The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-02

was greater. Legislators were too valu-
able commodity TO be imperilled.
Rep Bush did not believe IN the use
Of Saturday as day for excursions, but
he was aware that many did not feel as
he did whole day would be needed
| for the excursion and he favored the
amendment. Those who did not want
| to 90 could stay at home and do their
| committee work. Railroads were doing
great deal for the world. and it was
| proper TO go and see what this one was
| doing, and what the House should do to
| help il.
Rep. Marques-What we want is to see
the country traversed by the railroad
and what has been DONE That can all
be seen from the car windows. l,
therefore, think that it will be best to
sit in the morning as usual and take the
regular train in the afternoon, getting
back at p. NJ.
| Noble Widemann-l Ii seems to me
that we are wasting a great deal OF time
on this matter 1t is wonderful to Inc
how people can spend so much time over
such trife | move the previous ques-
ton; carried.
After great deal of discussion as to
what the motions were, the amendments
were put and the House decided to ac-
cept the invitation to go at s :45, Satur-
day Am.
Special order OF the day, consideration
OF the Appropriation Bill; Rep. Kauhi in
the chair.
Maintenance of nurseries, $4,000.
Noble Phillips was in favor OF refer
ence 10 the Committee on Public Lands.
The nursery man was living in howell /;
the fence was out of repair, and the mat
ter ought to be investigated.
Rep. Richard favored the motion; not
only on account OF the house in which
the nurseryman lived, but because a
great deal could be done by setting apart
suitable sum for the importation and
distribution of valuable plants. In all
European countries there are such nur'
series kept at public expense. A great
many things could undoubtedly be cul
3 tivated in this country at a profit, which
! are not because no one can afford to ex-
pertinent.
Minister Spencer stated that the item
was based on the expenditure OF the las
y biennial period, which amounted t.
8 something over $4,000. MIR. Jaeger hal
not suggested any increase. | have al
ready ordered the house be repaired.
move the item pass as in the bill.
: Noble Marsden favored reference to
i committee. A great deal of Homestead
o land had been taken up, but not much
done in planting them. The amount il
the bill was very small. Nurserie
: might be made almost self-sustaining. 1
committee might provide for establish
q ing nursery gardens in different parts c
the islands, where homesteaders an
others could get economic plants.
Not11 L. MaT hill
" come under that of repairs to Govern
. ment buildings, already referred to
70 special committee. There is buildin
: of glass and iron. which was moved iron
o Kapiolani Park. The building is to
q dark and useless in its present state
L The Committee on Repairs to Cover
l. ment Buildings ought to consider tina
L. also.
Is Noble Burchardt-I find by referenc
T. to the report of the Minister Of the Ii
Je terror that a great deal has been done i
y the why of distributing plants. l hav
received a great many and have distr
ie buted great many myself, but OF thos
which | have distributed to natives
81 nearly a thousand-I think all but
ii dozen or so are dead. favor passage g
y in the bill.
n Noble Baldwin, the business is
a be conducted as heretofore, the 5000
Oh will doubtless be sufficient. But | hay
n always been in favor OF the Governmer
L taking hold of it and making more of i
/" We cannot GO into it as extensively as
C. other countries, but we can and shoul
u do more in this line. | claim that thel
le are industries which we might have
u this country if the Government woul
e help little. Coffee, fruit, etc., wou
pay in the hands of small farmers if tt
he Government would help them a lit
70 and show them how. am in favor
oc reference to committee. We have or
principle industry-the sugar industr,
D. We need others and might have then
as We need small farmers, and believe
" increasing this appropriation for the sal
% apples here as long as | can remembe
OF varieties. Private parties with lit
ne money are not going to risk losing it q
u in uncertain experiments.
ne Rep. Bush-I was in favor of passr
10 as in the bill, but since the elucidatic
-, of the matter by Noble Baldwin, thin
III it ought to be more. Pineapples, if jud
ciously cultivated, could be made to pa
Oh heavily. support the motion to ref
u to committee to have it thoroughly i
a vestigated.
10 Noble J. NJ. Homer While the lite
is ample for the present nursery
10 Honolulu, our minds, think, have n
OF grasped the Importance of developing
on the other islands. Coffee trees a
10 being set out by the thousand; but the
~ go down and get their plants in ii
III gulches when the old trees have run
ID seed. The result is they get sick
3. plants which do not grow well, and thu
oy get discouraged. A nursery in those di
tricts which could start the plants pro
w erly would be of immense value to ii
e whole country, and would not cost muc
'r- Rep. Lucas moved recess till (
ng o'clock. Carried.
at
5.
70 Afternoon Session.