The Daily bulletin., 1892-12-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
150TH DAY.
MONDAY, Dec. 10, 1892.
Morning Session.

l' hltilDclS DItScuJ dJ - u ClOCh
came to order for prayer by Chap
lain Waiamau. The roll call, after
wards, elected only a dozen re-
sponses. The minutes we're read at
9:l9 o'clock and were duly approved.
Rep. Waipuilani, under suspension
of the rules, read for the first time
bill to provide Fire Department
for Hilo.
Rep. Smith said that he wished to
call attention to the too frequent
absence of the Scrgeant-at Arms.
He did not doubt that he was per
forming valuable services but more
for himself than the House. (The
Sergeant-at-Arms appears); All, he is
here nowl And Rep. Smith subsidized.
Mobile w. Y. Horner presented
questions to the Minister of Interior
relative to the Cabinet as follows:
|, Did the Cabinet advise Her Maj
es y 10 veto Bill l75, relating to the
"hput. of labor of certain Govern
meut employees" =, Does the Cabi-
nev lu,end to carry out the wishes of
tho m"jority of the House as ex-
pressed in the vote on the said Bill
l75.
The Order of the Day being
moved at 9:2S, the unfinished bust
ness, viz, consideration of Section 3
of Bill 2l9, relating to the furnishing
of electricity in Honolulu, came up
for consideration.
Noble Marsden desired to have
other bills on the subject taken up.
Rep. Smith Gnterrupting), drew
! the attention of the President to
the presence in the House of the
newly elected member from Kauai,
Hon. Alex. McBryde.
President Walker welcomed the
new member and ordered him to
transmit his credentials to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Noble Marsden Continuing,
moved that the section under con-
sideration and the bill be indefinitely
| postponed.
Rep. Smith Gnterrupting), inform
ed the President that the credentials
of Noble elect, Alex. McBryde, from
the Island of Kauai, to fill the un-
expired term of Hon. G.. n. Wilcox
(appointed Minister of tn e InteriorI
consisting of the balance of this and
the coming term of 1894, were in
proper form and correct.
President Walker instructed Noble
j. A. Cummins and Rep. Kamauoha
to wait on one of the Justices of the
Supreme Court and desire his pre-
sence hither to swear in the new
member.
Rep. Robert Wilcox favored strik
ing out the percentage clause en-
tirely.
: Minister Brown considered tha
y percent was enough.
Rep. Smith favored the 5 percen
idea, but would favor the company
) being exempted from such paymen
for the first two years. He offere,
an amendment to that effect.
!, The Chief Justice now appeared
appropriate honors were rendered
Noble McBryde was sworn in. TIL
Chief Justice retired and the mem
bers returned their attention to tn
. consideration of the electric ligh
: matters before them.
Minister Jones proposed as a
amendment that the payment of tn
| upset price of five percent of tn
, gross receipts be changed to read
] for the first two years free, the sue
4 ceeding three years p percent, an
: for the last five years 5 percent. II
would oppose exclusive franchise
but if competition was allowed on
D streets would be filed with post
: and made dangerous with wires.
Rep. Iosepa favored delay in a,
u tion on the bill until the report {
y the committee was presented in H;
waiian.
V Noble Williams gave an explain;
o tion of the estimated cost, expens
and income of an electric light plal
|, which would suit this city. He est
t mated that the maximum number
d lights would be about 5000: tn
e would require an engine of abol
6OO-horse power. He considere
that the plant in its entirety woul
y cost about S200,000. When the who
" e area was wired and in working ord
"a and business going on it might
i judged that the yearly income won
= be about $4,000. The expens
y could be about $4,000, thus leavir
. $4,000 to divide amongst stockhol
. ers and also to pay the Governme
5 percent. This would leave a b;
% ance of only 1920 and was so SIN;
n that it was very doubtful if investo
10 could be got who were willing
A. risk their cash. He favored deft
ns ring consideration until the Hawa
m an versions of the report and b
at were presented, and so moved.
il Motion was put and carried.
Bill 227, a substitute for Bill |.
relating to the Encouragement of t
n composition of the Board of Healt
er wherein it is proposed to increa
IN the Board from five to seven me
N, bers, and that two of the said me
nd bers be physicians
ar Rep. Robert w. Wilcox was not
Dy favor of the Bill presented
Is. Rep, Pua was very strongly {
i'm posed to physicians being placed
the Board.
Rep. Kamauoha favored leavi
nd the Board of Health as now co
ay stituted, and moved the indefn
at. postponement of the Bill.
w The Attorney General was a