The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
FIFTY SECOND DAY.
FRIDAY, July %, 1892.
Morning SessiOn

The Assembly convened at 10
o'clock. Prayer by the Chaplain.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Noble Williams from the Printing
Committee reported Bills 1873 to 1873
inclusive and also the answer of the
President of the Board of Health to
questions of Rep. kamauoha as
printed and ready for distribution.
Minister Spencer reported that the
Queen had signed the following Acts
viz, CD To amend the law relating
to the holding of an additional term
of the Third Judicial Circuit. ~
To create Honoipo as an additional
port of entry in the collection district
of Kawaihae, Hawaii. (3) To
amend the law regulating the internal
police of the Kingdom. (4) Relative
to the election laws of the Kingdom
Minister Widemann gave notice of
his intention to move the insertion in
the Appropriation Bill of an item of
S2500 TO cover damages obtained by
one John kahahawai for water taken.
Under suspension of the rules the
Minister OF the Interior gave notice
and then read for the first and second
time bill to provide for the pay
ment of 100000 to further the com
pleting of the dredging of Honolulu
harbor bar.
Rep. Kaneali moved that the bill
be referred to a committee.
Minister Widemann said that the
bill was brought in under pressure;
the day has expired for the payment
of some of the money due. The
contractors may throw up the con-
ira; st and for this reason if none other
the bill ought to be passed.
Rep. Kanealii said that it was well
enough to pay but why this procras-
tination? Why have the Ministers
waited whole month before bring
ing in this bill? AS to the workings
Of the dredge itself it was very de-
sirous that the House have some
definite knowledge of its capabiity.
The matter should be examined into
and reported to the House.
Rep. Smith agro ed that it was very
unsatisfactory the way in which this
matter had been left till the last mo-
mcnt. But it was very important,
as if the payments were not made the
contracts would be broken. 1t would
would be very bad to interrupt the
work now, and very damaging to the
Government if the present contracts
were broken. Thought that the mat
ter had been allowed to delay too
long, but yet he was in favor of
passing the bill.
Rep. Nawahi favored the harbor
being dredged but did not like man
ner in which it was being done. The
dredge was gigantic sucker, suck.
ing up sand in spots but leaving the
rocks and coral. What was the cost
for the little hole made? 1t had
been whispered to him that the con-
tractors themselves do not believe in
the dredger and he thought that il
they only obtained the amount now
asked for they would very prob.
amy SiNS up tlS hOih aiIp9SIlSi'
The dredge was now being worked
on Sundays contrary to law. Per-
haps it was a dispensation of Provi'
dence that the dredge should not be
successful. Favored reference to 6
committee.
Noble Marsden said that the pre-
vious speaker had made strong
argument in favor of the bill being
passed, and that was, if paid, thu
contractors might throw up the work
The contractors were capable, rcIia
bic business men and were bonded Il
the Government for the completion
of the work. If the amount was no
paid the contract would surely b.
thrown back upon the Government
and they had no recourse. Tn
dredge is now doing good work, a
the bottom is mostly sand. Abou
one-third of the work is done. 1t wa
in the line of economy for the Hous
to appropriate the amount.
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