The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-30
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
SESSION OF 1865.

the reconsideration of the report of the Committee for
the petition from Halou. Carried.
Mr.. Koakanu moved to adopt report of Committee
on petition from Halou, the Oahu mail carrier, in
which he asks for S14S, same being a balance due to
him. On being put to vote, the motion was lOst-21
noes to IL ayes.
Mr.. Kamakau, Chairman of Judiciary Committee,
on the petition from South Kona against A. F. Judd
sitting in this Assembly, recommend the tabling of
the same, rs there were nc valid grounds of complaint
embraced in the petition.
MIR. Koakanu was opposed to the adoption of the
report, as the Committee had not subpoenaed any
witnesses, for the purpose of obtaining evidence, and
considered the report unfair, in that respect, and
moved TO refer the matter to n Select Committee, and
let them investigate and report on the same to the
Assembly.
After considerable debate, the report was adopted.
On motion, House proceeded to the order of the
day, being the resolution of Hon. c Kalu against
Henry NJ. Whitney, the publisher of the Commercial
.fdreTfiSer.
Mr.. Rhodes meyed to amend the preamble by in
sorting the words - to destroy our national %independ-
ence," and said that he had not much to- say in adj
dition to his remarks of yesterday, but wished to refer
to some remarks made by the member from kohala,
as he had said that his (Rhodes) remarks were artful
and designing ; and in answer, he said that not a
word of his speech yesterday was artful or designing,
but it was as plain IA words could make it, and lie
did not retract one word. He said that the member
from kolnla remarked that he had written articles all
vocating annexation III the hWohoI newspaper and
if he was wrong, he wished to he corrected, and said
that he was going to write more. (Mr. Lyons said
that he did not say he had written in favor of annex
alton. I That every member of the House had taken
an oath to support the Constitution and if the MEM
Der from Kohala was going to write more about an
nexation. lac was violating his oath. MI. Lyons said
that yesterday he remarked that lie was opposed To
the suppression Of speech in the newspapers of this
: city, and it was much better to allow free thought
that he had written on annexation, and would write
again Nh. Rhodes resumed, and said that if the
member from kohala continued to write more about
innovation lac was courtiup favor with treason. As
for Mr.. Whitney, he would not hurt a hair of his
head, but stood up here for the rights of the people.
Mr.. Koakanu supported the views of Mr.. Rhodes,
and agreed with him when he said that all the writers
of the Commercidi .9dreTtiSer were traitors !; and
between the members from Honolulu and the member
from Kohala, he thought the Honolulu member the
staunchest man and the greatest patriot, and went on
Mt some length to the same purport.
Mr.. Bishop called the member to order, and was
sustained 10y several members of the House.
Mr.. Koakanu continued in his speech, harping
chiefly on the word hOopiiimedGi.
Nh. Kalu said that the resolution (of which he was
the introducer) requested the Attorney General to
examine the newspaper called the p. e. advertiser
from January to the present time, and see If there
was anything in them to sustain him in n criminal
prosecution against Mr.. Whitney and if not, the
matter was ended.
Nh. Mahelona was in favor of the resolution, as he
had been treated with anything but respect in the
Advertiser, he being called a hOopiiimeaai also.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that the fore part of the pre-
amble was an unqualified assertion, and that 1T ac-
cused him of treason, and that was what the House
had no proof of. 1t appears that each member in the
House had been lashing MIR. Whitney all day yester-
day, and to-day they did not know what to do, but
they must lash everybody in the House and that he
for one would not take a lashing on this floor or out
side of il.
The President of the House addressed them, and
asked them to be fair in their debates, and not TO be
at all unruly, but conduct themselves in u becoming
manner.
MIR. Hitchcock read articles of the Constitution.
Mr.. Whitney ought to have n chance to vindicate him
n -. L.. Ill l.n,. laa-a .-,tA traaSn, anA hnt
no chance whatever to speak for himself and he was
in favor of doing away with the preamble
Mr. Boyd said he was sorry to see so much of the
time of the House taken up in such a small matter,
and thought the minds of the representatives were
fully made up by this time, and they could vote upon
the resolution intelligently.
Mr.. Lyons said it was no wonder the supporters of
the resolution wanted to drop the resolution as soon
as they had secured its reconsideration. 1t was quite
evident the Ministry had an elephant on their hands;
we proposed to help take care of 1T by an indefinite
pOstponement. Oh no there is no personal feeling
in this matter, not at all The mover of the resolu-
ton had a personal alteration with MIR. Whitney
only n day or two ago. The member from Honolulu
makes no ms nuations oh no, none at all Who is
most loyal To the Hawaiian people, they who work for
its enlightenment, or he who by his uniform vote en-
deavored TO make free liquor to Hawaiians? Now
the preamble to that resolution l declare to be utterly
false. (Alr. Rhodes, " | shall not allow that language
To be used. y | consider it false, and knOr ii 10 be
false, especially with the proposed amendment
When the Reciprocity Treaty was under consideration
last year, an article appeared IN the government
paper opposing II, as the American papers SAID 1t
was the first step toward annexation. L wrote in the
Ruokoa, showing, as all intelligent people ut that
time perceived, that it would indefinitely postpone
annexation. Well, from that time to this, that same
Government paper, which opened the subject, has been
steadily charging some of us with treason, and max
ing the people all over the land believe it without
bringing a shadow Of proof. My record IL clean, and
| defy any one TO prove any Of these charges, and l
know | represent the largest part of the party called
Whitney's party From personal acquaintance L
know that Mr.. Whitney is opposed to annexation, nor
is he seeking to bring this Kingdom into disgrace on
ruin. But when he WAS requested to publish what
many in town believed, he deemed it best to do so,
and | support him in that decision, knowing that with
our enlightened and free community 1t - the safest
course in the end.
Mr.. Upa was opposed TO the resolution. but after
hearing all the arguments of yesterday and to-day, he
saw nothing that could change hhm in his opinion.
By the Constitution the press was allowed liberty of
speech ON every subject, and nobody hal a right to
shut up the mouths Of the people.
Nh. kalu said that he would withdraw the pream-
bic of the resolution, with the consent of the House,
as il caused 50 much discussion in the House.
Mr.. Rhodes Withdrew mis- amendment.
Question to adopt the resolution, without the pre-
amhle, put and carried. Assembly adjourned.
TuIRrY-rIrrn DAY, May 18th.
The Assembly met at the usual hour, His Highness
NJ. Kekuanaoa in the Chair.
Mr.. Martin read for the first time a bill to allow
native doctors to practice.
His Elk. :. II. Phillips gave notice of an Act to ia
cilitate the service of criminal process, which was
read for the first time, being an Act to punish bar
ratry.
Mr.. c. r Bishop read for the first time an Act to
extend the powers of the Bureau of Immigration.
Mr.. Wilder moved n suspension of the rules, and
read n petition from the merchants and others of
Honolulu, praying that the bill granting "A subsidy
to the c, o.. and VI. Steamship Company for IA line
of steamers between this port and San Francisco,
now before the House, do not pass Petition tabled,
to be considered with the Subsidy Bill.
Mr.. Koakanu introduced a resolution to discharge