The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-14
Legislative Assembly.
63RD DAY-Aug. 10.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
The House opened at 10 a. m.
President w. r. Castle in the chair.
Roll called and absentees noted.
PETITIONS.
Noble Waterhouse presented a
petition from Meekapu praying that
he might be allowed to practice me-
dicine on lepers. Referred to SAM
tary Committee.
Rep. Helekunihi presented a petit
ton from Maui praying that 81, 900
be appropriated for breakwater at
Huelo. Referred to Public lands
Committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Smith reported from the
Judiciary Committee on the bill to
amend Section 1886 of the Civil
Code, which reduces the time within
which suits may be brought for
debt, to one year, recommending
that it be laid on the table. Adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of the bill to en-
courage the cultivation of coffee.
On motion the bill WAS considered
section by section.
Section / was read and Noble
Baldwin moved that it pass as read.
Noble Wight moved that Section
l with the remainder of the bill be
indefinitely postponed. He said
that the committee to whom it was re-
ferred had recommended another
way of subsidizing this industry,
and that was by offering bounty,
which he supported in preference to
this bill. He thought that the bet
ter way to encourage the cultivation
of coffe was by offering q bounty,
and not subsidize one company to
the extent that this bill calls for.
Again, If it was definitely known
where the experimental station
wonld be established itmight be diff
ferent. If it is to be in Hilo or Ha-
makua, or in any district of the Isl
ands with similar climate, it would
be folly to subsidize it, as the pro-
duct would be comparatively value
less.
Noble Baldwin spoke in favor OF
the bill and against the report of the
majority of the committee, recon
mending q bounty. He said this
country cannot afford to experiment
in beunties. All European coun
tries where the bounty system has
been adopted are trying to throw il
off, as it is oppressive to the people
He supported the bill, because hi
thought the Government should hell
such industries as will develop the
resources of the country. 1t ha
been estimated that there are nov
about 100000 acres of land on TIT
Islands suitable for the cultivation
of coffee, much larger area thar
that available for sugar; and II tn
cultivation of coffee receives Gov
eminent encouragement, great IN
dustry may be inaugurated. III
argued that an area might be cult
waited, that would yield coffe
enough to gain bounty of $4,000
600 year, and this country cannt
stand any such expenditure
money. He said that the Unite
States had adopted about the sam
means for encouraging industries 8
this bill provides. The method ain
ed at in this bill is that compan
, shall receive Government aid,
they will comply with certain cond
tions. Those conditions are thi
they shall at all times maintain
model farm with all the necessaI
machinery for the production of IL
best possible merehantable articl
He considered that the cultivate
|, of coffee in this country was in
infancy, although others argue
the contrary. He compared Il
f sugar industry of to-day with VIII
3 it was four years ago. Then it W
no uncommon thing that sugar nc
ted 500 and S110 ton, with wag
less than one-half what they a
now. The treaty came and for son
a time stimulus was given to the i
9 dustry; subsequently sugar we
down to as low as $50 per ton, wag
+. doubled, and yet planters clear
, from $15 to $40 net on their suga
+ The reason of this was that as s
Y mulus was given to the business, il
e proved methods of cultivation al
: manufacture were introduced. Tho
G who were in the business befo
s thought they knew all about sug
: cultivation, but when this stimuli
}, came and wages went up and pric
!. down, they found out that TIL
: knew but very little. They we
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