The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-07-22
LEGISLATIVE JOTTINGs.

The doings of the week in the Assembly may
be summed up in one word-talk. The resolu-
ton of want of confidence in the Ministry was
the subject of debate each day, except on Tues
day, when there was no session.
During the debate on the IS want of confidence -
resolution on Monday last, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs said in substance, that he had no doubt
but that the present administration could very
easily gain popularity with the merchants of the
town by adopting a line of policy the opposite of
that they intended to pursue, which was, to lay
the burden of taxation as heavily as possible
upon the planters and others who would be di-
rectly benefited by the Treaty. Such an utter
ance might very justly be looked upon as a
rather severe and uncalIed for reflection upon the
mercenary disposition of so large and influential
a class of citizens but then almost any sort of
verbiage will satisfy the large majority who look
with veneration upon government only according
to the number of Offices at its disposal, and who
never forget the chances of their own preferment.
Ten assessors among the Representatives, and a
larger number of tax collectors an expectancy,
are quite likely to cast their vote in favor of the
source from whence their pabulum is to be
derived.
A rather novel style of reasoning is displayed
by the Minister, when lie attempts TO show that
the revenue has been in excess of the expenditure,
by deducting from the expenditure the
cost of certain improvements, which be is
pleased TO style 50 permanent" The same " re-
fnement of reasoning" is here used as that
which attempted to make the expenses of a public
ball, a Sc necessity of Agriculture and lmmigra-
- - UNL,o Af;oSekor 1urin1 bic cnaaah EhoXVa1
considerable tact in handling the vanity of the
Representatives, by questions as to the desirablll-
ty of a government which could be led, or one
which would insist upon being followed. (Of
course kokua came from the tax assessors in favor
of the spirit of the question:
The Minister, when speaking in answer to
what had been said by the member from Maka-
wac, (Hon. Mr.. Halstead) avoided making any
allusion to a direct charge of " deceit made
against him by the member in some transactions
connected with immigration, of which committee
he (Hon. Mr.. Halstead) was one.
The Hon. Mr.. Kauai, the member who, a short
time ago, was going to use a crow-bar to lift the
Ministry out of Office, spoke very strongly against
the resolution and in favor of the Ministry.-He
has lately been appointed to an assessorship.
Hull "A u vac Al v "a tHC Ah1c >
for the reason that he considered the resolution
only a plan originated outside Of the House by
those who wished to occupy the vacancies in
case they were made. He wished to lame the
parties who had asked his cooperation against
the Ministry, and in behalf of the ofice-eeekers,
but the mention of the names of gentlemen
outside of the House was ruled out of order. 1t
was suggested, however. by another member,
that if he were to mention the names of all those
in favor of the resolution it would be a catalogue
that would embrace the names of the whole
community.
The Hon. Mr.. Pilipo, speaking in favor of the
resolution, said The House had heard a long
speech from Hon. S. n. Castle in justification of
the unauthorized expenditure of public moneys
with which the Ministry had been charged, and
among other things the Hon. Noble had been
very explicit in explaining the nature OF the cir
eumstances which made the bali given in Alto
lani Hale, a public necessity. He would like to
remind the Hon, Noble and others, that out Of