The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-25

4 tndl q record may be made.
Senator Achi moved that the Publi
Lands Committee be ordered to repor
the Standard Telephone franchise i'm
mediately.
President Crabbe called the attention
of Senator Baldwin to the fact that nj
report had been made on the John A
Cummins' resolution.
STANDARD FRANCHISE.
Senator McCandless made verba
report on the Standard Telephone Co
franchise saying that the House had
killed the bill and there was no use
for the Senate to act upon it. He
| moved that the bill be tabled.
Senator Paris said he had a majority
report. favoring the bill, and saying il
should be passed. Senator Brown OBJ
jeted to the Paris report, and said he
had not suspended the rules. McCand-
| less objected that Paris did not have
majority as Kaohi had not been con-
suited. Finally Senator Baldwin NOV
ed to give the committee time until
afternoon to report Carried.
No report was made, however.
CHINESE FUND DISCUSSION.
Senator Isenberg moved to reconsider
the House Chinese fund bill which was
rejected on Wednesday. Senator
Brown objected that the bill could not
be reconsidered as twenty-four hours
had elapsed. Suspension of the rules
was carried and then Isenberg moved
that the bill be put ON the order OF the
day.
it government realization was down
right rightrrobbery'' and that the leg
islature had no right to "swipe" it
from the Chinese for the government.
provided that the money he paid out
to the Chinese Immediately and that
some law should be passed SO that
they would not have to wait for two
years. He was against the banks
making money on the fund, when the
government might just as well have it
in the treasury. If the money was not
all paid out to Chinese. the balance
could go to the United States.
McCandless, Dickey and Baldwin
favored the bill Brown objected to
the term government realization" and
said he would propose an. amendment
making it a trust fund.- The bin
was then taken from the table and
placed on the order of the day.
COUNTY BILL AMENDMENTS
Senator Isenberg moved to take up
the Hawaiian Electric bill. Senator
Brown moved to consider the county
amendment bill, which was taken up.
The bill passed third reading unan-
imously with Is ayes.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC.
The Hawaiian Electric franchise was
then taken up on second reading. Sem
ator Achi wanted the section stricken
out by the House saying that the COM /
pany shall not be compelled to place
I
ed but it failed to carry.
Senator Dickey moved the insertion !
Of a section providing that nothing in
the act shall prevent the legislature
from passing a law to compel the COM
pany to place the wires underground
and to remove poles from the streets. /
Senator Brown said that the law at
present was sufficient, and that If the
pill was not passed as it came from the
House, the company would be without
franchise. The amendment was with
Drawn and the bill passed second read
ng. To be read third time today.
SALARY BILL PASSED.
Senator Achi moved to defer the six
months salary bill until Monday. He
aid there was no use wasting time.
Oickey didn't think there was time to
,ass the eighteen months bill, SO the
TX months bin wouldn't be of any use
Baldwin said that the appropriation
ills had passed first reading In the
House. President Crabbe said there
wasn't any use in fooIing with appro-
,riation bills, that the House bills
hould be passed. Brown said that the
enste should keep its skirts clear. ard
ass the two salary bills; not to do
was simply playing into :he hands
f the House
Achi stated that he had information
rom the majority of tn. House that
be appropriation bills would rot be
ass q, and there was no use wasting
me on them. He said he had bills just ]
5 important Dickey novel - pass I
ne salary bill on third reading by title
nd said Congress did the same thing /
here was no second and the bill was :
lad in full.
Many futile attempts were made to