The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-18

| TWENTY EIGHTH DAY, july 18TH.
The following resolution was read,
and on motion of Senator Waterhouse
was received and will be considered
! with the bill:
RESOLUTION
Adopted at special meeting of the
| American Union Party Central Com
| mittee, July Is, 1895.
Resolved, That we earnestly recon-
mend immediate consideration by the
Senate of the granting of a franchise
| for an electric railway in the city of
Honolulu, and that while conse rVing
the interests of the people, to secure
the establishment and building of
such electric railway without delay.
Bills against the Senate Chamber
amounting to $500 were approved.
The Committee on Internal I'M
provements, etc., made a report re-
garding Act 5. They favored the
insertion of an i,eDl-$3500-fo eX-
tending the Hilo water system. The
com mittee found that q steel bridge
could be built over the King street
stream for $40 000; stone bridge
would cost $23, 900 more. They did
not favor this item or the item for
building central fire station at this
time. The report was tabled, to be
considered with the bill.
Senator Lyman reported for the
committee to which the Hamakua
petition was referred. The report
recommended that the petition be laid
on the table. Adopted.
The petition asked for $4,000 for
roads and bridges.
Senator Rice asked for leave of alb
sence for balance OF present week.
Granted.
The Kerosene bill was referred 20
the Committee on Commerce.
The Act providing for "rights of
way'' passed first reading.
Senator Lyman announced that it
would be necessary to change the title
of the Land Act, and on motion the
vote passing it as whole was recon
sidered and the Act referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The Supplementary Appropriation
bill was taken up.
Senator WaterhOuse moved that the
item-$10, ,000-for a bridge on King
street be stricken out. Carried.
The item for central fire station was
also killed. The committee found that
a substantial structure would cost
from $50 900 to $4,000. This matter
will come up again at the regular
session.
Senator Lyman then moved to in
sert $500 for improving the Hilo
water system. He stated that the
present system was inadequate in dry
weather; at times half of the COM
munity was without water. The idea
was to run 6-inch pipe about three
quarters of a mile from the present
head-water and tap another spring.
Minister Damon moved that the
item be increased to $4,000 and instead
of 6-inch pipe 10-inch be used. This
plan would be saving to the Gov
ernment in the long run. Mr.. Da-
mons motion was adopted.
The bill passed second reading and
instead of $32 300, as in the original
bill, but $4,000 was appropriated.
At 10 SO o'clock the Senate adjourn
ment until 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
House of Representatives.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of minutes of previous ses-
sion.
Communication was read from the
Senate announcing that Act 6, max
ing appropriations for various ex-
penses of the Government; joint reso-
luton regarding extension of retail
spirit licenses had passed third read
ings.
Rep. Richards reported for the En-
rollment Comm that Act 19, ex-
tending the term of the licenses Of GER
tain holders of retail spirit licenses,
was ready for distribution.
The bill was taken up and consid-
cred section by section and, on call of
ayes and noes, passed third reading
with two dissenting-Reps. Hanuna
and Davis.
1t was voted to consider bills and
Joint resolution sent from the Senate.
Senate bill No 6, or House bill No.
20, supplementary appropriations, was
taken up. Several discrepancies were
discovered in both English aud Ha-
waiian versions, and the bill was sent
back to the Senate for CORE ction,
Joint resolution empowering the
President to appoint a commission of
seven to Investigate the liquor traffic
and report to the regular session such
legislation as may be deemed advis-
able, was considered
Rep. RycrOft wanted all liquors
sold over the bar thoroughly exam
ined; the country was foil of rot gut.
If only such liquors were sold as
would not injure the human stomach
stop would be put to great deal OF
what is now going on.
Resolution referred to Committee on
Public Health.
At II o'clock House adjourned till
Thursnay morning at 10 o'clock.