The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-06-03
PROCEEDINGS
OF rHs
LEGISLATIVE ASsEMBLY--lsss.


TslErr-rsrxs DAY. TrsspAr. May 2s.
ASsen6ly met s. 10 a. n. Il. Il. NJ. KSkz
1aaea n the eAzir.
Afser prayer BY the Chaplain the zsirztes
sg the Prves,azg dsy ssrs read sad approved
Mr. koskzza moved 60 rveozsfisr the resc-
lstFga sf the usReSr fer Msleksi and Lanai
u regard e. the 2. G Afsvrsissr.
HIS Ex. {. ie Nzriyay sustained the zsetigr.
He tAoayhs that the ho10r ef HIS Majesty
government 1s1zaae1 T. The iazalsS VI tAa;
nzEspapsr had been repeated and frequent.
Mr. A. Z. Judd vas eppossd to the reeoz-
siisrssisa- he the1gss that be eoald a. vel
demand that the coarse ef the editor II the
government press shQzl5 Be sxzmiasi. for n
TIE issue q YESTERDAY. called IA LAinz No
kEzsahR." BE bad been rvagAly zsed- A re-
marx that be made sa the street had been
rI4gaiied 1sG twisted - pat hiz n hlSs
Eybs
Mr. LYONS cppQse5 recoasidsrzrior- He
salt that 4 thlS vas earrieG. Il soRld ~ cat
l1ts TIE world an svi6sRee ef shastlag oE
the freeisn 0f -Ae press. There was tse foz-
siya papers here. enc iaispsGSs1s. and the
osher sustained By the unwilling sax-Faye1s.
Il vas paper n dirSet opposition 10 the sx-
pressed VISA ef q majority sf the people
The sF1si3ns 0f the Hawaiian number sers
passed over a. mere party talk he sheushE
TIE influence u this rSsolutio- wuul6 be u i-a-
press the wgri6 Eish the gnfair Esy N winch
the freedom q eur press was cat ef.
Mr. Hitchcoek called far the question
The Chair ruled that every ere had right
% express their opinion, and that the motion
was gus of cr'3er-
Mr. k0azaH1 Vas sorry % see the way IN
Eharh the 4azsrsissr vas co1iEcsed- The ed
N.A -.rrNH e.
zseaAi. therefore be supported the motion to
reconsider He thSuehs that Mr. Whitney
vas 5able under the eoHssft1s51n fs- 6beloas
words As f4r as the editor himself was eor-
ssrued, hs had q great respect for him, bat
stin be bad 10 right 10 IL use the members.
II the House wished. they e0dl& h-i1g up any
esiilur befsrs them for trial
HIS E1- G. Gs Fzrizuy Vas not IN EVur Of
aay rsash measures. BAT thogsht that sgus-
Ting shegld be done for the hqEor and digui-
y ss the Assembly and country. Il was fool
tsh % TAX Of uIzzlng the press The List
SatIriIy's : Lssas vas the 62d5h number, and
aay enc soul& examine ths whole issue and
JUICE fsr himself whether freedom Of the press
vas a1E allowed N tbs country. In that NUN
eer the King was insalted. and be coafi y.
ee i1sulrsi EishgGs afro1eisS the whole ra-
sign- The member frou South koca said that
he vas insulrs,i IN the pager called - IA Lama
M1kIuaAG- III be had been 4 Minister. be
egald say that every saturday The Govern
uznt shsGld have power. not only to protect
the ulDs Of their Sovereign bar the gfiesrs
sf flrsisu governments Such an 0Eicer Who
had brought home eur Queen vas grossly N
sul1sd- In regard % the Euri s-Ho9pillmsa-
A. Il E1z decided tEg ysars asu that the
Wurt vas iisrezPectful "a the House. and an
eiitur Eho used Il Eas rspr1Eef BY the Presi-
dent Of shs Assembly
Nr- Ehsiss vas N ftEur If uphaltinc- 1oe
only the diguiry Of the King bat af the Whale
people A coad deal had been said about an
attack Epan the king, but be was going Cd
1llIts % repeated insuIrs &C. the psopls- He
vas EilG - see thas the rssolutior came fruu
G1s u the people Only enc fIzlr egali be
61G1f win the resolution He would insert n
the preamble. 50 and destroy the i1depsndsuee
u the E1E1iian uasi1u-0 These attacks upGu
the liberty gf the people we're carefully eou-
cealsd frum the nazou- bat be vas stad 70 see
thai the eyes Of the members were at last
GpsEes- Just subssq1snt to the last election
FIR Representative, Mr. Whitney had co1s
0aE With VARIOUS anonymous ARTICLES aimed II
the iaispendsnee Of the uItian- II 4 man
cries sGt- g. God save the King bat AZ the
same tine stahs hin N the back. Is he u be
considered l1yaI, InG receive prutsetiQ1f Es
nj ngE Eish O. gTsrtnruE the frgs,i1m Of the
press. bar 1rsaehsry ard freedom we're two
distinct things He nd not deny the right Of
an s,iI1ur O. Comment 1FGn public msn- bUs he
had IL right Co fr1g the tribunals q Justice
u the mud and Willy them bef1re the Whals
Fgrid- That paper was circulated Abrnai very
s1tsnziysiE, and was giving 4 bad name Co
cur 1acau- As fIr ins1lEs Co himself be WIS
careless, bat he would defenG the cucG name
af the Kiar lai Of his Fs1Pls Eith his last
1.
fsarsd but EirhI1, treason must be carsfallT
guarded a-Iinst-
NJ LEuns vas opposed To rscguzidsring the
rssoiztun-
HIS EI- s h Philips thought yssssr1iLy,
On account Of the resolution imposing iaty
IN himself EhaE Il would be hest not to say
anything, but nov be Eeuld support the ua-
rlan FIR rseuusifsra-iau- As the rgsaluri1u
stoad. is caIled Epau the Arrarnsy-tfeneral ts
sIamiua the alleged hbeiouz matrer a1i r.
pnrr IPun a question as IF- II the resolution
passed. Ne sh1uid have CO RAD ever lar-s
amount af printsd matrsr- Es thought that
the ar-lais rsfsrrgd u 81 most af tEs nsnberz,
n lIss >atHriays payer vas rrgssiE libeiaGs-
4 hi-n adlesr Of InaCher efaFsrument waz
1ruur11 intH dizrspu1s because be aernptsd n
marx gf hirh Distraction frgm tins Govern
nent- he hnf the hest Of reasons 10 believe
shIl Il WIS MT true Sach IN arreis would be
hsif n al euarrz Of ths UairsG States Il
-rgssiF dbsigGz : even 4 jE.stl-s g1 the extreme
aar-ierz sf Kansas, VIVA holds hiz euGrt IA a
5ar-rIGu- EuuIf 20 hold T. The Hg'Izs could
l1stirIhs inquiries hF a COMMITTEES az By the
officers af the tiaFsrnmsnt- There ware many +
reasons whF this should hs inquired iuta- 4
partly 81 ruiie fIrars Ezgisi1ziaa- and an A.
suunz Of the fi-aiEg GG the House He vas
MT able IN ss@l the faI s8rre Of ne term
= HaupdlmeaIi.7 ga aergant Of his In :rsd .
saaFIssi,rs af ths afriFs Lanr1ags- bun he 4
slsF & vas FsrT G6enziEs q the EaE1iaa 4
ear Es Es1ld be the last man % Hbrifrs shs .
liberty If tie PRESS Bas the EHcrty at shs .
, lrs=s AMI rhs responsibility af Al s,ilrar were .
iifsrsuE- -Ehings- There was here III esnaar II .
slis przss- AMI FrnhahIT never EgEld be- A .
uza mirhr srzifs Fgu- but the most rsr-ihle i
l1iury Flu cuuif rsesiTa vas &c have Taur
silIrzs.osr Ir1G1rsii- Al rsgariez tns fztF CT 4
.lis Arrarasy -tssnerzI- he salf 4 nirhr hss his
iHtF tI prBssruts, bue the House bad the riEhr .
-l hrinG u any 1ne 5sf8rs them fIr zriaL He
that n Eia s#H Sr4fs the Legis-
ltIrs had aftsn called gPau rheir ArtnrzsF-
5sner1l q uruseEu-e enFPsr1Eia1s and nd
IuiIIlz- The rssciakinn. saaEsrsr. aulF ealleri .
Ir an szan inatiaIi- and lsstsr tis -sparr It the
Arrlrzsg- -s1susral. tie EaIss esald then do a
iest pleased them As al sdieer af the Gov
.ransns. he F8uld zslt be -sspsrfzif Z he pissad
p sEsrT Efrle rhzag fIr prsserTziau. but 20 ne
hl-z should nac se passed ever Ee haf
lassesf. n ms a9a Iand- th-uaEh Il rsr-ifie ve-
1af. and haf seen rns heiglt 81 fssii1r n
Ehiiih ne mind at tas Fenple aESziaed a1 al
laiafz AZ psrz0uaI firzlry and hauar- Il Wa
he riszaE and privileges at sgsrTuue % sustain
ne dzgaitF of rae Gsrsr1menx- Es shs1ld
asrsiErs- Vuts 6Ir the rzganziierzrinu at ths
-ssiilfiau-
Hr- Ealak11a 1ppsse,f anything gf TIE
md Ee rinu.rnt rnat t1e Er=srze ant Es
a. 1Eur szs zzEr1ted Sc the EerT purpose
u 4asFering nz1iEz arzi1IR the zHEernnerx
nd ue,1rln Thssz uarer4 wsu1f uruhuniu