The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-31

Representative Brown, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented tho following report signed by
himself REP. Palahou and Hon. ]. II. 5. Martin.
relative to petitions presented for payment Of snb
siiy for steamer service to Wilder e Co and f.
Wundenberg, as follows:
The Judiciary committees to whom was referred
the resolution introduced by the Hon. J. w.
kalna, relating to the claim of the Wilder Steam
ship Company to the subsidy passed at the session
Of the Legislature Of 1884, being Subsidy to.
steamer to run between Pukoo, Molokai, Lahaina
and Lanai, $500" and claimed BY the said
steamship Company as having been earned by
the steamer Mokoii, she having fulfilled the
terms and condition upon which such subsidy was
granted and also the petition Of +. Wunden-
berg, claiming a portion Of that subsidy for
thirty-six trips performed by the steamer J. L.
DorSeit, beg leave TO submit that they have had
said resolution and petition under consideration,
and report as follows:
1--WE find that the steamer James I. DotrSeh,
owned or controlled by +. Wundenberg, made
thirty-six trips, in conformity with the terms of
the subsidy. appears by certificate of some 16O
persons, residents Of Molokai and Oahu and that
the steamer MolOiii, owned or controlled by the
Wilder Steamship Company, made eighty-threo
trips in conformity with the terms of the subsidy
We ara therefore OF opinion that the subsidy for
thirty-six trips made by both the steamers J. 4.
DOicSen and MokOiI sho1ld be divided equally
between said steamers or owners and that forty
seven other trips made by the M0koii should he
paid to the owners of that steamer; and we there
fore recommend that the sum OF $500 be inserted
in the Appropriation bill to be paid to f. Wun-
denberg and also that the sum OF $3.50 be In
serted in the Appropriation bill, to be paid to the
Wilder Steamship Company, being at the rate of
$25 for each steamer for thirty-six trips, and at
the rate of $50 for forty-seven trips made by the
Mokohi." Tabled for future consideration.
Representative Dole offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas the late Ministry, of which His Ex-
celIency Walter NJ. Gibson was Premier, autho-
rized the borrowing Of large amounts of money.
to witt $50 S66.62, during the late biennial period
BY the Minister of Finance on account OF the Ha-
waiian Government and the payment of interest
thereon at the rate of nine per cent per annum,
without the authority of law: Be it resolved, that
such borrowing Is inconsistent with the due admi-
nistration OF the Government under the laws, and
is injurious to the public interests and is dessrV
ing of the censure of this Assembly
Representative Dole IN support Of the resolution
said that the Assembly would, on Friday consider
a bill authorizing loan at per cent, but what
was the use of authorizing loan at SIX per cent
when the Ministers went outside the law and bor-
rowed money Mt nine per cent. The power Of bor-
rowing money was with the Legislature alone.
Not even the Privy Council could give such auth
ority. No one would dispute that. In every con-
G0Ternment it was the same, the Leg
islature having the exclusive power of authorizing
Ministers that discretion, let the House put itself
on record as saying so, and not make fools of
themselves by considering loan Acts. IL the Gov
ernment had the right to borrow $4,000 il also
had the right to borrow S10OO0,0OO. If the reso-
luton presented was passed the House would by
that act show they did not approve of uaauthoriz-
ed borrowing by the Government.
The Minister of the Interior said there was
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