The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-03
CABLE BILL RECOMMENDED
HONONLULU THE QUEENSTOWN
OF THE PACIFIC.
Such the Senate Committee Declares
VIII be the Effect of Telegraphic
Communication with the World.

cial committee on Pacific cable made
a report recommending the bill. The
committee say:
I'm the opinion of this committee.
the matter of cable communication to
these Islands with the outside world
comes next to annexation, and if OBJ
tained will be known as the Queens
town of the Pacific. and will confer
on Honolulu relatively the same ad-
vantages and prosperity that the Re-
ciprocity Treaty gave to the Islands
as a whole"
The committee is willing to recon-
mend an exclusive franchise for 90
years between these Islands and ia
pan, but not to any other Islands in
the Pacific, so that the exclusive fran
chise to Japan will not cover any is
lands or places between these Islands
and Japan, that lie south of the tenth
degree of north latitude. thus leaving
all other islands necessary for the
purpose of laying a cable from here
to Australia or New Zealand open and
untrammelled with any exclusive
franchise from these Islands.
"The company now seeking the be-
nefit of the act and the exclusive fran
chise to Japan is about the only one
that has ever applied without asking
lhSiI
committee can learn mean business.
and we may confidently expect with
in two years tn E connected with the
| United States by cable.
THE right of lawing a cable be-
tween here and the United States is
not exclusive nor was an exclusive
right asked for that portion of the
line. The principal reason S-r. grarl-
ting an exclusive right between here
and Japan is that the cost of LAYING
is great. estimated at $10.0O0.O 900. and
if that amount of money should be
spent, the projectors would naturally
want some assurance that they would
not have any opposition between here
and Japan for some time.
This committee think that as long
as no exclusive franchise is granted
between these Islands. the northwest
coast of America and the Islands of
the Pacific south of the tenth degrye
of north latitude, no objection can be
made by any foreign power whose In
terests are paramount or controlling
in this part of the world"
1t was announced that the acts pro-
viding for the appointment of tempo
rary Circuit Judges in cases of emer-
gency, and making Ballou's cimpila-
tion of the penal laws a book of ref
erence, had been signed by the Pres
ident.
Senator I.olstein presented the fol-
lowing inquiry of the Minister of FL
nance:
"Will you please furnish the Senate
with an itemized statement of the eX-
pense of the President and suite to the
United States in the months of jan
uary, February and March, 1898. ac-
companed by vouchers?"
Senator Kepoikai's bill restricting
eligibility to Office was referred to
the Judiciary Committee
The bill authorizing the govern
ment to acquire and preserve the re-
mains and sites of ancient Heiaus
and Puuhonuas passed second read
ing.
An appropriation of $4,000 for a
new road from Kailua to NahilIu,
Maui, was approved on the recon-
mendation of the Public Lands Com
mittee.
\ new court house at Kailua, Ha-
waii, to cost $4,000, was authorized.
Senator Holstein secured an appropri-
alton of $1,000 for new road at Hoa-
kena, North Hilo, and 50, 900 for rock
crusher
An additional appropriation of s15.-
900 for the expenses of the present
session of the Legislature introduced
by Minister Damon, passed first read
ing.
The light wine and beer bill was
made special order for tomorrow.
The Judiciary Committee reported
on the House opium bill recommend
ing the abolition of the provision pro-
viding that informers shall get half
the fine. No action was taken be-
cause the Senate Judiciary Committee
expects to report on Senator Browns
opium bill tomorrow, and both will be
taken up together.
The Public Lands Committee repor-
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