The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-08
TIE LEGISLATURE.
NINETY SIXTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Oct. Z.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Second reading of bill defining
highways and defining and establish
ing certain rights and duties in con
ncctlon Herewith. introduced by
the Minister of Interior and amend
cd Ivy Committee on Commerce.
Sec. passed.
Rep. Brown, in moving the pass
age of Sec. ,, said that outside of
Honolulu the Government did not
have titles to the road.
Noble Baldwin drew attention to
grammatical error, which was
thereupon corrected.
Noble }. Nj. Horner said he would
strongly object TO the Government
having power, by its title to any
road, to sell the land occupied by
the road in case of the abandonment
of the road. There were numbers of
roads on the islands the claiming of
which by the Government would
produce any amount of lawsuits.
Rep. Brown said the Government
would not claim any road that had
not already been surrendered with
out compensation.
Noble Homer was still of the be-
lief that when the Government
| abandoned Il road the land should
revert to the original owner whether
he was paid for it or not.
Noble Widcmann thought the OH
| lection that trouble would arise was
fanciful, and the opinion that the
land should revert to the original
owner, even if he was paid for il at
first, was more fanciful still. The
roads now used by the public be-
longed to the Government just as
much as if this bill was law, but if
the right was made clearer by the
bill it should pass without any more
talk.
Rep. Brown quoted Secs. lGS to
1873 of the Civil Code, in answer to
the objection of Noble Horner,
those sections providing for the
opening of new roads, with provi-
sion that the Minister of Interior
may give other land in return fol-
that taken for roads.
| Noble Horner had never heard OF
roads being taken by the Govern.
ment of any country in the manner
provided in this section.
| Noble Widemann said that the
Minister could not open new roaC
or close an established road without
following the course laid down il
the laws. The established roads
that is, those on which public labol
has been done, are now the propert,
of the Government, and he did no
think that this bill was really neces
sary.
Rep. Paehaole agreed entirel,
with the hon. Noble from Hamakua
When they came to ''places" anC
"trails' in the section, they wer,
lost. The Island of Lanai was GOV
cred with trails, and these were tt
be public highways. If this bill
passed it would be an immense hard
ship on small landholders. He saw
no necessity for the bill, and moved
that the words after ''roads,'' viz.
"alleys, streets, ways, lanes, courts
places, trails" be struck out.
Noble Muller thought that if tn
hon. member for Molokai had rea,
the section to the end he would no
have made his objection. The sec
ton referred to roads, ETC., 'dedi
Gated or abandoned to the public a
highways"
Noble Widemann wanted to sa
, something more to the hon. mem
Der for Molokai, but as he ha
spoken several times he would NOV
that the House go into committe
on the bill.
The motion was lost.
Noble Widemann moved that tn,
: bill be indefinitely postponed.
The bill was indefinitely postpon
ed on rising vote, and motion I
q reconsider was lost.
n Second reading of bill relating t
: the preparation of jury lists and til
drawing of juries and the fees {
\ jurors on the Island of Oahu. Rea
second time by title, on motion {
Rep. Brown, and referred to selet
committee on another jury bill.
Second reading of bill to amen
Chap. 27, Laws of 1886, to relic,
certain articles of import from Gu
= toms duties. Read second tin
by title.
Rep. Knudsen, on discussion ;
TO what committee the bill shou
go, said he thought the exemptic
of cocoanut products, etc., fro
duties was against our own peopl
. He would prefer to see high dui
put on such articles.
O Referred to finance committee.
Second reading of bill to amer
the internal taxation laws Gntr
duced by Rep. Rickard). Read
3. second time by title and referred
finance committee.
Second reading of bill relating