The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-07-03

Castle are responsible. Well they will pay them
this House shall deem il best that they should, AM
Harris has also given his word that be would shar
half the responsibility if came to worse, AM
did so in rritiRg too, gentlemen, for Harris nigh
die you know. 1t is lucky perhaps that the mem
bers from Honolulu were not at the meeting, for
filed with the enthusiasm of youth, they might hay
favored the measure, and thus been deprived OF tn
opportunity OF covering themselves with glory b!
resisting the offensive measure and this offensive
Ministry They then go on 10 say that If this Bill
| should pass, what will hinder the Ministry iron
borrowing all the money they can get, ana Perhap:
when the next Legislature meets We will have
debt OF million dollars ssddled upon the country
! You need not give yourselves any uneasiuess It
I Eardinc this for when man stakes his own credit
he is not apt TO take 1t beyond his means to pay
and don't think an able TO pay quite million Of
dollars. One member hiss said that certain En-
peror found Rome city Of brick and left It city
of MARBLE and 10 him it appeared that this admins
iraiion was copying his example, they found
Hououlu city OF wood and wished TO leave it city
of concrete. Gentlemen, found Honolulu q city Of
straw, and II we had gone on with the ideas of the
four members from Honolulu it would have been
straw still. NowI wish to relate little fact which
now sitting had $4,000 expended on irat the start,
and then was not finished, and $4,000 in those
days was much more of debt for US than ten times
that amount now. # had been thought il Was too
grand for the surrounding buildings and the rest OF
the city, as appears be the argument Of the Hon.
a. F Judd, we would stin have been without a
Court House. When this building was erected,
where Hackfeld & Co.'S Store stands was q grass
market Where Bishop & Co.'S now stands was q
small one story sdobe house. On the corner where
Janion & Co.'s Building stands was e small wooden
store, which has long since been moved up town
Where Davies Store nov stands was small build
ing and right across there was grass hut and over
on the corner vas another house called MAunakilika
where the Legislature et, and that restaurant on
the corner is $ palace in comparison to it. But
those Legislatures made good laws if they in
mean building, and had they been like of the
men we have 81 present, where would the Court
House be to-day. 1t appears to be the argument Of
these economists that a small, mean country,
SO Wswil keep it from growing up. The cry is, what
is the use Of new Government Buildings. That idea
is Harris all over; know him be wants q new
Office but what is the matter with the present Office
thA; is good enough for him what is the reason he
you gentlemen that the present Offices are not hSb-
table, and every time enter my Office am in con-
dread Of falling through upon the ONCE of the
Board Of Education, particularly if there is anybody
besides myself in the room. II We are too poor to
live had better s;arve death. Now, ask. what
would we do with ali the passengers that land upon
shores if we had no hotel for their accommodA-
ton? People who come here would not have place
10 lay then heads. They would be thrown upon the
Inequalities Of good people and get along best
they could All these difficulties have been
and the hotel for which there vas such cry is now
completed. Now some object to it because it is too
large Others because it not built Of wood, and if
had been built Of wood they would not have wanted
il because it might have burned down. They dOa't
it because built Of stone sud cost too much
Now these petty are Of no force and are
worthy of notice, and the same may be said Of the
deA that If A. B. c. holds these bonds we viii pay
them, bat If D. E. f holds then, we won't
It makes naaifFerense whatever who the parent
IF the hotel scheme is, whether i; originated with
he Minister Of Finance or the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs: the measure itself stands the same, who
sver may have been its protector. 1t has been told
'ou by the King, through His Minister of Fiusnce,
hat this was Government measure. and one which
lie heartily indorsed- say by the King, for you all
NOW the Constitution provides that the Minister
II Finance shall send in 10 this body report in
he name of the Government, and you all know
hat this report is sent in here in accordance with
be views OF the Cabinet, in which Cabinet the I
King sits head It has been told you by the Hon.
/. F. Judd that FrSnehmau, with all his ideas I
bout psterusl Government, would smile ST his .
government running Cafe. 1t might and it might 4
ot be so; but I am often amused at the idea of .
omparing ourselves with much larger countries. I
q Paris, it is hardly necessary for the Government
0 run Cafe, nor is this Government running"
hotel nor does 1t intend to-they have leased it. 1
4 France they have the accumulated capital OF .
thousand years, and the civilization Of many more,
I'd il is hardly necessary for the Government to aid
D the building Of Cafes, sc. One can hardly ssy
hat have the accumulated capital Of fifty years,
you know it is tskeu away snd carried 10 foreign
ouutries, nor does our civilization extend much
eyoud fry yesrs. should not smile, nor would
Freuchman, 10 see the Government instituiing a
Ioie ST Tahiti or al New Guinea The idea is this
Where capital has not accumulated, the Government
IS to come forward and assist in all matters calcu-
TIED for the benefit Of the public We must re-
lember that circumstances alter cases.
II is asked, who ever heard of I Government
wing hotel! There is & hotel at West Point,
-hich is owned by the United States Government.
is true that the Government owns the hotel be-
ause il is within the Military Reservation But l
uote this instance to show an instance in which
Government has thought it advisable TO own
otel Our circumstances have been such as caused
be King and His advisers to bring forward this hotel
,heme and push ii 10 completion In Nassau, as 1
slieye, the Government guaranteed certain per
sntsge to hotel, per annum; now We do not
* for any guarantee: the ground and all goes to
le Government and the Bill calls for the transfer of
Ferything relating to the hotel to the Government
The hotel, since lis completion, has been of ma
rial advantage TO the country, and an ornament 10
le birthplace OF the Member from Honolulu; and
lis handsome structure was put there for 5000.
oE, says Mr.. Carter, the original plan was that the
oiel should cost $4,000 Suppose IT was: other
zpeuses have been made in furnishing the house the
irniture OF which is reasonably handsome, laying
4 water pipes, gas pipes and fixtures, gas machine,
(, all OF which costs $ great deal of money, and
IS money well spent, gentlemen. Hon. Mr.. Judd
Is been pleased TO say that if We had OVERLOOKING
is Kind, he might accede to the proposition This
SAYS he would do Il we had full Golfers. We have
II fun Golfers, exactly, but have credit good
rough for any reasonable amount we nsy want TO
NOV for reasonable tine. Now in regard TO
is meeting concerning the Project Of building
,tel, I an sorry the two gentlemen from Honolulu
Ion. Mr.. Judd and Hon. Mr.. CarteT.) were not
ere and ca think Of no excuse 10 offer other than