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

One Hundred and Thirty-eishfh
Day.
MONDAY. Dec. 5. 1892.
The House met at 8 A. NJ. Twenty
four members answered roll call.
The minutes were read and APP
proved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Kamauoha presented petition
from Rev. J. NJ. Kealoha Kappa,
praying that he be paid 5000 for dam
ages done to his land at Kona, Ha-
wall. Referred to Public Lands Com
mittee.
Rep. Kanealii presented a.petition
from Kalia residents, praying that
shooting at Mrs. Wards place be pro-
hibited Referred to Military Com
mittee.
Noble Cornwell entered the House
and was heartily greeted. He then
presented his credentials to Commit
tee on Credentials.
Rep. Kamauoha presented petition
from Honolulu, praying that Liliha
street be extended. Referred to Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Rep. Wilcox presented petition
asking that $1,000 be appropriated for
building q breakwater at KOolauloa,
Oahu.
Laid on the table for consideration
with the Appropriation Bill.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Rep. White presented a report on
Bill No. 7S-HOrner's Banking Bill.
The committee presented an amend
ment and recommended its passage.
Referred to Printing Committee.
Rep. Smith, from Judiciary Com
mittee, said that they had examined
Mr.. CornwelPs credentials and found
them according to law.
The President appointed Noble Cum
minis and Reps. Kamauoha and Kauhi
to wait on the Chief-Justice
Rep. Wilder, from Committee on
Commerce, read report on petition No.
442, relating to duty on bicycles. The
committee recommend that the petit
ton be granted, reducing duty from
25 per cent. to 10 per cent.
Laid on the table for consideration
with bill, without printing.
RESOLUTIONS.
Minister Wilcox read by title an
"Act for the Relief of the Honolulu
Reading Room and Library"
The bill took it's course without
printing.
On suspension of the rules, Rep.
Smith gave notice of his intention to
introduce an Act prohibiting the for
nation of trusts and monopoIies.
AT 9:36 Am. the House proceeded to
the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of the Appropriation
bill.
Salary of Second Deputy Clerk, SUI
preme Court, April l, 1892, to Decem-
Der 81, 1892, $3.50. Passed.
Salary of Second Deputy Clerk, SUI
preme Court, from January 1, 1898, to
March 81, 1894, $2250. Passed
Chief Justice Judd then appeared,
and Hon. w. Fl. Cornwell took the
oath.
Expenses, Supreme Court, $4,000.
Expenses, Circuit Court, $4,000
The above items, expenses Supreme
and Circuit Courts, passed at $4,000.
Rep. KamauOha moved to insert
additional pay of Portuguese Inter
prefer and translator, $500. Carried.
o. S. S. Co. subsidy (Australia call
ing at Hilo), $4,000. Both commit
tees reports were referred to.
Noble Baldwin moved the follow.
ing: o. s. S. subsidy from San Fran.
cisco to Honolulu, $4,000; o. S. S.
subsidy San Francisco to Honolulu
(via Hilo), II trips, $4,000.
Rep. Bipikane opposed the subsidy
He preferred the money spent fol
public Improvements.
Rep. Smith hoped the time would
come when no subsidy would be paid
but such time has not come.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox wanted the sub
sidy to be at 100000 for two years
providing the O. s. s. Co. will lay /,
telegraph between here and San Fran
cisco. The speaker wanted the o. S
SEQ. to receive the subsidy for twent.
years.
Noble Hind said his opinion wa
that those subsidies have never beer
necessary, and that we could hav
had fair steam mail service by sim
ply giving the privileges enjoyed b,
thC OSCdHiC w. HOW
subsidy. The island of Hawaii doe
not get any advantage from this mai
service between Honolulu and tn
Coast. There is between Honolulu
and Hawaii only q ten-day service
which results in mail matter for tina
island lying in the office here eight O
nine days. He could not vote for til
larger items recommended by tn
committee.
Rep. Ashford considered the $50, 90
subsidy simply a cold steal. Th
House proposes to give $4,000 to tn
Oceanic Steamship Company, and t
borrow money for meeting it. ii
proposed an amendment to secon
item: Subsidy for steamship servic
from the Pacific Coast to Honolulu
by way of Hile by steamers of zoe
tons or more twelve trips $4,000. II
moved the ayes and noes taken O
that item.
Noble J. M. Horner considered tn
subsidy a luxury. 1t was too niue
for the House to indulge in.
Noble Cornwell said it seemed
him that the House had not bee
studying economy since his absent
On Maui. He supported the motto
of $4,000.
Minister Brown wanted to kno
whether the committee had consi(
cred the fruit transportation
their recommendation. He move
an amendment to subsidy by addin