The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-27

On motion oil KEEP Bona the JOINT
resolution from the Liquor Commission
and providing for the appointment of
another committee TO continue the work
and report at the next regular session
was read.
Rep. Bond moved that the report be
adopted.
Rep. Richards wanted time for fur
ther action.
Rep. Kamauoha thought it had bet
ter be referred to the Executive for
action.
Rep. Bond regretted that the previous
speaker did not know more about the
matter The Executive could not pass
laws.
Rep Richards said Mr.. Bond spoke Of
a matter which he wished to present
that would occupy only a few minutes
of the time of the House. Seemed to
him it was the toughest thing the
House had struck during the session.
Would ask for a suspension of the rules
that he might present a report from the
Printing Committee.
Rep. Hanuna was sorry that the COM
mittee waited so long before presenting
the bill Would like to know whether
or not the commission had done any
work
Rep. Bond holding up report Of com
mittee)-Here is evidence OF our work,
and | think it is wrong to waste the
time of the House in arguing whether
or not another committee shall be ap-
pointed.
Rep. Richards said the paper held up
by the member represented the com
mittee's work. Perhaps it did. 1t might
be the constitution OF the United States
for all he knew, and for that reason he
wanted until tomorrow to ascertain
what the report really is. Again asked
for suspension of the rules
Rep. Bond-Mr. Speaker! 1 think the
resolution should be disposed of.
Compromise made and the member
read by title an act entitled IAN Act
to increase the duty on sake and wines
made from grape juice"
On motion of Rep. Richards it was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Bond then introduced an act
to further restrict the sale of spirituous
liquors. Referred to the Judiciary Com |
mittee.
Rep. Richards, from the Printing, |
Committee, r ported House bills Il and /
At typewriter.
The loan bill was then taken up.
Rep. Hanuna said that when he ask
ed for an appropriation for Jail and |
court house at Kipahulu he was told to
wait for the loan bill 1t is now here, |
and as the kukui tree under which we
held court is dead, would ask for ST.
900 for a court house and lookup. Per-
haps the Minister of Finance or the |
Minister of the Interior can say whether
this amount can be inserted in the bill.
Minister King said that this was the
first time he had heard that a court
house is needed. The Attorney General
had not mentioned it.
Rep. Winston wanted to know what |
sort of house could be built for 81 900.
Rep. Hanuna said he would get along
with that, but they wanted it, as the
nearest court house is ten miles away.
Rep. Rycroft said at that rate Puma
would want two, as their nearest on
one side was twenty-seven miles and
the other fifty-five miles.
Item passed.
When the item for fire stations in
Honolulu was reached it was found that
the committee had increased the appro-
priation of $4,000, because, as Rep.
Richards explained, it was impossible
to get a satisfactory building for any
less sum.
keep the loan within $750000 they had
scaled down various items.
Item passed.
The item for a wharf at Waikea was
increased from $4,000 to $50, OOO be-
cause a suitable wharf could not be
built for less money.
Rep. Winston said he was surprised
to see such an increase, and wanted to
know if it would not be better to spend
$4,000 of that amount on roads.
Rep. Rycroft was of the same opinion
as the chairman. A competent engineer
had said $50, 900 was necessary. Was
surprised that the Government should
bring in an item for $4,000 If HiIo
bay is to have a wharf it must be a
good one; the Government is too poor
to spend money on botched work.
Rep. KamauOha thought that a good
wharf without roads was bad policy.
Rep. McBryde said he favored Rep.
Rycroft's opinion. The wharf was
necessity, but a breakwater was also
necessary Mr. Rycroft had said in
committee that it was better to put $780,
900 in roads and later build a good
wharf
Rep. RycrOft wanted the member to
excuse him long enough to say that he
had been given credit for a great deal
more courage than he ever had. What
he said in committee was that the $780,
900 intended for Asiatic immigration
should be spent in roads. He would not
oppose a wharf at Hilo because he ex-
pected to go back there on his way ;
home. and did not want to get mobbed.
Rep. Richards said there should be {
a wharf at Hilo, and it should be a
good one; there was no use of a small
and starting a wharf that
would end six feet from the shore. If
a COED one cannot be built, then do not {
build any. A wharf of this kind would
pay 4 per cent on $4,000. Had a letter
from an engineer who states that $50
900 is necessary and nothing less will
do. Hilo wants $50, 900 wharf or none