The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-02
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDA y. MAY >.

The Legislative prOeeeiings thus far do net attract
much attention. ~ no special work has come up to call
oatdebate- Sufficient, however. has t~ransPirel % show
that there viii lie spirited debate On measures
that have been introduced, and that the Ministers
can by no means control the house On two occa-
sions already the Assembly has met with n tie rOie,
aud on questions Of no great Importance. which sufh-
GENTLY indicates that the popular side has 1t least n
fair show q strength On the occasion Of one Of the
ties, the speaker Decided in favor Of the Ministerial
motion. and on the other, against them
The ease q the contested seats Of the four members
from HobOlulu Is Icing investigated before the judi
eiary Committsc- The evidence produced viii be suf-
hcient (ff fairly ~eigbeD TO show that Illegal and
arbitITy acts alone secured the election Of the gentle
men who now occupy the seats These Illegal acts
were in no wise due nor have they been attributed to
them but we're the result Of an unwise and OffciOus
interference by government officers Were not prin-
eiples and n precedent involved in the contest, no one
vOald desire 4 nex election. One Of the members
whose seats are contested, Is the Viee-President,
whose eoBIust in the chair thus far has mast certain
ly been ersIiable @ himself. anil he has shown less
disposition in his rulings TO favor the MOBILES TO the
injury Of the popular side Of the House than during
the previous session. Let the Committee act f~esrisss-
Iy aud firmly. Whatever be the result-FTaf J4sfifia
rsaf e0eIEz.
A very silly motion was made in the Legislature on
Monday Llss ~ the Hos. DAVID KNLSKAUA, when he
called for the credentials % Hox. JUICE II, u Noble.
= The King appoints the NOble-." says the COnsiitu-
ton, and he may DO il verbally or in writing. Had
another motion offered in retort by one Of the repre-
sentatives. 10 the effect that .. all the MOBILES be re
quired 10 show their commissions" been adopted, il
Is rather questionable whether the Hon. Mr.. KALA-
KAUA himself could have produced his parchment
This matter was very wisely dropped as it was. and
the proceedings expungei from the record Of the As
sembly.
The case Of the delegate from South Kona, whose
electiOu wns he'll to be Illegal, owing to ineligibiiity,
was decilel on Monday by his resignation. The As
sembIy should have actei prompLiy in ordering a new
election, as the Law requires, and it is q matter Of re-
greet that the Ministers should have taken such action
as prevented the proper notice being sent up by the
steamer. On Tuesday the Assembly ordered n new
election to be held. but as ten days notice is required
to lie given in the district, the new delegate cannot
take his seat much, if any, before the 2Sd Of May.
In the assembly yesterday, the amendment to the
Constitution, raising the pay Of representatives from
$50 to $40 each session, was finally passed by the
requisite twO-thirls vote Of 80 TO IL. The appropri-
alton bill was also taken up and the first five items
passed a. in the Budget, viz
His Marstys PrFy Purse AMI ROYAL ~ Sto.VOJ
ChambeIaia and seeretay...--.--..- 1900
Her Majesty Queen R-lanrA --."--..-----.- 400
Hs HigI4neS- n KekuAn@na. 500
The bill TO reduce the rate Of interest to 8 per cent
was brought up, and referred the Committee on CON-
merce The probability rs that it will pass. bnt its
provisions apply only to contracts made after the
date Of its passage.
The steamer IDAHO is supposed to have left San
Francisco on the 22i of April. As the mail steamer
is not due from Panama till the 23I OF 9th, she may
have delayed til Saturday the 18th. If she sailed on
the I'll, she will be due On Sunday OF Monday IL
she sailel on the 18th, she viii arrive probably Oh
Tuesday or wednesday.
II takes pretty strous faith to believe that the Re-
cIPROcITY TREATY will lie ratiiel by the American
Senate. and yet We still hope to hear that il is. The
government organ ia trying to talk il into life, but
between the talk Of the organ AMI the talk Of the
Ministers there i such n wide discrepancy, that the
measure itself has but lite chance vi success The
general opinion Is that it will not be ratified
The IDAHo. now due, will carry the next foreign
mail, leaving on Saturday next, May 9Th The bark
C. MrEEAT will leave the SAme day, AMI letters
can be forwarded by either vessel Letters sent BY
the steamer ought to .eaeh New York June IL to 10th,
and London June 18th
The bark CLARA K suTEL- which arrived yester-
day from Humboldt, ater n passage q twenty days,
brings Us no later foreign news than We had by the
ID G. SfUEKAY.
Our issue for the steamers mail, May Q, will con-
q fall account Of the late earthquakes and eruP-
tons on HAWAII.
Among the passengers exrectel by the IDAHO are
Gen. McCoOk and family
The Ofhcial list Of letters remaining in the POST Of
fee, will be found in another column
The L.. :. Steamer MoaOSGo il due from san
Francisco, and may be signllled befOTe the lbAno.