Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-10
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providing for loan fund for inter-
nal improvements, this morning
came forward as the father OF an
Administration measure embodyiDg
many of the provisions of the sub
stitute bill recommended by the ma
iority of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The discussion of the bin in qucs-
tion brought forth no little oppnsi-
ton from those who oppose the gen
eral idea of County taxation and
some of the arguments were decided
ly heated. Coelho started the ball
rolling by making a motion that the
minority report be adopted. Fair
child moved the adoption of the ma
iority report. The motions proved
the signal for general discussion,
President Smith turning over the
Chair and descending to the floor.
Charges selfshness
Senator Smith insisted that Sena.
tor Falrchild's plan for having the
different Counties of the Territory
bear the cost of their own internal
improvements was selfish and mn
fair. Said he:
Kauai. is a small County and. I'm
proportion to its size, is thickly pop
ulated, as compared with other Isl.
lnds Such a plan would work well
in that case. But I call the atton-
ion OF the Senator from Kauai to The
fact that Hawaii. with its great ex-
panse of territory, and its compare.
tiyely small population, is In q diff
'erent position.
Kauai can afford to bear the OK.
pcnse of her own internal improve
| nents; Hawaii, with her great dis
,ances, and the many roads which
need maintaining, cannot. repeat
such a stand ms that taken by the
Senator from Kauai can only be con
ldered selfish"
7airchild Objects
Fairchild objected to the charge
/ - sNhNlhb NlldN NdNtl
IN the Island of Kauai are but small
While those that he pays on OAHU
md Maui are far from II. Smith
Iaid that he did not refer to person
u selflshness in connection with tbs
senator from Kauai, and was onl!
ipeaking impersonally.
Then a general discussion was In
lulged in, various Senators express
| ing themselves. Moore said he want
ID to go on record as opposing an
plan to bond the Territory for tn,
making OF internal improvements
lie believed that the water systems
md so forth should be turned owe
| % the Counties and that the Coun
les should then raise the none!
needed, on the security of sucl
works. to make the necessary i'm
provements.
His plan was characterized as i'm
| practical and the question was raise,
IS to the authority of any County t
raise money on any OF the publ,
utilities, should they be turned over
Administration Plan
The idea advanced by Senator Fal
'hild and approved by the Admins
tration is that the Territory shall
procure the money needed for Coun
~ internal improvements by n LOAF
'un or otherwise, and turn It oyo
the Counties. The Counties ar,
hen to make the necessary improve
nents and the money will be oharg
ID TO their accounts.
The tax OF one-quartor OF | pc
.ent.. which Is authorized In the sub
jtitutc bill submitted by the major
ity of the Ways and Means Commit
zee, and as is also provided for in tn
bill which Senator Coelho introduces
this morning, shall be used to estab
lish sinking fund for the repay
nent of the money. In other words
The money advanced by the Territor
10 any County for internal improve
ments, Is to be considered only in IN
light of loan, and II will devolv
upon the County getting the none
10 make arrangements for its repay
nent.
| The debt may run on for years, OF