The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-30
STANDING COMMITTEES.

A. NJ.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams notified that Bills
1873 10 1873 inclusive, and pamphlet
containing the answer of the Presi-
dent Of the Board of Health to the
Resolution submitted by Rep. Kamau-
oha, as printed and ready for distribu-
ton.
Minister Spencer announced that 1t
has pleased Her Majesty to sign the
the following Acts:
Bill "a, to create an additional port of
entry and departure of foreign vessels
from foreign countries at Honoipu, In
the collection district of Kawaihae,
Hawaii.
Bill 4, relating to regulating and re-
organizing the internal police of the
Kingdom.
Bill 26-An Act to amend and to
+ consolidate the Election Laws OF the
Kingdom.
Bill 7l-An Act to provide for the
holding OF an additional term OF the
Circuit Court for the third judicial
circuit.
his intention to insert in the Appro-
priation bill, when it comes up, of an
Item of $2504 to pay the judgment
rendered by the jury the other day in
favor of ]. Kahahawai.
Minister Spencer gave notice OF his
intention to introduce an Act to defray
the expenses of dredging the entrance
to Honolulu harbor.
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
Minister Spencer was then per-
mitted to read for the first time an
ACT to appropriate $4,000 for further
Ing the completion of the Honolulu
harbor bar.
The rules being suspended for the
second time, the said Act was read q
third time by the Minister.
Minister Wideman said that to-
morrow, Saturday, the amount of
$4,000 will be due to the dredger people,
and if they didn't receive the money
they would be compelled to throw up
afford to throw it up; therefore the
bill ought to be passed.
Rep. Kanealii said that such an i'm
portant matter as this ought to have
been introduced earlier in the session,
and not to wait till the day before the
money Is due, and then bring in q
motion for the money.
Rep. Smith said that it was an I'M
satisfactory state of affairs to leave
the matter in this way, and to rush
it through at the last moment. 1t is
matter of Importance that this APP
preparation should be made. The work
of dredging the harbor is being done
successfully. If the payment is not
made, the company would be induced
to break the contract, and the Gov
eminent may not be able to make so
favorable contract again !. that would
be Of very damaging consequence to
the Government. He favored the
item being passed.
Rep. Nawahi said it was customary
for Honolulu measures to be rushed
through at the last moment. He
doubted the success of the dredger.
The cutter only takes up the soft sand
and leaves alone the hard corals. (The
speaker then exhibited q map of the
harbor, illustrating the spot where
the dredger is working.) He had been
informed that the contractors have
pronounced the dredge failure, and
they are ready to give up dredging.
They are anxious TO have the govern
ment money on that account.
Noble Marsden said that if we do
not appropriate the money, the COM
pany would be obliged to throw up
the contract, as Rep. Nawahi had
suggested. If the dredger is not doing
good work, the company is a respon-
sible one, and can be held for damages
If 1t does not dredge the harbor.
People who are responsible say that
good work has been done by the
dredger. The contract calls fer dredg-
ing the harbor to depth of 80 feet
The dredger people have found the
bottom TO be mostly of sand, and not Of
coral rock, as stated by Rep. Nawahi
The company would not throw up 8
$4,000 bond, but they would rather
further the dredging of the harbor. II
might cost this Government $l50,00(
II the company were to throw uI
dredging the harbor. Therefore it was
not wise economy to vote against the
money. We are quite secure in pass
ing this money, for the company il
under S65, 900 bonds to finish the work
If they don't do it, then being Sc
sponsible firm, they will have t.
pay for it.
Rep. Ashford moved that the bill be
referred to committee for investigat
ing the dredger. He did not believe il
What excuse has the Minister fol
bringing In this bill in this way? HI
knew all the time that he had to pre-
sent this bill to the House. This sim
ply shows incompetency on his part
Noble Neumann-- Will you wal
until Minister Spencer explains?
Rep. Ashford The hon. gentleman
should leave that to my Judgment, TO
/ know what am about,
Noble Neumann-Then, I'll have Il
leave it to very bad judgment, if
will.
Rep. Ashford His Excellency
knew all about this all this time. WIN
did he not introduce it earlier? If til,
company throws up the contract, lie
that responsibility rest where it be
longs-upon the shoulders of the Min
lister This responsibility should no
be on this House. | will not vote 70
the bill on its second reading. I'd Xix,
TO know If this Legislature is nothin,
but machine to certify the incom
potency and the illegal acts of tn,
Minister. The Minister claims tina
we would put the Government into
hole If we do not vote the money.
don't want this way of the Minister
bringing us into numerous holes
Rep. Waipuilani said that he haC
been told that the upper part of tn,
harbor Is being filled up at the rate o
Lnree or four feet in nine months
what Is the use of dredging the en-
trance when the inner part is RAPIDLY
filling up? The idea of dredging tn
entrance OF the harbor is to allow bi,