The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-06

mended the following appropriations for the
BOARD EDUCATION
nSptet'r soOO
Iahsnalina ss:ni,lrv -''-''----'-'.--. 500
Hawaiian anl Engi-h schools. 5000
,.oyernalsat Conln1gu Schools 1900
Printing School Books -
So 80 :, II.isntaAs CO.
Enriovs meni scSalsr. oahI coiL.re 80 80
Interest on school Funi- 5I2S
But Mt present could not recommend any appropria-
ton for the Refornatory School On motion Of Mr.
Wilder, bill and report ordered TO be printed.
Tn motion Of Nr kuuslscn, rules SUSPENDED that
lie might present petition from n number Of the
residents in Honolulu, praying that the subsidy
before the House, ia aid Of the new steata line be
granted Petition tabled all the consideration Of the
subsidy.
Committee judiciary reported back bin to
reopen the Office Of Commission auiet Land Tflcs
and recommended the indefinite pOstpOuement Of the
table.
Mr.. Hitchcock introduced a resolution asking to
be excused from the Judiciary Committee ResoIu-
tion adopted, and \ r. Judd was appo ntel TO hII
the vacancy. Assembly adjourned
TmETY-EIGHTH DAY, June l.
Assembly met at the usual hour, President Keku-
in the chair.
Several petitions were read and referred from
kau, that government lands be made free from
North KOna, that Kailua be made port of entry !,
from Hamakua, that medicines be provided for the
form for the HuIumanu troops that native doctors
be licensed for further appropriation for the harbOr
Of Honomalino, Hamslkua that His Majesty appoint
successor against the law maintaining suits con-
trctel in public houses that assessors Of taxes be
required to deliver rcceipts to those exempt from
taxes.
Mr. Hitchcock offered resolution to limit the time
occupied by speakers the subsidy bill TO twenty
: minutes After amendment, the resolution passsl.
Resolutions were introduced to appropriate 500
for the roaI between kaanapah and Waihee, Mani,
and 500 for the pail rOad ut kalaupaPs, MolOkai.
ON notion the House took up the order Of the day.
which the subsidy bill
Mr. Lyons said there hal been good deal Of spc-
eial pleading both siies Cf this question, and
good deal OF rubbish piled on il which ought TO be
cleared away. Il complained that certain parties
had private interests IN the matter. They had
right 10 look after their interests, and the Gov
ernment sould take the opinions of interested per-
into account well others If the people as
mass were against a measure, even previously to
being worked upon by "demagOgues, that fact
should be considered. When improvements, such
new machinery came in opposed 20 old interests the
ordinary of trade, and not government inter
ference, should make the change. There was just
much money in the treasury the only question Was
how best to lay it out, and whether 10 incur ad
tionaI debt not The vauned opium license Of the
Attorney General worth $1,000. had nothing TO do
with the subsidy question The prospect Of annexa-
tion had nothing to do with this, which hnan-
ciIl question. TIE number OF whaleships which came
this port a fixel quantity neither increased
diminished by our action in this case That the
parties who proposed 20 do the Ob for rich,
had no particular bearing the question whether
should employ them or not The real fact was
that have special line Of steamers come to these
Islands luxury 20 be enJOyel by persons OF clu
cation it would help civilization and the question
was could we pay for IL prOftably? We hal other
very pressing needs or providing for the leper hos
pitaIs for the common schools, which were only
held three four mOHths in the year ; for our
wretched roads, which disgusted every prospective
settler for lack Of lighthouses and for one item,
the repair OF devastation IN kau. All these things
made peculiar one. As TO competition
with other ports this had reference the great thor
oughfIres Of the oeezsn, and there was no other
port within thousand miles, We had to make no
especial provision IN that line. or the several trans
oceanic lines in prospect some would certainly touch
here. The present line would be kept up any way to
connect with n line from Panama to H0ngkOng via
Honolulu MOnOpOlIes IN railways and steamboats,
would built up any way, and hc did not believe in
heping them on. In to-slay's paper was the state
meat that the Cunard steamers hal cleared S5,OJO.-
600 in = few years from Government subsidies. He
opposed the subsidy, first, because We had epecial
duties TO our own people in other directions, and,
second because the rapidly increasing trade of great
nations would briEg steam to our own doors III any
case
Mr. Vargny followed in favor OF the subsidy, stat
ing that the bill did require contract with any
eoInpany but authorized the Government TO make a
contract and he hoped IL would follow that steam
line between here and Tahiti would be established
A. for annexation, he thought there was no more
chance Of annexing this group to the United States
than Of annexing the United States to England lie
did not believe there were twenty annexatons's IN
m n. N Kekuauaoa said whatever was an i'm
movement he 10 for, and favored subsidizng this
steam line TO San Francisco, as 1t originated "hh III
Majesty, aud n wise measure Tie urged the
REPRESENTATIVES to for subsidy but not before
thev had well considered the subject, and had made
up their minis
other sisIe were based upon the idea that We were
without steam communication and would not have !,
unless we paid this subsidy of $4,000 lie asked
the Ministers If this $4,000 was not to Prceure eiSht
additional trips n year for two years
Nr. Varicny repliel-Yes. and to give Us n word
in the management Of the aErs Of the Company, ~
far a. this liHe l. concerned
Nr JnId then aske,I Mr.. v, what II this Company
s through It's contract with the United States Gov
Mr. Varigny repIiel by saying that they could not
fall back upon the company Odt '"ey N'N -E
Ar Judd went on to state that if this Company
Uer. 20 break through their contract, that u "0ui
injure TO n very great degree as theh our PiI
wonII be run o. and il wOuld be step backward
sr the nation lit would be some time before We
couId get our able packet lines again established lie
onro-esI subsidy strongly. We already had steam
Communication for ten years, as TINS company hsA
,I into n contract with the United States Gov
1neDt for the faithful performance OF the same ior
that time-it might be with one steamer anu perhaps
-, I-,.;.oI S,,,es had Of
sj a s,b.iIy Of SO 900 year for ten years. anu
,bat the stealsers had contract with the oh.e.
states but merely verbal agreement VII" '"s '9
Master General ..-.. ,,le bv Mr.
Mr.. Lyons dehy 'he
Hutchison. -. .-.u, =, disna,eb from
Mr. C. C. Harris, dated washington; | in- had hid
- - III oL,,ireI the contract TO run steamers !"
IJonolulu and that doubtless the suOsi'y VII =, [
Increased so as to run steamers Nlce ~, IT, -,
IIIrenIa and wanted to know If that vas not pam
:. ~ that the contract had been gwen 70