The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-09-02
LEGISLATIVE JOTTINGs.

The proceedings in the Assembly from Satur-
day up to Wednesday noon, may be briefly.
described as generally highly discreditable to all
concerned. The salary grab was the topic on
Saturday and Monday, on a resolution introduced
by the Hon. Mr.. Kaai, instructing the Secretary
of the House to draw from the Treasury the sum
of $500 voted for expenses, and to pay there
from the sum of 800 to each of the Representa-
tives. The previous question, which, in the
hands of an interruptions majority has proved so
effective, having been called for and carried, the
resolution was summarily adopted by Il vote of
"a to II. The following were the votes in the
affirmative, some of whom, it may charitably be.
supposed. did not really understand the merits of.
the question II. R. H.. W. P. Leleiohoku, II.
Kuihelani, II. A. Kahanu, W. T. Martin, S. K.
Kaai, L. Aholo, j. Kahuila, D. ". Kaiue, l..
W. P. Kanealii, K. Kamauoha, G. w. Pilipo, j..
Kauai, Z. Helekunlhi, A. P. Kalaukoa, 8.
Aiwohi, j. Nawahi, G. w. D. Halemanu, S.
Mahoe, j.. A. Nahaku, 8. NJ. Naukann, j. Ma
kaleka, S. W. Mahelona, L. kama.
On the announcement of the result, the Presi-
dent, Hon. G. Rhodes, resigned his seat, declar.
ing that he could not by remaining longer in the
position give his apparent sanction to the uncon-
btkbulIOuut uCtiOu VI tic <AbscHulJ IL u
President, Hon. Mr.. Aholo, took the Chair. A
motion to reconsider was discussed at length, but
lost by a vote of 30 to Is, whereby it will be OBJ
served that the majority had begun to melt away
before the arguments of the Attorney General
and others, who exposed the fallacy of the rea-
soning of the advocates of the grab, as well rs
the dangerous precedent of setting aside consti.
tutional provisions. The declaration on the part
of the Ministry that they did not intend to pay
out a single dollar in violation of the Constitu.
ton as they understood it, aroused the ire of the
impecunious ones, and they clustered and used
insulting language, which, very properly, was
not always or fully interpreted into English.
The lie was given, most fatty and emphattcally,
to the Attorney General, by the Hon. Mr.. Kaai.
This was, however, retracted during a subsequent
session, when compliments were exchanged and a
general burying of hntchets took place.
On Monday, it having become apparent that
the former resolution for additional pay would
fail of its object, the Hon. Mr.. Pilipo brought
forward another, differently phrased, but with
the same intent. This was debated all the morn
ing and part of the afternoon. but was finally
indefinitely postponed by the strong vote of 20 to
l2.E The salary grab being thus apparently
forever disposed of, the Assembly Immediately
voted, without debate, an appropriation of
10000 to defray the expenses of His Majesty's
late visit to the United States, and then ad-
journed for the day.
But things were not yet to go on smoothly.
On Tuesday morning, 4 resolution was brought
forward by the dissatisfied and impecunious ones,
to the effect that the Assembly inform His Maj
esty that it will be ready to adjourn on Saturday.
This was carried by a majority of FIVE, reconsid-
cred, and referred to a select committee-which
was all the business accomplished on that day.
On Wednesday the committee reported n sub
%stitute, providing for carrying on the government
on the basis of the Appropriation Bill of 1874,
and adiourning the Assembly sine die. The
debate on this lasted until the afternoon, when
the resolution was indefinitely postponed byaa
vote of "a to u. Thereupon the House sat
down to work on the Appropriation Bill, and at
once signifed its liberal disposition by voting the
sum of go, e86 for the support of the military,
and 50 900 for Judge Allen as Minister Resident
at Washington.
On Thursday the bill to provide for the preser-
walton of forests, and the bin to regulate auc-
tioneers- licenses, passed n third reading. BY