The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-23

important popular questions are inyolyed-lc
To 81. with three votes liable to be cast either
way. IL will be noticed that four Of the Oahu
delegation are Acknowledged supporters of the
Ministers and their measures while the en-
tire Hawaii and Kauai delegations stand upnobly
as firm delegates of the people whom they were
chosen to represent. The people should know
who arc their true Representatives and who are
not, and there is no way to determine this but by
watching their actions during the session. "By
their fruit We shall know them
On Tuesday the Committee on Commerce pre-
/ scented is report OH the proposed subsidies, signed
iby every member. The report (Which we insert
on our next page,) is adverse to substituting the
California line, and in favor of substituting inter-
4 island steamers. The first motion made, to
accept the report and adopt it as the sentiment of
the House, passed without discussion by n vote
of "a to IA. On the next day n motion was
made to reconsider this vote, and bring the re-
port up before the House, for discussion and
further action. The debate on this proposition
took up the entire day, and resulted favorably,
the motion being sustained by n vote Of 81
to Is. Another motion to fix Tuesday for debate
on the report was also sustained by i vote Of %
to IG. These divisions indicate the sense of the
House n favorable to a further discussion of the
subject before it is finally disposed of.
In our remarks on the horse tax last week we
stated that Mr.. Kcawchunahala was the origina-
tor Of the bill. We were mistaken. Mr.. G..
kalu, member from Molokai, brought it in, and
deserves the credit. The former gentleman pro-
posed its reference TO n Special Committee, to
be remodelcd so as To conform with the views of
the House as expressed in debate, and reported
the bill that passed. Another correction only
Mr.. Philips, of the Ministry, voted for the
measure, the other two were in the insignificant
Dnnority against it.
Our report this week commences with last
Fridays proceedings on the Appropriation Bill.
Ii Will be seen that the sum of So. 900 has been
voted for :. foreign Missions - in addition to
which the budget calls for $40, goo for n Minister
Resident at Washington. Ii is currently re
ported that Mr.. Harris is to be recalled, and Mr..
Varigny sent in his place. Poorly qualified as
the former is for the service he is engaged in,
the latter certainly possesses no better claims.
The prospects of the Reciprocity Treaty have
unquestionably been damaged if not arhoHy de-
Sfroyed by tie presence of Mr.. Harris in Wash
ington, and now to send n person who is under
stood to have originally opposed it, and who, if he
now supports it, does 80 more from policy than
from conviction of any benefit to be derived from
it, certainly can not help the matter at all. In
other words, he is understood not to be an
enthusiastic supporter of the measure.
The correspondence which has passed between
this Government and its Minister at Washington,
were it laid before the House, would fully sup
port our statements that his presence has done
more injury than good to the great measure at
stake. Some of the correspondence may not be
obtainable-as, perhaps, Mr.. Stewards sharp
reply to the demand that the Lacka,ranna be
recalled. Mr.. Seward, after reading his reply
to the demand made by Mr.. Harris, requested
the latter to Withdraw his letter, So that the
reply might not be sent and placed ON record.
This is Understood 90 have been done. Ii 80, IL
is sufficient rs show that the letter from the Ha-
waiian Government was offensive TO the Ameri-
can Cabinet. The Representatives should pro-
tsst against any appropriations for foreign mis-
Sions of doubtful utility.
The majority report of the Military Committee
will be found on our fourth page. Its details
will interest the public. The minority report,
presented by Mr.. c.. ii. Judd. favored q rcduc-
ton in the estimates for food and other items,
amounting to about Sl4 900. This minority
Ai4AAhA "1o dAhlAtL aANA lNHcth ~ zoos III
addition to which three sums for volunteer COM
panics were voted-S2.50 0 to the Cavalry, 81, 800
to the Rifles, and 81 ,OOO to the Artillcry-a
total of SOB 1893 for the two years, which is GER
tpinly all that could reasonably be expected.
T On Saturday 4 motion was made that the
Committee on Finance learn what officers receive
more than one salary, and the amounts so re-
ceived. The subject is a proper one for inquiry.
as it il stated that there are officers receiving two
and even three salaries, and some who receive
fees and pcrquisitcs in addition to liberal salaries.
Every officer should be well paid, but one man
should not receive 5000 n year. while another
who works harder and more faithfully, is paid
only 81 200. The resolution was however tabled.
On Monday the Special Committee on the
Government Printing Office presented n report,
which will be found in the proceedings of that
day, to which we call attention. From the re-
port we learn the actual cost to the people for
two years has been
The rent ofoafcc may D. estimated ut 81 1000 p years 1000 90
The interest "a value Of press-s, and wear and tear
The Departments hare paid to The Printing oGce
the allowing suns iaLhe last two years
Department q Finance IS
D~isrsme"t - FSc4ea ia,is" ia u 20 ~
oaiee OF Attorney GeneraL........-.... L. 20
The Government Appropriation for ls66-s was..... IL 200 90
The actual expense TO the nation would therefore
s-rn 70 be for the two ,1I9 90
This Is the cost as reported by the Committee,
over and above all receipts from job work. &c.
The Departments report that all their printing
and advertising for two years has cost only
81 ,9l9. The balance, of over Sl5 900, is pOhO-
n total loss, spent for the purpose of keeping up
n monopoly to injure private industry and drain
the public Treasury.
In the Assembly yesterday nothing of special
nnfc Mas done the discussions heinz cnnfined To-