The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY.
SATURDAY. July 10.


by the chaplain. Minutes read and
approved.
Rep. Marques moved that the
Minister of Interior be authorized
to appoint a competent person, to he
attached TO the Survey Department,
butunderthe special direction of said
Minister, who shall devote himself
exclusively to the study and investi-
cation of any and are sources of wa
ter supply not now utilized, whether
surface or underground streams,
springs or other forms, with the
possibilities of controlling, storing,
and distributing the same, for the
purposes of general irrigation, or of
city, town, or village supply, or of
any object of general utility through
out the islands; this work to con-
form TO the usual methods of the
Government survey, all notes and
records thereof TO be filed in the
Government Survey Office and
full report on the same to be made
to the Minister for presentation to
the Legislature; that the salary of
such person, and the expenses con-
nected with his work, be at the dis
cretion of the Minister of Interior,
and that the sum of $4,000 he APP
propriated for the purpose.
lie moved it be referred to n Sc
lect committee.
Rep. Richard, in supporting the
resolution, said there were many
sources of water supply that might
be brought into public use for the
benefit of the country as well as its
people by the employment of COM
petent engineer. That such person
should be under the direction of the
Minister of the Interior ought to be
an assurance that no harm would
come from it. 1t would take very
little money to produce q good re.
turn TO the country. He would
second the motion to refer the reso-
luton to select committee.
Rep. Nawahi said they had plenty
of water in Hilo-no need of an en-
| gineer poking around there after
water. All they wanted was pipe to
carry 1t anywhere, even to the ISL
and of Maui. He doubted if an en-
| gineer whose experience was in other
countries would be able TO locate
water in this volcanic country. 1t
looked rs if the real object of this
resolution was the advantage of
somebody's friends. There was a
niger in the fence. He moved to
lay the resolution on the table.
Rep. II. w. Wilcox favored the
resolution, urging that q competent
man would be necessary. He re-
ferred to Mr.. Schussler's work in
California. He moved that the rcso-
luton be referred TO the committee
in charge Of the survey items.
Rep. Paehaole thought the object
was good, but should be reached
through bill.
| Noble Macfarlane moved it be re.
ferred to- the public lands commit.
tee.
Noble Wldemann moved it go tC
the judiciary committee.
Noble Baldwin suggested that re-
ference to the survey committed
would meet the wishes of the mover
of the resolution.
Rep. Marques concurred, and TIT
resolution was referred to that selec
committee.
Minister Brown presented q repl,
to Noble Widemann's resolution
asking for a statement of claim
presented to the Government il
answer to advertisement.
Rep. Kanealii moved that wherea
the committee on the opium scanda
had reported that they could no
designate the guilty persons there
fore resolved that the report of SAT-
committee be taken from the tabl
and referred to the judiciary CON
mittee, for further investigation @
the matter.
Noble Muller moved the resolu
ton be adopted.
Noble Isenberg moved the resolr
ton be laid on the table. Th
House had done its part in the mai
ter, when it verified the rumors ths
n great wrong had been done, an
now it was the duty of the Govern
ment to further investigate the ma
ter and If possible detect the Offer
ders.
Rep. Marques would like to sc
the judiciary committee try the
hand. The select committee pc
haps would have succeeded had the
taken more time, but the many houl
occupied in the investigation ha
been stolen from their regular Legi
latiye duties.
Rep. Kalua thought no committt
of the House had worked so hard ,
this select committee. lie new,
realized it until he saw the mass (
testimony they had obtained.
; Rep. Paehaole supported Il
adoption of the resolution, but hG
no reflections TO make on the sele
n committee.
: Noble Cornwell understood tn
I, the select committee had report'
s that if they had been given lit
i. more time they might have ferret(
: out the guilty persons. He w
II therefore in favor of giving u
committee more time.