The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25
Mass Meeting at LyCeum.
THE HAWAIIAN ELL OF RIGHTS.


In accordance with call made by Messrs. ]. o.
Carter, II. Warehouse, d. Kahanu, and w. l.. Ho-
| lokahiki, mass meeting was held at the Lyceum.
The meeting was enthusiastic but orderly il was
composed chiefly of worldngmen with full repre-
sentation of merchants and others. II was most
unanimous in its sentiments.
Mr.. J. o. Carter opened the meeting. Mr.. H.
Warehouse was called 10 the chair, Messrs. W. A.
! Kinney and Joseph PoepOe were elected secre-
tanes, and Rev. A, o. Forbes, interpreter. The
chairman called upon Mr.. Carter to speak.
Mr.. Carter said: All knew that the Legislature
was IN session; very little progress had been
made. He pointed out how serious the Finance
Report was to taxpayers. Mr.. Keau had signed
| that report, now he spoke against it; there was
evidently some secret influence at work which
1 honorable men could not understand. Two letters
| arrived by Alameda which made him see IL gray
ity of the situation One said, 1.-The Bank Charter
| act must pass, a man in San Francisco saws he
carries votes enough in his pocket to pass it." Mr..
Cartzr said, 1t remains for rs to say whether it
| shall pass or not. Applause. Another writer, a
lawyer, said, the title of the bill wrong, il
should have read bal to contiscate Hawaii.
The speaker then read Article 10 of the Consti-
tuition, and commented severely ON the unconsti-
tutional Cabinet Resolutions" 1t was our duty
to make these men pause. II we did not, they
might raise taxes ruin public credit and bring the
country TO the condition of South American Re
public.
He then showed how the transfer clause in the
| Appropriation Bill had been violated. He said
| $3OO,0O0 had been borrowed from the Treasury,
and every dollar of that would have 70 be returned
to the Treasury before the funds under the Audit
Brown and himself there was not half a dozen
men In the country who could find out the state Of
funds under the Loan Act They were in a mud
die. IL took their three heads whole day to uu-
rayel the muddle as far as it had gone. Bad Gov
eminent is expensive. The Committee report does
not show how expensive it is. Not quarter of
the interest to be paid appears. When this Cabinet
came IN credit was good money could be got at
| cent The Government has hneD n VI mr.
| twelve and nine per cent Some of these good
| things had been kept for friends Of the admins
tration only.
The Audit Act had been violated in every Sec
ton He showed this by reference to the fmmi-
| grafton departments accounts. He humorously
described the interview with the Secretary, and
his finding thai that gentlemen was 5000 ahead
IN his cash. This meant one of two things, either
| some amount had been received and not entered
or the vouchers had been watered. Some vouchers
were not stamped by the Auditor He was to have
had stamping field day but was too busy to come.
One voucher showed that il had been paid January
llth and was audited March 3lst, cart before the
horse business.
II was hard for the poor man to pay taxes.
We ought to be guaranteed honest economical
taxes of this country. Are we to 90 on paying
taxes into the hands of men who ignore the con-
stitution, the statutes, aud seem Diet ermined to
work their sweet will with Government money.
loud applause.) He hoped that the meeting
would SO express itself that the King can under
the next step must be force, and that none of us
wish TO bring forward. loud applause.) The
speaker trusted that what he had said had quick
ened their apprehension, and thanked them for
their attention.
The following resolutions were read by Mr.
Lorrin Thurston:
ReSOiued, That committee of FIVE persons be
appointed by the meeting TO prepare petition for
signatures, addressed to His Majesty the King and
that petition shall express the of this meet
ing to be as follows:
LIST. That the Ministry have violated the 18th
article of the Consultation by expanding Govern
ment money unauthorized by the Legislative As
sembly.
End. That the Appropriation Act of 1852 has
been violated by transfers Of appropriations and
payment of Government money not provided for
in the said Act -.
Srd. That Section of the 2srd chapter of the
Laws of lSS2, known as the Audit Act has been
violated, in much as part of the revenues Of the
Kingdom have not been covered into the National
Treasury, as provided IN the said Act.
4th. That the Coinage Act of 1880 has been Vio-
lated and as result the Kingdom has a silver
coinage in excess of its needs, upon which by the
neglect of the Ministry, the Treasury has lost and
an individual has made large profit.
.. That number of the members of the Legis-
lative Assembly nov convened seem to have been
so wrought upon by hidden influences that the
VIII and voice of the people cannot find expression;
Resolred That therefore we have no other re-
source left citizens, than to assemble and az
press a want of confidence in His Maiesty's
Cabinet officers and humbly to petition His
Majesty to ask them to tender their designations
and we will ever pray.
These were unanimously adopted
The Chairman appointed Hon. ID. KahAnu,
Msssrs Holokahiki j. w. kAwainui, c. n. Cooke
and Thomas Lucas as a committee to circulate
the petition and appoint subcommittee. After a
vote of thanks to the chair the meeting adjourned