The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-28
TIE LEGISLATURE.
SINTY-FIFTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. %.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


L llC llOuSt lCoNllhINl bO 4 sO''
Noble Phillips, continuing, said
that when the immigrants arrived
the then Minister of the Interior Oh
jected, hut afterwards waived the
and the immigrants were
accepted and sent to the plantations
a draft was drawn which was paid,
leaving balance of about $4,000
due Skinner x Co. This the late
Minister Of the Interior refused TO
pay.
Rep. Brown thought the best place
for that petition was whore 1t was
on the table. If the contract has
not been carried out and Ministry
comes in with the idea of strictly
enforcing the contract, those who
have not fulfilled their contract
ought not to come in here and petit
ton on claim which has not been
passed upon 10y any Court of law.
The suit, he heard, had becn with
drawn. He did not know why, per-
haps because they were afraid to
have the matter tested in n Court OF
law. In the case of the Bowler
claims, the claimant only came
there after his claim had been
thrown out by Court. That was
all right, but it was not right TO
make this a place to seek redress
unless the remedies of the Courts of
Law and Equity of this Kingdom
have been tried and have failed.
Noble Widemann = Courts are
courts, and lawyers are lawyers.
No one knew that better than the
last speaker. The case was there,
however. He knew nothing of it,
but il it was anything like the case
of the bark Kalakaua, the sooner
they took it up the better.
Rep. Bush agreed with Rep.
Brown that they should not act as
Judges. Their business was to make
laws. The parties had the opportnn-
ity to pass on this claim, and bring
ing it there was only to lengthcn
their labors unnecessarily.
The previous question was moved
and carried.
The motion TO take the petition
from the table was lost.
Rep. kalua gave notice of an Ac
relating to the unassigned lands.
Noble Muller gave notice of bill
to authorize the construction of rail
ways for agricultural purposes over
lands of persons not benefited there
by.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading Of the Oahu Rail
way bill.
Rep. Brown moved the previou
question, which carried.
The ayes and noes were called o.
the motion to indefinitely postpon
the first section and the whole bill
with the following result:
Ayes-Nobles Muller, Pua, an
Hind; Reps. kahookano, Waipu
lani, White, and Kalua.-7.
Nocs-Nlinisters Cummins, Brow
and Spencer; Mobiles Widemanr
Berger, Macfarlane, Mccarthy
Phillips. Crabbe, Kau!ane, j. NJ
Horner, Burchardt,I Marsden, Bale
win, Cornwell, Walbridge, Andel
son, Won Tempsiy, and kanoa
Reps. Brown, Cummings, Marques
Lucas, Il. w. Wilcox, Rosa, Busl
Kauhi, Nawahi, Baker, A. Horne
Richard, Apili, Paehaole, Kaneali
IIalstead, Kamai, Knudsen, and !
S. WllcoX.-3S.
Rep. Kalua moved that the fir
section pass.
Noble Macfarlane moved {
amendment to make the last Sc
tence read: "Provided that SUI
extension of exclusive franchi
shall apply only to such portions
railroad as shall be directly and co
. tinuously connected with Honolulu
and that said company shall constru
and equip not less than ten miles
. main track of their projected ia
way each year."
Noble Phillips considered that Il
amendment was simply prohibito
: of the railway being constructed.
might be necessary for the compal
to send toa England for rails, al
there were other preliminaries TIL
would occupy the better part of t
first year.
Rep. Lucas did not like this XII
of amendment, as it was meant
kill the bill, and he did not belle
that the House wanted to kill t
J bill. 1t had been prepared wi
great care by committee, and the
was no necessity for any SUI
riders. If the amendment was
require the building of ten mil
the second year it might be
right, but, as in the case of the pa
already built, great deal of til
and trouble might have to be G
pended IN securing right of W;
J, alone. He was afraid that sol
members were influenced by pt
sonal feeling in this matter.
Noble Macfarlane said that !
objection to the bill from the fiji
was the guarantee Of interest.
held that if this company were
he given the exclusive fanchi:
, they ought to give some assuran
J that they would build the road.
desired he would accept an amen
ment requiring ten miles the seco
year, or five miles or three mi
nverv wear. Ii was with no into