The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-06-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial AOOrrtiser.
SATURDAY, JUNE -.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SESSION OF 7
FoRTY-EIGHrH DAT, June 26tb.
ORDER OF THE Day.

. FoRTY-E EIGHTH DAV, June Goth.
oR0ER OF THE Day.
The Assembly went into Committee on the Ap-
preparation Bill. Hoa. Mr.. Nawahi in the Chair
Hou. Mr.. Hitchcock moved 10 strike out the item
OF SlU0. 900 for a Royal Palace. and insert in place
thereof. So. OoO Tor the purchase of land for Palace.
Hon. Mr.. Carter saidif Ministers bad in a man
ner pledged themselves TO purchase the lot, he
thought IL would be well TO pass the amendment,
and leave the building OF the palace for the future.
In reply To the remark Of the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs that il members did not want a new palace.
they should say so Hon. Mr.. Hitchcock said they
did want one, but they did not see the pressing ne
cessity now of distressing ourselves in order to
buildit. He was afraid of the large sum asked,
under our present circumstances, with other pub
lie works needed for the interests OF the country.
His Elk. the Minister of Interior spoke at length
on the subject of the proposed new palace. 1t was
agreed on all hands that We want a new palace,
and il only remained for the Assembly 10 place a
sufficient amount in the bill to enable the Govern
ment to accomplish the work. Spoke OF the difi-
Guilty of getting good workmeu. The Government
was fortunate in having such men now. aud il the
money Is voted. these men can be continued on the
palace. after completing the Government buildings.
and the palace be completed by the next session.
All Governments provided a proper house in which
to lodge the executive. to receive foreign officials,
and To receive his own people Snch q house we
have not gotsand there is absolutely no place in
which His Majesty can give a reception. There
was no use 10 giving a small sum. enough merely
to begin the work, for that would result in its not
being touched. Economy would demand that the
work be either carried through to accomplishment
1 Hon. Mr.. A. F. Judd said we want a palace, but
we can't afford il, now. The prospects are that We
shall have $500 00g of debt. We have nothing to
run the Government on but the sugar interest.
That Is not increasing, and If we had the capital.
we have not the labor Honestly and sincerely.
be did not think the condition of the country would
bear us out in goting these extraordinary OUTLAWS.
He for one should prefer to see the money go TO
build roads, or TO forward the industrial pursuits
OF the country. The way to develop a country is
not to build costly buildings which yield no reve-
nue..
His Elk. the Minister of the Interior said our
! present 4eDt was a mere tride-only some $780,
900. The idea of a debt was continually held up
as u bugbear to brighten members. He should
never advocate running the country into debt un-
less for a necessary purpose. and then not to n
large amount. Was this proposed building ne
cessary or not? He held it was necessary if we in-
tend 10 continue TO carry on "a Government our
selves. When the people, more particularly those
of native birth, cease TO respect the head'of the
state, the time will not be far distant when their
Government will be handed over to some other
power. Foreigners can pick up their traps and go,
if that event should occur, but natives must stay
and submit.
Hon. Mr.. Kupakee moved to insert $4,000.
Hon. Mr.. Rice moved to insert $4,000.
Hon. Mr.. c. III. Judd was in favor of $50 1000.
Hon. Mr.. Carter said that he regretted that
ground had not been broken fOr the new palace
some years ago, and the fact that it was not may
be classed among the lost opportunities. With the
present outlook, feel that we can hardly afford to
build this palace now. | really would like to see
it done, and done in q handsome and substantial
manner. | do not know. just what strain the
credit of this Government Will bear. Money is
easy with it just W.T. will IL bear the weight
of $500, 900 or S409 900 more? n heavy debt will
work a powerful influence against the independ-
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said that this Assembly had
once been termed a debating club. II we go on
taking such u wide range, we may lay ourselves
liable to be called u society for the dissemination
of gossip. One might want many things, but the
question always was, could he afford 1t The ne
cessity was very apparent for u proper house in
which the King could suitably receive his friends.
1t is not necessary to build anything very extrava-
CANT. There is q wide ground between meanness
and extravaganza. In this country where the
grounds can be made so beautiful with trees and
flowers il would seem as though there was not so
much need of ornamenting the building so hlghly.S
l regret that the occasion demands that We should
have to build so extensively. 1t has been stated
by some member that they wanted this money for
some other purpose. 1t will not need much differ
ence with the debt for what purpose the money is
used. For the present / think that II we can show
that we are doing something towards building the
palace, that that will do Tor the present. If we
could provide for the commencement of the build
ing Of the palace a short time before the meeting OF
the next Legislature. that would encourage them
TO go on aud finish the work. The principal ar
gument in favor of going on with the work
seems to be that if the workmen now engaged
on the Government buildings can be steadily
employed on the palace it will save ex-
pense. | would advocate appropriating $50,OeO
to be expended judiciously in commencing the
building of a palace. as l believe that that
sum will carry forward the work advantageously
during the next two years, and l shall vote for that
sum. Motion made to strike out the item-lost;
motion to pass at 500, COOLEST; to pass at 100000
lost by tie vote; item passed at $4,000.
Completing new government offices, $4,000; new
Custom House stores. $4,000. The Minister of
Finance Explained that at least $4,000 was abso-
lutely needed for providing some storage room. Mo-
ton made to amend to SIC. 00O-item passed at
SO, 900; Court House at Puma, Hawaii, $800-mo-
ton made to amend to S600-item passed at $780,;
addition to Police Station, Hilo, 5000; Court House,
Lanai, S70O-motion was made to insert an apprO-
prlation for a Court House at Kaawaloa-pending
discussion, the committee rose and the House ad-
jOurned. =
FoRTY-NIETH DAY, June 9th.
His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Relations
presented a communication received by him from the
Minister Resident of the United States respecting
some claims for remuneration by American citizens
for bringing shipwrecked Hawaiian seamen to this