The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-07-02

LBS p. m on Saturday TO make his defence
as TO his management Of the affairs OF the
Kingdom, which, in his multiplied and
varied capacities, he has administered al
most sole for the past two years. Heprum-
ised TO occupy the House but few min.
utes. and it may be said he redeemed his
promise. For Just one hour and twenty
minutes his speech, and It's Interpretation,
demanded the attention OF the House. and
of these eighty minutes the Interpretation
necessarily took the larger half, so that
forty minutes to disposed charges Of NAL
administration in Foreign Affairs gener-
ally. unnecessary and extravagant foreign
missions, the Protest, etc The Board OF
Health. including the Madras middle and
the Flowerdew case Then the coinage
contract, next the Immigration expenses,
and the alleged illegahty OF Cabinet Coun-
ell Appropriations, and melo-dramatic
peroration were all compressed into about
thirty-four minutes.
The speech so apparently frank and eI
plauatory, was only discursIye and eva
sive.
With regard TO foreign affairs, the proof
that no mistake had arisen with the French
Government in consequence OF the sudden
withdrawal of Mr. Carriers diplomatic
powers, was that we still received civil
communications from the Foreign Minis
ter in France and that our representative
had been decorated. The Limier affair was
not alluded to. France had not suspended,
or threatened to suspend diplomatic rela
tons, SO that was all right
kapena's mission originated with some
Japanese gentlemen, and had nothing to
do with the coronation, the mission referred
solely to immigration. Col laukea's ms
sion was eminently successful in the East
because he had been SO well received in
West. The various embassies of this Min
istry had not cost so much rs was reputed
to have been spent from first to last in &C
quiring the Reciprocity Treaty.
The Protest had not been made laugh
ing stock on the contrary II had been &c
knowledged with due diplomatic phrase
Lology, though no farther response had
been received except from Holland, and
the Secretary Of State in Washington. the
Hon. Mr.. Frelinghuysen had written that
the Protest ought to have been called an
appeal and that with regard TO New
Guinea and other groups remote from
hence, there was neither an American or
Hawaiian question alive, while the Colo
MES of Great Britain were nearer inter
ested- Capt. Trips expedition was more
expensive than was anticipated, for who
could forsee the wreck Of the vessel Uni
forms and flags not referred to.
The coinage contract was the least ex
pensiye scheme, illegality not referred to,
Finding the Portuguese immigration
brought to stsnd-still for lack of funds,
it was necessary to pick up whatever Of
fered as possibly available.
As to appropriations by Cabinet Reso
lutions, the Attorney General might an
swer that The same with the Madras
muddle.
In the Flowerdew mess, the Minister
was happy to read to the House the latest
communication from the British Govern
ment through its Representative here,
that they would be satisfied to know that
the Hawaiian Government We're ready 10
invite the Hawaiian taxpayers 10 pay for
any loss incurred by a British subject by
the action of the Hawaiian Government.
As president of the Board of Health the
multitudinous Minister quoted certain i'm
proyements made under his regiisc The
arrival OF the Sisters was referred to with
not unjustiiable qualification. OF course
1t was not the Presidents cue to refer to
the maintenance IN office of such men as
Fitch andYan Geisen and the consequences
Of their rule
Finally the Minister reminded Us Of our
ancient Roman Custom, by which, when
an old public servant was impeached he
barred his breast and showed his wounds,
here the Minister threw open his coat and
showed-his waistcoat, creating not little
laughter
Referring once more TO the Board OF
Health, recognizing the old Roman saying
that the Health of the people Is the su-
preme law he said as to the water supply,
had he not sunk pump in a spring on
the beach at kalawao and erected house
over it. had he not written book teaching
the science of sanitation to Hawaiiansf
and moreover he had visited halawao, and
stayed there three days, at least he had
slept there one night and stayed parts OF
two days; true, 1t was previous to taking
office as President of the Board, but 1t was
sufficient to enable him to grasp intelli-
gently the necessities of the patients, and
to formulate the best scheme of admins
tration for the future.
On these statements he was willing to
rest his claim as just, able aud impartial
duInlnlsuatOT-
And this is the whisk which is to brush
away the charges contained in the grave
and explicit statements of the Finance
Committee, in the speeches of Noble Wide
mann, Reprepresentative Dole and others
in the House, and Of J. o. Carter, Isenberg
and others outside.
In fact the speech was no answer, no
justification, no explanation, nothing but
a perfunctory fulfilment OF a custom OF, |
Ministerial answer to charges made. Neytr |
was there in all constitutional history q 4
reply so hollow and worthless, to charges |
so grave and well known.
When the vote was taken, the weight of |
the four Ministers, one ex-AIinister and |
the Auditor General all involved in the |
same evil doings, together with the loss Of |
the vote Of one Noble. unayoidably absent, /
and two pensioners, fooled the Resolution /
Of censure, but by such margin that any |
Ministry not provided with foreheads of .
brass and hides of rhinOceros would have |
at once reported to His Majesty that they
no longer retained the confidence Of the |
and that therefore they prayed |
to be released from functions they were
no longer able to discharge with any ben
eft TO the State or satisfaction to them
selves as honorable public servants.