The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-18

Ngnlng the streets II lllS OH paSStN
could the person TO whom the right wa
granted go on with the contract Will
there was already contract entered int
for lighting the streets.
His ExcelIency Mr.. Gibson said he wa
not prepared at that moment TO answer tn
| honorable member. A contract had beer
entered into by his predecessor, Mr.. Gu
| lick. and he understood there were certain
conditions that had not been complied
/ with 1t would be better for the matter Il
! be submitted TO the Attorney General
| This contract had been entered into witt
/ the Government, and was bona ide one
/ Those were his views at present. There
| might something arise that would va
/ lidiate this contract.
Mr.. Richardson said his reason for ask
ing the Minister the question was, that
during the recent exhibition of the electric
light at Palace Square person interested
in the present contract for lighting the
streets said that if the Government passed
this Electric Light bill, bill for damages
would be presented against them. He
(the speaker) was in favor of trying cleo
tricity for lighting purposes, if the expense
was reasonable. At the same time, he was
afraid of this old contract. They may
have TO pay twice-this company for the
electric light, and damages TO the old con-
tractors. He thought the Government
should have prepared themselves in the
matter. The House ought TO be care
full not TO enact a law that would cause
anyone to bring in claim for damages.
Electricity would cost large sum of
money. If the Government had no views,
it would be better to postpone the con
sideratiOn of the bill.
Mr.. Baker, speaking in Hawaiian, said:
Shall the House refuse to entertain this
foreigner and stranger? This electric
light bill is a stranger to US Hawaiians, but
we always had friendly feeling toward
strangers, whether white or black 1t is
true this bill is stranger to us, but its
author is not so. He is friend and citi-
zen of this country. Should they turn
away from this friend and kill his bill, or
look into it and see if it is a good one
Should we be always under ii dark cloud,
or should we allow the electric light to
Tighten up our darkness. The good book
says, IA Paul may plant and AppOllOs may
water, but God giveth the increase. Now,
Paul is the Assembly, the one that plants
the law; Appollos the Privy Council, the
one to water it; while God is G. O. Berger,
the one to make it grow. l think there is
only one member in this House who has
any objection to the bill, and that is Mr..
Brown. When Abraham went to SodOm
and GomOrrah he asked that if fifty good
people were found in the city it should not
be destroyed. The request was granted.
But there not being one man outside of
himself who was good, the city
was destroyed. Therefore 1 think as
there is only one wrong doer, Mr..
Brown, that the rest of US who are good |
should allow him to have his way and |
IDEAS while we go on with ours and carry |
this bill.
Mr.. Brown moved the ayes and noes be
taken.
Mr.. Aholo moved the consideration OF |
The bill be deferred until Monday.
Mr.. kalua said that if the Ministers APP
olied themselves they could present their
1iews in two hours time.
Mr.. Richardson would like to know how
HUN tlItlC Tic AhIiIiSbGIS
His Excellency Mr. Gibson said it was
rue the Government had entered into a
contract with certain persons to light the
ity This engagement was bona fide
me on both sides; but it is alleged there is
IN omission as to reference to the Priyy
Council. Whether the fault was with the
Government or the contractor remains to
re seen. There may be ground for de
ided grievance on the part of these people
folding the contract. In view of the en-
agement the Government had not con-
emplated any other arrangement. But
ere is a plan proposed by enterprisine
nen, and the Ministers are alive to the
act. This matter of electricity was only
n its infancy, yet it was wonderful t.
hink of the effects it had produced. He
ad seen the electric light in San Francisco
t the Palace Hotel, New York and Bos-
on, when in the States several years ago.
lie had conversed with Mr.. Edison and
'as delighted to hear him talk on cleo
richly. In conversation with gentlemen
in these electric bills, one ques-
on was whether the Government should
axe the matter in hand or leave it to other
ersOns. 1t was a matter for the Assem-
ly to consider, and he was happy to see
he members alive to it. The Ministers
ad not brought the matter forward, but
ere listening and seeking information.
lie was not prepared to say whether the
Overnment would take up one or the
Their of these enterprises. 1t would be
n the best welfare of the city to light it
p good and cheaply. BY next Monday
e thought the Ministers would be able to {
Deak clearer on the matter.
Mr.. Castle said that unless there was
,me little caution exercised in this mat {
r, the Government would either have a {
W suit to attend to or double set of
yhts. He moved that the further con- {
deratiOn of the bill be postponed to Tues 5
ny, and it be printed in the meantime. +
The motion was agreed to. '
THE GAMING BILL. t
Second reading of an Act supplementary l
chapter 80 of the Penal Code, relating S
gaming.
On suspension of the rules, the bill was C
ad scond time by title. t
Mr.. Brown moved it be considered sec c
On by section. Agreed to. /
Section 1. No person, under any pre-
nse, form, denomination or description p,
or by means of any device or
whatsoever shall sell or dis