The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-05
H PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
MARCH ).
Proclamation.

We, KAMEHAMEHA v, by the Grace Of God, of
the Hawaiian Islands, KING;
Do PROCLAIM,
That II is Our will and pleasure, in pursuance Of
the provisions Of Our Constitution, that the Members
Of the Legislative Assembly Of Our Kingdom, do as
semble at the Court House, in Our City Of Honolulu,
for the despatch Of Public Business, ut l. O'Clock NJ,
On Saturday the thirtieth day Of April, in the year OF
Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy.
Given under Our Sign Manual. at IOlani Pal
ace, in Our City Of Honolulu, this first day
OF March, \. D. One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Seventy, and in the Seventh Year Of
Our Reign. KAMEHAMEHA II.
By the king.
The Minister Of the Interior,
+. ". HUTCHINSON.
BY the above official announcement, it Will be
observed that the Legislative Assembly has been
cOnyOked to meet in this city On Saturday, the
last day of April. The assembly holds its sessions
once in two years, unless the King eonvokes it
oltener for the transaction Of special business,
which, however, very rarely occurs
There are at present Is mobiles and % represen-
t~atiyes, the whole sitting in one assembly and vot-
ing together. The mobiles receive no pay the
representatives receive each $3.50 for the session,
which usually ksts about sixty days.
A full house numbers Al members, and as over
one-third ~(eleven) of the representatives hold
minor government Offices, and are thus more or
less dependent ON the administration for support,
the Ministry can usually count on their aid To
carry all measures. At least twenty-six out Of
the fOrty-fOur members, it Is supposed, will sup
port the administration. thus giving it the ma-
jority on measures not openly in conflict with the
rights Of the people.
There has been a rumor current the past week
- -. - v.,- ,al1.z
and the names Of j. W. Makalcna, G.. Rhodes, ).
y. Castle, F.. ). Pratt and Frank Harris have been
reported as among the aspirants for honor. But
it will be apparent to all that the persons named
possess no claims, and it can hardly be possible
that Ills Majesty Will risk increasing the number
Of mobiles with material 50 unsuited for the service.
y nobleman in other monarchies, but especially
in England, becomes such by right of birth or
from eminent services. Even Gladstone Is not u
noble, but simple - Mister Gladstone In this
country, the GLls, by birth or marriage, have
been recognized as the class from which
are made in the creation of mobiles, the
Dnly exception being that of e. G.. Hopkins, who
is said to have claimed his seat simply because
he had been 4 minister. The circumstance OF
having been a crown minister, and therefore ex-
oIlclo ehtlued 10 4 seat III the assembly, does not
confer any right to the honor after his term of
service has expired.
The issuing Of a lifelong patent of nobility to
j foreigner because he thinks himself, or his son,
admirably qualified for the position, involves con-
risk to the Crown. If the native abs
Are insufficient in number, it would seem the
wiser course to select some of the more eminent
Ind educated among the native HIwaiians, of
whom we might name several, as well qualified
Tor the honor as either of those already possessed
Of it. But as the house is now constituted, there
IS no immediate necessity for the creation of any
more mobiles.