The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-08-07
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Committee on passed bills reported
four bills and two joint resolutions
presented to the President for
signature, viz, Act to regulate the
currency; Act relating to Labor
Commission; Act to facilitate the
construction and maintenance of
cables in the Pacific. Joint resolu-
tons to appoint 4 commission to
report to the next Legislature on
the registration OF male residents
and to appropriate $1,000 for the
Labor Commission, and an act to
regulate the acquisition of rights OF
way over the land of others.
Rep. Robertson presented a
minority report recommending
that the date when the Hawaiian
Tramways Co. should have electric
cars be September rst, 1896, instead
of January Ist, 1897, as in the bill.
Mr.. Robertson thought that if the
company meant business they could
put in an electric road inside Of one
year.
On motion of Representative Ha-
nuna the bill IAN Act to allow the
Hawaiian Tramways to use Elec-
trio Traction" was taken up.
Representative Rycroft was in
favor of giving the company suffi-
cient time and favored January I,
1897, as in the bill. He thought
an electric road could not be put in
in one year. The company is in Eng
land, and it would take some time
before the news would reach there,
and a meeting be held.
In the speakers opinion the gov
eminent was more to blame in not
limiting the time of the company
when they should have had to use
electricity. The company was not
going to employ five hundred men
and block the road from Palama to
Waikiki. 1t was not fair, and
justice should be given those peo-
pie in England who have invested
their capital in Hawaii. Give
them fair show.
Representative Haia favored the
limiting of the time to September
Ist, 1896. The TIamways Com
pany has had five years in which to
put in an electric road. They have
not done so, and when a new cleo
trio company tries toget franchise
the company objects and say that
they have the franchise. He did
not believe that the company ever
intended to put in an electric road,
and he favored curtailing the time.
Representative Rycroft thought
that the honorable member had ad-
vanced a fine argument. That
would be very good reason,
and the company would
say that the work could
not be done in that time. Capital
lists in England were not going to
see their investments unfairly
dealt with.
Representative Robertson con-
tended that the limiting of the
time would tend to hasten the COM
pany on with its work. He felt
himself that the company was too
poor to put in an electric road.
That should not be the cause Of
preventing other companies from
coming in and instituting an cleo
trio road. People were tired of
mules. The road could be built in
side Of three months.
On motion, Representative Rob
ertson's amendment to limit time
to September rst, 1896, carried.
7 to4.
The bill passed second reading
without further amendments.
House bill No. 10, relating to al
cohol with Senate amendments was
ordered printed.
Representative Robertson pro-
pounded the following questions
Hon. J. A. King, Minister of In
terror, Sir: Please state (I) wheth-
er the Superintendent OF Public
Works has approved plans for a
building at Leleo, proposed to be
used as a Chinese theaterl a.
Whether you have received pc
tition from the residents of Leleo
and the surrounding neighborhood,
against the erection and mainten-
ance OF another Chinese theater at
that placer (2) Whether. II such
building is erected, you will permit
it to be used as a Chinese theateri'
AtII:25 o'clock the House ad-
journed till 10 o'clock tomorrow.