The Daily bulletin., 1890-08-05


cluding the conditions mentioned In
the report.
Rep. Kalla did not sign the report
because it was not translated and he
had only a brief opportunity Of
reading ii in - language somewhat
unfamiliar. lie he'd also held in the
committee that the bill should he
amended so a. 10 require Mr.. Bar
tholomew 10 give guarantee TO the
Government that the work should he
done satisfactorily. There ws5 10
provision in the bill requiring expert
inspection Of the cable after it is
laid. He was as anxious as anyone
TO see cable communication but did
not think bill should be passed
that would allow this company to do
nothing while keeping any other
from doing anything. He moved
the report be accepted and laid On
the table until he could present n
minority report.
Noble Widernann thought when
the bill was introduced last session
it was q swindie. That it was a
swindc was proved by the late Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs having taken
a fee of $1,000 to look after the in
terests OF the company. His author
ity FOR this statement was Mr.. Bar
tholomew The means to secure the
end were insufficient. 1t would cost
$500, 900 to lay cable between the
islands. The subsidy of $25, 900
would be no object 10 good,
healthy company. He would not
object to n subsidy if q new contract
was made. He could not vote for
cable like this (showing n specimen
of the cable lately laid). He agreed
with the hon. member for Wailuku
that there ought 10 be guarantee.
Rep. Rickard said the hon, men,
Der for Wailuku had read the re-
port twice, and the only objection
he had made to signing it was that
ii was not translated. 1t did not
matter to the Government how much
the company spent in experimnets,
il it ultimately laid good cable.
The committee was not all composed
of lawyers. but thought if certain
sections Of the line were laid to the
satisfaction of The Minister of In
terror, q proportion of the subsidy
should be paid.
Noble Baldwin thought time was
being lost, as the motion was to lay
the report on the table, to await the
minority report, when the discus
sion would come up in q regular
way. He had something to say on
the subject, but did not wish to do
so now.
Rep. Lucas said he had perhaps
less to do with the gas company
than the hon. Noble from Honolulu
had with cable company Of seven
years ago.
The President-Ihe gas bill is
not before the House.
Rep. Lucas said that was all
right, it had been brought up and
he was only answering. The bill
did not call for any money from this
Government till the Minister of the
Interior was perfectly satisfied witt
the work. The specimen of cable
shown he heard was one thrown
away and picked up by boatboy
Noble Widemann only wanted tc
include in the bill the conditions
mentioned in the report.
The report was tabled.
RESOLUTIONS.
Noble Burchardt gave notice of {
bill to amend chap. 27, laws Of
1882, relating to license to dairies
Rep. KaIua read first time BY
title his bill to license the manu-
facture and sale of opium. Read s
second time by title and referred tc
special committee on opium bills.
Noble Mccarthy read first time
by title his bill TO compel Govern
tDent officials to procure merchan
disc for public use in this kingdom
Also, his bill to amend Secs. /, 2
8, Chap. SO, laws of 1856.
Rep. Halstead read a first time by
title his bill to amend the law re
latine to brands and marks.
Noble Pua presented resolution
that select committee he appointed
to find If the keer of the mau soleum
had been paid, and if not paid tina
a sum be appropriated for the pur
pose.
Minister Brown said that he hat
not said, as stated in The resolution
that the keeper had been paid bu
that 5000 was in the bill for th
mausoleum, tho money being dis
bursed by Hon. y. 5. Cleghorn
! curator.
Resolution adopted.
, Rep. Baker presented resolution
that the petition asking for remova
OF the Government physician at Hill
be taken from the sanitary commit
; tee and given TO the special com
nittee on the item for Government
physicians. Adopted.
Rep. Rice asked for more tim
for special committee on item TO
Government physicians.
, Recess from IL TO 80.