The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-05-19

= The draft Of tie pcDn- money bill. as pre-
seu:-i t. the L--i-la;ure last week. viii Re found
on or supplement-. Il las been pretty rhar-
ou-hly discussed in private circles. and the Eeu-
eral opinion i that. il passed. It viii prove
injurious . tie nation. although il uuG1uIt-
eiiy viii De "a temporary help = tie Treas
ury, and be tie means Of enriching I few
al the expense Of the many. particularly if there
i any depreciation in it. value. When We have
q good sound cHrreucy-the t,<t and >ures; in
the worli-wLy sex = introduce a measure
which i Of doubtful ezredieney. md can never
prove advantageous to the interests Of the peo-
.ie. 50 long a. the specie currency Is amply
sufficient 70 me-; the wants Of trade?
On Tue~i4y last. the Chairman Of the Com
miJ-5e IN Finance. Dr.. !. Mott Smith. reported
Oh c-e state If the Treasury and the public ac-
counts. This document. - might be expected.
i favorable 70 the report of the Minister Of Fl
naH,- and the public finances. Abiding u the
public press, Il c9Hgratul4te> the country on the
success Of this PUBLIC MONOPOLY. and maintains
that tie Gazette nearly supports itself. Did the
honorable Committee take the trouble u exam
Inc the accounts Of tie public printing Office?
Did it inquire into the fact. which comes from
tie Ministers themselves. that. since the estab-
lisl.ment Of the Ga-ate. in January. 1868, 70
april l, lS66-a period Of fourteen or fifteen
mOnths-that paper and bureau expended FOR the
Government over EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS?
Which sum i understood not to include several
thousand dollars worth OF paper purchased
since. Perhaps the Committee does not think it
worth the while 10 examine into details. OF %
behind the Finance Report and inquire from
whence this excess i derived. An institution
which was established mainly u SUPPRESS TaaE
THOUGHT and interfere with private industry,
must be sustained. let the expenses be what they
may. We shall print the report as soon Us OBJ
tainabIe.
y very exciting scene occurred in the Assem-
bly, on Thursday afternoon. After the warm
discussion on the adultery bill and also the bill
allowing divorced persons 70 marry again I'M
inediateiy. instead Of waiting three years, which
had Geen IrJtracted through several days. Mr..
KeawehunahaIa. the member from Waialua, who
had opposed their passage and threatened their
defeat, rose and gave notice Of his intention to
bring in a bill to allow rich persons to establish
houses Of ilEfamc. 1t was intended, no doubt.
as = burle>que on one or both Of the above
measures. There is no question that
was wrong in proposing such a bill, even if
he intended to bring one in. for the Assembly
ought 10 maintain at least a show of selfrcsrect,
and in this instance it was clearly violated. But
after reading the report, which we insert on this
age. can any one doubt that he was provoked
To it in some measure by the general character
Of the debate, which j. altogether too personal
and abusive. While the Assembly should resent
al intended insults in its presence, it should not
allow in one white member what it condemns in
l native. The following resolution concerning
Nelwehunabala, for instance. was moved by one
IF the members. an american
|. rpm his hgees. - IL TlE CUSTOM II ENGIANp.
60 mmcnt is unnecessary.