The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-09-13
The Legislature.
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On Wednesday last the Assembly received
the announcement Of the death of the Hon. S.
NJ. Kamakau, one of the members representing
Honolulu The Attorney General spoke of
the Hon. member in a most felicitous manner
as a Hawaiian scholar and historian; but as
statesman or politician His Excellency had
but little to say of the deceased and that little
had better have been left unsaid. The death
of the Hon. member for Honolulu afforded the
acquisitive members of the Assembly an OPP
portmity for another raid upon the Treasury,
which they availed themselves of. The first
motion was for carriages for the conveyance of
members to the place of internent of the re-
mains. Criticism of the act would be ungen-
erous, considering the precedents already es-
tablished. This point having been gained, a
motion was then made by which any gentle
man member of the Assembly who might not
be the proud possessor of black broadcloth
suit of clothes, was to be furnished with the
needed articles of apparel at the public ex-
pense; but the better sense of the majority
prevented the mourners from carrying the
motion. The Assembly then adjourned for
the day.
On Thursday a resolution was introduced to
the effect that no more bills should be brought
before the Assembly, excepting those of which
notice had already been given. The inter-
island steam navigation bill was then taken
up, consuming the remainder of the days SEES
sion, without coming to any decision; the As
sembly adjourning in, what that prince of in
terpreters, Ragsdale, would call, ga state of
metaphorical confusion" On Friday the
steam navigation Bill again came up, and
after tedious debate, and some show of Par
liamentary tactics on the part of the promoters
of the two schemes, the Act passed, with but
little mutilation; the most important change
being the substitution of fifteen thousand dol
lars per year, instead of eighteen thousand
dollars, as the maximum subsidy to be paid
to contractors.
Saturday was as usual a broken day. On
Monday the Attorney General led off with a
resolution to make the appropriation bill the
" order of the day" The Hon. member for
Lahaina, Mr.. Aholo, Immediately opposed the
resolution, and expressed some anxiety as to
the fate of the bills passed into the hands of
the Enrolment committee. The Hon. Presi- |
dent, Mr.. Rhodes, followed in opposition to |
to the resolution. He thought that some very
important bills were before the Assembly
which should be considered before the appro-
priation bill was finally considered: alluding
TO the income tax bill as most important He
then proceeded to express his peculiar views
in regard to the state of the country, and
painted the future of Honolulu in most sombre
colors. He admitted that some rich men
would become much richer uhder the present
condition of affairs but altogether the speak
IT considered the state of the country to be in
. sad way. It was proposed to head off the
planters who would avail themselves of an op-
'Ortunity to ship their produce direct from
heir several landings to San Francisco, by
intending the law creating ports of entry so
hat Honolulu should be the only port of entry
nd clearance. We trust that this broad and
LIBERAL view of the situation will not find
many supporters. It may appear for the
ionce q sharp dodge, and it is, but time will
how the folly of such Legislation.