The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-06-03
LEGISLATIVE JOTTINGs.

There has been nothing transpire of much
importance in the. Assembly since our last issue,
excepting perhaps the resolution Of the Hon.
Godfrey Rhodes, Of want Of confidence in the
Ministry. After having been lost on the
previous day by a large majority vote, it was
again taken up FOX reconsideration on Saturday
last in Committee Of the Whole. and occupied
the greater portion of the time Of the House
until the afternoon of Wednesday, when it was
again indefinitely postponed by the same majority
vote as at frst-27 to 10. During the discussion
upon the resolution, as is usual in the Assembly,
a great deal of irrelevant talk was introduced
about the useless nature of the Treaty, some
declaring it would do no good to the poor
natives, but only to sugar planters, and others
who were already rich. To this it was answered
by the Hon. L.. Aholo in very cutting but
sensible terms, that to those who were waiting
with open months for Providence to shovel gold
down their throats, he did not suppose it would
do any good. In his opinion, it was only the
men who were ready to work that would be
benefited. Then, turning round and addressing
himself to the audience outside of the Assembly,
he said, 1t is not you, who are loafng away your
time here in idle inquistiveness, that will be
benefited, but those who are away from here
attending to their work. 1t is needless to
remark, the crowd were not much delighted at
the low estimate put upon their Importance as
listeners.
On Tuesday after considerable discussion on a
resolution to declare vacant the seat of the Hon.
Mr.. Kamakau, a Committee was appointed to
wait on the gentleman and request him to resign,
as it was deemed scarcely possible he would be
able to take his seat this session. He probably
intends to draw his pay; about the sitting
however, he does not seem to be 80 s~olicitous =
legally he is right, but as to the moral part of
the question, we are not able to say so much.
We notice that the medical bill, of which we
spoke in our last issue, was introduced on it's
first reading on Thursday last it was passed
without dissent and on motion, was ordered to
be printed. 1t will probably be the order of the
dayGfor Monday.
/ There are several members in the House who
never open their months to express an opinion
OIL any question, but are always found voting in
the minority, without regard to whether the
measures voted upon be good, bad, or
Indifferent. This is most probably done to gain
a favor among the ignorant of country DISTRICTS.
The celebrated 50 Resolution in the shape of an
ACT OF the tOn. LlllKaldnl, 10 call q convention
of delegates, was indefinitely postponed on
Thursday afternoon, Notwithstanding the deep
erudition of the young Scion.
On Thursday Mr.. Preston offered the following
resolution: THAT a select Committee be
appointed to enquire into, and ascertain upon
what terms l.. Aseu was sent to China by the
Government to obtain immigrants; and why he
is returning from San Francisco with Chinese
and upon what terms and conditions, these
Chinese were taken on board the vessel chartered:
and on what terms they are to be landed here"
The resolution was adopted, and we shall
accordingly probably know more of this secret
expedition before long. If rumor is correct,
Mr.. Aseu was sent a short time since as agent
for this Government to China to obtain laborers,
and was supplied with a letter of credit to the
amount of five thousand dollars for the accom-
plishment of his mission. We understand now
that he is on his way here from San Francisco
with a cargo of three or four hundred Cinnamon.
Is this the first ripple of the tidal wave that
{" Barclay dreamed of?