The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-21

House not to be "muheeu and 90
swimming backwards and forwards all
the time and getting nowhere. Rice
moved that the resolution be indef-
nitely postponed and that the amend
ment be tabled The House divided.
and both Douthitt and Cohen were
counted out.
Halepili Was Out.
Shingles resolution to appoint a
commission to investigate private
wharves and landings, on the order of
the day, went over because Shingles
seat was still cold For the same rea-
son it had been passed over on Friday.
Second Bill to Pass.
On the order of the day, on third
reading, the bill appropriating 1920
to pay for the buildings moved from
the site of the Federal leprosarium, was
passed, this being House Bill 33.
Out of Courtesy Only.
Senate Bill No. /, appropriating 500.
600 for expenses of the session, passed
second reading and went on the order
of the day for Tuesday. Rice called
attention, in moving that the bill pass
to the fact that fifteen Senators want
as much as thirty Representative con-
slider sufficient. He stated that the
Governor had suggested $4,000 for the
Senate, but at this stage of the bill,
out of courtesy to the Senate, he would
move that it pass.
Sheldon wanted to know if the bill
had been translated into Hawaiian,
and when told by Rice that it had not,
added: ''Your motion, then, is to be
Gus to the Ho, y
More Hawaiian Printing.
Correa presented a resolution calling
upon the secretary to have published a
book of the Session Laws in Hawaiian,
of an issue of seventy-fve copies, each
| House member to get one free copy.
! The resolution passed. The proposal is
| one which comes from the neighbor-
/ hood of the robin 's-egg- blue chamber.
Newspapers Wanted.
! ing subscriptions for the members of
the following papers: Advertiser, Bull
! letin, Star, Kuokoa, Aloha Alma and
/ Kuokoa Home Rula. The Speaker call
! ed attention to the fact that there
were other papers in the Territory, and
referred the resolution to the Public
Expenditures Committee. Castro want.
ed to table the resolution, but his mo.
/ ton was lost.
Second Readings.
House Bill II, appropriating $25, 00C
for the Hawaiian exhibition at the
Alaska Yukon Exposition, was read
and referred to Promotion Committee
of the House.
House Bill 10, appropriating $4,000
for entertaining distinguished visitors
was referred to the same committee.
/ House Bill 81, amending the law in
regard to fees for fling corporation
papers with the Treasurer. went to the
Finance Committee. This bill puts 8
| minimum fee of $25 for fling articles
of incorporation, the fee being other
| wise 20 cents for each $1,000 of capital
stock authorized. For increase of cap
ital stock, 20 cents for each $1,000 and
| minimum of 500; copartnerships, q
minimum of $25; amendments to char
tiers. $25; and all other papers, mini
mum of So.
Cohen's Tax Bills.
Cohen's three tax bills, numbers 8
9 and 10 of the House, were read foI
the second time, all going to the Fl
nance Committee. Bill No. s abolishe:
all income tax laws. No. 9 says:
Property Tax-Except as otherwis,
provided all real property and person
al pronertv within the Territory shall
be subject to an annual tax of one-hal-
per cent. upon full cash value of the
same This act shall take effect on tn.
first dav of January. A. D. 1907
The third bill provides for an ex
emption of real and personal property
to the value of 5000
i Lawyers Aid Measure
House Bill 20. which carries Shell
don s name was referred to the Judi
ciarv Committee 1t SAYS:
"Tn all eases of felony in which I'll.
party accused is unable to emplo,
counsel for his defense. the court MAJ
assign him counsel from among the Ii
eensed practitioners, at a fee of NJ
more than one hundred dollars. discre
tionary with the court, to be paid By
y the Territory of Hawaii who shall ms.