The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-28

Wllllng 10 accept any aIne0uuleiL from
the other side. | have been accused of
lobbying against this bill. What lobby
ing l have done has been against the |
indefinite postponement OF the bill. l |
have been accused on the floor of this |
House OF not being true to the platform |
OF the party. | am IN favor OF aid TO |
railways to every reasonable extent and |
have done nothing TO iniure this or any
legitimate enterprise l feel that am
obliged to deny the statements which
have been made against me. wish the
tactics OF the friends OF the bill had been
less questionable. l have favored the
full discussion of the bill. Tie friends
OF the bill have gone so far as TO promise
a member that he will be given all the
surveying on the road. They have gone
to contemplate lengths in attempting 10
carry the bill. | am willing to make it
five miles per year or even three. They
must give some evidence that they will
finish the line.
Noble Widemann-The bill now seems
fairly on the way VI its passage and we
must make as good bill of it as We can,
and shall not call any honest amend
ment rider, although ! do not alto
gether approve the amendment of the
hon. Noble. / see its drift and the drift
is good After they have got the rails
here they can easily build twenty miles
a year except around Makapuu Point. l
move the amendment be made to fit
what | have said. and then pass.
Rep. Brown moved the section pass as
in the bill without amendment. The
present contract is only to build road
TO Eva, and the time was three years.
This bill gives them live years to build
and equip the rest. The whole road will
have TO be built in five years more to
secure them the benefit of the exclusive
franchise. The road can only be built
| under the Act of 1888 The old law of
1880 has nothing to do with the Oahu
K. K. Co. The Act further prevents
them FROM making a sale to any foreign
company. l think the Act protects the
Government sufficiently.
Noble Cornwell offered to amend by
making it three miles yearly instead of
ten. Noble Macfarlane accepted it,
Rep. Lucas thought that would not
work. He would amend by requiring
the company to lay three miles yearly,
after the first year. The company ought
to be exempt the first year.
Rep. Brown said the whole tracks in
all the districts would have to be laid
anyway in five years. shall stick to
the bill.
Rep. Lucas said that it would be bet
ter to pass the section just as it was.
Noble Macfarlane could not sympa-
| thize with the members who were
changing back and forth.
Noble Widemann said the amendment
would do no good. The company was
| limited.
| The President stated that neither the
| Secretary nor himself could tell what the
amendments were.
Rep. Bush favored passage as in the
bill, the amendments were so mixed up.
| The previous question was moved and
carried.
Noble Macfarlane read his amendment
in its final form
The amendment was lost.
The section passed as in the bill.
| Rep. Bush moved the House adjourn
lost.
Section 2, guaranteeing per cent. in
terest on the bonds at SIS, 600 per mile for
twenty years.
Rep. Kalua moved that sections 2, 8,
A, 5, 6 and be indefinitely postponed.
| move the previous question. Carried.
The ayes and noes were called.
Rep. Brown raised the point OF order
that only section could be disposed Of
as the bill was being considered section
| by section.
The President so ruled.
Rep. Kalua appealed.
Noble Macfarlane wished the member
from Waikiki to withdraw his motion.
Rep. Kalua declined
The decision of the Chair was sus
tanned.
Rep. Kalua claimed that his motion o.
the previous question dropped with his
| other motion.
Noble j. M. Homer Ii we don't rem.
der assistance enough to build the road
we don't render any at all. Ii we build
we have: l. The road. 2. Rise in the
property along that road. Is that all :
No. We have in addition the money cir.
culating in the community (Which is now
locked up), brought into activity to build
residences and make prosperity. The
road will make constant business and
furnish constant employment. Think Of
that point alone. There is one thing
more. We have appropriated 81 500, 00O
and we must borrow all that. But these
railroad bonds we have not got to pay
The money will come in and benefit the
country. Much that we have appropri-
ated wont bring in anything. Think OF
these things till tomorrow morning.
move we adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
Noble Macfarlane asked if the previous
| question was in force. Was this the kind
of tactics to employ? (Voices-It was
your own side Rep Kalua moved it,
Noble Widemann moved to adjourn
lost.
Section 2 was indefinitely postponed
by the following vote:
Ayes-Cummins, q. Brown, Spencer
Berger, Macfarlane, Muller, Pua, Hind
Burchardt, Marsden, Baldwin, Corn
well, Walbridge, Anderson, Won Temp
sky, G. n. Wilcox, Kanoa, Isenberg
Cummings, Il. w. Wilcox, Bush, Ma
wahi, Baker, Richard, Kahookano, Wal
puilani, Apiki, Paehaole, White, Kane
ALI, Kalua, Halstead, Kamai, A. s
Wilcox-34.
Noes = Peterson, Widemann, Nc
Carthy, Phillips, Crabbe, Kauhane
j. Nj. Horner,C C. Brown, Marques, Lucas
Rosa, Kauhi, A. Horner, Knudsen, Rice
-15.
A motion to adjourn was made ant
lost, 81 to 81. President voting, no.
Noble Muller moved to reconsider the
vote on section 2. Lost.
Section giving the company a sub
sidy of $500 per year lor five years wa:
read.
Rep. Kalua moved it be indefinitely
postponed Noble Widemann seconding
Noble Marsden moved it pass as il
the bill.
Rep. r. Wilcox said there ought to b,
free discussion. \ great many mem