The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-25
Governors Message.

Governors Message.
A message from the Governor. ae-
companied by draft appropriation
bill, was received, the message being
carefully listened to and the bin intro
duced by Rice, both going to the Print
ing Committee. The bill carries So
.24S, 226.
Examination for Bricklayers.
Cohen presented a petition from
sixty citizens, which, after skirmish
between the members of the judiciary
Committee and the Miscellaneous Com
nittee, was referred to the former,
asking that masons be required to stand
an examination into citizenship and
skill before getting a government job.
The petition stated "that the road de-
partment and other departments of the
Territory of Hawaii have non citizens
doing all kinds of mason work who are
flnskilled and receive pay at the rate
| Of $l.75 per diem, whereas a mechanic
in this and our line should receive not
less than 81 per diem. Now, therefore,
we do respectfully petition your hon.
orable body that law be enacted at
this session of the Legislature where
by it shall be obligatory for all work
ers in this line to take an examination
touching upon their qualification, and
upon satisfactory showing before an
examining board, duly qualified, a GER
tificate to this effect be issued, show
ing their competency, and, too, that
they are citizens and voters, before
they shall be allowed to work upon
any government work within this Ter
rltory.'
Hihio's First Bill.
Hihio introduced a bill to provide
| hospisal in the Lahaina district. This
is the first bill of this member from
the Third, who watched it carefully as
it passed from hand to hand to the
messenger, clerk, stenographer and fl
nally to the press.
Makekau presented bill to tax 10
per cent. on delinquent personal and
| property tax.
Recall of the Recall.
Furtado desired to recall the notice
he had given of bill dealing with
the recall and other things. He had
| the bill all ready, but wanted to
change it's title to, An act to reserve
to the people the right of initiative
and referendum, and providing the
manner in which such right may be
used as to legislation in this Territory,
county, municipality, district or pre-
cinct.
Petition from Asylum.
A petition was received from the
guards and nurses of the Insane Asy-
| - Il.
from $50 and $40 to $65 and $50, re-
spectivelv. The petition was referred
to the Police and Health Committee.
Resolutions.
| Makekau asked by resolution for
| $4,000 from the Loan Bill Fund for
lSahauloa, South Kona, waterworks.
Kealawaa desired 5000 for fish
market at Nine Miles, Olaa.
The same member desired $500 for
a jailer's cottage at Kapoho, Puma.
| and $1,000 for a schoolhouse at Kilo-
hama, Puma.
Sliding Scale for Taxes.
Kinney presented bill to fix the
rate per cent. for property taxation
the bill having a strong resemblance
to one talked about by A. V. Gear. II
provides for a sliding scale with the
rate advancing according to the abil
ity to pay and the amount of the as
sessment. Whether there is to be any
exemption at all or not, the bill doe:
not say, fixing minimum of half of
ger cent. "when said total value ex
ceeds $4,000, and then proceeds NJ
until those assessed at 100000 or NOR,
are called upon to pay 2 per cent. The
Itscale as drawn out is as complicated
. as the present land law.
Committee Reports.
The Miscellaneous Committee report
ed on Nakaleka s bill boosting the pa,
of road workers to $3.50 a day in al
political divisions of the Territory
recommending that it pass. Kamahu
the Democratic member. did not con
eur, stating that he would have a mi
nority report to present. Action OF
) the report was deferred to await tn
r one Kamahu would present. This i
; II. B. 35.
| The same committee recommends,