The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-25
WARM STAGE BUSINESS.

Honokaa, mad that amount voted tOr
a wharf at Hilo.
WARM STAGE BUSINESS.
An opening was made for Senator
Baldwin through the courtesy of Sen
ator Achi in moving reconsideration as
one of the adverse majority. In the
course of his argument, Mr.. Baldwin
mentioned that although it was against
his interests, as one of the corporate
owners of the Kahului wharf. to move
for a public wharf at that place, yet
he was representing the people in the
Senate and the people had given no I'M
certain expression of their desire to
have a public wharf.
Senator McCandless. while opposing
the item, said Senator Baldwin had no
right to come there and advocate his
own interests by seeking to have the
Government take over the Kahului
wharf from the corporations to which
he belonged.
The Oahu member was called to or
der simultaneously by President
Crabbe and Senator Baldwin. AS the
latter reiterated the point of order, the
President stated that he was about to
call the speaker to order. 1t was dis
tinctly stated by Senator Baldwin, the
President said. that he was working
against his private interests in the
matter.
Again Senator McCandless appealed
from a ruling of the chair that his
amendment, providing as a rider to the
item that the Government should con-
denim the entire waterfront of Kahu-
lui. The chair was sustained by the
votes of all except the appellant.
When Senator Achi moved that an
acre of ground be taken for the wharf
and approaches, Senator McCandless
raised the point that the previous rul-
ing against himself applied.
He was overruled and the item be-
ing put on s5O,0O against an amend
rnent of $4,000 by Mr. Achi, carried.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
In the course of the debate on the
Kahului wharf, several members eX-
pressed themselves in favor of Gov
eminent ownership of all wharves.
Senator Achi was one of them and his
sentiments were turned against a mo-
ton he made to vote money for pay
ing rent to the Kahului Railroad co.
so as to make its wharf free to the
public. Senator Isenberg told him If
such a course were taken, all the pri-
vate wharf owners in the country
would be out for rentals next session.
He might now ask for the same thing
for the Eleele wharf. The same MEM
Der asked if, as Senator Achi said,
it was wrong to give the o. K. q l..
Co. wharf concessions in Honolulu,
why was the Bishop Estate lately al
lowed to. establish a private wharf in
this harbor. When Senator Achi COM
planned about a breach of contract with
the lower house, Senator Isenberg de-
clared the member should be ashamed
of joining in such a contract.
CONSTITUTIONAL POINT.
Several times Senator Achi raised the
point that the bill would be rendered
unconstitutional if it carried appropri-
atoms in excess of the limit of the
Territory's borrowing power as pre-
scribed by the Organic Act-one per
cent. of the assessed valuation of taxa
BILE property, which at present would
amount to 81, $50, 900.
He had no support in this conten-
ton, several members denying that the
limit was being exceeded.
Senator Dickey pointed out that the
Act authorizing a loan had been pass
ed at the regular session and this bill
was only TO make appropriations there
under. They might appropriate five
million dollars If they liked, but the
Government could only issue bonds
within the limitation of the Organic
Act.
Senator Baldwin cOntroverted state
ment made the previous day 20 the
effect that an item not expended meant
SO much money, tied up Instead. what
ever might not be expended as voted
gave the Government so much money
to meet other items if an excess were
appropriated
A proposal by Senator Achi to cut
the new Insane Asylum building itens
of $4,000 in two. cas- going to bring the
bill within limits, was groaned down
OTHER AMENDMENTS.
Senator Baldwin gave an oral re-
port. which he later reduced to writ
ing, from the Maui delegation on items
for that Senatorial district. 1t recon-