The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-14

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THURSDAY, AUGusr ii.
The House met at 10 A. NJ.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the
minutes of the preceding day were
read and adopted.
Mr.. j. Mott Smith presented the
report of the Select Committee on
ocean telegraphs. The Committee
had before them a proposal from the
Australian Cable Syndicate,
formed to lay cable between Bris-
bane, New Zealand, and San Fran
cisco. Upon certain conditions the
Syndicate offers to lay cables be-
tween Brisbane and Honolulu, and
Honolulu and San Francisco, also
between the islands of this group.
The success of the project depends
upon the result of negotiations of
the Syndicate with the countries
proposed to be connected. 1t does
not appear to the Committee that
cable will be laid between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu except by foreign
cable companies that may lay cables
between San Francisco and Australia
to the southwark or Asia to the
westward. Concessions asked for
by the Syndicate named do not in
clude the exclusive privilege OF
landing cables here, and the Com
mittee deem it unwise to grant such
privilege to any company. The
subsidy asked is, however, con-
sidered by the Committee larger than
the resources of the Kingdom war
rant. An annual subsidy of not
more than 100000 for fifteen years.
to company that should connect
us with other countries by cable,
especially with San Francisco. To
inaugurate definite policy the
Committee submitted bill contain
ing provisions in accordance with
their recommendations
On motion of Mr.. Rowell, the
report was adopted, the bill read a
second time by its title and its third
reading set for Monday.
Mr.. Richardson presented the
report of the minority of the Select
Committee on S1S 900 for new Palace
stables, recommending that S1.S0O
be granted for repairs.
A motion to lay on the table fol
consideration with the Appropriation
Bill, made by Governor Dominis
was passed over motions to adopt
and to indefinitely postponed the
report.
Minister Neumann submitted /;
reply to resolution of Mr.. w. o
Smith relative to the legality o
certain leases.
On Motion of the Attorney Gen
eral, the document was placed a
the disposal of the press, and viii
appear tomorrow. The pith of it il
that leases granted without advertise
ment are voidablc.
Mr.. Dole, by permission, intro
duced an Act to amend Section 1913,
of the Civil Code, the object of tn
measure being to make the fees o
witnesses and jurors taxable in tn
bill of costs in civil suits. The bill
was read a second time by its title
and appointed to be read third tim
on Monday.
Mr. Aholo moved resolution t
fix the pay of the messenger of tn
House at $3.50 per day and of tn
janitor at S4 (they now receivin
S4 each). Carried.
Mr.. Cleghorn read petition fror
the Royal Hawaiian Agriculture
Society, asking for such assistanc
as will enable them to carry out thei
projects. y
The House resolved itself int
} Committee of the Whole on the Ap
preparation Bill, Mr.. Walker in tn
chair.
Mr.. Rowell moved an item Q
81 800 be inserted after "Govern
ment Buildings and REPAIRS" fo
} repairs of the Palace Stables.
Minister Gulick agreed that tn
, recommendation of the majority c
| the Select Committee, to appropriat