The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-25
THE LEGISLAFURE.
SENATE.


morning. Senator Brown read COM
mittee report on the Bill granting
right of way over the lands of others
for railways, drains, fumes, water
pipes and bitches. With many i'm
portant changes they recommended
passage of the bill Senator Bald
win from the Committee on Com
MERGE reported on the Labor Com
mission amendment bill that they
favored an active labor commission
as likely to be OF benefit to the coffee,
sugar and other industries and re-
commend the passage of the bill. A
communication was read from the
House accompanying Bills No. 6
and 8 appropriations with amend
ments. The bill to grant two
months extra license to saloon
keepers was taken up. Senator
Brown wanted the report of the
Judiciary Committee adopted and
the bill shelved. III we give relief
to one class of business we must
give it to all classes and also to those
individuals who deem they have
claims for damages Tor injuries suf-
fered during the late revolution of
January. (The Senator winked
heavily at the gallery where claim
ants were, as did Senators Rice,
Wilcox and Waterhouse) We shall
have the Tramwsys Co, and many
other claims to settle if we allow
this. This is only the thin end of
the wedge. If this is granted we
shall have to give TO every individual
who may come and demand damages
and so bankrupt the government.
Minister Smith stated that the
liquor dealers claims did not exactly
resemble those OF other businesses;
they had been closed up longer and
their original claims had originally
been $1,000 to Sl400 piece whereas
this bill only provides compensation
to about $3.50 to 5000. Liquor
dealers were in little different
position from others, Other bust
ness like the steamer companies had
been interiered with for week but
these for longer The first weeks
loss to everybody during the revolu-
ton was amply compensated, for he
considered, by the protection life
and property had received. He
didn't express any opinion of his
own on the matter but wished to
lay both sides before the Senate.
The bill was laid on the table as
recommended by the committee.
The right of way over lands OF
others bill was then taken up.
Senator Brown argued we'll for each
change requested by the committee.
He showed that they were mostly
grammatical while some were due
to a surplussge of wording in the
bill already provided for in Article
II of the Constitution. One change
provides that parties appealing in
outer districts to the Supreme
Court have the right of introducing
fresh evidence so as to allow OF
final and equitable decision by that
body. The rights of private owners
were strictly safeguarded by the
bill and their claims to damages
enlarged. Bill passed second read
Jag aud to engrossment Appropria-
tion Bill No. 6 was taken up. The
House amendment adding $1,000 for
salary of Land Agent at the rate of
$1,000 per year and making a total
appropriation of $4,000 was con-
Cured in. Appropriation Bill No. s
was taken up. Amendments amount
ing to $4,000 as follows had been
added by the House: $13,35O extra
to $4,000 already appropriately re-
pairs to school houses; $4,000 road
from Kohala to Waimea; 5000
bridge in Maulua gulch; $500
court house at Kipahulu; $500 tele-
phone communication from Pohoiki,
Puma to Hilo. The amendments
we're finally referred to the Finance
Committee after much discussion.
This was chiefly caused by the Edu-
cation Board item. Senator Water
house stated they had an official
letter from the president Of the
board stating $4,000 was enough for
repairs to school houses and the
committee before or careful con-
sideration had thought that enough
till next regular session. Senator
Brown wanted to know if these
school repair items were to be paid
from current receipts or from loan
fund. Minister Damon replied
from current receipts. Senator
Baldwin said there was no informa-
ton as to how the asked for sum
WAS prODOsed tO ha aypandad
There was only scrap of paper