The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
SIXTY FIRST DAY.
FRIDAY, Aug. %.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Consideration of the two railway |
bills.
Rep. Brown moved that the Oahu
railway bill as amended by commit
tee be considered section by section.
Noble Hind moved il he indetin'
itely postponed.
Noble j. NJ. lIorner moved it pass
TO engrossment.
Rep. Brown said that If the bill
was indefinitely postponed it would
prevent the company doing any
thing. He knew that Noble Hind
only objected to any money being
paid to the enterprise by the Gov
eminent, and would ask the hon
Noble if such was not the case.
Noble Hind answered that pro-
moters of the road had told him
they could not build the road with
out Government aid, and from that
he knew that it was no use to pass
the bill.
Noble Widemann said the bill was
a matter of great Importance to the
country. He hoped the motions to
pass the bill in block and that to in
definitely postpone it would be with
drawn. The House should consider
the bill and there being no obicc-
ton TO the first section 1t should
pass.
Noble J.. Nj. IIorner wanted to
discuss the principle of both railway
bills before considering this one
section by section, as if the House
was going to reject them it was no
use taking up time with details. He
moved that the bill and petitions be
read and considered rs whole.
The President considered il would
be better TO decide the question rs
to the acceptance or rejection Of the
bill.
Rep. kalua said the Hawaii raft
way was not before the House. He
was in favor of the indefinite post
ponemcnt of the bill The commit
tee had not done their work thor
oughIy. They had not told the
House what the Government had
done for the company, giving it va
luable maritime privileges on the
west side of the harbor, The bill
proposed TO extend tho exclusive
franchise to the company for fifty
years, in addition to showering pri-
vilcges on it. The company had
done great deal of damage to the
harbor by the way it built its wharf.
1t would cost the country hundreds
of thousands of dollars to keep the
harbor clear of the silt caught by
the railway. The Government might
rs well build the line and make it q
present to the company. 1t was
going to issue great amount OF
bonds and the Government was ask.
ed to back these bonds. Had moi
the Government done enough fol
this company already in giving il
property and remission of taxes
without backing its bonds and pay.
ing it a subsidy on tho mileage
The lIamakua railway was differ
ont matter, not affected by the de
cision on this bill. Nothing hat
been done for the IIamakua rail
way yet, whereas great dea
had been done for the Oahn railway
The great sugar industry was no
started by the Government, but b,
the brains and energy of its pic
neers. Where was the money TO
all the stock reported sold by tn
q company, or was the stock give
| away to favorites? Why not appl
! the proceeds, if they are so great
to the extension of the railway?
Noble Widemann said that the re
mission of taxes was given by tn
Legislature and the Governmer
> had nothing to do with it. Wit
regard to the damage done to the hal
Dor he had spoken before and woul
= probably have more to say on i
J But that had nothing to do with TIL
bill, the work was there whether I'll
country had any remedy or no
= This bill was for another matter q
together and he, as representative
would say that the company shout
have the franchise asked. 1t We
certain that if this road was bui
nobody would want to build anoth,
through the same country. Thel
was scarcely room for two line
much less work for two. They ha
nothing worth very much to give
> the company, and he saw no reaso
for refusing the small benefits IT
quested.
Noble Macfarlane had not been
favor of the original bill, was not
favor of all that was in this bill, bl
thought the question should be full
considered, and thought they shouI
60 into committee of the whole.
I Rep. Richard was in favor of ind
!" finite postponement. lie was
sure rs that he stood there, that tn
bill was imposing heavy obligation
on the Government that would ha'
TO be met one day, and the COUNT
could not afford to assume the bu
den. If he had five millions
money wanting investment he won
q keep it in his pocket rather than il
J vest it in this railway. He wantt
to know why this Government shou
obligate itself to guarantee intere
on a railway To reach lands that we
now reached by vessels. 1t was n
like running railway from S,