Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-25
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public convenience and safety to grant
an additional franchise for such use Of
the streets. 1t was represented fur.
Their that the present telephone com.
pany was taking earnest measures for
improving its lines and plant. Mate.
rial for this purpose was on the way
and the officers OF the company prom.
Used to have the line shortly in good
condition.
Both reports were tabled to be con-
sidered with the bill
Protection to Coffee.
The following concurrent resolution
was presented by Senator Paris and
adopted unanimously:
Be II Resolved. by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the Leg.
islature Of the Territory Of Hawaii:
Whereas, the coffee industry OF ,.Iis
Territory is now in depressed cyn.
dition and many Of the plantations are
threatened to be abandoned on account
OF the continued low price of the prod.
uct and the large quantities of coffee
imported into the United States from
Mexico and from Central and South
American countries free of duty; and,
Whereas, there are within this Ter.
ritOry large areas Of land suitable to
the cultivation Of coffee and there are
large areas Of coffee lands in the Phil
ippine Islands and Porto Rico, now
possessions of the United States; and
Whereas, large amounts of Ameri'
can capital are now invested in this
industry in the Territory of Hawaii and
in the new possessions of the United
States, providing employment to many
citizens unable to compete with the
peon labor Of South and Central Amer
ICa; and
Whereas II is meet and proper that
this industry and the citizens engaged
in II should be encouraged and protect
ed for the benefit Of the Territory al
Hawaii and the whole of the United
States and its possessions. and,
Whereas, a distinguished commits
sion Of the Honorable Senate of tbs
United States, which lately visited the
Territory of Hawaii and secured full
information upon all conditions withir
Hawaii and reported the same to tn,
Senate OF the United States, recon
mended that a bounty of four cent,
per pound be paid out of the Treasury
OF the United States to the producers
Of coffee within this Territory for each
tharnfnrn he II
Resolved. That We respectfully peti
ton the Congress OF the United States
&c impose a duty on all coffee imported
from foreign countries into the United
States, or in lieu thereof to provide d
suitable bounty to be paid to the pro-
States, to the end that a great inter
nal agricultural industry may be crea
ted and the nation further become self
supporting.
Resolved, That the Governor of the
Territory is hereby requested "a
transmit certified copies of this resolu
ton to the President of the United
States, to the President OF the Senate
OF the United States to the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives of the
United States, and to the Delegate OF
the Territory of Hawaii with the re,
quest that the resolution be properly
placed before the Congress of the
United States.
Long Municipal Bill.
Motions to take up this and that biz,
made by their respective champions
were ignored In favor of resuming c
third reading OF the bill creating the
City and County of Honolulu and pro,
vlding for the Government thereof.
Senator Baldwin moved to amend
the provision that the municipality
shall pay twenty-five per cent. Of all
collections Of taxes into the Territorial
treasury to make 1t fifty per cent.
Senator McCandless moved to strike
out the provision, as the board OF
equalization would fix the proportions
of payments.
Senator Baldwin argued that the
municipality should be placed in the
same position as the counties under
the County Act. This made the pay
ment by the counties to the Territory
fifty per cent. Senators Achi, c..
Brown and Dickey took part in a dis.
cussion as to where and how the
amendment should be inserted. A re-
cess OF FIVE minutes was taken to en-.