The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-01
TWO HAWAIIAN
BILLSREPORTED
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One lot Them Is Measure Which
Relates To Public Service
Corporations
Wy ERNBsT a. WALKER
CMail Special 70 The Advertiser)

\ WASHINGTON, January 17.-- The
house territories committee has voted
favorable reports on two Hawaiian
bills. One of these is a bill to ratify.
sections one, two and three Of the act
by the Territorial legislature relating
TO the board Of harbot commissioners
of the Territory. The other is to ratify
the act of the territorial legislature with
reference to certain gas, electric light
and power, telephone and street rail-
way companies and franchises in the
Territory Of Hawaii. superintendent
Forbes said today he was hopeful both
these bills would be approved shortly
by the house. e. ,,ss
Chairman Houston Of the territories
committee, in making the report on the
utilities bill, reeited how the legisia-
ture in 1913 passed law, creating the
public utilities comnisssion, and how
II Is desirable TO bring under the jurisA
diction of this commission other pub
tic service corporations doing business
In the territory. The report says: Z
The purpose Of this act Is TO place
the public service corporations that are
named in the various acts holding
franchises granted Sby congress under
the Jurisdiction Of the public utilities
commission. The passage of this act
by the Legislatures Of Hawaii is based
npon the position that il deems IL wise
that inasmuch as some of the utilities
companies are under this authority
there is no reason why they should
not be all brought under the same au-
thority and that there should be one
uniform method Of control Your com
mittee recognizes the wisdom and just
ice Of this view. n
San amehdmeht,'sto wit, "and all
franchises heretofore granted 10 any
other public utility Or public utility
company, and all public utilities and
pdblic utilities eompanies organized or
operating within the Territory of Ha,
vail is recommended, in order that all
Of the public service companies and
Corporations may be embraced in the
provision Of this act. The first section
refers TO Sthe acts that authorize and
create such companies and corporation,
and in order that none should be
omitted this general provision is I'M
serted. AH 'Re w. ssa5E
amendment, to wit: Provided,
however, that nothin herein contained
shall In any wise limit the jurisdiction
of powers of the Interstate Commerce
Commission under the acts Of congress
to regulate commerce within, the states
and territofiess Of the Unitsd Sthtesi
And further provided, that all acts Of
the public utility commission herein
provided for shall be subject to review
by the courts Of the said territory, is
recommended, in order that the bill
should not'cfeate any conflict or in any
way interfere with the powers of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. At
tention Is called to the fact that Ger.
tain Of the companies authorized by the
lcts referred to in section one are deal
ing with the powers granted to certain
| railroads, common carriers, ''s
An amendment further provides that
any and all acts Of the public utili-
ties commission shall be subject to re-
view by the courts of the said ter
ritory. ~ D.. X n. 81.