The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-01
SeventY-ninth Day.

| FRIDAY, aug. 81
The House met at 10 O'Clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. w. R. Castle, in the chair.
Minutes read and confirmed.
RESOLUTION.
| Rep Dowsett moved that the Clerk and
| Interpreter be allowed IS extra pay for
| each night session.
Rep. +. Brown moved an amendment to
pay 81 each to the messenger and janitor
| for the like services.
Rep. Kamauoha moved indefinite post
ponement Carried, p to Z.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Oahu Railroad.-Second reading of the
bill: to authorize and promote the con-
struction of steam roads on the island of
Oahu, with amendments of sections l, 2,
10, %, 81. submitted Oath inst, by Com
mlttee.
The Committees amended section au-
th0rizes the contract to be mace with
d" B. +. Dillingham;, his associates and sue
cesSOrs and their assigns" ETC., instead OF
g such corporation or corporations as shall
be formed" etc.
Noble Smith moved the adoption of the
section in the former bill. He objected to
inserting names of persons in Acts OF this
kind. The matter of personal legislation
is obnoxious the world over.
Rep. G. Brown moved the Committees
section pass. The sense of the House was
fully expressed III the discussion of this
bill Goth lnSt.) and conveyed by lnstruc-
tiOns to the Committee, that Mr. Dilling-
ham should have the first chance.
Noble Young would like Mr. Dillingham;
to have preference, but he did not see
that the Committee had done much good.
And he could not see why any one should
have Is months to ascertain whether he
can go ahead with an enterprise or not.
1t was a matter of Indifference to him
whether the road is built with foreign or
domestic capital.
Rep. Paehaole moved the previous ques
ton. Carried.
Section l, submitted by the Committee,
passed, on the following division:
Ayes-Green, Thurston, Ashford Wilder
Dole. Kalaukoa, Naone, Kauhi, Q. Brown,
F. Brown, Kamai Mcguire, Kauhane,
Kamauoha. Paris, Nawahine, Daniels,
Helekunihi, Horner, Kawainui, A. S. VIII
cox, Rice, Gay, Nakaleka, Paehaole-34.
Noes-Young, Smith, Hitchcock, Rich
ardson, Dowsett, jr., DeacOn-6.
Minister ThurstOn moved an amendment
providing for the putting in operation of
the proposed road within three years of
the passage of this Act. Carried.
The section, amended carried.
Noble Smith moved to strike out the
word exclusive" from the clause in sec
ton securing the exclusive right for 20
years to maintain and operate, etc.
ne mOllOl WAS IOSG Oh OlFISIOn.
Ayes-Young, Smith, Hitchcock, q. n.
Wilcox, Dole, Deacon, A. S. Wilcox, Gay
g.
Noes-Green, Thurston, Ashford, Wilder,
Robinson, Jaeger, Luhiau, Wight, Motley,
Wall. Bailey, Richardson, Makeer Kalau-
kOa, NaOue, Kauhi, G. Brown, F. Brown,
Kamai, Mcguire, kauhane, Karnauoha,
Paris, Nawahine, Daniels, Helekunihi,
Homer, Kawainui, Rice, Nakaleka, Ka-
paehaOle-31.
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ten" for twenty" years, the period for
which the exclusive right is to be secured.
Lost on division:
Ayes-Green, Thurston, Ashford, Smith,
Young, Wight, Motley, Wall, Hitchcock,
Richardson, G. n. Wilcox, Dole. Deacon,
Mcguire, Helekunihi, Horner, A.S.Wilcox.
Rice, Gayle.
Noes-Wilder, Robinson, Jaeger, Luhiau,
Bailey, Makee, Kalaukoa, Naone, Kauhi,
G. Brown, F. Brown, Kamai Kauhane,
Kamauoha, Paris, Nawahine, Daniels,
Kawainui Nakaleka, Paehaole-20.
Usual noon recess, one hour.