The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-04

/ Bill are taken up on their third reading,
| that this House will reduce every item
in said sections one third part, except
| such items that NAV have become law
! by bills passed by this assembly. In
support of the resolution the hon. noble
said the estimates in the first section
were s.. .7S0. 200, but the House had APP
propriated $S, 900, or raised the esti-
mates $lOO, 900. The estimates in the
third section were 81 ,54l 900. and the
revenue was $400, 900 short. 1t seemed
about time to call halt. We all know
the tariff has gone against us. That we
know for sure, and We must be prepared
TO meet this blow. | move the resolution
be adopted.
Rep. Rickard said the intention OF the
resolution was good. 1t would have been
better if it had been presented earlier
We cannot adopt the resolution as q
whole. l move that it be laid on the
table, with all due respect to the intro
ducer. There are many things in section
| that are needed.
Noble j. NJ. Horner was sorry to hear
the remarks of Rep. Rickard. Ii We keep
on this way the income OF the country
will not pay the interest. Ii there is any
place where we can call halt it is right
mere
Rep. Paehaole said the resolution
might be good, but it was unnecessary.
When the claims are read any member
can make a motion for reduction. He
moved the previous question. Carried.
The resolution was laid on the table.
The House proceeded to the order OF
the day. Third reading OF the Appropria-
ton Bill.
Subsidy to ocean lines, $4S, 900.
The amendment offered ny Rep.
Brown was read as follows: Subsidy to
ocean lines, $4S, 900, to be approved and
divided by the. Minister OF Finance
among the different deep-sea going
steamship lines that run regularly to and
from the different ports OF this Kingdom
and foreign ports, according to tonnage
of such steamship so running. provided
that no more than $1,000 be paid any
steamship for round trip"
Noble Cornwell moved the amendment
be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. X. w. Wilcox moved it pass.
Rep Paehaole favored indefinite post
ponement. One reason was because the
bill for the Tahiti subsidy had passed the
House and become law. If the House
wants to give the San Diego line some
item if they can.
Rep. Kahookano moved to strike out
the words IN the amendment. according
to tonnage of such steamships so run
ming" and that the figures read "$72,-
OOO."
Rep.Nawahi thought that If the House
was going to assist all these steamship
lines they would have to pass the item
at So, 600. By the passage OF the tariff
the plantations will not make so much
money. We must then encourage other
industries, send away more bananas,
pineapples, etc. A bunch OF Hilo ba-
nanas is twice the size OF those grown in
Honolulu. l believe in assisting steam
ship lines; it is hobby of mine.
Noble Widemann said this steamer
that runs to San Diego could only carry
ten lunches of Hilo bananas, and what
is the use OF subsidizing a steamer for
that? He would not vote a subsidy for
such washtub. would have voted for
it if We could have had any confidence in
these people running good vessel. This
San Diego business was brought before
this House and indefinitely postponed.
On two other occasions the House refused
to do anything in the matter. would
rather vote to wipe out the subsidy en-
tirely than vote for this amendment.
Noble j. NJ. Horner-l go in tor this
amendment. If we look at the matter
in detail l think that $4,000 will be
sufficient for these three lines. The SUBJ
sidy bill rejected by the House was for a
steamer of not less than 1900 tons bur-
nen. If they divided up this subsidy
the Tahiti line at $500 trip would get
along very well with the $50, 900 given
by the French Government, besides the
passenger and freight traffic They had
information that whatever amount this
government gave the San Diego line,
the people of San Diego would contribute
an equal amount. Then there was a
prospect that the United States Congress
would pass the subsidy bill this autumn,
from which the line would have $1,000
trip, making $1,000 in all, which with the
traffic would give the line very good
start. The Santa Fe Railway Co.offered
to advertise the islands in their cars,
thing in the line of what the House has
been aiming to accomplish. The other
countries were rich, this was a small
kingdom, anu we cannot undertake TO
subsidize every steamer that calls at our
wharves. But by the proposed division
these three lines would be fairly encour-
aged. The argument that the Oceanic
line has been a great convenience to
these islands must be granted. The line
has been amply supported by passengers
and freights, which are large.
Rep. Brown had an amendment to the
amendment. He moved to insert after
the words Minister OF Finance the
words, ''With the concurrence OF the
Cabinet f" He thought that the whole
Cabinet should have a voice in the
matter.
At noon the House took a recess.
Afternoon Session.