The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-07-21
Afternoon.

Afternoon
The House met at L O'Clock and went
into Committee of the Whole, on the APP
preparation bill, Noble Townsend in the
| chair.
| Encouragement of immigration, $50 900.
Noble Baldwin moved $50, 900. A smaller
| vote would cripple the industries of the
country, and force the planters to employ
| Chinese instead of japanese and POrtu-
guese. Rep. F. Brown moved to strike out
the item. The country is full of people
| out of work. Some are obliged to go out
into the bush to live. He did lot believe
| in Government importing labor tor the
| plantations. The item should be named
Encouragement of sugar plantations.
| Noble Castle said he had been looking for
| two men for some time, but could not get
them. Rep. Kinney thought the Govern
ment should aid every good enterprise.
| In other countries the control of immigra-
| ton is one of the functions of government
| The trouble Is not in the scarcity of labor,
| but that we have not control of it. When
We can enact laws to compel men to en-
| gage in honest labor or get out, the
! labor question will be more than half
solved. He moved the item be deferred
until the constitutional questions submit
G6Cy OH 1u0SOdy, W I1C supreme OOuII,
are answered. Carried.
Road over the Nuuanu Pail, $4,000.
Rep. f. Brown moved the Item pass.
Minister ThurstOn moved the item be
struck out. He had promised when the
bill was up two days ago, i'll consideration
of what were deemed more urgent de-
mands for roads in other districts, to move
this be left out for the present. 1t is GER
tain that we cannot get $le OF work for So
cash. Additions have been inserted in the
hi cir jI1fr oh fnufI
must fOregO some improvements or borrow
more money. Rep. c. Brown said he
represented district that needs this road
as much as any other. If the Minister will
keep the present road in repair, be will
consent to wait two years for this grant,
especially in view of the pressing wants OF
other districts that have no roads, and the
large sums already voted for Oahu. Rep.
F. Brown said a change seemed to have
come over the spirit of the Minister of
Interior. 1t appears as if he could not
hold his place except at the pleasure of the
honorable gentleman from Maui. KOOlau-
poke had evidently fallen under the dis
pleasure of this Ministry, in more ways
than one. The district had Government
physician in Mr. Gibson's time, now it has
none. Large appropriations had formerly
been made for this road, although they had
not been expended. Several people have
been killed during the, past eight years by
rocks falling down the mountain. The
road supervisor with his wife and child
had a narrow escape with their lives re-
Gently. Accidents of this kind may hap
pen again. If similar casualties occur
again. the members who vote against this
appropriation ought to be indicted for man
slaughter. If any of the members who
vote to strike out the item get killed there,
he will have very great pleasure in attend
ing their funerals, The hon. Noble Bald
win is willing to strike this out, but he
voted for a road to the top of Haleakala
The Pail road is dangerous and therefore
he said, pass this $45,0 900. Rep. C. Brown
said wagon road could be made there for
10000, which sum he moved to insert
Noble WaterhOuse said there is no log
rolling about this 1t is one of the most
important items the House has to
consider. He asked Noble Baldwin if
the Finance Committee had had COM
m mum with persons from the
said they had interviewed merchants in
Honolulu. Rep. Kinney said he would
like to see an estimate of exactly how much
money is likely to be available for all pur-
poses of the Government Minister Thurs
ton said he could see that by referring to
Ministerial reports. Noble WaterhOuse
moved this item be referred 60 a select |
committee. Noble Baldwin disclaimed
Rep. Browns statement that he had spell |
bound the Minister of Interior. He was |
rather of the opinion that his cOmmunica- |
tiOns with him had the contrary effect. |
The Finance Committee had found too |
much for roads in some places and too |
little in others. Oahu is well provided !
with roads. In other islands some roads |
are merely goat paths. Noble Young SAID |
the Pail road is important and ought to |
have been built long ago. 1t is easy to do |
things when we know where we are going |
to get the money. 1t is absolute nonsense |
to speak Of making road better than the !
one there now, for $4,000. His only OBJ |
lection is that there is not enough money
to build it.
The item was referred to a select com
mittee.
Rep. Kamauoha moved to insert. repair
of wharf at NapOpo, 5000. Minister Thurs
ton said that matter is already provided
for. The motion was lost.
Minister ThurstOn moved to insert In
ter-island cable, $25, 900. Passed.
Section 4. The following items are here
by appropriated out of any moneys in the
Treasury, other than moneys which may
be derived from the sources mentioned in
section OF this Act, which shall not be
used unless by reason Of some unforeseen
the appropriations mentioned
IN Section l OF this Act shall become ex-
hausted.
Expenses of Supreme and Circuit Courts.
so 600; expenses steam tugs, So, 900: sun
port of prisoners, $15 900; maintenance
Insane Asylum, $1,000; quarantine ex- !
penses, $4,000; leper settlement So, 900; !
pay OF police, $15 900; incdentals, civil and !
criminal expenses, S., 600; Coroners, in
Sections TO IL passed
Committee of the Whole rose and the |
House resumed.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Select committees were appointed: On |
additions to the electric light system
Honolulu, $43, 0O0-NObles Baldwin. Jaeger
and Dole, Minister Thurston and Rep.
Dowsett; on Nuuanu Pail road, S45. OOOF
Noble Waterhouse, Reps f. Brown Ka-
laukoa, Kauhi and Kinney.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Pounds. estrays, etc.-Second reading of !
the pounds, estrays, etc., bill. Considera !
ton of Section II, relating to trespassinp |