I will say in reply that while there were a numoer of Hawaiians before the committee. no objection whatever was made to this provision. Under the law of Hawaii there are other things included in what is considered as a personal tax than what we call a poll taxfor the support of educationmaking in all personal tax of about $5. We struck out every provision except the mere head tax of a dollar. and inserted it here. I will call the attention of the House also to the fact that it does not provide for back taxes that may be due. but that it simply provides for the payment of the tax -for the current year. It was thought it would be a very wholesome provision in reference to the suffrage of Hawaii. and I am sure it will not be taken as a precedent against the large class of citizens whom our friend so well represents.
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