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


Absent: Ministers Green ana Thurston,
Mobiles Wilder, Robinson, Dowsett, Jaeger,
Smith, Wall, Baldwin, Campbell, Wide
mann, Wilcox, Dole, Reps. Hustace, Dow
sett, Kalaukoa, Kauhi, Wilcox. Minutes
read and confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown reported two bills
printed.
Noble Townsend read a report of the
Committee on Education, on the bill intro
duced by Noble Baldwin, June 8th, re-
lating to attendance at school. Commit
tee submit a new bill. The bill was ac-
cepted, ordered translated and printed,
and the bill was read first time.
Rep. c.. Brown read a report of the J udici-
airy Committee on the bankruptcy bill refer
red to them on its third reading ,recommen-
ding an amendment The report was
adopted and the bill referred to the en-
rOllment committee.
ANSWER BY MINISTER.
Minister Austin read the following:
In reply to questions by the Hon. u.
P. KamauOha, member for South kOna,
as follows:
l. . Did the Cabinet meet with His
Majesty the King for the consideration of
the Military Bill before it was brought be-
fore the House, or not"
2. when the Military Bill was taken to
His Majesty the King for His signature,
did the Cabinet meet with him for cOnsid-
Grafton as to whether it was perfect and
CONSTITUTIONAL or not"
l. | have the honor to state that upon
the return of His Majesty from KOna, be-
fore the opening of the Legislature, went,
by direction of the Cabinet, to His Majesty
nd call a }ahInPt Council
in order that we might lay before him the
Departmental Reports. and the Bills which
we had prepared for presentation to this
House, the Military Bill, as presented by
the Ministry, being one of them. Ills
Majesty informed me that a Council was
not necessary. That he did not wish to go
through those papers, as he was prln-
cipally Interested in only two matters, the
address from the Throne at the opening of
the Legislature and that portion of the
Appropriation Bill relating to the Civil
List, and he requested me to ask the Pre-
mier to have copies of those matters made
out and sent to him. They were SO made
and sent.
2. When the Military Bill was taken to
His Majesty for his signature, [ stated to
him that | was directed to inform him
that the Cabinet unanimously advised him
to sign it, and SAID that the Ministers were
at his service for any consultation desired
by him. l further said on my own behalf
that l was very DESTROYS that he should
sign all bills passed by the Legislature;
that felt that it was tor the good of the
country and for the personal benefit of
His Majesty that he should not act in any
manner contrary to the expressed wishes
of the House, who, felt sure, represented
the feelings of the best citizens of the King
dom, and that such wishes were directly
shown in their renewed expression after
veto
Rep. Kalaukoa moved that as gate on
a certain right of way at Waikiki had been
closed, the Minister of Interior direct the
same to be opened. Ruled out of order.
NOTICE OF NEW BILL.
Rep. c. Brown gave notice of bill to
repeal Chapter XXXV of the Session Laws
of 1880.
NEW BILL.
Noble Richardson read first time, bill
to amend section Chapter XVI. of the
Session Laws of 1870, relating to divorce.
The bill provides that deseTtion for one
year shall be a ground on which divorce
may be granted.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House went into Committee of the
whole, Noble Townsend in the chair, to
continue consideration of the ApprOpria-
ton bill.
The item inserted, 18th inst, for bridges
at Waihee, was on reconsideration thrown
out. Noble Richardson moved to insert:
bridges at KahakulOa and HonokOhau
81 500, which after discussion, he with
drew. Rep. Helekunihi moved to insert
road Olinda to the summit of Haleakala,
So 900, Lost.
Road tax unexpended, to be expended in
the districts where collected, $50, $50 IA.
Items of unexpended road tax are, Hilo
81 II, Puma $146, Kau $8,575 %, North
Kona 81 ,846, North Kohala $12 ,321 ID,
Hamakua 81 1888 46, Lahaina SAG 81, Wal
luku $15,665, Makawao 81 533 81, Hama
$40 40, Molokai 1915 Sc, Lanai $132, Eva
and Waianae $33 "A, Waialua $40 IS, Koo-
Iauloa $12 %, kOOlaupOkO $40 81, Llhue
81 ,672 49, Koloa 1898 Sc, Waimea $438 10,
Niihau 1924 81.
Road damages, burnt district 81 1900
Merchant street $4,000, Alakea street
$25 900. Total 1913, 900, passed.
Additions to electric light system, Homo
lulu $43 900.
Minister Thurston said that he advocat- |
ed this item because he believed that it |
was one of those things which the Govern |
ment should control. There are those who |
are opposed to the Governments doing |
this and think that it should be left to pri- |
vate enterprise. Those who think so are
about fifty years behind the age. 1 do not |
know whether the editor of the Bulletin
to take stock in an electric light |
company or not, but his cOrporOsity seems |
to pain him at the idea that the people are
going to supply themselves with electric
lght instead OF paying somebody else
profit to do it for them. The Government
is the people, and / am enough of a socialist
to firmly believe that, as principle, indie
pendent of the particular merits of this
question, the people should control the
supply of all such articles OF universal use,
as the mail service, water and gas or cleo
trio lighting, especially where the use of
the public streets is needed, as in this case
for the use of wires. 1t is not necessary to
go to Europe for examples, where Germany
owns the railroads and England the
telegraphs, but the constant and grow
ing tendency of late years has been
tor the municipal governments in
the United States to take into their
own hands the construction of water and
gas works, with always the result of
more satisfactory and cheaper service.
There is growing feeling that the Govern
ment should control the telegraph system,
as England already does, and | believe
that the day is not far distant when the |