The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-12

paper to advertising the Islands, If he
can obtain the necessary funds. l think
the money should be appropriated grant
ing the Minister of the Interior discretion
in the use of it.
Noble Muller asked whether the adj
vertising in California was done by the
government.
Noble Macfarlane said he had stated
distinctly that it was done by private in
dividuals handing in subscriptions to the
local Boards of Trade.
Noble Muller said the Government
could not afford it after appropriating so
much for railroads, etc.
The House took a recess until 80.
Afternoon Session.
The House re-assembled at :35.
Rep. Brown was not in favor of the
bill. The proprietor appeared before the
committee, and said $500 per month
would pay for 10000 copies, otherwise
the paper was supporting itself. Ii the
Government pays this money, the re-
ceipts of the paper will all be turned into
profits. The Government ought not to
subsidlze any paper, no matter what Its
object may be. l therefore cannot vote
for this bill as it is now.
Noble J. NJ. Horner endeavored to
square his actions according to the needs
of the country, but he could not see the
use of this bill. The country was not
opened up yet, SO that anything could be
done with the people after they did get
here. There were thousands of acres of
good land, but they could not he reached.
After few years spent in developing the
country, it would be time enough to adj
vertse. If the travellers came here,
what could we show them? Punchbowl,
that is one Of the wonders done by the
late Minister. Let us open up roads, and
! then send for settlers. shall give my
influence against this bill.
Rep. Lucas said it was impossible to
build roads unless people came here to
help pay the taxes. The Punchbowl
road had helped every hack driver in
| town to make some money. There was
more money to be spent on it. 1t was
the same with the Volcano road. There
was book published by the HAWAIIAN
GAZETTE Co., the TOURISTS GUIDE. 1t
would bring ship loads OF people here.
| 1t was of no use to wait for the next gen.
Grafton. Nothing venture, nothing win.
We need not give them SIP 900. Reduce
the amount. If it is only IS it will show
we are doing something If we don t
help ourselves, who is going to help us
There are people here who have got plan
tations and all they want, and don't care
whether people come here or not. have
no interest in plantations, and l want
people to come.
Rep. Cummings favored helping the
Paradise of the Pacific" The people
must come first, and the roads would
come after. He would amend by substi-
tuting $500 for $500 per month.
Rep. Kauhi said the bill was an old
stager. opposed it last session, but if
it is going to enable us to go to the Vol
cano and back for 81, let us vote for it.
Don't let the chance 60 by. The member
from Honolulu (Rep. Lucas) thinks peo-
| pie don't know where these islands are
Ships get here every week, and the cap
tains must know where these islands are.
How does the member get around that
Noble Widemann thought it was mis-
| take to suppose these islands were not
pretty well known. In the heart of the
Harz mountains in Germany in AS, be-
| fore there were any railroads there, he
| found a man who knew more about the
Islands than he did himself. That was be-
| fore many in this House were born. The
| they could not be reached without sea
voyage, something which most landsmen
did not want to take. He would like
very much to increase passenger traffic,
but he did not think this paper would
accomplish the object
Noble Cornwell could not Conscientious
| ly support the bill in its present shape,
but he believed if the islands We're pro-
perly advertised, tourist travel would be
greatly increased He would favor in
sorting small sum in the appropriation
bill to be used at the discretion of the
Minister of the Interior.
Rep. White moved the previous ques-
ton. Carried.
The bill was indefinitely postponed
Minister Brown moved to reconsider.
Lost.
Second reading of Bill SO, concerning
Konahiki fisheries.
Rep. Bush (the introducer) being alb
sent, the bill event to the foot"
Second reading of Bill %, concerning
barbed wire fences.
The report (Which had been laid on the
table, was taken up and read.
The report recommended that the bill
be rejected.
Noble Marsden moved adoption of the
| report.
Rep. Brown moved the first section of
the bill pass. The bill only forbids
harbed wire fences On public highways.
These fences cut horses open and ruin
them, and human beings too. A native
boy was terrible injured in the park, and
l ordered all the barbed wire fences taken
down.
Noble Widemann thought the bill
overreached ITSELF 1t prohibited barbed
wire fences ''and other things of like
nature" Was not plain wire fence of a
like nature? He would move to strike
those words out. The bill forbids putting
barbed wire fences upon public high
ways He would strike out ''upon" and
make it "along."
Noble Marsden thought the bill would
work great hardship in certain sections.
There were miles and miles of road in
Hamakua, where nothing but barbed
fence would keep the cattle from break
ing through the fences and doing thou
sands of dollars worth of damage. The
woods in Hamakua were full of wild
cattle. II the bill could be amended
SO that it would not apply to such cases,
he would vote for it.
Minister Brown offered an amendment
which made the section prohibit the use
of barbed wire fences in towns and vii
lonoo IL