The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-31

appointment of Cficers- Caution Concerning
the Observation-Disclosures Policy Towards the
Government. -'
BY way OF England we have the following report
OF one OF the first debates in the Parliament Of
Japan e-' -NI .-A-
From No. Of the KiOto Government Gazette.l
AT one O'Clock r. NJ. on the 18th OF April the three
e. ss Go and sanS 70 and the Shs
Mikado met at the House Of Assembly. The AS
sistant sosai. Iwakura Ki6, brought forward the
question or the colonization OF feZo.
subordinate oificer Of the Sosai Department read
out the following list OF subjects for disccusson
l. The establishment Of Saban-sho at Hako-
2. The appointment Of commander-in-chief lieu
tenant general ana military secretary. 1.l
3, The propriety OF changing the name or YeZo
and Of dividing the province into two circuits-the
northern and the southern. tf4
The Kuges, the Daluios and the dCh6shi then pro-
ceeded TO discuss these points as f0lOws:-
Yamashina no Niya-This is asvery important
question. great deal depends upon the appoint
ment OF proper persons prefer, therefore, to re-
Takadzukasa saki no UdaUin-I think that 1t
would be found best to appoint the two officers of
the Court VINO have already sent In memorials on
the subject OF Yezo.
Nakafnikado Chlunagon-I am Of opinion that the
question OF Yezo is of che highest importance and
that the selection OF lit persons is the first consid
Grafton. Upon the other points have no views to
Oier. l@
Madeno-Koge Chtunagon-I have no opinion to
give. -YnI ~
not say have any information about it, But think
that the office OF Sooku might be devolved on Sem
dai in the hrst place. Il, rr .-tra
Ava Sh0sho-I have no opinion to offer.
Bizen Saki no Chiujo-ft seems to me that the
question OF colonization comes second. Let the Sal
bansho be established and the S0-toku and his mill
tary secretary elected. The basis for action win be
thus laid down, and when man is found to 1ll the
post the best scheme Of colonization will be discov
cred. eigf Lib g.. .l.
Totoki setsu--Let the two gentlemen who few
days ago presented memorials on the subject of yezo
1Nna nntnA CHI trId IN @
toku, for am informed that the clan OF Kaga con-
tains some men We'll informed upon the subject Of
YeZO. ~ '-'t
Menjn shikanoskeL have no particular opinion
the subject. % r.-..
Okubo lchizo-I think Matsura Takishiro is pro-
KIDD Juinichiro-I agree with Prince Nabeshima
as to the necessity OF establishing basis for action.
best methods OF retaining lands ana supplying the
wants OF the people will be established. l do not
think 1t would be well to entrust the duty to great
clan. The strength Of q clan would hardly be equal
to 1t. would recommend attracting number OF
men Of talent and distributing them all over the
piled to the expenses without attempting at present
to make any profit out OF 1t, thus devoting every
effort to the reclamation Of waste lands.
The Fuku-sO5ai here asked-What Is the attitude OF
Russia towards Yezo? Does she behave as fairly as
the rest OF the Treaty Powerss
KIDD replied That in spite OF Russia's being q
neXt-door neghbor, she acted In equal good faith
Koyama Sedae--n person is selected account
OF talent to take charge, then it will follow that ne
Will employ persons who take an interest IN the
place, and by this means the work OF reclamation
will be properly carried out.
Mizoguchi K6un--I have no opinion to OFFER. -s-
Arawa Saruga-Ditt0. o.
lnouye Iwami-Even If Sal ban-sh6 is established
in akodate, the northern parts Of Yezo situated
at great distance, and therefore 1 should recon-
mend the despatch OF Sambo or some other person
for selection, but OkamOto Bumfei has travelled
there lately, and think such person as ne might
be employed. eaG tesl5
Meijln Shikanoske-Would Uchiyama Hichiroye-
mon, OF the Dol clan, dor
KIDD JunchirO-Woud Uchiyama Rioske dor
Obara Nihei-Rieske Is dead, but his younger
brother, Uchiyama Kanske, Is at present serving
under the Board OF Finance at
Awayama Kosaburo-The Dol clan has devoted q
great deal Of attention Of late years to the subject Of
retaining YeZo.
Echizen Saisho-Would Dol nOto no Kami do for
the poetq
In addition to these speakers several other sanyo
declared that they had no special views to Offer The
Fuku-s6sai said.-'The appointments shall be made
In General Council, and the Sai-ban-sh0 being after
wards established, we can proceed to the reclama-
tion."
The House then broke up.