The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-14

to ask whether any man was the own
or of stock in the Rapid Transit
read, because he thought, if any mem
Der was, he should not be allowed tC
vote on this item. Mr.. Harris said, il
reply. that. he owaed none Then came
the recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The work of the committee of the
whole went on at the evening session
on the Harris amendment to the emer-
gency appropriation bill, appropriating
S1S. 900 for the improvement of the Wal
alae road. The item was passed. Ku-
pshea offered an item appropriating
$500 for macadamizing King street
and Kamehameha and Kalihi roads
which was passed.
Mr. Vida moved to insert an appro-
priation of $4,000 for dredger and
outfit. He gave as his reason that the
government should have a dredger of
its own. instead of being at the mercy
OF a couple of contractors who stood
ready to gobble up all the money ap-
propriated by the Legislature.
Mr.. Harris opposed the amendment
The dre1ger lost al Pearl Harbor had
been insured for $4,000 and bond was
put up for $4,000. If the bondsmen
were made to put up, the government
should realize $4,000 for the lost dredg-
er He would ask Vida If the derdging
had not been done cheaper by the pri-
vate companies than it could have been
done by the government?
Vida said he could state very strong
ly that it had not been. The Hawaiian
Dredging Company had beer paid for
dredging, and 1t lad used the dirt to
fill up the fish ponds of the Oahu Rail-
road Company, enhancing the value of
its property. The dirt should have been
pay enough.
TOO MUCH PATERNALISM.
Harris said he had been told differ
entity. He opposed the amendment be-
cause it savored too strongly of pater-
nalism. The first thing we knew, we
would have the government buying its
own stores in San Francisco and shut
ting out the merchants. Men in pri-
vate business who pay the. taxes might
as we'll go out of business.
Keliinoi here moved that the COM
mittee rise and report nothing, The
Senate had already passed this bill to
third reading. This House was now
simply wasting time. 1t would be
better to rise. take up the Senate bill
in the House and then go into com
mittee of the whole on the measure in
It's new aspect. This was discussed at
some length, and withdrawn. Then
of the Vida amendment
vas resumed. and it being stated by
in response to a question from
The Chair. that it would take from nine
to a year to get a dredger,
Vida Withdrew his amendment, stating
hat he would, in the meantime, find
nut something about these dredging |
for the people.
hANIHO SUBSIDIES.
Kaniho offered for insertion in the |
,ill an item appropriating $4,000 for
he repair of a road from Pahala to the
Volcano House, which he sent to the
iesk in the form of an amendment |
The Chair sent it back to him, saying
here was noting before the House TO
lmend. Kaniho could noC see the
,Oint. Kupihea helped him out by say
ng that he meant TO insert a new item.
Harris pointed out that there was $4,000
-et in the fund for that road, not
rawn. He thought Kaniho should tell
is troubles to the Superintendent of
'ublic Works, instead of asking the
louise for $4,000 more. Kaniho with
rev his request on this showing.
HAWAII BEATEN.
Wright moved the insertion Of an
EN- of $50. 900 for roads in North and
outh Kohala. Kona and Kau. Harris
bowed that several of the places still
ad money to their credit in the road
md. but Wright insisted that the
lnds were exhausted. His item was
efeated.
The item of $1,000 for the Lusitana
,ad was stricken out.
The item of $4,000 for the reform