The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-25
Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-EIghty-f
Day.

! the Chaplain. The roll was called, tn
following members answering TO thei
names: Their ExceIlencies Gibson, Creigh
ton, Kanoa and Dare; Hons. Kuihelani
Walker, Martin, Keau, Baker, Kauhi
Amara, Brown, Kaulia, Pahia. Kauna
mano, Wight, Nahale, Nahinu, Kauhane
Kalua, Aholo, Kaukau, Richardson, Castle
Dickey, Kaai, Thurston, Paehaole, Kaua
and Palohau. The minutes were read il
Hawaiian and English and approved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON COMM RCE.
Mr.. Lilikalani presented "A report from
the Committee on Commerce, on 3
petition from South Kona, pray
ing that the Government render
assistance to those interested in the
manufacture of taro -four. The committee
recommend the petition be laid upon the
table to be considered with bill upon the
subject.
On motion of Mr.. Keau the report of the
committee was adopted.
REPORT OF THE SANITARY COMMITTEE.
Mr.. KaunamanO, from the Sanitary
Committee, presented a report on a petit
ton from the district of Makawao, pray
ing that lepers be returned to their homes
and treated by their friends. The commit
tee think it would be an extremely unwise
thing to grant the prayer Of the petition
and recommend that it be indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY SUBSIDY.
Mr.. Dole presented the following minor
ity report:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legislative
Assembly-Sir: The Committee on Com
merce, Agriculture and Manufactures
offer the following minority report upon
the bill introduced by the honorable Noble
J. NJ. Kapena, for granting subsidy to
the Oceanic Steamship Company.
The bill calls for bi-monthly service
between Honolulu and San Francisco, and
provides a subsidy of one thousand five
hundred dollars for each round trip. If
the service is performed as contemplated
the charge on the treasury will amount to
$72 900 for the coming biennial period.
The minority of your committee have
not been able to recommend this eXpendi-
ture for the following reasons:
First-The present financial status of
the Government does not justify the ap-
preparation.
Second-Because with the arrival from
and departure for San Francisco, of the
through steamers once in each four weeks,
there is no necessity for bi-mOnthly line
in addition thereto. a steamer making
round trip every four weeks between Homo
lulu and San Francisco, with its sailing
days fixed halfway between the sailing
days of the through line, would give us
fortnightly service nearly as advantageous
as that of the proposed service-and which
would satisfactorily supply the demands of
our trade.
Third-Because, even if we desire the BIZ
monthly line between Honolulu and San
Francisco, the proposed amount of subsidy
is unnecessarily large, for as we are in
formed, Mr.. Spreckels, a few weeks ago,
representing the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, proposed that the subsidy be fixed
at one thousand dollars for round trip
instead of fifteen hundred, as the bill pro-
vides, which sum of one thousand dollars
for each round trip we consider to be fully
as large as this country is justified in Civ
ing for bi-monthly service, and to be
sufficient amount in the way of assistance
from the standpoint of the said company,
judging from the above proposition of Mr..
Spreckels.
The minority of the committee therefore
that the said bill be so amended
as to subsidize a service between Honolulu
and San Francisco once every four weeks
with the sailing days fixed halfway be-
tween the sailing days of the through line,
or else that the subsidy be fixed at one
thousand dollars a round trip for BIZ
monthly line. S. B. Dole.
Mr. Keau moved the report be accepted
and laid upon the table to be considered
with the majority report. Agreed to.
BILLS ENGROssED.
Mr.. Richardson from the EngrOSsing
Committee reported as engrossed an Act
relating to wanton destruction of game, and
an Act relating to the licensing of fire arms
for hunting purposes.
NEW BILL.
Mr. Dole read a first time an Act to
amend section 4, chapter 10, of the laws of
1884, to facilitate the acquiring and settle
ment of homesteadS. Passed to second
reading.
CLAIM OF B. z. MACY.
Mr.. Kaulukou presented Il resolution
that the sum of 81 ,23S 90 be inserted in the
AppropriationsbiIl to be paid b. b. Macy
for sundry work done.
Mr. Brown moved the resolution be re-
ferred t. ne Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. Thuroton moved it be referred to
the Minister of the Interior.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson laid before
the Assembly a letter from Mr. Macy ask
ing that his claim be settled. 1t had not
been neglected, although it was a long
standing one. He seconded the motion
to have the account referred to him.
question had been raised as to the justice
of the account.
Mr.. Kaunamano thought it best to refer
the resolution TO the Committee on Public
Lands, so that they could investigate the
claim, as there seemed to be some little
difference between Macy and the Govern
ment or the Road Supervisor.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
CLAIMS FOR WORK DONE.
Mr. KaunamanO moved that all petit