The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-06-07
The Legislature

Since our last record of the sayings and do
ings of the Legislative Assembly the resolu-
ton expressing want of confidence in the
Ministry, because of their refusal to bring the
Reciprocity treaty before the Assembly, has
been decided by the defeat of the resolution by
strong majority, full two-thirds.
During the debate the Hon. member from
Waimea, Kauai, J. Kauai, expressed the
opinion that The mover of the resolution was
actuated by personal considerations that there
was evidently a personal difference between
the mover and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
and that he should vote with the Minister when
the time came.
Thursday, the report of a committee on IN
paid bills of the Assembly of 1874 was up for
consideration, and after protracted debate
the report was adopted and the bills have been
paid. To gentlemen of ordinary constituencies
the discussion of the item for lunches would
have been quite unpleasant 1t may be re-
marked that several of the members of 1874
were returned to the present Assembly; that
they partoOk of the dainty viands of mine host
Herbert throughout the session of 1874, at an
expense to the nation of a dollar day each,
without murmur or protest, and after two
years reflection are found picking over the
items of the account with the same relish that
they pecked at homeless turkey and devilled
crab. The whole matter is one of taste, and
we may congratulate the people that better
economy has so far prevailed, that members
now pay for their own custards.
An effort has been made to GUST the Hon. S.
NJ. .Kamakau, one of the members for Homo
lulu. The reason assigned being that his i'll
ness was of nature to prevent his attendance
during the session. Members from other ISL
ands spoke with considerable feeling on the
resolution, in fact became almost pathetic when
they dwelt upon the wrong inflicted upon the
gentlemen who occupy from day to day, the
seats outside the railing. 1t is fact that Ho-
nolulu is thus deprived of one-fourth of her
The patriot who occupies the
seat, or, more properly speaking, who cannot
fill the seat, has been waited upon by COM
mittee, who used their best efforts to present
to him the propriety of evincing spirit of
but the sturdy old historian and
orator limited at reasons much more substan-
tial from his point of view why he should
hold hard to his chair. Just here we may re-
mark that most differences of opinion arise from
the fact that we stand upon different points of
survey. For ourselves we may say that we
have not felt hurt in person or property because
of lack of quantity of representation it is
simply matter of quality.
On Monday, His Elk the Minister of Foreign
Affairs offered resolution: That Wednesday
be set for the consideration of the general sub
jet of Immigration. The Hon. Mr.. Preston
moved to lay the resolution upon the table
until the select committee who have under
Mr.. Aseu's mission in quest of
chinese laborers, make report. The motion
10 table prevailed by vote of p to o. 1t is
evident that immigration is the cloud which
threatens to overshadow the Ministry, and,
though no bigger than mans hand now, it
promises to overspread the Assembly very
shortly. The arrival of the bark VIM. Il. Besse
With the first fruits of the Ministerial policy
will doubtless add interest to the proceedings
If the Assembly.
The resolution of the Hon. Mr.. Kapena,
loble, that the Assembly approve and endorse