Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-22

fishing in the waters of the Territory, |
passed second reading notwithstanding
the report Of the committee to indsf-
initely postpone consideration OF the
measure.
Would Raise Electric Bill.
Mr.. Keliinoi moved to TAXI House
Bill 81 from the table. This Is the
measure providing for franchise Tor
the Hawaiian Electric Co. which failed
to pass third reading at yesterday af-
ternoons session of the House.
Mr.. Long objected to such propo-
sition saying there were many bills
of more importance than any private
franchise. There were bills If the peo-
pie to be considered and these should
take precedence.
Beckley Passes the Buck.
Speaker Beckley said tina. the bill
was a very important one and that the
people were depending upon the com-
pany to furnish light and power. If
the bill failed, the COMPANY could 20
on for the next two years without Il
franchise but there was ~ guarantee
! that the government would get its 2lE
per cent of the gross receipts as con-
tanned in the present fran ahisa. The
Speaker said he did not make these re-
marks by way of favoriag the Jill but
for the information of the House so
that the members might realize that
they had the interests of the govern
ment as well as the people to protect.
Longs Reply.
| Mr.. Long. in answer to the remarks
of the Speaker, said that If the Lcgisla-
ture did not pass the bill, the Executive
I Council or the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works could attend to the matter.
lie would rather leave the matter of
dealing with the Hawaiian Electric Co.
with the Superintendent of Public
Works rather than trying TO force It
I through the House with its present op-
position. The Superintendent of Pub
/ lie Works would see to II that tho
rights of the government were safe
guarded and he would secure the az
per cent of the gross receipts OF the
company. In fact, he had 1t in his pow
: er to demand this percentage. The
company would not be hurt one bit
il they did not get their franchise dur
ing this session of the Legislature.
kumaIae's message.
Mr.. Kumalae said he had received
a Geographic message that the Cover
nor had signed the County Bill and he
would therefore move to take a recess
until o'clock to celebrate the event.
Someone asked Mr.. Kumalae where ha
had received the information and he
said Speaker Beckley had something of
the kind on his desk. Mr. Beckley said
he had nothing but communication
from the pharmacists of the city, ask
ing that House Bill 10 ne taken up by
the House for consideration. This mo-
ton of Mr.. Kumalae went up in the
air somewheres.
Mr.. Fernandez seconded the motion
TO take the bill from the table on the
ground that he had not been here when
the measure was read and knew moth
ing of the provisions thereof.
Number of Years.
The motion prevailed and the Speak
err began reading the amendments
which were proposed yesterday. The
first OF these was an amendment by
Mr.. Kumalae to the report Of the cons
mittee, making the term of years of
the franchise fifteen instead of fifty as
asked for in the bill. Mr.. Kumalae
made long speech on the experience
with other corporations that had been
granted long franchises in Hawaii The
amendment was finally lost by a vote
of % to as follows:
! Ayes-MessTs Aylett, Kalama. Ku.
malae, Lewis, Oil and Paele-6.
Noes-Messrs. Andrade, Chilling.
worth, Fernandez, Gandall, Greenwell,
Haia, Harris, Jaeger. Kali, Kaniho, Ke,
alawaa, Keliioni, Kou, Knudsen, Kupl'
hea, Long, Nakaleka, Pail. Pulaa, Pur'
dy. Vida and Wright-22.
Absent-Mr. Damien.
Not Voting-Speaker Beckley.
For rs Years.
Mr.. Kalama next moved to amend
the number Of years to rs, which was
lost by vote of Is to 10, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Aylett Kalama, Ka
niho, Kealawaa, Kou, Kumalae, Kupi
hea, Lewis, Long, Nakaleka, Oil, Pa
ele and Pulaa-l3.
I Noes-Messrs. Andrade, Chilling
worth, Fernandez, Gandall, Greenwell
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