The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-26


Rep. Kalua-I accept that amendment. !
Rep. Brown think If servants and
others had been refused permission, we
onght not 10 allow newspaper reporters
to 20. ! move to lay the resolution on
the table Carried.
Rep. White asked the following ques-
tons OF the Minister OF the Interior: /,
How many Chinese and japanese have
been faturalized since 1880? ., BY what
authorization have they been natural
lied? 3, Why has tine government al
lowed their naturalization 4, Have
they been allowed 10 vote at any time,
and is that consistent with the Constitu-
ton? ), Did the Japanese government
ever ask that the elective franchise be
given TO Japanese residents?
The Order OF the Day was moved and
carried
Rep. Marques rise TO a question of
privilege. | would like to speak TO the
matter of the answer of the Minister OF
the Interiors questions in regard TO the
registration OF letters propounded by
myself. Am in order?
President Walker rules the member
not in order.
Special Order Of the Day
Third reading of Bill No. SO. An Act
to extend the time for extension and
completion OF the Inter-Island Telegraph
Gable.
Rep Kalua moves the bill be referred
to select committee. | endeayored
yesterday to have the third reading post
poned so that members could inform
themselves as to the merits of the bill.
Ii we adopt this bill, if the cable is laid
before July 81, 1892, we shall have to
pay the subsidy $25, 900. Before | came
down here it was common talk that the
cable already laid was rotten and good
for nothing, the fish could bite through
it like pie crust. have nothing against
Mr.. Bartholomew, but | must watch the
interests Of the public. Members must
remember that this is an exclusive fran
chise. | am in favor OF telegraph cables
but we don't want one like that which
has been laid. Let committee investi-
gate what kind OF cable is going to be
| laid.
Rep. Lucas-I have no further interest
| in this bill except as it is benefit to the
| country. The cable laid is worthless
and the company want to send to Lon
| don by the steamer leaving tomorrow
| for a steel cable 1t will not cost the
Government one cent if the cable laid is
not perfectly good and satisfactory. II
the company does not lay the cable in the
next two years will that do any harm
A company held franchise six years
and did nothing. This company has
laid lines on Molokai and elsewhere
and is ready TO go on if it can get the
chance. They have spent $25, 900 OF
1000 already. | consider this bill q
good thing for the whole country.
don't object to reference to a committee
NV only idea was to rush through so as
to let the work go ahead. 1t you refer il
you lose month that's all. If any
body knows any reason why this thing
should not go in well and good, but
can't see it myself.
Rep. Rickard-I am in favor of refer
ence to committee. | should like tt
know why the company has not done
more. and why If the company under
stand its business such a cable has eve
been laid. Again there is no guarantee
whatever that the company will lay the
cable within the period. While thu
Government is willing to extend tn,
time, yet it ought to have some guaran
tee that the cable will be completed
within the specified time. The company
ought to bind itself to complete the cable
or forfeit a certain sum to the Govern
ment.
Rep. Nawahi-Both motions are good
1t will do no harm to pass the bill now
and it would be good idea to refer to
committee.
Noble Widemann-In 1884 a charte
was granted tc certain gentlemen to la,
cable. We did something, we got tn,
soundings but we had clean hands. w,
did not get the subsidy | fought tn,
bill last session. 1t is perfectly prepos
ferrous to think of laying any respectable
cable for subsidy of $25 900. No SAN
man would ever dream of such thini
Showing piece of cable) if such cabl
as this laid (laughing) perhaps $25 ,O0'
will do. 1t was left to the Reform Min
istry to pass this law. | am told nov
we are going to have a telephone cable
Does this law cover a telephone cable
There are two telephone companie
which ought to have chance before W
60 to outsiders. With all the loss which
they have incurred with the cable it i
uncharitable to them to extend this fran
chise. They have believe 100 miles c
land line which may have cost So 900 o
1900. 1t is better for them to lose tina
than go ahead and lose a great dea
more. Ii this is to be telegraph cabl
might vote for the bill knowing it is
huge hoax, but if it is to be telephon
cable | say we ought to know what w
are doing before we pass the bill. Whe
in 1884 we made the soundings W
agreed to furnish the Survey Office wit
chart of our soundings. l say thos
maps still belong to us, but they hav
been furnished by the Government t
this Cable Company.
The motion to refer TO select com
mittee was carried.
The House took recess.