Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-20
DimOnd Gas Franchise
Carries In Senate

third time. II devotes the mynah bird
by exception to indscriminate slaught-
er.
Senator ]. T. Brown raised breeze
in Hawaiian which ELECTED answering
zephyrs of dulcet speech in the same
language from Chairman Brown of the
Judiciary Committee without the in
fermentation of the interpreter.
Senator Dickey, however, queried
points in the bill in the official Ian
guage with such effect as to make Sem
ator McCandless move to refer the bill
to the Committee on Miscellaneous Pc
titions, Of which the objcCtor Is chair
man.
When the call of the ayes and noes
had reached Senator McCandless he
| wanted enlightenment and moved to
I reconsider action thus far. At this
Senator Cecil Brown changed his aye
! to no, and the bill was lost by the neg
alive votes Of c. Bro~u, J. r. Brown,
Crabbe, DiCRey, Kaiue, Kalauokalani
Kaiohi. Paris and Woods.
The bill repeating the bounty for
killing mongoose passed third reading
9 to3.
The bill relating to the Register of
Conveyances passed third reading.
Gas Franchise Contest
On the second reading Of the bill
granting franchise for the manufac-
ture and distribution of gas for light
and fuel to w. w. Dimond and ASSOC
ciates being called. Senator McCand-
less moved to defer the consideration
of this bill. together with that grant
ing a similar franchise to A. l.. C. At
knson and associates, until Monday,
the 23d inst. His reason was that he
desired to amend the bills by making
one bill Of them, leaving out the names
of grantees and providing to have the
! franchise offered for sale by auction
at the upset price OF $4,000.
Senator Cecil Brown held that only
one bill could be disposed of at time,
whereupon Senator McCandless made
his motion apply to No. % Uhe Di-
mond bin.
/ Senator Kalauokalani could see the
motive of the Committee on Public
Lands. They wanted to kill the bill.
which was in behalf OF Hawaiian
boy.
Senator Baldwin remarked that the
principal grantee In the other bill was
a Hawaiian boy, or one born and
brought up in the Islands.
The motion was lost and, on motion
of Senator McCandless. No. 90 was ia
ken up for consideration, section by
section.
Senator McCandless moved TO strike
out the words. wv. w. Dimond and
associates" where they appeared in
the first sections and went on to ad-
voCate his scheme OF getting $4,000
for the Territory out of the franchise.
Senator Kalauokalani moved that the
section pass as read, making a speech.
Inc Senate knew nothing of what Sen.
ator McCandless alleged as to this be-
ing a foreign corporation. but II did
know that the man whose name APP
peared was Hawaiian citizen.
Senator Baldwin had always been
opposed to granting franchises in the
names of individuals. Sometimes IL
was necessary, but this was not such
Il case He had no feeling one way or
another between McssTs. DimOnd and
Atkinson, but rs the bills were the
same in tenor he believed the iairest
course was to have the franchise put
up at auction.
Senator Dickey stated that he had
introduced the DimOnd bill. This was
early in the session aud at the time
he had no idea that there was any
other appucant in the field.
President Crabbe-NO other thought
of It until this bill was introduced.
Senator Dickey proceeded to tell
how he had been impressed by the ar
guments he had heard on behalf ct
competition for the franchise, and
moved an amendment to grant the
franchise to the person, corporation
or company which will pay the highest
amount at auction for the privilege"
Senator Paris said one way the
amendment seemed the fairest. but
they could not give the franchise 1t
must be given by Congress. They were
proposing to sell something they could
not sell II they had the right to sell
It he would vote for the amendment.
Senator Cecil Brown said 1t made no
difference II 1t were put up at auction,
II must go to Congress for approval.
Any corporation formed here, except
under our general incorporation law,
must be submitted to Congress. This
was his judgment.
Senator McCandless asked II II could
not be put up at auction after being
approved by Congress.
Senator Baldwin could not read Eng
: lish any other way than that, under
} the Organic Act, this Legislature could
not grant any exclusive privilege or
grant any private franchise lie quoted
the Act on the subject.
! President Crabbe ruled that the pre-
, yious speakers had exhausted their
right of discussion, having all spoken
twice on the question,
; Senator Achi suggested that the rule
proposed by Senator McCandless In
this matter should he applied to that
= Senator's bill granting a railroad fran,
. chise to Il. c. Winston and others. Sell