The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-23

incurred by this bill! lie stood
there without fear or favor and OPP.
posed the bill without any disrespect
to the promoters of the railway. If
the Hamakua railway bill contained
the same demands as this one, he
would oppose 1t with equal earnest
ness.
The motion to consider the bill
section Ivy section in committee of
the whole carried, and the House
went into committee under the chair
manship OF Noble Mccarthy.
Rep. kalua moved that the House
he recommended to indefinitely post
pone the first section and the whole
bill.
Rep. Brown moved that the House
be recommended TO pass the first
section and the whole bill. He con-
sidered that the exclusive franchise
amounted to nothing for the country
to give, but it would be great deal
to the company. If the company
could not obtain the money in these
islands, the exclusive franchise
would assure capitalists abroad that
no other company would be in the
way. He supported this bill rs
submitted by the committee. Mem
ton had been made of the large
amounts called for by the bill. Not
one dollar was demanded excepting
the subsidy of five hundred dollars
a mile for five years. This was for
main track alone, nothing for side
tracks. And for the next fifteen or
twenty years the most that the Gov
crnment would have to pay, at the
worst, would he 500 a mile; while,
for whatever the Government might
have to pay as interest, it would
have 4 preferred claim on the COM
pany's property, next only to that
of the 6ondholders whose money
built the road. But he did not be-
ievc the Government would ever
have any interest to pay, so firm was
his faith in the Oahu Railway. 1t
would open up large tracts OF fertile
land.
Noble IIind--Why not build roals
to them?
Rep. Brown replied that it he had
as much money rs the hon. Noble
he would. There was no harbor
where vessels had safe shelter on the
Kooluu side except Punaluu. If
railway went round by the east side,
it would strike chain of sugar and
rice plantations all the way, inclu-
sivc, from Waimanalo to Kahuku.
He would not have signed this report
if he had expected that the Govern.
ment would have to pay the interest
Rep. Richard expressed confidence
in the honest intentions of the com
miLtee. The subsidy was for al
unlimited mileage. There were Ieve
tracts where miles and miles coult
be laid down at less than $4,000 ,
mile. If the railway could not pa,
its way and fell into the hands o
the Government, what would it b.
worth TO the Government? Tn
Government would be saddlcd will
large debt and valueless railway
He had no objection, however, t,
the first section passing, but, It
save the time Of the committee, h
would strongly support the indeii
mite postponement of the whole bill
Noble j. M. Horner was surprise
at the course taken by his hon. collea
CUES from Iamakua.. They objcctc
to the country mourning any risk c
/, debt. Within the past twenty year
, the taxable property of the countr
had increased two hundred percent
r That was done by adding improve
q ment TO improvement, and plant:
y ton to plantation. If this proce.
!, was to stop now the country woul
have no more dollars fifty yea
hence than it had to-day.
Noble Hind-What about IL
e Kohala railroad?
t Noble Horner was not talkil
h about the Kohala railway, but abor
: the principle involved. They hi
d voted nearly $500, 900 for the educ
J. ton of the children of this countr
S but what would be the use of educa
c ing them if there was to be no opel
~ ing for them?
/ Rep. Richard expected valuab
;, results from the education, but mol
q from such railway as this.
- Noble Horner wanted to know he
~ certain districts could be develop'
- without railways.
V Rep. Richard was replying, wilt
,, Noble Cornwell rose TO q point
y order, which was that the Hou
y had committed the bill for conside
" alton by sections.
Noble Widemann raised the poi
that if the hon. Mobiles from Ham
n kua were going to carry on co
n versation, they should go outsi'
IL for the purpose. (Laughter.)
y Noble Horner continued. I'll
q measure promised to give a gre
deal of employment to labor,
. well as open up much country. T.
IS bill of last session only passed
is one of majority, and look at VIII
IS had been done under 1t. The IN
&c way had earned $4,000 last month.
y Noble Ilind-I should like to S