The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-06-26

this sOsatTy ehsrgiag the sxisssnse Of ring Asd
ssseEaisa,sd i; the annexation ring.
HIS E1selsRsy, the Minister Of Finaree. said cat
oi courtesy the geaslsnaa alluded TO BY Mr.. PHI
pe. uh0 has not the privilege Of defending himself
upon the ee0r 0f this House. be Mr.. PlPo, sASaia
bs called - order.
Iii, Exeelisney the Atiorney-GsserAi. said the
ruling s the President vi this body. prevented ali
personalities Of the character ef those iRdagei in hy
Mr. RhPo, who Ay bis course, is playing into the
hands ef those who Snxisas % destroy the iRds
PeEdsoee VI Jais soaniry,
The Chairman. M. kipi. reminded the gentleman
Of the prourisy Of aosAiRlRg from The Of further
personalities.
NJ. PatpS eoaiinaed. BY eritisiEias the course Of
the Ministry, sxsePs the Maisger Of Finance. With
Whom bs tOand nv fAalt. aos because be a Ra-
Wailas, bet from personal eSADinatioa of his de
pzrtasHt there anything found 10 be irrsss-
lar. deserving 0f Reviewed the report Of
the experts IN eonBeeiion with the Interior depart
asas parsieal4ry that portion 10 which they
sa& the tarnias into the Treasury Vi the hAAsee 0f
SS.slI.ss IS rSSils&sioH, carried forward ~ the
el0ss Of each brnnial period since 1896.
his Excel sncy the Minister Of Intsrior, explained
that that Got cash balance. aad therefore.
could not be tarasd inle the Treasury, is vatry
up0n the beoks against which there vouchers IS
sre1 tr01 time 10 sine. not YET charged up
total but Of the Of s. 500 referred 10 by the
experts. there IS balance Of 81 4+S which is being
used IN the erection OF pGb,e ouidass zHd Improve
meats the wharf for the accommodation Of the
s4AtHilbs "lc1 Alc>c Improvements IalS1cls
II saere remain BALANCE Of airy eeass II will be
IarusG iut9 the Treasury.
Mr. Mahss far0rvd the adoption Of the resolution
regarding II as the offspring younger brother 0f
the report 0f the Committee VI FiuaHev.
Mr. hapau moved the resolution be indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. Kssi favored the adoption Of the resolution
reviewed the report Of the experts and the
action Of leasing the Hawaiian Hotel charging tue
Minister with being aeln4tea by motives VI friend
shtu the eNcLustyn o the puhll- n
p0rs Sf his posisIeR IL sustaining the resolution
pressing want Of eoa6deace IN the Ministry.
his ExsseBcy the Minister Of Interior. said. when
the Hoa- Nobe GAAss such charges, prsdieased upon
eTi4snes As be alleges, would prefer the evidence
hls word.
Mr.. Aholo did rot support the resolution, doubted
the proPrsty VI IT, because it snbSdieS the postpone
rent u the eonsiieratUn OF the Appropriation bill.
fhs eject et Sais rSs0iagion will De, Ii II passes
eonpe. the Ministers 70 reSsn which will delay the
regular business Of the Assembly why no. pass the
Appropriated bill Howl Could not see any reason
f.r expressing want Of eontteEee IL the present
Ministry for they have oUplei with every request
111 carried cut the Instructions Of thtS House aud
is il right 10 Ministry thAE carries oat our
Instructions and couples with requests In
Tlssins the report Ct the CoumlllsS of Finance.
eogtd u0S aud anything in it ealing for the passage
0t resolution saeh As that presented BY his colleague
expressing waHE Of confidence il the Ministry.
AL this discussion about the Hotel should be post.
p5uei uo<I AAer the Select Committee. MAKE their
report, &c member Of that ComniJIes, and had
not Pls;sd their examination Of the hotel
aSo thought the discussion Vf the treaty should be
pes,poHsd guth the H0ass took soRe definite action
uP0a the two reports presented by The CgmniIss 90
Foreign Relations. The report Of the experts. re-
tsrrIns - the Attorney General e1eupAtes and ac-
qgts that ociAl vi the charges made in the report
U; the Comulgtee ou Finance, therefore, thus ohesr
shogld a0t be esHsarei. Aad Tor these reasons be
soGli not vote for the resolution.
Mr. W. r. Castle advocated in some extended re-
uArSs, the indefinite p0sGP0sssat Of the resolution
His EXeSlIeGcy the Minister Of Interior said hs
e9ncurrei II the remarks Of Mr. Mahgs that this res
clinton the fspriug " the report Of the Com
i.-ee Of Finance, this 10 him Ade evident days
agV, L has besa b1adsi about this Legislature for
days. and hually makes its appearance uadsr the
fostering care oi the Hon member Tor Lahaiua. Mr.
Gibson lis iatrUdgcer, antths H0a Noble, Mr.. kaAi
IT'S nest ardent supporter, who now presents it. So
lcl-IES your support. Considerable has been said
about the b8isuss Of S5sI1.5g in the Land Ofes
and the gentleman fron Svrth kouA insists upou it
being turned into the Treasury realization this
Be ioue. fer the reason that il Is not cash
balance, be certainly misuuderstAuis the experts
Wbsn he quotes them to slhsH hs positou they
rSeomuen1 that the account wherein this balance
appears BE- closed by the counter euIries Of the you
easrs. Issued for legislative expenses &c. this is
simple matter Vi book keeping -nt does not intimate
or exhibit any er00sedness, and in support Of this
sIpanati9u, have taken the precAutl0B gug from
the eNpsrisnee OF the past that NY word would aot
AE-SA VI s---E lS--leEe q Lll> mouse. 10 Oo-
tain the fg9Eng letter frVa Of the experts viz:
Houolulu, June 81, ISIS.
4 portion Of the cash balance Of s. .sTI.5s was
represented 6y old vouchers will be seen BY the re-
port whieh were 81 100, the balance Of cash actual
was 81 +.S7T.5s The reason given Why this amount
not passed into the Treasury vas that they had
been received a. partial payueus on suniry aee0Uat
and could not be disposed og until the whole Auouuts
received, this has been the usual custom since
NJ. Spencer was Chief Clerk" /"
Signed by Z. P. ADAMS, and Jy.o H. Parry
hsPs this explanation will be satisfactory to the
gentleman from North h0aA. In refutins the i'm
pied charges of dishonesty the part Of certain
employees Of his department, he presented the fol
loving letter Of tS0 OF the experts exousratins said
employees frs1 al sGeh aecusllious
H1u9IgIg, jane q. ISIS
To HIS Er- J. Hot Sinith, Khristsr Of Interior,
EstsraarG Sir The books Of the Interior DEPART
usaS lately under cur inspection, show plainly every
receipt Of the ocs and consequently there could have
been 10 sGbsTE.snsag without the iaes being made
known by examination, aad although certain surri-s
we're IN arrears, and balances not entered up they
Gid in the least give Us auv idea that ug on,
moneys had been lost 10 Consequences of such ousson
IL L cur opinion that any discrepancy in the Land
O6cs cannot be lssaily proved ani It WAS for that
reasoa that We did Eot auy party in cur report
70 the Assembly, as liable to accusation.
Very respectfully yours,
J0zS Il. PArT and 1. P. ADAMS
II lLres more L1An t1s report Of 4 Committee,
framed On such fjussy aad insufficient evidence as
that collected BY the Committee Of Finance to con
Vlet person thief, would aut have referred u
this matter that the report Of the Finance
Committee contains charges when might possibly,
&c dstrGsEtAt 70 the clerks in ny department zuo,
VII be bY the letter II the experts are Inno-
cent Gf any criminal gEs1se- Tie Hon NOBLE Mr.
kA4l, charges with acting through motives u
friendship, to the injury Of the public good in sa.-
ing ths Hawaiian Hotel to NJ. Hsr5ert which has
10 f9gniltign IL fact II al respect % NJ prsie
cssSur, It his iuy have the terms Of the lease
governing the first sale CON piled EEs for the trans
actlcn during his occupancy of the Interior acs
I certainly cauugC be held responsible for this A
short tine after took charge Of the Interior depart
meat, M. Herbert informed ne BY letter, be was
bankrupt aud could not comply With the provision
Of the lease sale lad 10 be sEds-sd. notice
of Ehich vas Published here aEi il san Francisco,
iuvitng bidders, AZ Ehica sale. aEisr the eircun-
stances the best possible zrrau geant was made for
the gpvsruusas- Il L certainly greater source Of
reTsDgs % the guTsrnsnt to have the house oecCpe
than HOs. Mr.. Lemon, referred 70 BY the Hon Noble,
was called II o. A11 only Iftsr failure u make
terms with hin, did pat Up the lease again at
azctla1- Mr.. Herbert has paid the SIX months reus
70 July lst, ISIS, a11zuticg7 S s45, and hold. the
Chisf Clerk, receipt flr the sane
Mr.. Rhodes, SAID ne not ID 1ee5ri With the
policy Of the prsseat AEistry, bat eocsiders1 Il II
Psrs1aGts the oss; the CaEltry has had for years
feared nj 1r5zs rssEts from the Reciprocity treaty.
aaG dEelt At lsagth Thursdays Proese1ng. Of the
House, on the rsz9lztisu presented by Mr. EaAi ;
regrtred that the Attsrusy General and Minister Of
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