The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-09

. SION IN one case, We can IN every case
and that would not only be wrong-it
would simply make Us more ridiculous
before the eyes of the country than
we now are. The President told us
the other day we had earned the
name of accomplishing less than any
/ other Legislature. The member who
/ introduced this resolution is largely
responsible for the waste Of time
! There is not a subject on which
/ he does not waste the time Of
the House, talking five times as
| much as any other member, and
rarely expressing an idea If we
could eliminate him from the House
We would do more good than By pass
I ing this resolution.
Rep. Smith moved the resolution
be indefinitely postponed. The House
/ should protect itself Of course. On
/ proper occasion, a rebuke should be
/ administered but this was not such
/ an occasion. A comment on MEM
/ Der or committee, either as useful or
useless, was not anything the House
should notice. To do so was simply
/ to weaken il before the country. 1t
was weak thing to do.
Rep. KamauOha had not expected
that the resolution would cause the
discussion which it has. The House
had a perfect right to protect itself
from insult, and to rebuke language
of the kind referred to. He had
| brought in the resolution with the
idea that the matter was one of which
the House should take notice.
Noble Baldwin still thought the
language improper to be used. He
was as fully believer in the freedom
of the press as Noble ThurstOn. He
believed in legitimate discussion and
criticism. He thought the language
was little too strong. It seemed TO
imply that the members Of the COM
mittee were useless members. He did
not take it i'm that sense, but merely
inferred that the ADVERTISER did not
favor the military, and that com.
mittee favoring the military was USE
less He thought the ADVERTISER,
in abiding to the subject, should have
made its meaning clearer. Taking
that view of it, he thought the resolu-
ton went little too far, and he
should favor indefinite postponement.
The resolution was indefinitely
postponed.
Under suspension of the rules Noble
Marsden presented n report of the
Ways and Means Committee on the
item for the Insane Asylum. The
committee find after a careful per
sonal investigation that no reduction
can be effected without seriously Grip
ping the efficiency of the establish
ment, and they accordingly recon-
mend passage as in the bill.
The report was laid on the table for
consideration with the Appropriation
bill.
Under suspension OF the rules Noble
Thurston presented a report for the
Public Lands Committee as follows:
Hon. J. s. WALKER, President of the
Legislative Assembly.
Sir:Your Committee on Public Lands,
DC, to whom were referred numerous
petitions and resolutions for improve
ments to wharves and landings report
that they have had the same under con-
sideration and report thereon as follows:
/. Resolution No. 81 proposing to ap-
propriate 81, 500 for the wharf at Kauua-
kakai, Molokai.
Your committee have asceftained that
the harbor of Kaunakakai has filled up
with mud to distance of 400 fee from
the shore. A wall was built out part way
across this fat during the period l988-90,
but does not yet reach deep water, and
boats can only reach shore at high water
an appropriation is asked to extend
and widen this wall so that landing can
be made at low tide.
Section OF the Appropriation bill asks
for $ 800 for this purpose and your com.
mittee think this amount should not be
exceeded.
As kaunakakai is the principal port On
NolOsai, your committee recommend
that the following item be inserted IN
section 2 MISREPRESENTATION bill.
Landing at Kaunakakai 81 800"
2. Petition No. 2l1 and Resolution No
AZ asking respectively for So 600 and
81 500 for landing at Pukoo, A. oloka.
No appropriation is asked by the
Minister of Interior
Your committee has ascertained that
the present landing is inadequate, and
recommend an appropriation OF $500.
3. Resolution No. AZ asking for 81 900
for landing at Pelekunu Pelekunu is a
small valley opening on the north coast of
Molokai. There are very few families
residing there. The landing is a bluff
opening the full sweep OF the sea, which
lsfairly accessible during smooth weather
and absolutely unapproachable in rough
weather.
The committee are OF the opinion that
they would not be justified in recommend
ing an appropriation for this place, and
therefore recommend that this portion of
the resolution be laid on the table.
4 Petition No. POI for wharf at Kuau,
Maui.
Your committee have ascertained that
the land at Kuau is all owned by private
parties. 1t was used for several years by
the Pacific Navigation Company which
erected a wharf there. After that COM
pany went out of business several years
ago, the wharf was removed and the
landing has not since been used.
In view of the fact that Kahului is so
near, and that it would take a large ex-
penditme to erecta proper wharfat Kuau
and secure right of way, the committee
do not think an appropriation should be
made for this purpose, and recommend
that this petition be laid on the table.
D. Resolution No. 81-Breakwater.
wharf and Court House at Lahaina s.. 900.
This is not proper grouping for pur-
poses OF expenditure, and is evidently
not the result OF any calculation of prob
able cost.
Your committee are informed that
there are no repairs necessary on these
structures which will not be covered by
the general appropriation.
They therefore recommend that this
resolution be laid on the table.
3. Resolution No. So and I25-S1 .O00 |
for extending wharf at Waimea Kauai.
The committee are informed that the !
present wharf needs some repairs. and
that at times it is accessible only at high |
water, and needs TO be extended some |
90 feet further