The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-18
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Eigbtleth Day.
WEDNESDAY,, Sept. II.

Noble Burchardt introduced resolu- |
ton calling for further appropriation OF |
IS 900 for the expenses OF the Legisla-
ture. Adopted. The resolution was read |
a second time.
Minister Brown moved it be engrossed, |
to be read third time Thursday. Car
RED.
Rep. WaipuiIani read by title an Act
to amend section Is, chapter So, OF an
act approved September 1888, entitled
an "Act to compile and amend the cleo
ton law OF the Kingdom" The bill was
read second time by title, and referred
to a select committee for bills on this
subject
Rep. Rickard said he had thought of
bringing in minority report, but after
investigation he joins with the majority
in their report.
Rep. White said he was a member OF
the same committee, and intended to
bring in minority report.
Rep. Nawahi moved to reconsider the
resolution just ordered to be engrossed.
1t was not in proper form, and should
have an enacting clause. 1t should be
joint resolution.
Rep. Brown said there was no such
thing as joint resolution, as the mobiles
and representatives sat together. 1t
ought to be in the shape of bill.
Rep. Kanealii said it ought to be in
the shape of bill. An ordinary resolu-
ton was out OF order.
The vote was reconsidered.
Rep. Kapaehaole moved the resolution
be referred to select committee.
Noble Marsden moved the resolution
be referred to the committee on accounts.
Carried.
Noble J. M. Horner said it was better
to do it without bill.
Rep. White read an Act to provide for
licensing sale of light wines and smalt
liquors. The bill was read a second time
by title and referred to the Liquor Com
mittee.
Rep. Baker read by title an Act to
grant possession and leasehold to Queen
Kapiolani of certain lands on Maui The
bill was read second time by title, and
referred to the Committee on Public
Lands with instructions to print.
The House proceeded to the Order OF
the Day, consideration of the Appropri-
alton Bill in committee of the whole.
Rep. Kapaehaole in the chair.
Item for the Volcano Road.
Noble j. M. Horner moved it pass as
recommended by the committee The
committee report was read.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox wanted to know
what good the road was going to do. 1t
would cost more than 100000, and
would be chiefly for the convenience of
travellers. 1t would be better for the
House to consider the item of $4,000
separately from the other.
Rep. Richard for one believed that
great deal of money had been spent on
the Volcano Road injudiciously Ii the
road had not been begun, it would have
been better to leave it as it was. The
work had been well done, but had cost
more than it ought to have. Now that
the road had been begun, however, it
was for the interest of the country to fin
ish it. He was told that lands which
were almost worthless had increased in
value ten times since the road was built.
The country had more to gain in this
way than from increased tourist travel,
though that too should be considered.
The speaker went on to show that the
forests on each side should be preserved.
Otherwise it would have been better to
leave the road as it was before. 1t would
ne anything but an improvement if this
beautiful shade was destroyed. He would
favor $55 900, as in the bill, including, OF
course, the $4,000 already expended,
but first he would favor reference to a
special committee to confer with the land
owners with view to securing the pre-
servation of the forests.
Rep. Kanealii agreed with the hon.
member from Hamakua, but he favored
appropriating the amount borrowed sepa-
rately. The Cabinet might not have had
the right to borrow that money, but it
ought to be paid nevertheless. He did
not favor finishing the road this session.,
but let $55 900 simply be appropriated,
the balance to be used on the road after
the money borrowed has been paid. The
ministry had no right to borrow the
money, but the people who lent it did so
in good faith desiring to assist the Gov
eminent.
Noble Macfarlane said so far as the
| report of the select committee goes they
were little out in their estimates as to
the cost OF completion The last esti-
mates of the Superintendent of Public
| Works show that $50 900 will be needed.
1t will be to the public advantage to COM
plete the road. 1t was never expected
that the road would cost so much Mr.
Lee did not intend building the road on
| the extravaganza scale which has been
adopted 1t would have been built very
| much as his own Volcano Road has been
| The present minister informs me that
| the rest of the road will be more eco
nomically built. think the road should
! be completed as fast as possible. AS long
as it is not finished it does not attain the
end desired. / am not in favor of any
| postponement. So far as the borrowing
of this money was concerned, | think the
| money was advanced with the feeling
| that it would have been mistake to let
| the road lie idle. As to the policy of re-
| funding the money, | am willing to be
| guided by the opinion of the members.
| They advanced it in good faith, but they
| took their chances, knowing that the
| Minister had no right to borrowit. With
regard to the protection of forests, If it is
true that the forests are being destroyed,
the great object of this road will be lost.
The picturesqueness of the route is its
great advantage. The great superiority
of the Hilo route is in this particular, and
if it is true that the forest is being de-
stroyed, the matter ought by all means
to be referred to special committee. /
do not think too severe structures have
been made by the Finance Committee on
this road considering the fact that it was
not expected to cost more than $50, 600
If this road is so fine, why is it that peo-
ple are nearly drowned on il. Several