The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-30
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
One Hundred and Fifteenth Day.
WEDNESDAY,. Oct. %.

" chaplain. Minutes OF preceding day
cad and approved.
Rep. Nawahi read a first time an Act
o provide for the boundaries OF the Ha-
xaiian Islands, and limit the jurisdiction
II the Hawaiian Kingdom. The bill
provides that all the territory, including
the bed OF ocean, between lat. II and
so degrees N, and long 1873 and $50 W.,
shall constitute the Hawaiian Kingdom.
The bill was read a second time by |
title, and on motion OF Rep. Brown |
referred to the Committee on Foreign |
Affairs.
Noble w. Y. Homer presented the
following: Resolved, that when the third
and fourth sections of the Appropriation
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 may 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 81, 10000, but the House had APP
propriated s., 100, 900, or raised the esti-
mates 100000. The estimates in the
third section were 81, 54l 900, and the
revenue was 100000 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. Richard 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 a
whole. l move that it be laid on the
table, with all due respect to the intro
Queer. There are many things in section
8 that are needed.
Noble J. NJ. Horner was sorry to hear
the remarks of Rep. Richard. Ii we keep
on this way the income OF the country
will not pay the interest. If there is any
place where we can call halt it is right
here.
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, $4,000.
The amendment offered ny Rep
Brown was read as follows: Subsidy tc
ocean lines, $4,000, to be approved and
divided by the Minister of Finance
among the different deep-sea going
steamship lines that run regularly to anc
from the different ports Of this Kingdom
and foreign ports, according to tonnage
of such steamship so running. provided
that no more than 81 900 be paid any
steamship for a round trip"
Noble Cornwell moved the amendment
be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Z. w. Wilcox moved it pass.
Rep. Paehaole favored indefinite post
ponement. One reason was because the
bill for the Tahiti subsidy had passed thu
House and become law. If the Hous
wants to give the San Diego line some
thing, they should do it in a separate
item il they can.
Rep. Kahookano moved to strike GU
the words in the amendment, according
to tonnage of such steamships so run
Ming" and that the figures read "$72,
O0O."
Rep. Nawahi thought that if the Hous
was going to assist all these STEAMSHIP
lines they would have to pass the iten
at $S2 900. By the passage of the tart
the plantations will not make SO nue.
money. We must then encourage Othe
industries, send away more bananas
pineapples, etc. A bunch of Hilo bs
nanas is twice the size Of those grown i
Honolulu. | believe in assisting steam
ship lines; it is hobby of mine.
Noble Widemann said this steame
that runs TO San Diego could only carr
? ten punches of Hilo bananas, and whs
is the use of substituting a steamer fC
that? He would not vote subsidy fC
such washtub. l would have voted IL
, it if we could have had any confidence
. these people running good vessel. TIL
3 San Diego business was brought befoi
this House and indefinitely postponed
On two other occasions the House refuse
to do anything in the matter. l woul
. rather vote to wipe out the subsidy el
Q tirely than vote for this amendment.
r Noble J. Nj. Horner-I 60 in tor tn
!. amendment. If we look at the matt,
: in detail l think that $4,000 will /
|. sufficient for these three lines. The SUI
: sidy bill rejected by the House was for
= steamer of not less than 1900 tons bu
!. men. If they divided up this subsiC
j the Tahiti line at $500 trip would g
, along very we'll with the $4,000 give
l by the French Government, besides tt
S passenger and freight traffic. They ha
information that whatever amount tn
q government gave the San Diego lin
4 the people of San Diego would contribu
an equal amount. Then there was
: prospect that the United States Congre
n would pass the subsidy bill this autumn
G from which the line would have $1,000
:. trip, making $1,000 in all, which with Il
% traffic would give the line a very Coz
- start The Santa Fe Railway Co. offer
v to advertise the islands in their cars,
r thing in the line of what the House hs
q been aiming to accomplish. The 9th
countries were rich this was a SIN:
kingdom, and We cannot undertake
subsidize every steamer that calls at o
;. wharves. But by the proposed divisi,
r these three lines would be fairly encor
10 agek. The argument that the Ocean
- line has been a great convenience
e these islands must be granted. The Ii
J. has been amply supported by passenge
and freights, which are large.
D Rep. Brown had an amendment to t
"a amendment. He moved to insert aft
the words - Minister of Finance t
% words, with the concurrence of t
q Cabinet" He thought that the whC
, Cabinet should have voice in t
:, matter.
u At noon the House took recess.
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