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Resolution OF Hon Mr. Carter SeusurfaH 34fl
Minister OF Finance MW
Hon. c. X. Judd moved TO refer The resslsuoa w
the Committee on Finance.
Hon. A. r. Judd moved 10 Hnsnd no "a 10 read
ne follows: Whereas. the Minister Of Finance dpi.
without authority OF Law. ON The lSth Say OF %
iober 1871. issue bonds OF the Hawsaan severn
ment 10 the amount Of $4,000, bindlng himself
and his successors In Office for the payment thereof
ia fye years, such bonds being entitled "notel
Bonds" and as the said act OF The Minister OF RI
nance implies a disregard OF the lawTmaking power
OF this Kingdom. tends TO deprcciaie the credit ot
His Majesiy's Government, and IL passed unnouced
by this Assembly would establish A most dangerous
precedent therefore. be it resolved, that this Leg
islative Assembly do hereby disapProvc OF th"
said Act and hereby eensure the Minister OF "a
nance therefor.
Hon. Mr.. Carter accepted the amendment.
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs after reading the
oensare; now ! would like to know what ~proprirsy
there would be IN sending this TO q committee. THIS
man has \ right 20 q defense in this House. This
man is on trial. this man is entitled 20 bc heard.
Hon G. ii. Judd withdrew his motion.
Hon. A =. Judd agreed with the Minister Of For
eign Affairs, and did not suppose that there was any
need of producing u bond TO prove their issuance.
there was one going the rounds Of the House now.
All that the amended resolution called Cor was an
expression of the opinion of the House Ia the matter.
He was much pleased with the manner in which the
member for Hama had spoken. He. the member for
Hama. was of the opinion that tho House could not
sit upon this matter, as this act demanded ~inpcach-
ment. That may be 50. bat that does not prevent
this House censuring the Minister Of Finance- The
bonds are clearly issued without authority VI law. Il
will not be denied that the bonds were issued, and
they must have been issued contrary % law. The
object OF the resolution 10 20 discourage proceedings
like this. Il Is not sufficient for the Ministers TO cry
that they viii not do 50 any more. this House shcuid
censure.
Hon. G. IL. Judd was Of the apinEon that the bonds
were not legal. and that the Minister had done moth
ing TO be censured for. The bonds were taken BY
those who knew they were not legal. and that BE,
the speaker. did not think that the Minister should
be censured for what he has not done.
Pending discussion the House adjourned.
sixrr-Rnsr DAY, July 18th.
Hon. Mr.. Rice gave notice Of ~in,sstiOn TO bring in
a bill 10 amend the Act respecting inter-island steam
navigation.
The House proceeded to consideration Of unGnishsd
business, the first Of which was Hon. MIR. Carriers
resolution Of censure Of the Minister Of Finance.
Hou. Mr.. Carter said, the fact that the hotel bonds
had been issued without authority Of law, was unde-
MED. Was the building Of the hotel an 'emergancy''
as contemplated by the Constitution II will hardly p
be 50 contended. The Hon. gentleman proceeded 20
give the history Of the inception and issuance Of the
bonds. to show that Il was entirely o Transaction by
the Minister Of Finance. in his official capacity. and
not by J. Mott Smith. These bonds we're negotiable,
and thus represented money. Were they legal, or
not1 II the Miaister believed them legal, then he IN
fairly before us lnder this resolution. IL he did not
believe them to be legal. he vas dealing in n fraud.
He can accept either horn Of the dilemma.
I'VE regret that eur restricted space will not
permit us 20 give the debate in full on this subjectl
The speakers against the resolution were the
Hons. Messrs. Kipi, Aholo, KRlakaua. Bishop.
Naihe. kaai, Kankaha. Kahananui and the Minister
OF Foreign Relations, and others. Those who
spoke for, were. Hons. Messrs. Carter, Mikalemi,
Lonoaea, Poll. Kupakee, A. i. Judd aud Kaiue.
The ayes and noes being called on the indefinite
postponement of the resolution, Il was carried by
the following vote:
Ayes-Their Excellencies Nahaolelus. ,Kanon.
Harris, Hutchinson. Hons. Bishop, Kala.
Kaso, Kahanu, Hitchcock, Kipi. Kupakee,
Kaai. Naihe, Halemanu. Aholo, Kuihelani. Nui,
Kahananui, Newton, Komoikchuehu, kaukaha and
Hart--23.
Noes-His Highness Lunalilo, Hons. G. Kanaina,
Nawabi, Martin: Kaukau. LOnoaea. Ksfuc, A. +.
Judd, Carter. Mikalemi. Poll. Paikulf Kekoa-j3.
The House then adjourned.