The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-20

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toe 0n Pebble Lands
Senate 800 so les. eonaim Maf,ey e.
measure rpthlIhg ihe iaW regulating
ihe ifnuspofiafian uf lefrfs. iasscd see
und reading 70 WAS shown that the
provision limiting transportation io yes
sells ~ not more than Two hundred and
hfiv tons had worked hardship On
many instances.
House Hil No. 1p1. authorizing con
stfuction of railroad on the island Of
Hawaii. was referred 10 the Judiciary
Committee II involves a special fran.
chise privilege for the proposed rail
road along the coast Of Hawaii.
Notification was received from the
House Of Representatives that had con.
CURED In Senate amendments 90 House
Bills Nos. IS, 50. 90, Us and 10.
Appointment Message.
Governors Message No. .. on ap.
pointments. was on the order OF the
day for action on the deferred items
of Commissioners Of Public Land aud
Surveyor. The two Offices named ara.
abolished in the proposed scheme for
the consolidation of the two depart.
ments named with the Department of
Public Works. On the motion of SEN
ator Mccarthy action was again de.
ferred 20 the last day of the session,
when the consolidation idea will
either have been finally Endorsed or cast
aside by the conference committee on
the appropriation bill
House Bill No. $50. making important
amendments to the laws on taxation
was taken up in committee Of the whole
with Assessor Charles Wilder participant.
ing in the discussion.
Senate Mccarthy submitted an
amendment which provided for board
of three appraisers in each county to
act as a board of equalization. The
Senate sentiment is distinctly favorable
TO the equal cation board idea and the
amendment offered by Mccarthy was
adopted without opposition.
Senator Fairchild submitted an
allowing appeals from tax
assessment to a circuit judge at cham
bers
Senator Smith opposed the amend
ments. He declared that the dues-
tions that We're involved in appeals
from assessment were of fact and val
uation, not of law He said that the
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and because of the destructive condi-
tions existing the taxpayer would not
have the same opportunity for salts
factory adjustment as is obtained by
the appeal to a board composed of cit
liens. Senator Smith added that the
system had proven adequate
and satisfactory in most instances. He
said that 1t was one of the recog-
nized principles of government that an
established system should not be
unless there was good reason
for IL.
Question of Appeal.
Senator Fairchild defended the intent
Of his amendment, stating that many
times questions of law were involved,
and that much would be gained by
allowing appeal to a circuit judge in
chambers.
Robinson suggested that the circuit
Judge of each district act as chair
man of the tax appeal board. Fair
child then withdrew his amendment
and accepted that offered by Robin
son. Senator Fairchild said that his
only object was to have someone ia
miliar with law sit upon the tax ap-
peal board so that appeals to the Su- |
preme Court would be in proper form,
and would receive the consideration |
they Were entitled to. Fairchild will |
have the necessary amendment ready |
for insertion in the bill on third read |
ing.
Senator Mccarthy observed that he
had been told that the section of the |
bill relating to enterprise for profit was |
Senator Fairchld re-
piled that he had also understood that |
such was the case, but that in view |
IF the financial conditions of the Ter
ritory it would be better to pass the
section and let the vested interests
fight it out among themselves"
On the motion of Senator Smith, the
committee of the whole rose and recon-
nended the passage of the bill on sec
md reading
House Bill No. 1876, on the collection
IF licenses and disposition of fees, was
taken up ON third reading and passed |
by vote of 8 to 8.
A Garnishee Problem.
House Bill No. 1893, adding a new
section to the law dealing with garnish.
nent, was taken up with the favorable
report of the Judiciary Committee ma
iority, Senator Chillingworth dissent
ng. Chillingworth insisted that the
was a good one from the view
point of collectors, but hardly salts
factory from the standpoint of justice
1r fair play.
Senator Kalama declared that the bill
was a good one and said that govern
nent employees were in need of some
,alutary pressure to make them pay
heir debts.
Coelho declared that government EN-
Dloyes were the worst "pays" in the
Territory and declared that he was sur,
,rised at the attitude of the Homo
ulu members on the bill.
Senator Chillingworth said that at
he present time the Territory was the
,nly place where public official could
De garnisheed.
Senator Mccarthy insisted that the
aw on garnishment could well be
particularly with public
employees in mind.
The bill was finally recommitted to
Judiciary Committee when an amend
nent will be made to give the person
o be garnisheed chance for a hearing.
House Bill No. 220, relating TO the
powers of Circuit Courts, passed first
eading as did also House Bill No. 2O1.
elating to proof and entry of defaults