The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-12

chntaN '.ll..ic speech Toe keprUHcn-
tattNp snid that ne had not expected TO
speak on the subject ~ thu matter
did not seem to him 20 be one on which
there could be any two opinions, VI
o.. u'nhers " the fcEIsin 'ure would
iuui. into the case. iic ni3 INV state
meut % Makanai concerning che taxes
paid by the enterprises algnr jh road.
should not be considered until one
looked NJ the rates paid 10y hu aui
the people along the route. THAT az.
ference, ne said. would NOR than
make no the amount OF the taNrs. He
Dad. Doe said evidence that poor uc1-
I., along the road were comp y 60
pay larger freight rates than ccns'rH-
lions. One instance he cited was
rate ~ So cents on o. case OF Oh 20 kr,.
huku. while the rate FOR the planta-
tions was 81 80 ton for ordinsry mcr-
chsndise He went on to say that The
taxation rates paid were not equal TO
the blood money" wrunE from the
people. HI protested he said against
the payment Of a subsidy TO 81 line
which through the privileges given by
the government had been able 10 dou-
bic it's own capital by "a stock divi-
dend. This matter, H. insisted, was
one for the courts, and should It h.
submitted to 2 competent tribunal he
was confident that Il would not stand.
He SAID he had submitted the case a.
an attorney. and had been advised that
there was no standing I'm law for IT..
There was hot colloquy between
Emmelurh and MakauaI the latter
asking II & was true than there was
an agreement i'm the form or an act Of
the Legists ture, and when Emmsluth.
admitted that there was Makanai said
that II was simply a matter Of keep
ing faith with the corporation.
PeCkley said that he was opposed 10
the further payment of the subsidy
as he thought that the organic act
did not make II necessary. and thar
the laws of the United States would
not recognize it. This. he said was
the first Legislature which came direct
from the people and represented them.
and there should not be anything done
which was not in accord with tire Ideas
of the legislators
Emmeluth said that the new con1'-
tons would not admit of the payment
of the subsidy. Senator c. Brown ask
ed e he thought that the organic ac:
'woui6 permit the reputation Of pri-
vate contracts, and he said not. but
that there was no doubt but that the
present case was one which would not
come under that category. II was In
the midst of this controversy that the
committee adjourned. to meet again al
$50 o'clock this morning.
During the afternoon session. while
Sch"plhouses We're being considered
the Porto Ricans came into evidence
for the first time. Representative Pun
HI said that the new schooIhouseS
winch were asked for Kauai were
needed, as there would be an infiux OF
the children of the Porto Ricans who
are being brought here at this time
Two items which aroused some dis
cuss.on, but more after comment In
asides, We're those IOr the expenses OF
fielG parties and office work in the sur
vey department, $4,000, and the item
of @5f 600 for the steamer for the health
department to use in the Molokai run
When the first was passed after a
rising vote being necessary, EmmsIutn
and Monsarrat declared that ii was
simply robbing the government, ana
the latter brought cut many shouts or
from some of the Republi-
can members. There were humorous
flung at the proposition, and