The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-24

and get the revenues from the com.
pany. He insisted that there are NOR,
| important matters.
An attempt was made to secure Q
recess but this failed and the bill was
taken from the table by large major.
ity.
BILL is AMENDED.
The bill then was taken up and vot.
ing began on amendments, the forma
or verbal ones being taken up first and
adopted. AS to the life of the fran
chise there was much discussion. Ku-
malae moved to make 1t Is years, say
ing he would favor longer period II
1t was new company, but the present
one was well established. Kalama's
compromise at %, as between the COM
mittee's So and Kumalae's 10, was ruled
out Of order, and the amendment was
defeated on roll call by ayes to 20
noes.
Kalama renewed his amendment re-
ducing the life of the franchise to %
years, but this was lost by 10 ayes to
Is noes, and the committees amend
ment to cut down the life to 35 years
then went through with II ayes to IL
noes.
AGAINST UNDERGROUND WIRES.
The principal fight after recess began
on the Long amendment compelling I'M
foreground construction after five years.
Aylett began the argument, saying
there had been deaths caused by live
wires and it was the duty of the Leg
islature to protect the citizens, saying
that he would support the bill If
amended, but would vote against it
otherwise.
Keliinoi urged that fairness should
prompt the compelling Of all companies
to put down their wires, IL this COM
pany is so treated
Lewis said the duty of the Legsla-
tors was to work for the people, and
compel the placing of the wires under
ground, and not for the interest of rich
men who own the stock.
Chillingworth called attention to the
fact that government wires were not
ordered down, yet they had killed peo-
pie. He insisted that fairness should
rule. There was long discussion, but
the amendment was lost by II ayes, II
noes
Longs amendment providing that
patrons shall pay only one-half of con-
nection expenses, secured tie vote,
IA to a. and the Speaker cast the vote
the amendment.
NO CHANCE FOR TRUST.
Further amendments by Long, strik-
Ing out provisions permitting the COM
pany to purchase stocks in other cor
porations or to consolidate, cutting out
the proviso that the payment from the
gross receipts shall be made only on
that no more favorable con-
iitions shall be made for another COM
pany. The vote was IA to IA on cut
ting out the proviso on the payments
TO the government. and Speaker Beck
ey again carried the amendment.
The cutting out of the privilege to
brought out Kumalae In
ong and heated oratorical effort, de-
the trust features as contrary
% the Republican platform. The mem
md the official interpreter asked the
English speaking members If they
wanted a translation, which brought
,ut "A unanimous no" Kumalae in
sisted on a. translation, as he said he
wanted his speech on the records. 1t
vas suggested that he have leave to
,rint, but he was at length turned into
english.
Andrade proposed an amendment to
he Long amendment, permitting the
company to hold property. real, per-
'onal, or mixed, in fee or by lease but
nay not buy franchises or property OF
mother similar company, which was
arried and then section ~ was strick-
m out.
An amendment was proposed giving |
he Superintendent OF Public Works the
Exclusive right to proceed against the |
ompany, but this was lost by IL to II. |
Keliinoi, in charge OF the bill. accept
d an amendment fixing the maximum
barge at 20 cents instead OF 25 cents.
nd 1t was carried unanimously.
Kalama moved to strike out the sec
Ion providing that wires shall not be
laced under ground unless other cor
orations are similarly served, leaving
he whole matter with the Superin-
endent of Public Works. but the |