The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-18

/ the minutes, was the reading Of the an
swers of the Minister of the Interior 10
questions propounded by Rep. Kahap.
| lelio as follows:
Question /: Please state WHY the
Government recognizes no other claim.
ant for damages except that of Chas
Dunwel, an English subject.
Answer: The Government considers
that, under the circumstance. and in
view OF the information in its posses.
sion the arrest of the various claimants
and their detention was iustifiable.
The question regarding other claims
by the English Government was an
swered as follows:
The matter covered by this question
may still be a subject of diplomatic
correspondence; this being the case il
seems unwise at this time 10 make
public answer 10 the question.
In regard TO the question on compro>
mise Of the Government with any per-
son or persons in prison during the up,
rising Of 1895 the following answer was
made:
The Government has neither cons
promised nor settled with any person
or persons implicated in the uprising of
1895
The following answer was made to
the question in regard to the dropping
by the United States Government of ali
claims for damages of any of her SUBJ
jects, imprisoned or exiled during the
Revolution of 1895.
But one claim has been presented by
the United States of America, that on
behalf of J. Dureel on the 21st of July,
1895, for $4,000; the liability for the
payment of this claim was denied by
this Government, since which time no
further correspondence has been had
upon this subject.
Question B. You have stated to this
House once that Duree's case has
been dropped. Please state if the
United States Government has officially
dropped it.
Answer. No correspondence upon
the subject has been received from the
United States Government since July
q, 1895, when the claim was first pre-
sented
Rep. Pogue presented the report Of
the Finance Committee on Resolution
"a, recommending that the translation
of all bills introduced into this House
is for the benefit Of the House and
should therefore be paid for from the
Expenses Of the Legislature" The
following substitute resolution was
presented and adopted:
Resolved that it is the sense of this
House that the translation of all bills
introduced in this House be paid for
out of the appropriation for Expenses
of the Legislature"
Rep McCandleSs introduced a reSo>
luton for an item of $4,000 for bridge
at Waikane, Koolaupoko, Koolau. Re-
ferred to Public Lands Committee.
! Rep. Achi introduced bill of which
he had given previous notice and then
presented two resolutions, one for
81 900 for a wharf and warehouse in
'Hoopuloa, South Kona, Hawaii, and
another for $500 for lights at Kailua
wharf, North Kona, Hawaii. Both re-
solutions were referred to the Public
| Lands Committee
Rep. Pogue introduce the following
resolution:
| Resolved that the following items be
| inserted in the Loan Appropriation
bill:
Continuation of the Kula homesteads
roads to Kapalaia, Makawao, $4,000.
Fencing the above road $4,000.
Referred to the Public Lands Com
mittee.
House bill No. "a, relating to coffee
and ramie, brought up in second read
ing. Rep. Pogue moved for indefinite
postponement. He and Rep. Richards
were the only ones of the Representa-
tives who spoke who were against the
bill. The members were very much in
favor of the bill as a measure for the
protection of home industry. Rep
Achi introduced the bill which reads as
! follows:
Section /. From and after the pas
sage of this Act, and for the term Of
10 years from the first day Of July il
the year 1898, all coffee trees anC
ramie plants, and all coffee and ram1t
produced in this country; and all mills
machinery, appliances, tools and build
fngs used exclusively in the care, cul
tivation or preparation of coffee o.
ramie for market, shall be and hereb.
are exempted from all taxes and i'm
, port duties.
House bill &c, relating to the cultlva
ton of grapes, was brought up in sec
ond reading.
Rep. Achi was very much in favor o
the passage of the bill. Answering
question brought up by Rep. Robert
son. the speaker expressed it as his be
lief that it would not be long befor
wines could be manufactured in thi
} country so that but little would hav
\ to be imported ! here were many Por
: tuguese who would &C into the bushes
of raising grapes if taxes were remit
ted. There would also come from Cali
+ fornia number of wine makers VIII
would come here if the laws in regar
to making wine were not so stringent
, A lot of the land here was good 10
> neither sugar cane nor coffee but wa
5 most favorable for grape raising.
After much discussion the biI wa
! referred to the Finance Committee.
Third reading substitute OF Hous
bill No. 20, an Act to regulate the put