The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-07-22

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to Wailuku along the Pail. Approved.
Hon. Mr.. Nawahi moved that the Com
mittee recommend the insertion of the sum
of $500, 600 for building a railroad from HilO
to Hamekua, Island of Hawaii.
The Hon. gentleman spoke at length and
in favor of the item, stating the results that
would undoubtedly follow the introduction
of railway facilities. His speech was twice
interrupted, the Chairman, Hon. Noble
Kapena, enforcing the five minutes rule,
and extended time being granted by the
Committee.
Hon. Mr.. Pilipo and others aided the Hon.
member from HilO in endeavOring to place
a favorable aspect on the plan proposed,
and seemed to be willing to assist the Go
vernment i'll passing some of the measures
proposed provided this railway measure
passed.
His Excellency w. NJ. Gibson expressed
himself highly gratified with the assurance
of enterprise of the Hon. member for HiIo
in regard to internal improvements. The
Hon. member had been heretofore invari-
ably opposed to all measures brought r
ward he was a constant objectOr-bu.
now he goes all ad of the most advaL
He twittei Ministers yesterday with bF.
ing into the House a baby Grown La
BID. His EXcelIency regretted that
Hon. member had not brought forward IA
kind of a baby before, no bill or meaSur
till nOw-he brought in a good sized baby
a young elephant in fact. However, Fl
EXcellency was rejOiced in tile assur-
ance afforded by this proposed item, that
inasmnch as this $500, 900 could not be OBJ
tanned from our regular revenue, the menu
Der for HiIo would join with Ministers in
advocating their loan bill.
The insertion of the item for the proposed
railroad was not approved.
The next item considered by the Com
mittee was " Roads and bridges provided
tor by lOan), $264, 400"
His EXceliency the Premier moved the
passage as amended, viz, increase in
amount over that presented by Government.
Hon. Mr.. PilipO moved to strike out the
words, " provided for by Loan"
His Excellency the Minister of Finance
seconded the motion of the Premier
Hon. {. II. Bishop seconded the motion
to strike out certain words, and considered
that the amount called for Was more than
the interests of the country demanded.
He thought that the Representatives, had
We'd with eac! other in obtaining the
grants for their respective districts. He
hoped the country would go on and pros
per, and thought the Assembly should go
on steadily in the progress, and not attempt
too much at one time. Thought the MEM
bers of the Assembly had acted like IL
young man who had just come into possess
sion of "a large fortune, and ordered this and
that until fortune all gone and himself in
debt.
His Excellency w. NJ. Gibson considere 1 that
it was hardly necessary to withdraw the words
provided for by loans" He supposed that the
Hon. Noble who had preceded him meant the
Government when he related the story of the
young man who had spent his fortune SO fool
ishly. If SO, he would say that the present
Government had not yet obtained the money to
spend. Their predecessors had had the spend
ing of money and they had awaited themselves of
the opportunity to Il great extent, aud that with
out authority. They had spent 500 900 for
immigration purposes not authorized. The pre-
vious Ministry did not wait to get the money
nor to obtain the authority of the Assembly, but
acted on their own individual authority. If the
present Ministry used moneys they hoped
to DO so wisely and in a proper manner so
that it would redound to the benefit and
honor of the King and the country. They
would proceed carefully and t~hOughtfulIy.
If the Ministry desire to pay anything,
such as a balance due of $4,000, on IL
marine railway contract, they obtain the
proper Legislative sanction before doing SO,
and do not show their boIdness and indie
p%endence by paying it on their own respon-
sibility.
The item was passed as amended reading
.'Roads and Bridges provided for 10y loan
S262, 400"
The next item was thai of "Artesian
well Boring" Hon. Mr.. Pilipo, after the re-
port of the special committee had been read,
which increased the amount from that
asked by Government, itemized thus:
"NOrth KOna, $4,000; MolOkai, $1,000; Ma
kua, 5000 and 500, 900 to be used as di-
rected by the Minister of the INTERIOR"
moved hat the amounts thus recommended
be approved by the committee.
Hon. ]. Mott Smith moved that the item
pass as printed $4,000. He thought that
the special committee had gone out of their
way in giving directions with regard to the
locations of the proposed wells. He thought
it proper to place the money i'm the hands
of the Executive of the country, who would
use it for the public benefit. Thou ght that
people who desired artesian wells on their
lands should sink them without obtaining
aid from the Government.
Hon. Frank Brown agreed with the Hon.
Noble that people should sink their own
wells, and for that reason he considered
that the we'll at Makua should be sunk at
the expense of the Government, it being