill if it should
pass in the upper chamber. The Maui
Board of Supervisors presented a form
al disapproval of the Moore bill; seven.
ty odd petitioners from Maui asked
that the Legislature frown down any
and all attempts to change the present
liquor laws in any way, and seven
hundred and more residents of Homo.
Is
pointing out that the law was work.
ing well now and that the people had
expressed no desire for any change.
\ compromise income tax bill was
presented by Cohen and it's first read
ing moved by Rice. The bill raises
the income exemption to $500.
Blank Order of Day.
| The House went into session yester-
day morning with a blank order of the
day and "A general feeling of lassitude
| in the damp air, the day beginning
slowly and ending up with the first
veto from the Governor.
The Supervisors of Maui sent in
number of resolutions, asking that the
Legislature "assist by its influence to
the success of the sentiments" ex-
pressed. The resolution turned out to
| be only copies, however, and not in
order to be received by the House.
| The documents were handed to the
clerk by the Speaker with instructions
to inform the County Clerk of Maui to
send certified copies along.
There were eight resolutions in all,
two favoring the carrying ON of all
criminal prosecutions by the depart
ments of the County Attorneys. Wal.
waiole's bill to change the date of the
Maui board meetings sis unalterably
opposed" while the board is heartily
in favor" of the bill to turn over to
the counties all costs and fines collect
ed by district magistrates.
Want No Whisky Bill.
| Another resolution stated that the
board sis opposed to the passage of
Senate Bill So, introduced in the Sem
ate by Hon. II. 7. Moore, on February
81, 1907"
The request for an appropriation of
100000 for a pipe line into Kula was
endorsed, as money could not be spent
for more worthy purpose.
A bill to repeal the $50 specific tax
on automobiles was passed, it being
thought best to have a two per cent.
of assessed value tax.
Waiwaiole Is House Bill SO was unan.
imously opposed as being an infringe
ment of the rights of the County
Boards of Supervisors.
cohen's Compromise Bill.
Introduced by Cohen and its first
reading moved by Rice, an Income Tax
bill came in, with every earmark of a
compromise between the members of
the Finance Committee and the wing
of the House heretofore smashing at
everything that bore any resemblance
to tax on incomes.
Cohen IS bill recognizes the principle
of the two per cent. income tax but
raises the amount to be exempted from
$1,000 to $500.
Resolutions.
Kawaakoa asked for $4,000 by reso.
luton, $4,000 for the completion of
the Koali-Kipahulu road, Maui, and
I $4,000 for the completion of the XII
pahulu-K aupo road.
Kaleiopu asks that the Commissioner
of Public Works be requested to open