The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-08-14
Report of Finance Committee.

NE. SrEAEEE Your Committee q Finance, to
whom ~ referred the letter Of the Minister II Fl
nance 20 AugI-t 1t, beg - report Tint they have
Ctr-iu.y examined that document, that they, how
ever, go bot had IN II any lining beIring upon the
points ~ s-us be;"cen ta.= House aud Tie Minister
Of Finance.
The Minister asserts in it. the authority given hun
by the Iri,y aud Cabinet Councils respectively. re-
Lting 70 toe expc- iItures for SIR J. BJwriuz's mis-
siou, and {. o. Hopkins return 20 England: Whereas,
this Hou-e has never taken exceptions g. the action
Of H. Mtje-ry IN Pryy Council, aud has also
Eeser deuiei the justice OF the claim q e. .. Hop
kIH'-, but la On these points basel it, action upon
tne d-re..s-gu II duty 1t tie Minister q Finance, III
not bringing these facts 20 the knowledge II the Leg
isl1;ure, in the only one proper Constitutional manner.
Tour Committee. for the pre-ent, further refer TO
that part only Of rhe Ministers letter where lie
speak % MT being - permitted some sort q arrange
ment ~ Z, time to suit their convenience AMI his
necessities, - etc. -, IN the oPiaion Of Your Com
mittte Il mas always been Convenient to this House,
and - this House has always shown q great ie-iIe.
aud even Anxiety 10 receive communications AID
information from the Minister. IL must have been the
SEclsTiEs # the Minister that prevented hun from
giving % the House the desired information.
IrIiy great must these necessities have been, as
they dtl rot allow the Minister 70 answer, q, this day,
tie qr"stions contained in the leiter Of the Chairman
Of TINS Comu'I;tee Of June the 9th, and p~oiutedly re-
peltci II. hose II 18th and 23l Of June, and again
reiterated IN the questions communicated 10 the Min
-=;er, IN the 18th Of july by the Speaker Of this House.
four C1mmittce, 10 briefly resume, are Of opinion
Tin; the Minister Of Finance failed 10 10 his duty
IN not laying before the Legislature the necessary
Information. about the expenditures for Sir J. Bow
rings Mission, and the passage Oi {. O. Hopkins.
the Minister Of Finance has acted contrary
20 !1w-Hect. 4 Appropriation Bdl is5O-in d.
bursting the expenditures for Sir J. B.gTiug's
mission and the passage VI e. q. Hopkins, without
coming TO this House with a bill q indemnity.
the Minister Of Finance persereIes IN his
unlawful course, insisting upon his being justified
Ia disbur-.ng the above mentioned expenditures As
ne made them.
i-That the Minister Of Finance fuiel to 10 his
duty-as in Sect. , Of Amendments to the Cousti-
tuition provi!ci-in not laying before the Legis-
larure = correct " report Of the transactions ana
business 81 his Department JrifHiD one rect after
the opening Of the Legi-lajure.' The revised
statement made up from tie Treasury Books hay-
ing reached this House on the Ist Of August
Three months after the opening OF the Legislature.
the Minister Of Finance acted contrary 10
Art. J3 u the Constitution, 10y refusing, when re-
qIestei once, AMI directed i second time, to appear
before this House; thereby setting At nought the
dignity If this House, and the authority conferred
upon Il by the Constitution.
mi therefore see no reason for T~eceliug from the
opinion expressed by this House in the resolutions
passed on the 18th Of July.
(StSAsd by the ComEitfss Or FTaance)
Report adopted - the House.