The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-27
SINTY-FIFTu DAY.

EEroETS OF COMMITTEES.


Adopted.
Noble Muller presented the report
of the commerce committee upon
the petition that no more laborers
be Imported, and that iaborers be
returned 10 their own countries
when their contracts expire. They
recommend that the petition be
laid on the table, as they believe
that Il moderate appropriation
should he maze for labor immigra-
ton, and that TO send the laborers
out OF the country might be uncon
stituliomal. Adopted.
The same committee reported aj
verseIy upon the petition for aid TO
telephones on Hawaii, as no aid has
been given to telephones on other
islands.
Minister Brown moved the report
be adopted.
Rep. Richard moved it be laid on
the table to be considered with The
Appropriation Bill. Carried.
Rep. Brown presented tic report
of the select committee on the item
OF $4,000 for kapiolaui Park. They
had visited the park and found that
last appropriation had been expend-
ed judiciously in the planting of
trees and in keeping the different
roads in order and repair The
grounds are suffering for want of
wofar npl II ,rug E,nn1 thut q =, q -
tesian well can be leased near the
park for reasonable sum. Ii is
suggested that the old pipes about
to be taken up at Waikiki by tie
Government might he purchased by
the commissioners to be used in
connection with the artesian well.
There are yet many roads to lay
out and macadamize, but the lack
of funds has prevented such work.
| The committee after examination
are satisfied that the proposed road
round Diamond Head on the shore
is feasible, and are Of opinion that
it should be built under the super
vision of the Park Commissioners,
as they with the park labor will be
able to do the work much more
cheaply than the Government. The
committee recommend that the item
, pass as follows: Aid TO Kapiolani
Park Association, $500 thereof tc
be spent In constructing Il road
round Diamond Head, SIS, 600.
The late Minister Of the Interior re-
commended OF suggested that the
Park Commissioners lease Diamond
Head with the view of planting its
sides with trees and the making OF
a bride path to the summit, but in
view of the road round Diamond
Head being considered and this
committee recommending the build
ing of the same, the suggestion Of
the late Minister has not been acted
upon.
Laid on the table to be considered
with the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Lucas presented the report
Of the select committee on the items
of $50,647 for q new central fire
station and $4,000 for a fire engine
on the Plains, recommending that
they pass. They state that the
Board of Education has offered the
use of lot on the plains WHEREOF
to erect a fire station.
Laid on the table to be considered
with the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Paehaole presented the re
port of the select committee on thu
item of $4,000 for the biennia
period as subsidy to the ocean,,
Steamship Co., recommending tina
it pass with the condition inserted
that no more will be claimed by th'
company than the amount in th'
bill. To this condition the COMPANY
had expressed their Willingness t,
agree. The committee speak favor
ably of accommodations for carryin.
bananas on the steamship Australia
They had ascertained that SAC, S0'
had been spent by the company 70
labor at this port the past two years
Laid OH the table for consideration
with the Appropriation Bill.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Waipuilani moved that tn
vote Of yesterday laying the rcpor
on the Peter Lee road TO the volcan
on the table be reconsidered. II
informed the House in making hi
motion on that occasion, that Pete
Lee had conveyed the exclusiy
rights to the road to the Inter Islam,
Steam Navigation Co. Since the
he had learned that the company ha
} released Lee from the contract, an
now he wished to have the con e
quences Of his mistake remedled.
Rep. Rosa spoke in favor Of tn
! purchase of the road.
Noble Widemann had notice
something peculiar about the con
mittee's report. If the Government
bought the road it should secur
perpetual rights in it, and not mcrel
right of way for ten years.
Rep. Nawahi said the committe
had considered all the hon. Noble
I objections, and understood that I'll
= Minister WAS to secure the ligh
Il from the Commissioners of Grow
lands.
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