The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-08-24
SEYENTY-NINrH DAY.


The Assembly convened at the usual hour and
after the usual preliminary business was tran
sacted, the Minister of Interior made verbal an
swer to the question propounded by Representa-
tive Dickey on the previous day, relative to the
Superintendent of Water Works.
The Minister stated in substance that the Su
perintendent had been acquitted by the former
Minister of Interior of any intention to embezzle
funds of the Water Works Office, but there was
admitted carelessness and mismanagement in the
discharge of the financial matters connected with
the office. change of responsibility had been
made however and now the Superintendent had
nothing to do with the receipts or disbursements
of moneys. He considered that the Superinten
dent was capable and efficient man IN oversee
ing the work of the Bureau but would be better
able to Judge when he was relieved of his legisa-
tive duties.
Tile Special Committee having consideration of
petition relating to the building of bridges at
Maloa- Niuoli, Maunaloa, Pahale and kahaweii
district of Hilo, Hawaii reported recommending
that the said petition be laid the table. Report
received and tabled.
A report was made by IA Special Committee
having charge of petition relative to the laying
of water pipes from Hilo to Waiohinu, Hawaii,
and also for the carrying out of similar improve
ments on Liliha street, this city, recommending
that petition be tabled for consideration with the
Appropriation bill. Report approved.
Hon. Geo. w. Macfarlane, from the Committee
on Commerce presented the following report
signed by himself, Hon. S. G. Wilder, Reps Baker
and Lilikiani, viz
Your Committee on Commerce, to whom was
referred the bill entitled, +" An Act to promote
mail communication between the Hawaiian Is
lands and the United States Uf AmericI, intro
duced by Hon. J. NJ. Bapena, have had said bill
under consideration, and beg leave to report that
the mail service and steam communication, IN
furtherance of which the proposed subsidy Is 10 be
allowed have become actual necessity to the
commerce and other beneficial interests of the Is
lands. The geographical situation of the Hawai-
ian Islands requires the building up, fostering and
maintaining o. first-cass steam communication
with the United States and other countries. The
steamship lines by which such communication IS
maintained are to US what railroads are to other
countries. To abandon the advantages SO far
gained by the establishment of direct steamship
line between Honolulu and San Francisco would
be serious mistake in the opinion OF your Com
mittee Such course would remove the Kingdom
from the worlds highways of commerce aud travel,
and retard the prosperity of the nation Indefinite
ly. With this in view, your Committee respect
fully submit to the Legislative Assembly sub
stitute embodying specifically the condition under
which the subsidy should be granted for the bill
originally introduced, and recommend the passage
of said substitute bill.''
One motion, after same little argument the re-
port was received and tabled and tue substitute
bill presented referred to the committee on Print
ing.
Hon c. Z. Bishop from the committee on Ed
ucation presented the following report signed by
himself and Reps. Ihurston, haaI and halua, VIZ:
'lhe Committee on Education, to whom was
referred IAN Act to amend chapter 30 OF the
Penal Code, relating to the Lord day, commonly
called Sunday having taken said Act into con-
sideration and being satisfied that II would not
accrue that rest and quiet, which is desirable and
for the good of the community, beg leave to pre-
sent herewith draft of an Act. entitled AN Act