New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-30

were two suite that occupied public attention or con-
siderable period An attempt was made by the Minister
Of Finance establish a National Bank. lie asked Tor
power TO $40 DIN notes redeemableon presentation
and bonds pay ng per cent interest and redecnabo
70 wears hence The currency OF the country Is American
cold and silver which Is much liked BY natives and Tor
egUc there being great prejudice against paper money
io,,, - was belieycd 10 be their inteution 10 mako
these bonds when IN circulation, leeal tender,
which would il believed, Ict the evil u depr.
ca,ed currency tho people and snyeo out Aeneal goa
and silver " Better return, slld the natives 10 We
d0gooh money of former days SO great was the oplo-
ton that in The Legislative Assembly only three votes
were obtained in favor OF the mini, ctia scheme. rs
however :ho curaIlnent Of the elective franchise had
made the Government very powerful, ana as ihe
experiment of popular government vas ~ tha llWe
supposed to be filure, the Minister might safely )rcs
his measure through the Legislative Assembly JIG trel
it, first winning over by hopes Of personal ADVANTAGE OF
paper 10 many members, he induced 0he-thld oil
them favor a reconsideration OF the question: l was
fortunate for the scheme that the KING ana DIS minister
Of Finance did not sustain very high rput alton IN mat
tiers financial When his Majesty prince he became
nsOlvent Just before he succ eded TO the royal dgny
and the legal gentleman who then managed DIS affairs
showed so much SKILL that to him Entrusted the none
tary affairs Of the kingdom. When new-tricd friends,
therefore, brought forth their project 1t was met with ss
picon at the outset During the reconsideration the
Minister became nccnsed against the leader of the opp0
oD nc induced tue presiding officer to yacatc the char,
and taking the seat himself he ordered the contumac os
member 10 speaking and tho orator refusing 10 DC
senced he ordered the scrgcant-atarms to remove hin
from the Chamber. This invasion of the rights OF TIE
Assembly met with loud demonstrations OF resent
ment Prince William stood up for the Commoner, and
show his earnestnesS stripped for hight, ana Ight
there would have been had not the Minister vacated the
chair when Speaker resumed authority the house adj
journed and tho Government dropped the oDno4ious
measure.
The other exciting question during the late session Of
the Hawaiian Legislative Assembly from the fact
that Dr. ldcbrand who had been sent 10 China aud TIE
Straits of Maacca collect animals and plants Tor ace-
mating had sent barrel of snakes which on It's way
10 Honolulu The proposition could not have occas0ned
Rad IL been made in Ireland, and,
might have been expected the newspaper articles that ex
hib Ted excitement written by Mesian magistrate
domiccd hoe. These islanders have been greatly Dene-
fted BY tho introduction Of animals and plants nom
abroad a work that was commenced by vancouver; It
began with cattle and ended with bees, until the Govern
mcnt lately decided iusttutiug something new. AS Dr.
Hildebrand found in Java snake that lived on rats and,
that not venOmOus be thought their INTRO
ducton into these Islands might prove seryccabe, as the
ravagng of rats in fields great almost 10 render
rice cultivation mpraccable but the opposition To the
proposed remedy hat evil strong that excite
ment only alayed by the passage OF law against me
introduction Of reptiles II supposed that
as the snakes which route nnoCcuous they
might lie safely landed, but the Doctor arriving at
san Francisco being informed Of the antaphidan excite
ment and being told by naturalist that his snakes were
yenomous he threw the barTeliul into the sea
good degree of has attended the experiment
thus tar excepting the serpent msadyentnre and the loss
deer by dogs species Of birds have been set
loose and promise TO prove useful. Some years since
frogs tried in the taro patches, but they soon died
out II is gratifying observe the enlighted efforts
which the Hawaiian Government Is making for develop
ing Of those islands, and Of carrying ont the
educational system which iDaueurated BY our mis-
sonary counymen, the cylzcrs and cyangesis OF the
Hawaiian race.