The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23

ANOpiS ~
port of the commerce committee on
the bill granting franchise to the
Hawaiian Gas Company. They see
no objection to the bill, as it does
not grant an exclusive franchise,
and with an amendment they recon-
mend that the bill pass.
Rep. Brown, introducer of the
bill, moved that the report be adopt
ed. 1t only provided for permits
sion to the company to lay its pipes
in the streets,
Noble Widemann partly sided
with the mover, but there was one
condition in the bill open to discus
sion. That was that the company
shall repair the streets they open,
The Tramways Company were to
keep the streets in repair, but they
did not do it. He moved the report
be laid on the table to be considered
with the bill, so that the introducer
might add section to cover this
objection.
Rep. Brown withdrew his. motion
and the report was tabled as moved.
Rep. Kanealii from the printing
committee reported bills printed.
Rep. Waipullani presented the
report of the select committee on
the motion to insert in the Appro-
priation Bill an item of $1158.73 to
repay the Inter-Island Steam Navi-
cation Company for money advanced
to complete the wharf at Kailua.
Owing to sand formation not taken
into account the appropriation of
last session, $500, was far short of
the amount needed for the compile
ton of the wharf. w. E. Rowell,
late Superintendent of Public Works,
gave receipt to the steamer COM
pany, engaging to refund the money
in the next Appropriation Bill. The
committee recommend that the item
be inserted.
Noble Macfarlane did not sign
the report, as he was not quite salts
fed in his mind that the transaction
was correct, that the principle in
volved was right. There were many
other estimates of this kind made by
the late Superintendent of Public
Works, which were short and led
the Government to get advances
without legal authority.
| Noble Widemann had not under
stood the question when it was be-
fore the House the other day. He
had believed that the company built
the wharf, but now he found it was
another work of Thurston the Great
Just think of this great man, Min
lister of the Crown, borrowing money
about the streets, like common
beggar. There were sums of $50
S173, even down to SAG, borrowed
by this great man. Then there wa
S196. 05-fve cents! He wished h'
had made it five and half. The,
talked great deal about Ministerial
responsibility. 1t was not worth tiv'
cents, at least in Mr.. Thurston'
hands.
Noble Richard moved that TIT
report be adopted. 1t was very am
using to hear the hon. Noble when
ever Thurston' name was mentioned
Thurston served the purpose of thu
scriptural scapegoat in this respect
J as, if the hon. Noble had not hi
name to exercise himself over, som
of the members of the House woul
get terrible raking when the hon
Noble was in the mood. The whar
was for the benefit of the people O
Kailua. He believed that MI
Thurston was above anything dis
J honest.
. Noble Widemann said since tn
hon. member had made it a persona
! matter he had a few words to say
The wharf was for the benefit of tn
people of Kailua. Our laws wer
for the benefit of the whole country
1t was with breaking the laws tina
be charged Mr.. Thurston. Tha
/ man did more to destroy our inst
i tutions than any other mortal mar
!, Gibson was not a patch on the littl
!, finger nail to Thurston.
Rep. Paehaole moved that the ri
port be laid on the table to be COZ
sidered with the Appropriation Bill
He hoped that when the matter cam
up again the hon. members frol
Honolulu and Hamakua would ha,
. settled their differences.
i Rep. Richard Withdrew his motion
and that of Rep. Paehaole passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
J. Rep. Bush moved the followin
Z resolution:
- That whereas the present Ministr
has not satisfied this House that the
!, have any declared policy or platfor
n of principles to present before th
House or before the country, al
whereas the action of the Cabine
y since they have been in office, HI
g. been of vacllating charact,
n therefore be it resolved that IL
1t present Cabinet no longer retail
1t the confidence of this House.
= Rep. Bush spoke at length in d
Il yelopment of the ideas in the res
p" luton. The Ministers were n
dealing openly with the country
n regard to tke Chinese questlo
" They had sent an agent 10 China,
10 negotiate a treaty for lloodlng III
IT country with Chinese, They wa
n holding secret councils with pnrs0I