The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-21
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dickey, at o'clock. presented re-
port of the Judiciary Committee on the
bill relating to estrays, recommending
an amendment. Laid on the table to
be considered with the bill.
THE RAILWAY BILL.
Bishops amendment was passed in a
form to except railroads using the pub
lie roadbeds and crossings of the same.
Dickey moved reconsideration of the
50-mile provision. He thought if 20
miles were put into operation it would
be great benefit to portion of the
country.
Woods did not think the reduction
would do justice to the other districts.
A company might run out to Kukui-
haele, taking in n lot of rich planta-
tons, and then rest content.
The motion was lost.
Dickey moveu to reduce the term of
exemption from 20 years to 10 years.
Carried.
Achi's amendment to make the bill
apply to the whole Territory was about
to be put, when Woods moved to make
it apply to Hilo, Hamakua, North ko-
hala and North and South Kona.
McCandless moved to add the Island
of Oahu, saying he was informed rail
roads were contemplated on Maui and
Kauai, and he was certain a railroad
was contemplated on Oahu. Laughter.)
Dowsett asked if they were going to
make broad bill exempting from tax
alton every railroad to be built fot 20
years, where was the Territory to get
Off The proposition was outrageous,
absurd. There was bill on the table
regarding public franchises which
would conflict with this bill. The coun-
| try could not afford to make a gift
of that sort to railroads.
"Mr. Dowsett's argument sounds all
| right" Bishop remarked, "but if you
do not give some encouragement you
will not have any railroad and the
Territory, will therefore get nothing
l think the bill is pretty nearly killed
now with its limitations"
| Woods's amendment was lost. Dow
sett moved to defer the bill. Bishop
asked what was the use of dawdling
over the bill. "Kill the bill if you
want to-" he challenged.
every WELL" Dowsett responded. "I
move the bill be laid on the table,
Carried.
CONTROL OF ROADS.
Kalama again brought up bill out
of its order, being Senate Bill 143, for
second reading. 1t would transfer the
possession, use and control of public
works, roads, bridges, etc, from the
Territory to the counties, and go into
effect upon the approval of the United
States Congress.
Dickey moved the bill pass saying
the answer of the Attorney General
as to its legality could be considered on
! third reading.
Achi argued that the bill was con.
trary to the provisions of the annexa.
ton resolution and the Organic Act.
81 doubt the bill myself Dickey
observed.
The motion to pass the bill was lost
and on motion of Achi the bill was in
definitely postponed.
PUBLIC FRANCHISE BILL.
Kalama again led the Senate in pull.
from somewhere near the bottom of
the pile. This was Senate Bill SO, re.
lating to public franchises.
IL
was too late to give the bill proper
consideration.
McCandless questioned if it would
not interfere with the vested rights
of existing corporations He doubted
the propriety of passing the bill.
Paris (Bishop in the chair) said he
was in favor of getting all the take:
possible, but opposed to passing bill
of this kind on the jump without know
ing just what all of it's provisions
meant. Some corporations affected by
the bill were barely getting along now
Unless the bill could go to a commit
tee for a report he would not favor its
passage. He doubted very much il
the bill could get through the lower
House in the time left.
Dowsett spoke in defense of the bill
saying it was following the example
of many states. 1t certainly would
bring in revenue from one or two large
concerns which were making money
today. Only telephone and other com
panies using the public roads and
streets were affected. The telephone
companies on Hawaii and Maui were
paying well.
Achi attacked the bill hammer and
tongs. Plantation companies crossing
the roads with their railways, by per
mission of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works, would be compelled to pay
2 1-2 per cent additional taxes. There
was no report from the Public Lands
Committee on the bill, though it had
been in its hands one month and five
days.
Dickey thought if the bill was
amended by committee it might be
! passed, but it had never been consid.
cred. Telephone companies on Hawaii
were barely making a living. While
the Maui telephone company was do
ing fairly well, 2 l-2 per cent of its