The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-01-28
Legislative Debate IN 1873.
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His Excellency the Acknowledgement said
Whenever His Majesty desires me 70 resign my
commission, / shall do so most cheenully but /
10 not intend to do this at the bidding Of the
Hon member from LAhaina (Mr. GibsOn.) As
| have never sought Office or allowed others TO
seek IL for me here, although the Hon. member
from LahainR stated here that / always pursued
Dffice. so shall / most willingly return to private
life at any time when the authority under
Which / hold shall 80 desire. / Am con-
vinced that the only ground for the present
resolution Is purely on personal grounds
on motives not looking TO public interest.
The Hon. member from Lahaina has referred
To his own course In this country, and says that
ne has Always sought only the good of the peo-
pie here. / do not care to open the volume of
the Hon. members history, both before he came
10 this country and since but it is we'll known,
and there are natives on this island, on Kauai,
and perhaps on Lanai, If they still live, who
could tell how the Hon. member has looked after
their interests. Staneh old Nahaolelua, If living,
could tell Of the Hon. members treatment Of
natives. But i prefer 10 avoid personal illusions,
although they are fairly invited by the compari-
son he has sought to make with himself.
Honorable Mr.. BickertOn said There
seems 30 be some misunderstanding about the
reference to the appropriation bill In the resolu-
ton One member has said that IL means the
indefinite postpOnement Of the bill. It is a mis-
take II u only the postpOnement Of the appro-
PriatiOn bill, we having no confidence in the
A@aNG A1AHA &11 A4S1~ @HC0AE - ~
has made some strong arguments why we should
not feel confidence IN the present Ministry,
stronger than any 1 have heard yet yet he does
not feel that he can vote for the resolution. OF
course all men have different opinions, and 1 do,
and shall always respect his, but I can't agree
with him this time he has also said a good deal
about the annexation party that former Min
listers belonged To II, that there was something
behind these Ministries, that this Ministry was
chosen from the same party he wished that
some other party may be in power; he has also
zaid he is glad to see that an opposition party
mas been formed that has strength, and that it IS
not as IT has been IN former sessions, that mem
bers could be bought up by government appoint
1ents ; il used to be that after the close of the
session that q great many of the Representative
figured as Tax Assessors or Tax Collectors he
now thought there was some hope for Hawaii
mel. / agree with him, and 1 laud him for say
ing so. Now the Minister of Interior says a
great deal about this resolution being floating
about for days who has brought it on, have they
not ? They threw down the gauntlet and cbal-
Ienged Us and We have taken 1t up, they asked
us To come on, and We have done so. II / had
any doubts about this resolution they were all
dispelled yesterday; thar letter was enough for
me. The Minister of Foreign Relations should
have simply told the House that l. was not con-
sidered proper by the Ministry that Mr.. Carter
should come on the floor of this House and
speak, lie not being q member. and that 1t was
interfering with .he Kings prerOgative, and that
ne did not wish IL and not have brought the
King's autograph letter here and had read it. 1t
vas dragging the King before this House and
laying him open to criticism. This should never
be. The Acknowledgement has said that he knew
nothing Of this letter being read in the House
antiI he saw IL here. How is this ? Do these
four Ministers act IN such an important matter
- this without consulting together on (as the
Hon. Noble Mr.. Rhodes has sGid)- The most
serious and important thing that thSse Ministers
have 10 answer for 2 Yes, Mr.. Chairman, can
We have confidence in such q Ministry 2 A great
deal has been said about the baby 1.-THE resOlu-
toni and my friends the Hon. Mr.. Gibson and
the Hon. Noble Mr.. Kaai. have been called the
fathers of il by the Minister of the Interior. ]
never knew Of 4 child having two fathers, so
won't add myself TO the number. i have been
called by many one of the leaders of the indie
pendent party, 50 1 presume am an uncle, and
/ think that baby Will find many uneles among
The members Of this House. II il is so j an
nprOud Of it / am proud 10 be considered an in
dependent member. 1 promised my constituent.
Ibis ; ! have ne Offices 70 offer or money to give
tor brides, 80 IL / have led any member or mem
bers OF this House, 1 have not done II with
money or promise Of office. / could not expect
my constituents to say that | was a good anC
faithful servant, II by my vote / said / had con
hdenee IN the present Ministry as a body. How
can any independent member of this House say
he has confidence, after the developments tina
have been made since the Opening'Of this ses
sion ? Look AZ the report of the Finance Com
unittee and the report of the Experts. and tn
result Of the vote on the adoption thereof. Tha
vote was the voice Of the people, the Represents
tiYes are the voice of the people and some o
the Mobiles also voted for the adoption of thOsl
reports
The Acknowledgement this morning has spokei
Of members speaking of motives Of others, ant
throwing out insinuations. His speeches al
through this session have been full of sucl
things they have teemed with insinuations a
20 motives of others he should have been tn
last one TO speak of it.
His ExceTlency the Minister Of the InteriO
said At this late hour, and when every mem
Der has made mp his mind as to what he vi
vote, IL may be useless for me to speak further
but when / ind the opposition to the Ministr
reduced 10 the qualification Of personal ambition
cannot refrain from making q few remarks.
am surprised 20 find the entire people n
presented by the Hon. member from Lahain
Mr.. GibsOnl and the Hon member for Hams
kua. and that the King and Mobiles have not an
yoice IN the Government. The interests Of Ii
Eingdom ar 10 the keepipR OF The King, Noble