Evening Bulletin

At the opening of the forenoon session, a petition from the Hawaiian Fertilizer Co. was read, the same being included in a communication from George R. Carter, treasurer. The Fertilizer Co. claims $1928.36, with interest at 6 per cent from June 27, 1900, for merchandise license paid into the treasury of the Territory and cashed through some misunderstanding in the office, thus making it impossible to refund the amount except by appeal to the Legislature. The petition states that "the Territory has, without any legal or moral right, absorbed this amount of money and has had the use of it now nearly three years, and we therefore ask that the same be included in the unpaid bills or claims."

The petition was referred to the Finance Committee.

Miscellaneous Petitions.

Petition from A. McLennon, referred to Finance Committee. Petitioner asks the Legislature to refund the amount of $5.50 for personal taxes, paid twice through error.

Petition from voters of the Third Representative District and taro planters living at Halawa, Molokai, referred to Public Health Committee. Petitioners ask that they be paid $700 for pigs refused landing at Kalaupapa by the last week of September, and the 25th of November, 1902.

Petition from residents of Kona as a result of a mass meeting, asking for certain amendments to the County Bill. Referred to Committee on Miscellaneous Petitions.

Petition from residents of Halawa asking for the enactment of good laws for the benefit of the people. The petition recommends the following:

1. Regulating the hours of labor on the plantation at Halawa to seven hours' actual labor and one hour for the noon meal,

2. That the wages for labor be $1 per day and not less, except as may be agreed upon by the employer and employe.

3. That wages be paid every Saturday and not at the end of each month

4. To regulate the flow of refuse and stagnant water through the plantations.

5. That tax collectors be prohibited from further collecting poll taxes from us, as per Organic Act.

Ables and Associates.

Petition from Lemuel C. Ables asking for $936 for the relief of said petitioner and his associates for the destruction by order of the Board of Health of the saloon on Fort street known as the Criterion. This petition was referred to the Finance Committee.

Petition from residents of Koolauloa asking for $12,000 for roads and bridges at Haaula homesteads and $10,000 for two artesian wells and water pipes at the same homesteads, referred to the Committee on Public Improvements.

Petition from twenty-eight residents of the leper settlement asking that a

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Police Matron $415 per year. Members of the City School Committee $10 each for the year. Superintendent of Public Instruction $2300. Superintendent's Clerk $500, Truant Officer $750, with allowance for horse hire, Tax Assessors $2.50 each per day for each day employed. Overseers of the Poor $50 per annum. Board of Health members $200 per annum. Chief of the Fire Department $1300; call members of the fire department from $150 to $160; permanent members of fire department from $50 to $75 per month, Street and Park Commissioners $150 each per annum with allowance for horse hire.

Trustees of Cemeteries no salary. Milk inspector $300 per annum. Building Inspector, $500 per annum.

The Bulletin commends these figures to the taxpayers and legislators and from time to time will give figures of payrolls of other cities, which are convincing evidence that Hawaii taxpayers are paying more money for public service and getting less in return than the people of any other portion of the country.

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resolution be adopted memorializing the Congress of the United States of America to allow the management of the leper settlement of Molokai to remain in the hands of the Board of the Territory of Hawaii and that no lepers be allowed from any other portion of the United States or of any of its possessions; also that the management, control and disposition of the public lands of the Territory of Hawaii and of the funds arising therefrom remain within the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii. This petition was referred to the Public Health Committee.

Finance Committee Reports.

Report of Finance Committee on "An Act to repeal a part of Section 2, Chapter 72, Session Laws of 1896, and to remit claims for special tax on malt liquors under said section:" laid on the table to be considered with the bill:

"Under the above law a license was taken out by the Honolulu Brewing and Malting Co., a corporation formed to operate under said Act. This Act provides that a special tax of five cents a gallon shall be paid to the government for all malt liquors made under the license, in addition to the regular license of $150 per annum. The above named corporation opened up for business in July 1901, and that they began the sale of malt beer and liquors then.

The Treasurer of the Territory states that no collections were ever made by his office of this special tax, and that no report of the number of gallons brewed and sold was ever furnished his office. Under date of March 4th, 1902, the then Treasurer, Wm H. Wright, addressed a letter to the President of the above named corporation in regard to this matter, but there is no record of a reply having been received in writing, and the matter was brought up with the Governor in Advisory Council and bonds were arranged to cover the indebtedness of the Honolulu Brewing and Malting Co., to the Territory because of this tax.

Your committee have ascertained that the amount of the special tax due the Territory is $26,436.75 to December 31, 1902, being five cents per gallon on 528,735 gallons, from July 1, 1901

A tax of five cents per gallon is collected by the Federal Government on all beers manufactured, and after this Territory became a part of the United States, and all duties on liquors, etc., became inoperative, the local industry was discriminated against by the payment of this special tax.

This special tax is a detriment to the local industry to the amount of about $1500 per month, and as your committee have shown above, all beers brewed in the United States are landed in Honolulu free of duty or other special tax. it is a discrimination prejudicial to the vested interests of the Territory.

The prosperity of this Territory depends upon the protection of its industries, and legislation adverse to the interests of corporations, or individuals (asking no favors, but simply expecting equal advantages) is detrimental to the advancement of this Territory and the interests of every citizen

In conclusion your committee recommend that this bill pass.

Kupihea Not Satisfied.

The following resolution by Mr. Kupihea was laid on the table by an overwhelming vote:

Be it resolved that this House not being satisfied with the private legal opinions of the Territorial Attorney General as received by the House on Saturday March 21, 1903, in regard to the question presented to him on Section 56 of the Organic Act, that the same resolution be forwarded to the Attorney General of the United States by telegraphic communication for his official opinion upon the same.

This resolution of Mr. Kupihea relates to the opinion of Mr. Andrews on the County Bill now being considered by a special committee, in which it is stated that the Legislature has the right to pass a county, a municipal or a township bill separately if it so chooses.

Hawaiian Language.

The following resolution by Mr. Pulaa was adopted unanimously after a very short discussion:

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, in Second Regular Session Assembled that the Congress of the United States is hereby respectfully requested to amend Section 44 of the Organic Act so as to permit the use of the Hawaiian language, and

Be it further resolved that certified copies of this resolution be sent by the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, one to the President of the United States, one to the President of the Senate of the United States, one to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States and one to
the Delegate of the Territory of Hawaii to Congress.

Cooper's Sidewalks.

Resolution by Mr. Wright, adopted:

Whereas, it is currently reported in Honolulu that the present Superintendent of Public Works Henry E. Cooper, while holding said office, to-wit: during the month of February, 1903, did use the teams, wagons and material belonging to the Department of Public Works of this Territory and the officers, labor and servants of said department and which said officers, servants and labor were then in the pay of said department and have since been paid from and out of the public funds of this Territory in respect of the work hereinafter described for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk along and in front of certain premises owned by said Henry E. Cooper and by him occupied as a residence at the southeast corner of Beretania and Punahou streets in said Honolulu, therefore,

Resolved, That the Committee on Public Expenditures be and said Committee is, hereby instructed to make diligent inquiry into the matter aforesaid and to report to this House with all convenient speed its findings of facts in the premises.

As to Charles Wilcox.

Resolution by Mr. Wright, adopted:

Whereas, Charles Wilcox has been suspended from his office and duties by the Superintendent of Public Works, and

Whereas, It has been given out that he has been suspended owing to a shortage that was uncovered by a committee of this House, and

Whereas, both Governor Dole and Superintendent of Public Works Cooper knew of this shortage for some time back, therefore

Be it resolved, That a select committee be appointed to inquire from the Superintendent of Public Works why said Wilcox was not suspended when said shortage first became known and why the facts of said shortage were not made public.

Injustice to Wilcox.

Mr. Harris said it was the worst kind of injustice to Mr. Wilcox to adopt the resolution. It should be laid on the table. Mr. Wilcox would be on trial before the District Court tomorrow and it was through this channel that his guilt or otherwise should be established. If he was innocent, the Court should say the word, Mr. Kumalae said he was in favor of the adoption of the resolution. Perhaps it was not Mr. Wilcox but Mr. Cooper who was in the wrong.

There was in the possession of the special committee appointed to investigate the Deputy Auditor some information which connects Mr. Cooper with certain things carried on in business hours. There was a possibility of a resolution of want of confidence in Mr. Cooper.

At this point in the proceedings Mr. Harris arose to a point of order, stating that Mr. Kumalae was not speaking on the resolution. However, as this was the last of Mr. Kumalae's speech, there was no need for the Speaker to call him to order.

Resolution by Mr. Wright for $600 for school purposes at Alae, South Kohala, referred to Committee on Education.

Resolution by Mr. Kupihea, referred to the same special committee as the one under the resolution of Mr. Wright relating to Chas. Wilcox.

Be it Resolved, That the Superintendent of Public Works be instructed to answer the following questions:

1. When you assumed the duties of your office did you at any time then or thereafter, notice that Mr. Charles Wilcox, an employe in your office, committed the crime or offense of embezzlement as now charged against him?

2. Was that malfeasance on the part of the said Mr. Charles Wilcox in his said office the cause, ground, or reason of your discharging him from said office, a scienter of which you knew already?

Wants 90-Day Session.

Concurrent resolution by Mr. Kaniho, adopted:

Whereas, measures important and of great consequence to the community at large could not be completed within the time specified in the Organic Act under section 43 of the same; and,

Whereas, said time as specified for legislative action is inadequate to the completion of necessary local legislative measures; and,

Whereas, the present compensation of the members of the Legislature would be insufficient to meet such necessary legislative period so requested to be extended: be it therefore

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Territory of Hawaii, the Senate concurring, That the Congress of the United States be requested to amend said sections 43 and 26 of the Organic Act by inserting the word "ninety" in lieu of the word sixty in section 43: and by inserting the words "six hundred" in lieu of the words "four hundred" in section 26 of the said Act thereof: and, be it further

Resolved, That a copy of this concurrent resolution be forwarded each to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, to the chairman of the Senatorial Commission of Investigation into the Hawaiian affairs, and to our Congressional Delegate, to be by them acted upon in the Fifty-eighth Congress.

On putting the motion, Speaker Beckley said: All those who expect to be members of the next Legislature, raise their hands. Up went Mr. Kealawa's hand, and the Speaker then announced that all who expected to be members of the next Legislature would be debarred from voting.

List of Teachers Wanted.

Resolution by Mr. Pulaa, adopted:

Be it Resolved, by the House of Representatives, That the clerk of the