The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-06-10
LEGISLATIVE JOTTINGS.

On Monday the following resolution was
offered by His Excellency Governor Kapena
=" Resolved, That the Legislative Assembly do
~>approve and endorse all the action taken by the
Government in effecting the Reciprocity Treaty
{ with the United States, of the final success of
which the news received on Friday gives US
assurance" The foregoing resolution having
been read, the Homo. Rhodes moved to amend
as follows That the Legislative Assembly,
congratulates the country on the development of
the Ministerial policy of flooding it with China
men to work the sugar plantations, and condoles
with the Attorney General on his failure to in
duce his Highness c.. Kanaina not to lease land
in Kohala, Hawaii, to natives DESTROYS of Guilt
waiting sugar-cane." We are sorry to see such a
spirit of captiousness developed at SO late a day
in one in whom We had a right to expect to see
other indications of spirit than would scarcely
have been warrantable in an unframed youth.
Upon the vote being taken, as could not have
been otherwise expected, the original resolution
was passed by a unanimous vote, although a few
of the more poorly instructed and more ~fanatical
of the opposition left their seats in wild excite
ment, knowing that they could not persuade, and
that their vote would effect nothing. They
would, perhaps, have it appear that they were
miniature Burkes, leaving the House with their
anathema against the unholy, 6aleful, and deadly
loaHs, and the prostitute majority that held the
bolt Of Parliamentary po,cer but, alas! a laugh
was all they could raise.
His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs
took occasion on Monday to make some remarks
which were clearly in modification of his views,
as previously expressed, upon the subject of Chi
nese immigration. He declared that the Govern
ment had renowned the idea of the further I'M
p~ortation of Chinese, and intimated that at
tempts would shortly be made to negotiate for a
supply of people from other parts. A s%cathing
reply to the Minister'S speech was made by the
Hon. Mr.. Preston, rejecting strongly upon the
inconsistency of the gentleman. 1t is c~Onsoling
to reflect that, although once so ignored by the
Ministry, the " Memorial " has not been alto
gether forgotten, and we congratulate the Min
lister upon the anticipated smoothing of his
asperities.
On Tuesday the Sanitary Committee recon-
1aended abolishing the Offices of travelling ply
sicians throughout the islands, as several petit
tions and private complaints had been made
against the general i~nutllity of the same. The
recommendation of the committee was adopted
and we feel assured the health of the country will
not suffer much in consequence. Fat salaries
and no work are just the things least needed.
The Million Loan Act, which has been ~fruitless
of results, has at last been repealed.
On Thursday the bill to repeal the Act of 1874
TO Promote Agricultural and Industrial Pur-
quits in the Public Schools of the Kingdom, - was
on its third reading referred TO the Committee on
Education. The Act in question was very care
fully framed and introduced by the Hon. c.. r.
Bishop, President of the Board of Education,
and is calculated, when properly administered, to
accomplish beneficial results. That there have
been instances where ITS provisions have been
perverted argues nothing against the Act itself,
but only that the Board should carefully super
wise those who are entrusted with its execution.
We trust it will not be repealed until a further
trial has been had. The Committee on Educa
ton, to whom the matter is referred, consists of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and Hon. Messrs. Nawahi,
Halemanu. Mahoe, and Kuihelani.
On Thursday the HOUSE by vote declared the
seat of the Hon. s. NJ. Kamakau to be vacant, on
account of his continued illness, and ordered q
new election. This unprecedented and uneon-
stitutional act would have resulted in Mr.. ha-
makau asking an injunction from the Supreme
Court against the Inspectors of Election but