The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-25
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
sixty-second Day.


SATURDAY, August %.
The House met at 10 A. NJ. Prayer by
Chaplain. Minutes OF the preceding day
read and approved.
Noble Walbridge presented a report of
the Temperance Committee on the bill
to shorten saloon hours. The committee
recommend the bill, with certain amend
ments, to the favorable consideration OF
the House.
Rep. Richard read by title an Act to
amend Chapter of the Penal Code.
Rep. Kanealii gave notice OF an Act
relating to Opium.
Rep. Apiki read by title an Act to
amend Article 63 OF the Constitution.
The House proceeded to the Order OF
| the Day, consideration of the Oahu Rail
Road Bill. Noble Mccarthy in the
| chair.
| Rep. Kalua said that he had favored
indefinite postponement yesterday and
he was of the same mind to-day. One
reason why the bill should be postponed
was that it contained no provision fixing
the rate which should be charged for
freight or passengers. That alone was
reason enough for rejecting the bill.
Rep. Kahookano favored new enter
prises, but it does not follow that every
new enterprise would be a success. Ii
the Kohala railroad was a sample this
would not be- In that case the Govern
ment was not asked for any guarantee OF
interest. The Kohala railroad cost $780,
600 if | am not mistaken In 1887 the
owner tried to sell his road for $50, 900
and could not get it, In the assessment
list it is only valued at $4,000. There
is an instance of railroad in a rich dis
trict. Ii that is sample of what rail-
roads can do in this country. is it wise
for the Government to guarantee the in.
terest on the bonds? | don't think the
owners of that road ever gave any poor
people chance to settle along the road
Kohala district is rich and prosperous
but the railroad does not make it So
Suppose the road Is built to Waianae-
that will require the Government to pay
the interest on $l44, 900. Is there freight
enough at Waianae to pay that interest
The company are parading in the paper
that they are making $4,000 month
If so what do they want Government
help for? Ii this is going to be such 8
7 paying thing as people say, why dom
they go into it without any guarantee
from the Government. We are in deb
and are going to borrow great deal o
money. We shall have to borrow thu
money to pay this interest We ough
to have good roads all over the island,
before we have railroad on this. Tn,
, time has not come when we can hel,
2 enterprises of this kind | don't thinl
!, we had better pass even the first section
| don't see why we should give then
even $500 mile.
Rep. Kauhi favored consideration O
! the bill by sections.
8 Rep. White opposed the bill and anon,
: other things told a story of man VIII
appropriated little Government money
Bye-and-bye he wanted money and h
/ came to my stepfather and said: Jus
put your name on the back. So he di,
!, it, and bye-and-bye the time came to pa,
and he found it was not so nice. So tn
+; bill is very nice. suppose the first sec
y ton is nice, and the second very mic
/ and the third beautiful, etc. 1t is passe
i and certified to, and goes to His Majest
+ and then there is little back stairs al
- rangement. It is Your Majesty, jus
! sign this and SO many shares will b
: transferred to Your Majesty" and so tn
bill passes
!. Rep. Brown protested against such
s use of His Majesty's name. Comm
8 from native Hawaiian, it was disgrace
q full.
q Chairman Mccarthy ruled that tn
!, member in using such improper languag
contrary to decency, was out of order.
Rep. kalua said the member from
Honolulu was out of order. This was no
y the House, but committee where ful
q freedom of discussion was allowed.
r Rep. White explained that he did no
f mean that His Majesty would do any
:. thing of the sort, but merely that in
q fiuences were sometimes brought to bea
y on him. Continuing, he said that h
. was in kohala when the road was built
and that the talk was just the same a
q now. But it turned out badly. TIL
q land was all IN the hands of the peopl
who owned the railroad. 1t was just tn
|, same here. The land was all in tn
r hands of the railroad and they woul
o. want exorbitant prices, such as no Hs
waiian could pay, and the result woul
. simply be that all the native Hawaiian
~ would be reduced to poverty-the cond
8 ton Of mere day laborers. The speake
y stated that he was only about a quartz
q through, and moved the committee rise
d The committee rose and the House &C
n journed at noon.