The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-28
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
sixty fifth Day.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 81.


Chaplain. Minutes Of the preceding day |
read and approved.
Rep. Marques, for the Foreign Affairs |
Committee, reported in regard to the bill
introduced by Rep. Kalua, to encourage
tobacco culture; that the bill is uncon-
stitutional and in violation OF our treaty
relations, and that it would be useless to
have it printed. The report was adopt
ed.
Noble Muller, for the commerce COM
mittee, reported recommending that the
petition that no more laborers be intro
duced, be laid on the table as the intro
duction of a moderate number of labor
ers is desirable. The committee recon-
mend that the item for immigration be
considered with the Appropriation Bill.
The report was adopted.
Noble Muller reported Tor the COM
merce committee, recommending that
the petition for assistance to telephone
lines on HAWAII be laid on the table.
Minister Brown moved the report be
adopted.
Rep. Richard moved it be considered
with the appropriation Bill. Carried.
Rep. Brown presented the report OF
the special committee on $1,000 for Ka-
piolani Park. The committee find that
much has been done and the money well
expended, but that there is lack of wa
ter and that many of the trees planted
may die on that account. They recon-
mend that we'll be dug and that the
pipe which the Government is replacing
with larger on the Waikiki line, can
probably be profitabiy purchased by the
Park Association. They find that car
riage road round the point of Diamond
Head is feasible and they recommend
that $4,000 be appropriated for the
Park with the proviso that $500 be ex
pended for the road by the Park Com
mlsslOners.
The report, which was signed by all
the committee, was laid on the table to
be considered with the Appropriation
Bill.
Rep. Lucas, for the special committee
on the central fire station and fire en-
CINE for the plains, reports as follows ::
That the present central fire station is in
a dilapidated condition; that valuable
government property is stored there. The
new station will be fireproof. The COM
in the bill. The committee further re-
commend that the item of $1,000 be
passed for a fire engine for the plains, as
hot of oI,,I,, Ill
with residences which are insufficiently
protected, owing to their distance from
the central FIRE station. The item is in
engine and the erection of a suitable
building therefor.
The report was laid on the table to be
considered with the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Kapaehaole, for the committee on
Bill 140, entitled an Act to Continue the
Subsidy to the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, reports that the committee have
communicated with the agents and find
that they are willing to accept such
amounts as are inserted in the Appropri-
alton Bill, and will bind themselves not
| to ask for more; that they are also will
ling to make any possible mail arrange
ment which will be more convenient for
mend the addition of proviso to Section
8, setting forth that no more subsidy shall
| be paid than is placed in the Appropri-
| alton Bill.
Minister Brown moved adoption of the
| report.
Rep. Knudsen moved consideration
with the bill. Carried.
Rep. Waipuilani moved to reconsider
| h..x ho q pofnr / o.
road. The House laid the report on the
table. objected to the report yesterday
because l thought the Inter-Island Com
pany controlled the road find, on ex-
aiming the documents, that whatever
rights the company had, they have re-
leased, so wish to rectify my mistake.
Rep. Rosa had not been present. when
it was considered yesterday The fact
was that the Inter-Island Company had
advanced money to Peter Lee The
committee all agreed that the Govern.
ment ought to own the road, even though
the Volcano road from Hilo were COM
pleted, as no doubt it would be Noble
| Widemann-there is great doubt about
that Calls of no, no doubt at all the
doubt is in Noble Widemann's mind.
Before Peter Lees road was built travel
ler's could not GO from there to the Vol
cano without guide; now strangers car
do it alone. He ought not to be expected
to maintain this road for the. use of the
| public though he would do so if he could
afford it.
Noble Widemann- When / heard the
report yesterday l thought that there was
something peculiar about this. A petit
ton from the builder of the road, stating
that he had spent $4,000 on this road
and never charged anything for the using
of it. What struck me more was thai
we are asked to pay for road to which
we get right of way for only five years
We ought to have the right of way fol
good that is the only sensible conclu
sion which we can come to.
Rep. Nawahi stated that matter has
already been considered. The Minister
was to obtain the right of way perpetu
ally or not buy the road.
REP. Brown said the fee was the
Grown Land Commissioners. They could
not make deed, because it was LEASED
for twenty years; he believed to the Ha
waiian Agricultural Company. The Gov
eminent would be out before it 60
through with the job. l don't see why
the Government should buy the roaC
anyway. (Rep. Rosa-Read the report.
heard the report and know just as much
about it as | did before.
Rep. Rosa was surprised to hear such
sentiments from an attorney. We APP
propriate thousands for road damages
The Minister OF the Interior has to set
that he gets title before he pays thu
money. The committee consider that i
had nothing to do with Peter Lees title
| That is a matter for the Minister Ht
must satisfy himself that Peter Lee hal
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