The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-10
Joint Committees Appointed to Con-
slider Several Important Bills and
Neutrality-suspicious. Commission APP
propriation-New Chinese Theater.
FoRrY-EraHrH DAY, AUGUST 9TH.

FoRTY-EIGHTH DAY, AUGUST 9TH.
Minister King announced that the
President had signed the Joint Reso-
luton referring to registration of male
residents; also bill appropriating $1,000
as compensation for Labor Commits
sion.
The House asked for a conference
committee to consider the Alcohol
bill.
Senator Lyman, for Committee on
Public Lands, etc., reported on Senate
bills Is and 10, providing for the pur-
chase of the Bishop premises on Emma
street. The COMMITTEES recommended
that the bills be laid on the table.
On motion of Senator Waterhouse,
the report was received, to be con-
sidered with the bills.
The three Acts, introduced by Min
lister Hatch on Thursday, repeating
laws, passed third reading.
The Tramway bill, with House
amendments, came up for considera-
ton and, on motion of Senator Nc
Candies, a conference committee was
decided on. The Senate bill allowed
the road until January 1st, 1897, to
change its motive power to electricity;
the House made the time four months
shorter. Senators McCandless, Wright,
Lyman and Minister Hatch did not
favor the amendment.
President Wilder named the Senate
Commerce Committee to confer with
the House committee on the Alcohol
bill.
Acts Is and 10, providing for the
purchase Of the Bishop premises came
up for consideration. Senator Homer
moved adoption of the committees
report.
Minister Damon opposed the mo-
ton, saying that he considered the
subject Of education the most import
ant factor that this Government had
to deal with, now that political affairs
had been settled and the Republic
established. III the United States de-
cided to annex the islands, the Ameri
can people would want to know IL
Hawaii was an educated country. If
we are to continue for q number Of
years as an Independent nation we
must pay heed to educational matters.
The premises to be purchased belonged
to the Bishop estate, and g. r. Bishop,
one of the trustees, thought that $50, 900
was not enough for the property, but
had waived any objections when he
learned the purpose for which the
building was to be used.
He considered the site most CEN
tral, and the location healthy. The
speaker thought that the building
might be used for intermediate grades,
reserving one floor for the advanced
pupils. In this way about 600 pupils
could be housed. According to the
agreement, the Bishop Estate would
accept bonds in payment for the pro-
perty.
Senator McCandless thought that
the location of the property was not
suitable for school purposes and ia
vored the erection of a brick or stone
building on the old baseball grounds,
the property of the Government. In
lent site for a school building. The
Senator said it would cost from $1,000 |
to $4,000 annually to keep the Bishop |
place in repairs. There was no press |
ing necessity for the place at present;
the Government should provide suita- |
BILE accommodations Tor several hun |
dred children now anxious to go to |
school, but who cannot on account of |
the crowded condition of the local |
schools, before purchasing q high |
school building.
Minister Hatch spoke in favor of |
the location and said il had been one |
of the strongest arguments in favor of |
the bill. He said that there was no |
hustle of business about Emma square |
and the opening of the two proposed |
streets would render the site more ac- |
trally located and he did not favor the |
baseball grounds on that account. |
The time had come for the establish |
ment of a high school and this was a |
favorable chance for the Government |
10 acquire a building aud site that |
would be a credit to the country.
Senators Waterhouse and Rice ia |
vored the purchase Of the property /
and thought IL would he good invest |
ment for the Government.
Senator Horner's motion was lost; |
both bills passed second reading.
President Wilder appointed Senators |
WaterhOuse on Joint Committee to |
the liquor traffic; Sena-
tors McCandless auu Schmidt on Joint |
Committee to adopt Government |
seals. and Senators Brown, Baldwin /
and Wilcox on Joint Committee to |
report on the resolution calling for |
Of male residents.
At 1l:25 O'Clock the Senate ad- |
journed until 10 o'clock Saturday |
morning.