The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-11
TtlE LEGISLATURE
One Hundred and Fifth Day.
MONDAY, Oct. 10.
The IlrAlse met at 10 A. NJ.
PETITIONS.

Inc tTNlSc met dC w A. NJ.
PETITIONS.
The. following petitions were pre-
sented:
By Rep. Kapahu, from resident OF
Kau named Thompson, that the sum
of S25 deposited by him as candidate
for election be returned to him. Re
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
Z By Rep. Kaluna, from Portuguese
residents of Makawao, Maui, that
Portuguese be treated free at all Gov
eminent hospitals. Referred to SAM
tary Committee.
BY Rep. A. S. Wilcox, that $4,000
be appropriated for roads in the dis
trict of Hanalei, Kauai. Referred to
Public Lands Committee.
BY. Rep. Kaunamano, from resi-
dents of Hamakua district That the
the Lottery bill pass, etc. Referred
to tn. Committee on Miscellaneous
Petit ons.
By Rep. R. w. Wilcox, that the
taxes of people with large families of
children be RENTED. Referred to
Final &C Committee.
Rel. Koahou presented the follow
ing Questions TO the Minister of the
Interior: Please state the names, resi-
dencesI and pay of all postmasters;
also, whether they are supplied with
reyenlr stamps
Under Suspension of the rules, Rep.
Smith presented a petition from the
Hawa IAN Evangelical Society pray
ing thu, The Lottery bill do not pass.
Tabled wish bill.
Req. Eamauoha gave notice that
the Constitutional Committee would
meet 81 r adjournment.
Rev "a sIfOrd said he noticed from
the II NO hat the Registration bill
had Dc, made the order of the day
for Mon -. 1t had previously been
set foc que time after consideration
Of the Constitution amendments. He
woulf move that Bill 81 be stricken
from z re Order of the Day.
Lost the President casting the de-
ciding.vote.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Tined reading of Bill SO.
Noi,!s Williams moved the bill pass.
Noble Baldwin was fully in accord
with the spirit of the bill, which
sougl 1T to protect home industries.
But it did not seem the fair or right
thing TO tie the hands of the Governs
ment GIhe money question had been
primo pally considered. That extra
cost IF Is per cent. had been laid stress
on. Slat was the least evil. Sup
pose the road engine should break
down If the home firm bid less than
Is per cent. more than a foreign firm,
the C. Nrnment would be bound to
give q contract here, though the
Iron = here might not have
made llty of such work, and
could n. &C CDended on to do it well.
So WI nc dumping plant recon-
men lea rs fhe Water Works Com.
mitt =. ii Tue two local companies
bid lower rev must get the contract
thou - - a speciality which the
Blal "CN- psny could probably make
muc 5tt.- The difficulty with the
bill "a. it left the Minister ne
disc.eriap. lie would like to see 6
CONTRACT ike this for q pumping plant
placed here, but it would be very ques
ton able whether the Government
would get good job. The matter
could be better met by a resolution o.
the House recommending the Minis
ters to place contracts here, as far a:
possible. 1t was a wrong to deprive
the Government of q discretionary
power in calling for tenders. TAKE
machinery for sugar plantations. The
local iron works have got to a poin
where they can compete successful.
with foreign companies, and the Onl.
trou BILE is that now orders are few
owing to hard times. They can pro
bab Y eventually compete successful.
wiuI regard to Government orders il
the. same way.
Rep. A. S. Wilcox said he was on
of The committee who had reported
favorably on this bill. He had though
the matter over since, and had com
TO 10 the conclusion that the objeC
tions to the bill were more weight
then anything which could be ad
vaIlced in its favor, and he shoul
vote against the bill.
y oble Horner would be cOmpelle
to Tnte against the bill. 1t was not jus
to lake money from the pockets of til
many and put it in the pockets of tn
few. The people of these island
We're already compelled to pay S400
600 extra for their food, viz: rice, fO
the benefit of a few men. Should tn
bill pass, the Government could Civ
work to but one factory, while a
other factories and their laborel
would derive no benefit, but be take
for the benefit of the favored few.
the bill passed, we would have to hur
up more money or cut the Govern
ment work short by a sixth. He RI
newed his motion that the bill
indefinitely postponed.
Noble Williams said there had bee
appropriations for the Punchbov
road, to send the Band to Chicag,
etc. Were not those appropriation
for the benefit of few? The bill di
not tie the hands of the Government
but freed them. At present the Coy
ernment did not feel free to give wor
here when the price bid was apprec
ably higher. This bill would giN
them that authority. The Govern
ment was spending money for indu
trial schools. What were the graz
uareS to do if there was no work fl
them. This bill was in the line
progress. 1t was necessary to develC
the industrial arm of this nation
much as possible.
Noble Thurst0n was astonished TIL;
aGentleman of the supposed INTEL
gelce of the Noble could not see an
difference between paying 500 for
pump and making a permanent il
vestment in q road like the Volcar
road. In the one case, the Cover
nlent got no value for its extra Il n