The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
163RD DAY.
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 1892,
Afternoon Session.

vi luc ItSOlUllbll TtldllNt W Tue pro- |
rogation of the Assembly was tabled.
The following bills were then read
a second time and acted on:
Bill 232 passed to cngrossmcnt
and for third reading on Saturday.
Bill Ia, to amend Article 50 of
the Constitution relating to the in
come of voters for Mobiles. Tabled.
Bill 220, relating to suits against
the Government. Bill tabled.
The Bill relating to the Electric
Light franchise was read in conuec-
ton with the report of the special
committee on Sections ii and Is.
Noble Thurston moved one or two
slight amendments. Passed to en-
grossment and for third reading ON
Monday.
Bill POI, relating to Stamp Duties.
Committee recommr I'D the abo-
lition of the first ( IL sections of
the bill and present a substitute.
Substi, ute passed to engrossment
and for third reading on Monday.
Under suspension of the rules
Rep. Smith presented a report from
the special committee having con-
sideration of the resolution for
commission to visit Washington.
d. G. He presented the following
report:
The committee to whom were re-
ferred, % the resolution to pay
100000 in Hawaiian Government
bonds to the corporation that shall
first complete an inter-oceanic canal
at Panama or through Nicaragua;
(2), the resolution to see if it is ad-
vantageous for this Kingdom to
combine with foreign countries or
corporations proposing to lay an
inter-ocean cable joining with these
islands, and (3), the petition from
Eva, Oahu, praying that Pearl Har
Dor be leased, beg to report as fol-
| lows:
Your committee have held several
meetings, of which public notice
was given, and have given full con
sideration to the matters referred to
them.
The proposal to aid the Nicaragua
Canal by joining the United States
to some limited extent in guaranteed
ing the bonds of the Canal Com
pany would meet the hearty recon-
mendation of your committee if the
present state of national finances
justified SO doing. AS it is, your
committee can only express its firm
conviction that the completion of
the proposed canal will inure to the
great benefit of Hawaii; to degree
which is not easy to eXagSerate. The
worlds commerce moves largely on
eastward and westward lines, so that
the Hawaiian group will become.
when this canal is i'll operation, a
great central depot or distributing
point, as well as calling place for
vessels crossing the Pacific ocean
This view is forcibly expressed by
Hon. j. Nj. Horner, in the appended
statement of his remarks made be,
fore the committee.
Your committee recommend that
the Minister of Foreign Affairs be
requested to inform the United
States Government of the extreme
interest taken by Her Majcsty's Gov
eminent in the completion of the
Nicaragua Canal, and the desire OF
Her Ma esty's Government to dc
anything within its power to facili,
tate its operations.
In regard to a Pacific ocean cable
as well as the Nicaragua Canal anC
Pearl Harbor questions, your com
mittee heard the remarks of Messrs
Hartwe!l, Marques and j. NJ. Hor
ner, which are hereto appended. |,
appears to be clear hat no cable be
tween Hawaii and the North Ameri
can coast will pay commercially a
the present time, unless connected
that no cable company is likely t.
lay and operate it, unless heavily
subsidized.
Your committee learn that a plan
is now under consideration to obta
complete system of Pacific oceal
cables, radiating from Honolulu tc
California or British Columbia, t,
Yokohama and to Auckland, by tn,
cooperation of the English, Ger
man, United States, Russian, Japa
nese and Chinese Governments, anC
that there is considerable hope tina
such cooperation will soon be OBJ
tanned. The Act of 1890 authorized
the Government to contract for
cable to be laid not later than Jan
uary |, 1894, with a subsidy of S25
600 year for fifteen years. Unde
that Act contract was made will
Mr.. Hartwell, who has given mucl
time and effort to its accomplish
ment, and who has shown to you
committee the estimates of cost OF
cable made on full specifications b.
several Of the largest cable construc
ton companies and the correspon
dence between himself and tn
United States Government.
If a cable be laid during the tim
limited by the above Act, no one ca
doubt the immense benefit whic
would result therefrom to thi
country.
And we recommend that the mos
earnest efforts be made to encourag
the laying of such cable; and
private parties cannot undertake i
= that the matter be laid before tn
United States Government and ever
: means be exhausted in trying to il
; duce that Government to take sue