The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-02
TIE LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY SECOND DAY.
Tuesday, July /

committees report Oh the table car
ricd.
RESOLUTIONS.
Noble j. NJ, Honor moved the
following;
Whereas, -Complaint is made
that our present laws enforce the
expenditure of large sums of the
public revenues of the kingdom for
what appears to be only for the i'm
provement and protection of private
property in Honolulu which the pub
lie have no interest in;
"Thereiore resolved, That
committee Of five members of this
House be appoiuted-one from
Kauai, two from Oahu, one from
Maui, aud one from IIawaii--to
thoroughly examine The subject COM
planned of, and, if upon examination
they shall fud facts TO justify, they
sbnll report TO this House bill
which in their Judgment will tend to
cure the defect"
In.support of his resolution the
hon. Noble said that the protection
of Honolulu from Ore, aud providing
tor lis sanitary welfare, justly ought
not to be burden ON the country
taxpayers. No government in the
world takes the burden of city's
streets and other convenienoes ON
the general revenue. Every civil
lied city of his acquaintance bears
the expense of keeping up its streets,
its fire protection, and sanitary ser
vice.
Noble Widemann said this was
no new subject, as twenty years ago
it was on the floor of this House.
The mover had not taken fully into
consideration the difficulties that
would attend municipal government
in this city. The waterworks would
not pay q revenue of one percent to
the government. The biggest fraud
OF all that the Government support
ell here was the electric light.
Noble Horner said he was not
aiming at municipal government,
| hut NaHlSo u SOLilBietSC W ShauiihS
the whole subject. Perhaps that
committee could discover a feasible
system of municipal government.
Rep. Paehaole said the House
should not try to run the Govern
ment.
The resolution carried and the
President appointed under it the fol-
lowing committee; Mobiles j. NJ
Horner, Isenberg, Baldwin ane
Widemann, and Rep. Marques.
The President appointed Rep
Lucas in place of Minister Cummini
OH the public lands committee. HI
also appointed as the committee OF
salaries of Supreme Court deput,
clerks, asked by committee of thu
whole, Rep. Kaiua, Mobiles McCar
thy and Marsaen, Reps. Bush ant
Horner.
Rep. Nawahi moved q resolutiol
for the following appropriations TO
IIilo: Water pipes, $50. 900; Marke
house, $4,000; Custom house $4,000
He said they had heard some grum
bling just now about the countr,
paying for Honolulu improvements
Honolulu could now grumble abou
tIilo's wanting appropriations TO
pnhiic works.
The resolution was laid on til
table to be considered with the Al
preparation Bill.
Noble j. N. Horner moved III
following:
"Whereas,- Complaint Is mad
that prisoners are maintained i
idlencss that have been sentenced t
hard labor, thus escaping much c
, their merited punishment and con-
, pelling the taxpayers to maintai
. them in idleness, as well as to los
their iabors upon the public works
: therefore resolved, That Hi
+ Excellency the Attorney-Gener
:. be hereby requested by this Hous
10 get up bill couched in plat
language, 80 that Cabinet Minister:
Auditors-General, and other homes
men will not divide as TO its near
ing, to the end that the prisoner
+ may be speedily put to work an
3 the people relieved from the burde
$ of maintaining them in idlenes'
0 and avoid any misunderstanding
: the future as TO the working {
Il maintaining of prisoners sentence
+ to hard labor"
e Noble Widemanp said he strongl
+ supported the resolution. Ii he W.
l Minister of Interior he would ket
!. the prisoners at work on the road
0 no matter what decision the ST
8 preme Court might give, and
d would submit his action to tn
1t House for judgment.
g Noble Horner moved the resoi
l ton pass.
y Minister Peterson seconded Il
d motion,
n Rep. Nawahi thought there was
II Niger in The fence, The hon. Mol
Ii never said anything about idle pI
/ soners till the new Ministry to-
it office. lie might have drawn |
d the bill himself, MS he had made
'e pretty good job OF his railway bi
l He moved the resolution be retur
At ed TO the mover.
IN Rep. Kalua spoke in simil
Ia strain. The Acknowledgement "
A. not n very bi0 nam and il We