Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-24
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propriate It would be nothing short Of
public robbery. The Senate had seen
ut to leave the money where il was,
where the Chinese, II they acted on
their rights would obtain their mon.
ey.
Senator lsenberg said the bill pro.
vided that the money be paid into the
Treasury as a Government realization.
and directly after that was a provision
that It be Immediately paid out to the
Chinese owning deposits in 1t. II 1t
was Uncle Sans money why didn't .e
come after II and pay II to the Chinese
10 whom II belonged? They were
poor men and ought to be paid their
money.
Senator MCCanucss, favoring the
bill. suggested It might be a good thing
il the Government invested the money
in the fire claims bonds.
Senator DiCkCy considered the Gov.
eminent should have IL as trust fund
FOR the benefit Of the depositors.
Senator Baldwin considered that.
while there was a technically against
paying the money in as a Government
realization, with an appropriation
thereof for the Chinese depositors, ii
ought TO he all right. Indeed. 1t would
be the only proper thing to do.
Senator Cecil Brown said the bill
gave the Hawaiian Government the
right to take that money and use 1t as
its own. That was why he objected t.
the bill II given to the Government
IL would go like smoke and then mon.
~ to repay the depOsitors could never
be obtained excepting by an increase
Of taxation. Make IL trust fund for
the payment o. the Chinese depositors
and he would agree to ii.
The motion carried, placing the bin
on the order Of the day.
County Bill Amendment.
Senator McCandless wanted to take
up the C".nese Fund Bill forthwith.
This met with no support,
Senator Isenberg moved that the
Hawaiian Electric Company's fran.
chise bill from the House be consider.
ed in committee of the whole. They
had not time to refer ii to a committee
to investigate. II was mighty impor'
tant bill.
Senator Cecil Brown asked right OF
way for the bill amending the County
Act. Accordingly, on his motion, this
bill was read third time and passed
unanimously Every member of the
Senate was present.
The Electric Franchise.
The bill renewing the franchise OF
the Hawaiian Electric Company was
then read a second time, but not in
committee Of the whole.
Senator Achi wanted to work in an
amendment, in the midst of a section,
relative to placing wires underground
Senator Baldwin wanted the legal
question cleared up, and Senator Cecil
Brown stated that the House had struck
out clause In that regard because, Il
a general law was passed, this COM
pany would be amenable to the same
provisions as other companies. If the
Government constructed conduts, for
which provision was made in the Loan
bill, they would all want to put their
wires underground.
There were only two votes for the
amendment, yet at the conclusion OF
the reading Senator Dickey moved TO
insert a new section reading:
Nothing in this act shall prevent
the Legislature of the Territory of Ha-
wall from passing law to compel the
company TO place its wires UNDER
ground and to remove Its poles from
the streets"
Senator Cecil Brown did not think il
necessary. The Legislature was SUI
preme and could pass any law IL
pleased.
Senator Dickey-"What about vested
Tights?"
Senator Brown replied there were
no vested rights. Every charter grant,
ed in this Territory had provision to
all existing laws and any that might
be enacted thereafter. He would like
10 offer some amendments himself, but
IL II was sent back TO the House the
probability was that II would not pass
this session.
Senator Dickey withdrew his amend
ment and the bill passed, to be read q
third time tomorrow.
Improving the Time.
Senator Achi moved that the third