The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-08-16
Three Months.

The Legislative Assembly Of the kingdom
has now been In session over three mouths
to-day : It's eighty-eizfth working day.-and
1t nay be vel 80 glance backward over the
history Of these days, and see what has been
accomplished for the permanent good Of the
country, what reforms have been Instituted.
and whlt compliance has been granted TO the
desires Of the eommauisy-5hat l., Of the in
tslisent part Of 1t; for the less attention there
Is paid TO the voice Of the people As manifested
BY the scores Of Puerils petitions which pour in
to tie Legislature from all parts Of the King
d5u-thsy already number f0r this session
about s5O,-the better.
The most careful review viii fail to Indicate
any genuine comprehension Of the true needs
Of the country. or any honest eudeav0r to solve
the problems Of national import presented.
Thsre have been long and resuItless discussions
On the right Of the Ministers to vote On the
question as To whether the Reciprocity Treaty
VII he ! blessing or curse; on the PROPOSE
ton TO deprive large number Of property
holders Of rights which the Constitution guar
autees them, BY making private fishing
grounds public property. There have been
grave attempts made to amend laws long since
repealed; the accounts Of past secretaries have
been ovs-hauIed and discussed aud voted upon.
The privilege Of imbTbing the poisonous and
destructive iHfusi5a Of Ava has been extended
and that most beneEceut laE Of last session
prohibiting the sale OF opium in compliance
with the petitions Of large Numbers Of victims
Of the Opium habit, viii undoubtedly be re-
pealsd, all for the sake Of few dollars more
Of revenue The coatof arms Of Hawaii might
very properly be vuIture feeding on its own
vitals We loudly buster about I" H9ouIs
L1tu, and al tie sane are engaged in ped
ding out the bIgod0 Of the nation for filthy Iucre
As notable eIample Of the euineu. ability
Of the aborizines for Independent legislation
We have the Bill OF the Hon. Thomas Martin,
cue Of the Nodes Of the land, 70 increase the
people Although drawn up with the greatest
care, and introduced With the utmost soIenrity,
It pr1vokss n the intelligent miud naueht but
dsrizion and eoutempt The bill to pat the
natives OF an equal footing With foreigners in
the natter Of getting drunk, eToksd a long dis
cussi1a; the m1ch-ueeied law Of 1874 to pro-
note industrial and agricultural pursuits in
publie schools, which If properly amended
and fully carried cut, would have beeu = real
and permanent beneEt TO the country b. incul-
eating hsbits q fSdzztEy IN the rising genera
ton, has been ruthIessIy killed n accordance
with the growing sentiment Of Yong Hawaii
that manual labor Il undesirable and degrad-
ing. An unlimited amount Of fsrvid eloqueuce
has been uttered upon s1ch nomeutous cues
tious as the night Of ilegaIly-elec5ed Members
70 their seats, and IN abortiEs attempts TO eject
those Eho were legally elected for such crimes
asiI-bezlth. Resolutions Of vzut Of cousdence
il The Ministry, the Beard Of Health, etc. have
absorbed 50 much tine that tie public vould
have % objectiols whatever 20 have the
Ministry rstaliate by requesting the King to
express their want Of conf1euce IN the Assem-
by By Proruguing Il
Matters Of vast inport to the urtion, Ike the
valve q the IHnches dev0ursd At the session
Of two years. ago, have solicited Iigh-toled
fights Of slog1enee and savage PhiIIipies. An