The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-09-02
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,.
Sixty-sixth Day
THURSDAY, August %.

- House met al 10 a. N. Prayer by
Chaplain Minutes OF preceding day
risz6 and approved
- Re1. Klaus stated the report OF the
41si-rf committee on the Kalihi Recelv-
-anr station would be ready by Saturday
~ tx-1best-
~ Rer. Rickard read by title an Act to
-eEnend the law relating TO the lmporta-
-s5uu OF certain articles duty free. ?. 10
tsznend the law relating 10 internal taxes:
mg Al Act relating 10 compulsory school
E-ed1cznon-
7 Rep. K8lua read by title an Act con-
l1.ss-riur the unassigned lands"
G. Rem KzBzehaOle read by title an Act
80 amend the law relating to internal
Ssfxves- The bill under suspension OF
-l-z5ies Was read q second time by title,
rNznd referred 10 the committee having
Ee-xr bills under consideration, with IN
= s-zci0us TO print. Carried.
- Noble Muller presented under suspen-
sizsion Of rules q petition OF K. More for
trr.ru-k on Palace wall. Referred to Com
-uirsee on Bowler claims.
&C Rep. Waipuilani read by title an Act
II 70 encourage cultivation OF coffee.
Minister Peterson read an Act to
~ amend the law OF pounds, estrays, etc.
Minister Peterson read by title an Act
- 10 amend the act entitled an act to mltl-
4 gzie, etc
- The House proceeded to the Order OF
A. the Day Consideration OF section OF
u me Oahu r E bill.
- Noble Muller asked the Attorney-Gen-
"a whether the railroad company under
q the terms OF this act could claim the
N sEsbssdy also under the railroad law OF
y 1880
- Minister Peterson thought there might
a t,s some doubt. The bill should be ex-
piiclt On the point.
D. Noble Burchardt had an amendment
- 70 oEer, the object OF which was to reduce
. the subsidy from five years to four, and
a. IRON s. 800 10 $, 600 per mile.
D. Rep kalua withdrew his motion to
- indefinitely postpone.
= Rep. Brown stated that the subsidy
under the old law was discretionary with
Il me Minister Of the Interior. The COM
C PAW having ignored that act, and organ
lzsd under 3 special law, the Minister OF
~ ne Interior would have no right to grant
~ Kuy subsidy under that law. To prevent
= a. misunderstanding it will be easy to
Fsuf u section : a special exception as to
2 any claim Tor subsidy and exemption
= irom taxation.
y Noble Macfarlane asked the member
n from Honolulu whether there was any
-hIng n section 5 TO prevent the company
trOn claiming q subsidy for the part
already built.
Rep Brown explained that the section
: expressly excluded that.
Noble Macfarlane thought the section
2 3 Lille ambiguous, and moved to amend
Dy making section 5 section ,, and max
Ing the subsidy payable for every mile
bult under TINS act. and Incorporating
Noble Bunchardt's amendment.
Rep Hind moved TO insert the words |
man track" instead OF railroad.
Noble Maciarlane accepted the amend |
meut
Noble Phillips moved 10 amend section |
; s1l further by granting subsidy of |
s. 600 f0r each mile when completed, |
and thereafter 500 a mile for five years.
TIE opposition TO this bill is very pecu-
lar Il i bitter, and gives no good rea-
Sons In 1850 when the country had
nothing Ike lis present prosperity sub
SOY OF s. 500 mile was granted without
difficulty
Noble Hind said the explanation was
rtlzt Mr. Wilder wanted the subsidy, and
4 Ezs gwen without information or in
gulry, Just as We are passing this bill
without any information. Everything | |
have seen conVinces me that it will never
pay, and l cannot advise the Govern
lDeoi 70 put It's money where l would not
put my own.
Noble Phillips, continuing, said the
Noble from kohala's knowledge of rail-
ro2is seemed to be based upon the
Kohalz road. Evidently some mistake
E2s made IN the construction OF it. The
guarantee OF the interest to the Central
Pacific r r was given as a matter of
sound public policy. The Noble from
kOhzlA, who knows little or nothing
about this island, thinks the road is sure
not 10 paw. The member from Honolulu
REP. Brown, who knows every part of
L, thinks II VIII pay. Which are you
gOCng 10 belisve-the one who knows
great deal about 1t, or the one who only
knows 8 little bit. 1t has been said on
the hOOr Of this House that it is not good
policy 20 assist the railroad because of
ne condition OF the tariff. Now that is
Just the reason We ought to 90 to work
and help ourselves out of the hole. Noble
Hind-Not on the petition OF three men,
II those men are all who have foresight
enough TO see the advantage of the en-
terprise, lei it be three men, or only one.
In speaking OF the tariff, contend that
Il the tariff is taken off, although there
VII be depression at first, our prosperity
VII eventually be greater than ever.
We vii look around, and use our waste
lands
Noble Muller wished to explain his
position. All the taxes raised in the dis
tricts OF koOlauloa, Waialua, and Koo-
lEupoko were less than 10000, the bulk :
q which were paid by the plantations :
To cover the subsidy, the taxes would
have 10 increase three times, and the !
speaker did not believe they ever would :
do that.
Noble Phillips said that was hardly
fair proposition. The taxes in Pearl I
River had not amounted to much before, '
buf the appreciation of property there 5
was from 500 10 500 per cent. C
Rep. Rickard said our expenditures v
m1sf be regulated by our income. The V
way some members wished to spend O
money meant bankruptcy. He was e
willing 10 give this company franchise, n
and nothing more. Casting aside all a
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