The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-08-20
Eighty-Fonrth Day, Aug. 18th

Assembly convened at the usual hour and, after
prayer and reading of minutes of the previous
meeting, the regular business was proceeded
with.
Representative Kanealii offered a resolution
that the Minister of the Interior be requested to
instruct the Postmaster General to furnish the As
sembly with list of mail routes, for the main
lance of which $4,000 has been appropriated.
Laid ON Table
Representative Godfrey Brown Offered a resolu-
ton that the bill amending certain sections of
Chapter XLIII. Session Laws of $50, relating to
taxes be made the special order of the day for
Tuesday, 10Th inst.
Representative Richardson, from the special
committee appointed TO inform His Majesty that
the Assembly would be ready TO be prorogued or
The BIRD inst, reported that, they had performed
the duty assigned them and that His Majesty had
informed the Committee that he would he pleased
TO prorogue the Assembly at noon ON the 23rd
inst. Reports received and approved.
Representative Dole, from the Judiciary Com
mttee, presented reports on the following subjects
l. On the bill relating TO the preservation Of the
Archives of the Kingdom, the majority of the COM
mittee recommended the bill be indefinitely post
ponedi a minority report Representative Aholo),
mittee.
On motion the report of the majority was re-
ceived, laid on the table and ordered to be con-
sidered with the bill. Reconsideration of the vote
lost.
.. On a bill to amend and consolidate the law
relating to Commissioners Of Private Ways and
Water Rights, the committee presenting a new
bill and recommending its passage. Report ap-
provsd and bill read second time by title and
ordered to a third reading on the 18th inst
Representative Dole moved that the bill relating
to the military forces of the Kingdom, be ordered
to print, Carried.
abolish the collection of tuition fees in certain
schools be taken from the table and placed on the
order Of the day for the 18th inst. Carried.
At 1890 the order of the day being moved the
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relating 10 street railways
Section l of the bill introduced by the Com
mittee on Commerce was read and, after con-
siderable debate and counter motions, was at
last indefinitely postpouement.
Adjourned to l:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON.
On reassembling at I.30 pm. discussion was
continued on the street railroad bills and on mo-
ton it was decided to consider the Wilson" bill
introduced by Representative Dole, the one for
discussion, and Section was passed.
In the course of his argument on the second
Section of bill Representative Dole said that the
Wilson bill allows the Minister of Interior to
state where the read shall 90, also compelling the
company to widen STREETS. The public good is
carefully watched in this bill. The Austin bill
has the same fatal conditions that the Isenberg
bill has, it allows the Minister of Interior 70
make new and unknown additions. No one will
| ever build railroad under such 4 bill Mr..
FloverdeW is not attending to his business; why
should we look out for the interests of foreigner
Wno Is AT tue anupoueS- Air wilson IS known 70
be an enterprising man; two years ago he saw the
usefulness of the project and he introduced it 10
| the notice of the Assembly. he and his associa-
i ton are ready to commerce business as soon az
4 the bill is passed.
| Representative Smith stated that he feels sOrry
for these people who to desire to go into the
railroad business here; he did not think it would
| pay but that was none of his business Of The
bills iutrnduced he thought the Wilson one the be
| to pass. Mr. Wilson is known hare, Mr. Flower
| drr "a arav If Mr. FlowerdeW is a man of hi
word be will not baild railroad while the present
Minister Of Foreign Affairs is in Office. Tbs bill
] introduced by the Committaa on CommoFca b