The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-09
TIE LEGISLATURE.
NINETY-EIGHTH DAY.
THURspAY, Oct. 9.
The House met at 10 O'Clock.
RErORTs on COMMITTEES.

Honolulu, upon the Ere department,
for which s9l,l41 is appropriated
for the current period. They sub
init bill providing for the support
by local taxation of several fire de-
partments of the kingdom.
The bill being read first and
second time by tile, was ordered to
be referred to select committee.
Noble Homer presented the re.
port of the same committee on the
resolution of Rep. Marques, for the
appointment of commission of five
members, to report TO the Leg
stature Of 1892, upon the ques-
ton of separate municipal govern
mcnt for honolulu. They recon-
mend that the resolution he adopted.
Noble Muller understood that the
committee was to report on the reso-
luton two years hence. lie moved
that the report he laiu on the table.
The President had the same under
standing Of the matter. The COM
miltee was not discharged, however,
but would report to the Legislature
of 1892.
he notion passed.
Noble llorner later asked if the
resolution was adopted on its intro
dnctiop. If not, how could the
committee act upon it?
On discussion it was discovered
that the resolution was simply re-
ferrcd to this committee.
Minister Brown moved a recon-
sideration of the vote, which car
ried.
Noble Marsden moved the adop-
ton of the report, which carried,
and the President appointed the
same committee to report to the
Legislature of 1892.
Noble Cornwell presented the re-
port of the select committee on the
bill to encourage the cultivation of
coffee. They find that the bill would
benefit the people, that it would give
them a new industry, without put
ting them to the risk of spending
their own money. They therefore
recommend the passage of the bill.
Laid ON the table for considera-
ton with the bill.
Noble Macfarlane presented the
report OF the finance committee on
the bill to prevent the mutilation of
coin. They submit new bill and
recommend its passage.
Bill placed on the order.
The President appointed, as Sc
lect committee on fire departments
bill, Messrs. j. M. Horner, Peter
sen, G. Brown, Isenberg, and Bush.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of the majority and
minority reports on the claim of L.
w. Rawlins.
Rep. Lucas moved that the major
ity report be adopted. The minor
lty report stated that the grade was
never applied for. In those days
not much attention was paid to
grades, but it was the fact that Mr..
Rawlins' buildings were erected on
a grade furnished by Julius Smith,
a former Superintendent of Public
Works. The property was seriously
damaged, the house being put in
the air, seven feet above the gutter.
Minister Brown said it was evil
dent from the two reports that Mr..
Rawlins had no legal redress. The
Government had never touched his
property at all. No doubt it was
hard case, but, as the minority
stated, property owners often suf-
fered from the changing of grades
of streets. There is property on
Queen street, where, by the raising
of the grade, the owner has lost a
great some of money. 1t would be
impossible to carry out the recon-
mendation of the majority, that the
Government put the property in the
same condition as it was before the
change.
Rep. Waipuilani, as one of the
minority, said that Mr.. Rawlins
wanted the $4,000 and odd to pay
the expense of cutting down his
ground to suit the grade. The
claimant also said he had lost moth
ing in his business owing 10 the
change.
Rep. Lucas said that was because
he had the property leased.
Rep. WaipuiIani continuing said
that the grade of the street was only
lowered two feet. 1t was the opin-
ion of the minority that if this claim
was allowed, there would be similar
claims from all over the kingdom.
They had found that none of claim
ants land was taken away, the
foundations of his buildings were
not disturbed, and his business was
not injured. If he had any case he
should have taken it before the
Court. Mr.. Widemann had SINH
lar case, only it was for filling up
the land, and he took it to the
Courts, where it was decided he had
no case.
Rep. II. w. Wilcox was IN favor
of the majority report. The cutting
was done for the sake OF the street
cars, Mr.. Gribble, engineer Of the
street railway, wanted TO have the
grade raised below that point, as he
said the cutting would endanger the
foundations OF Mr., Rawlin's build