The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-24
Senate Committee Urges Immediate
Action on the Matter.
BE THE wAroHwoRD OF HAWAII.
Liquor Licenses Extension Act Laid on
the Tade-Amcndment 10 Kerosene
Bill-Fees of Animal inspectors In
definitely Postponed-House Business.

Ah1h4 SDSOEND OA1 O1l -OOs
The Finance Committee made the
following report on the Cable En-
abling Act:
Your committee to whom was re-
ferred Senate Bill No. II, entitled Gan
Act to facilitate the construction and
maintenance of telegraphic cables in
the Pacific" report:
That they have given it their care
ful consideration and recommend that
it pass without amendment.
The committee are also of the opin-
ion that the Government should take
immediate action under suchAct when
passed, and urge that the sentiment
of the Senate be expressed to that
effect, by resolution or other apprOpri-
ate means.
The importance of cable communi-
cation with the outer world cannot be
overestimateG, and no stone should be
left unturned by us that can possibly
facilitate progress toward securing it.
There are many people and govern
ments interested in the subject, but
there is little exact knowledge of pro-
bable cost and Of the plans by which
the enterprise shall Oe carried out
During the recent debates in Congress
upon the subject. the estimate OF cost
used by different members varied
from 81, 800, 600 to $4,000, 900.
Exact knowledge is essential to &C
tion. Hawaii cannot, unaided, build
and operate the cable; but it can, un-
aided, secure all necessary informa-
tion as to exactly what is required and
a close approximation tC its cost for
mulate plans and methods of carrying
out the project and submit them to
0fk Il fsr,v,
continually press the consideration of
the subject, and contribute q sufficient
amount of financial assistance to make
such contribution material feature
of the enterprise.
Agitation of the subject and the Sc
curing of definite knowledge should
be the watchword of Hawaii, and if it
is done systematically and intelli-
gently, your committee are of the
opinion that they will lead to not dis
tant success.
In the line of disseminating infor-
nation on the subject, the committee
recommend that the two reports by
Lorrin A. Thurston to the Foreign
Office upon this subject be published
as they contain large amount OF in
formation not elsewhere available,
except from scattered sources.
The report was tabled to be con
sidered with the bill.
The committees suggestion regard
ing Mr. Tburston's report was adopted.
Senator Lyman announced that the
Joint Resolution regarding the liquor
traffic had been handed to the Presi-
dent for his signature.
The Judiciary Committee reported
on the Act allowing salooD-keepers
two months extension on their present
licenses. The members could not find
any good reason why one class should
be favored to the exclusion OF others.
and recommended the bill to be laid
on the table.
Minister Smith introduced Joint
which allows the Executive
to apportion $1,000 between members of
the Labor Commission. Adopted
The Kerosene bill came up for second
reading.
Minister Smith read an amendment
which is practically q new bill. 1t
provides for special licenses to be is
sued to importers who cannot sell or
give away any low grade oil imported
by them. 1t must be used only for
fuel and mechanical purposes, and is
not for domestic use. The importers
will have to pay $40 year for license,
and must furnish bond of $1,000. The
bill was referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
House Bill No. Is, relating to fees
Of animal inspectors, was read for first
lime. The rules were suspended and
it passed second reading.
Senator Waterhouse said it was
dill that could go over and be con-
;idered at the regular session. He
moved that it be laid on the table.
Motion lost.
Senator Baldwin was in favor OF
measure that would allow the Govern
nent to secure one half of the fees,
md moved that the bill be referred to
he Com mittee ON Commerce
Senator McCandless said that, &C
,ording TO tie existing treaty, the
could not collect any
'evenue from that source. lie favored
nde finite pOstr tronement.
Senator Wright was in favor of the
ill, and said that the fees were eXces-
i've: be had offered to do all the work
himself for One-half of the present
harge-, but his services had been re-
scted because be was an importer.
Senator Rice said that island stock
nen should be prohibited he saw no
.ood reason why the fees OF the in
pectOrs should be cut down. He
moved that the bill be indefinitely
Carried
The Gable Enabling Act was taken
10 and passed second reading.
At 11:25 o'clock the Senate ad-