The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-06

cred. No matter how wealthy Mr..
Spreckels may be, he is shrewd
enough to cut down their steamers if
the subsidy is refused. Noble Horner
was the prime mover in giving sub
sidy to Hilo last session. Noble
Horner: In its infancy would.
Noble Marsden spoke in favor of
the subsidy.
Noble Young favored report of the
majority committee. He believed the
subsidy a public necessity and not
luxury. He repudiated the inference
that their necks had been collared.
His neck had never been collared.
[Rep. Ashford replied that there was
no such allusion made.
Rep. Bipikane was opposed to poor
and aged native Hawaiians working
to death to pay their taxes for the
benefit of a few rich people.
Rep. Iosepa favored the subsidy.
The ayes and noes were taken on
Noble Baldwin's motion for $4,000
subsidy.
The item of $4,000 was passed on
the following vote
Ayes-Ministers Wilcox, Robinson,
Jones and Brown; Mobiles Berger, Ena,
Hopkins, Pua. Peterson. Cummins, Kau-
hane, Hoapili, Young, Baldwin, Corn
well, Walbridge, Anderson and kanoa /;
Reps. Wilder, Pua, Kauhi, r. w. Will
cox, Bush, Kaunamano, Kapahu, Nahinu,
White, Kanealii, Edmonds, kaluna,
| Iosepa, Smith and 4. S. WilcOX-33.
Noes-Nobles Male, J. NJ. Horner,
Hind. Marsden, w. Y.Horner, Thurston
and Dreier; Reps. Bipikane, Ashford,
| Aki, A. Horner, Kamauoha, Waipuilani
| opj Akipa-1d
Absent-NobleWill and Rep. Koa-
| hou.
Rep. Ashford withdrew his amend
ment and substituted the following !:
| Steamship service from the Pacific
| Coast to Honolulu via Hilo by steamer
| of 1900 tons or over other than the
direct service between San Francisco
and Honolulu, heretofore in vogue,
$500 per trip, at periods not to exceed
four weeks, $500.
| Mobiles Baldwin and Thurston &C
cepted Rep. Ashford's amendment,
which was put and carried.
On suspension of rules, Rep. Smith,
from Judiciary Committee, reported
| on item of $500 to refund money en-
bezzled from Postal Savings Bank.
The case should be settled by the
highest court; and in case it is
decided against the Government, an
item of $500 be appropriated to cover
| the amount.
| Minister Brown held that the Gov
eminent is responsible for the amount.
| He submitted an amendment as fol-
lows: To pay balance books of Postal
Savings Bank, provided that no part
thereof shall be so applied without
the written consent of the Cabinet
after investigating the facts, $500.
Rep. Ashford opposed the course
taken by the Acknowledgement in this
case. He opposed any depositor going
to law suit to get back the amount
embezzled. If the Court discharges
the embezzler, that does not in any
way clear the Government of its re
sponsibility to the depositor for the
amount.
Rep. Smith said that Poor's case is
pending, and he held that neither the
House nor the Cabinet has any right
to push itself into tribunal. If the
depositors are afraid to go to court
then there is cause to hesitate.
Rep. Ashford-Do you mean to init.
mate that we ale afraid to go to court
We are not afraid, but we do not wan
to pay $1,000 in attorneys fees; that i!
what we are afraid of.
On motion of Rep. Wilcox, the
House took a recess at II noon unit
1:30 P. NJ.