Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-06-21

re organizing When came into office ! had
to act Tor many months as superintendent NJ
public works. and this will explain and account
Tor the excessive lack here. My clerks also
had to ride in the performance OF their various
duties. With regard to telephone expenses,
have found it Of the greatest use to me in
the discharge of my duties, and have used il
considerably. There are many more points in
the committee report I could refer to Of
similar nature.
Mf. w. q. Smith: 1.-The committee have
tried faithfully and honestly to lay before the
public, the expenditure OF the country. | am
fully aware the report is a meagrc one, but it
speaks for itself and every member OF the
house can read and draw his own conclusions.
In the argument which has lasted four hours
there is but one single item which has been
stated to be incorrect. That the ministers do
not agree with the report is to be expected.
The item referred to is the payment Of Sis, |
600 to the +. c. Advertiser for printing. |
Minister Gibson says only $4,000 was paid,
but can prove every item dollar, cent and
voucher which is paid. The minister says
uniarness has heen shown as he has not been
asked for any particulars. ! will say there |
is not one department the committee visited |
but what the head was first spoken to. The |
secretary of the foreign office took the com |
mittee round and pointed out things to them. |
/, is expected the committee would be abused
and impugned. IL is not to be wondered at. |
The minister has spent considerable time talk
ing about turkeys, bustles and corse,s, but
! say for shame on his majesty's minister
with these serious charges before him. to devote
the greater part OF his time to talking about
stch trihes. Tie refers 10 il being mourn.
| full fact that the committee did not use any
such like sentiments as he used in his report Of
1881 regarding the future welfare Of the coun.
try. The committee nigh, have concluded
by saying, God save the King. the people, and
the country, after what it had found.
| The minister Of the finance has talked some
but 1t didn't amount to anything. The attor.
ncy general has made the hes, defense for
which respect him. lie has fought wholly
as defendan, in criminal indictment. He
has said very little abou, the most important
items of his department mentioned in the re-
port. Minister Gulick has been more frank
than discreet. He confesses ignorance, and
says he is not able to explain matters and
well he may. The history Of the present min.
istry is known to the assembly and to the
whole country. The most salient points in the
report have scarcely been touched upon, they
have talked on trihes. These matters have
stirred the whole community. The country
has never seen such corrupt contracts rs those
made by this ministry.
Mr.. Dole said &c have watched the minis.
try from beginning to end, and expected a
) better defense. They have denied simply .
few items. The feeling against the committee
has no effect my mind. One of its mem
bers was elected to support the ministry but,
owing to the irregularities he cannot do so. |
believe the people are not proud of the past
! two years. Expenditures for bridges have been
most disreputable. The minister Of the in
teriors explanation is very weak No business
ct a aft Sbn x,trha
report. This ministry has been found wanting
) after being tried in the balance, it does not
weigh anything The ministry, in their tran
sactions, have been pronigate. Mr.. Gibson
has hungry tendency, his family have made
! considerable gains. Contracts were given to
one of his connections, and an Office created
: for his son.in-law. How can such man be
5 trusted. He does not deny anything, therefore
it is admitted. II were n minister and could
not deny such report as this. would never
want to hold my head up again in this COM
munity. The committee has done its work
! faithfully, and if it has made any mistakes,
e they are honest ones. My constituents told
me to investigate and il reports they had read
in the newspapers were true, for me to con-
S denim the ministers. promised to do so, and
would have been pleased to have endorsed this
ministry, but canno, do it..
Minister Gibson said Fault has been
found because we have not touched on all
points Of the report. I spent an hour this
. morning talking on it. but there are scarcely
d any charges. There are no charges of wrong
: or embezzement to warrant the last speaker to
n talk as he has been talking. The principal
charge seems to be the transferring OF money
Il from one department to another. The honor
able member says l am hungry for gold. II
e so have an aptitude for spending il. What
II | touched on this morning was to show the
e animus Of the report. How can it be regarded
! as partizan? call attention to a number oi
1t items amounting to ST., 400, which the com.
e mittee insinuate are in the wrong place. II
IS the committee had only asked me could have
S explained these items satisfactorily. The con
d tracts alluded to were awarded skillful man
a who was besides considered good architect
II some of them regarded as being made toe
C hastily. had nothing whatever to do with
a them, and the man who enjoyed the benefit,
" from them, and whose family | hope are en-
= joyng some now, is dead and gone. think
a the ministers have explained every point in ths
e report"
e Mr.. Widemann moved the house rise ant
e report progress, and ask to be allowed to 81
d again. Carried
l. Mr.. Nawah wished the discussion to b,
e carried on and finished at one session, but tn,
o house adjourned
N FRIDAY s sEssION--THIRTY-S SEVENTH DAY
IS Reports Of standing committees.
If BY Mr.. Dole, from judiciary committe,
IF relating 10 the following for police justice
L district of Masawao, fishing rights, district O
Il fIamakua, claim OF w. Wright against boart
p Of health, prisoners working on roads in ,hci
N own district. relating to marriage contracts
% collection Of taxes from vagrant Chinese, tina
|, the above petitions be laid on table. Also
X relating to sale ofliquors to minors and women
rs be referred to select committee.
,. The following resolution was offered:
a by Mr.. kaulia, that the select committee OF
" the bill to amend section 69S, Civil Code, b
requested to present their report without delay
d Laid on table.
sol Mr.. Kanealii read for the first time an &C
q. changing the second judicial cour, iron
ID l.ahaina to Waikiki. Referred to judiciar
10 committee.
The order Of the day was as follows:
lie President Rhodes said; when this Assem-
bly, did me the honor of elec,ing me to presid.
over its deliberations, had made up my min,
L. not TO take part in any Of the discussions O
this house, but to confinc myself to the dutic
n. Of the chair, and | intend to adhere 4
that resolution, without am dragged into de
m bate. But the remarks made by the minister @
Of foreign affairs impeaching my honor, compel
be me to come before this assembly. have beef
! attacked on two difieren, occasions, once by tn
U, minister and by one Of his friends. hav
a not said anything, bu, this ist he proper plac
to for me to defend myself. The minister
ly said last evening that had been guilty @
I. Partially in appointing the finance committee
u. Later he said something which seemed lik
a damning with faint praise. have to the hes
10 Of my Judgment and ability, acted with tn
n. greatest impartiality in the assembly. In hi
he opening speech the minister said there wer
ne five persons on the committee opposed 10 him
y. later in the afternoon he said. there were onl
III fouy, and that had selected them on accoun
.r- Of their hostility to the cabinet. deny tn
ak kept in English II requires men we'll &C
Id nuaini ed with the lan1iiape and we'll nosas