The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-07-02
The Hawaiian Legislature
Session 1884.
Forty-first Day. juno 25th. 1854.

Forty-frst Day. Juno 25th. 1884.
Assembly convened at usual hour. Prayer and
reading of minutes of previous meeting having
been concluded, the rules were suspended to allow
the presentation of the following petitions:
Representative Kalua from residents of the DIS
trict of Lahaira, against the establishment of any
banks of issues, and in favor of gold coin stand
/ ard. Referred TO Finance Committee.
Representative Smith from the residents of his
district on the same subject referred to the same
committee
Representative Kanealii from residents of Wal
| luku, that WaIluku be made the location for the
holding of terms of the 2nd judicial circuit court.
Representative Hitchcock. from residents of
| Hilo, in opposition TO the bank charter.
Also by the same member, instructions from the
constituents of Representative kaunamano, of Ha-
makla, to that Representative to vote against the
| bank charter bill.
Representative Dole, petition from the resi-
dents of Lihue, Kauai, in opposition TO the bank
charter Tabled for consideration with the bill
The Minister of Foreign Affairs in answer to
/ resolution that had been passed by the Assembly,
relative to the expenses of Foreign Missions
ported follows:
G. W. Naefarlane, Conner to Portugal. e,oOO 90
C. = laukea, Ambassador and Com err. 1880 -
A. W. Trip, Envoy and Commissioner. 5O53 ~
29,456 q
Report referred to the Finance Committee
Hon. j. Mott Smith introduced joint resolution
for the supplying of the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose of taking the inatory steps in the matter
of japanese Immigration.
Representative Godfrey Brown desired to know
II the resolution had been presented by the intro
/ Queer his own account or on account of the
| Government. He drew attention to the fact thst
| the Appropriation Bill had no item of the kind.
Hon. 5. g. Wilder would like to hear from the
| Government before voting. Nothing in the Ap-
preparation Bill. Would like 10 know the proposed
policy in regard 10 immigration. how far the
Government was committed to Mr. Hoffnung for
After the bill had passed its second reading the
| Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the Gov
eminent was pledged to Messrs. Hoffnung d Co. for
/ two ship-lOads OF immigrants, one of which, the
CITY qf Paris, had arrived and the other would be
soon due.
Hon. J. Mott Smith, thought that the matter
/ might come up later for discussion. Now was the
accepted time for entering the wedge. Bad policy
/ If you want water, to turn buckets upside down
when it rains.
Representative Smith moved that the resolution
/ be placed on the table. He III favor of imml-
grafton, but doubted the propriety of placing any
more moneys IN the hands of the present Ministry
after their past record. The way money has been
| squandered during the past two years was with
out parallel in the history Of the country If the
/ Cabinet had been consistent they would have
passed a Cabinet resolution on this matter and
not come to the Legislature at all.
| The Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the
amount would have been placed in the Appropria-
ton Bill but no definite information could be OBJ
tanned by the Ministry at the time. Thought 1t
would be injudiclous TO defer the matter now.
Representative Dole was in favor of the resolu-
ton, as he understood that the planters had res
ponded and had engaged about 600 of the expect
ed immigrants. He was however, afraid of the
| Ministers and considered the resolution too sim
| pie; the Ministers would be apt to use the money
| for anything they pleased. He did not care to
have a repetition of the accounts being kept on
unattainable vouchers. The presence of the pre-
sent Ministry was an obstacle to a continuation of
confidence in the acts of the Government If the
public debt increased SS000OO more during
| the coming biennial period, how long would the
| credit of the country remain mistaken; it was
| severely shaken now. Mr.. Irwin the Consul Gen
era for Japan hasietters that the immigrants from
| Japan may be landed here at cost of about
| $50 per head, commissions and all. The law
| should state how the money for this scheme was
to be obtained and how spent and that all receipts
| should be Immediately paid into the Treasury.
Hon G. X. Bishop, had always favored appro-
priations for immigration; believed that more la
borers Is one OF the great wants of the country In
favoring these appropriations it has always been
| with the hope that the money would be used in
| business like manner. These expectations have
| resulted IN disappointment sometimes from
| Available reasons; importing Portuguese inmi-
grants for the past two years has been sadly mis-
| managed. The accounts have been so badly kept
| that 1t is not known really how much money has
| been spent. 1t certainly has been more expensive
| than it ought to have been. The present Presi-
| dent of the Board of Immigration is not respon-
| sible for what his predecessor did. But he is a
| business man, an accountant, and it matter
counts, and while in office have them kept proper
| ly. We have been seeking for such emigration as
| japanese for some years; now seems TO be an Op-
portunity to do something. If we are to have some
of the immigrants this year, they should come be-
fore the grinding season. delay of one or two
months is of considerable importance to planters.
| | am dissatisfied with the management of the re-
venues of the country. Believing the interests of
the country will be furthered by this object sup
port the resolution.
The Assembly then adjourned until Pun.
| AFTERNOON.
After the re-assembling of the Assembly, short
debate was INDUCED in relative TO the resolution
| introduced by Hon. j. Mott Smith, being finally
| ended by the moving of the previous question by
| Representative Ahoo.
The motion to lay on the table was lost, 81 to Is
and the bill passed to engrossment and ordered
| for third reading the 26th inst.
| AT 10 Representative Keau moved the Order of
the Day, and the consideration of the Appropria-
ton Bill was taken up, in committee of the whole,
Hon. j. s. Walker in the chair.
After some little debate and changes, the follow
ing items were passed at the subjoined figures: