The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-07-09

Human nature is fallible aud therefore il would lie
better to make the rule so plain that in the future
no Minister may hope TO vote on like question.
affect the present Ministry. After what has been
seen the necessity does exist.
The Minister of Finance quoted Rule 81
of Assembly Rules in an attempt to prove the res
The President ruled that the notice there fe-
quired had been waived by the action Of the As
sembly in suspendiug the rules
Representative Kanlukou expanded his lungs
and expended lots of words in defense of the Min
istry. During his remarks he became so personal
as to be called TO order by the chair. He made no
permanent impression, but moved the indefinite
postponement of the resolution.
Representative Keau, the "two horse rider"
jumped up and moved the previous question; car
ried by vote of q to IS.
Representative Cecil Brown the introducer Of
the resolution, closed the debate BY saying that
the reason he introduced the resolution was to
save a repetition in the Legislature of a scene
which in itself was rather disgusting That was
when four of His Majesty Ministers decided on
their own vote on their own capabilities of admin
istering the laws of this Kingdom In previous
| sessions this question had arisen and he cOnsid-
| cred that the matter should now be settled once
for ALL In the late occasion the President of the
Assembly had ruled that the Ministers could vote
| even on a resolution of "Want of confidence and
they 1.-THE Ms gracefully took advantage Of that
ruling. The member for Honolulu had spoken
/ wildly as if unacquaInted with the subject.
1
| of the proposed amendment being put, the vote
was taken by aye and nay, resulting in the defeat
| of the resolution as follows, the Ministry again
| voting for their official lives:
AIEs.-The four Ministers, Parker, Bush, DR.
| Smith, Kaae, Kanoa, Walker, Macfarlane, Kaulu
| kou, Keau, Lilikalani, Baker, Amara, Kaulia. Aho
| 10, kamakele, Gardner, Nahinu, Kaunamano, Pa
| lohau, Kupihea, Nakeleka.-25.
NoEs.-Bishop, Wilder, Dowsett, Judd, Martin
| Widemann. +. Brown, G. Brown, Kalua, Richard
son, Kanealii, w. o. Smith, Nawahi, Hitchcock
| Kauwila, Kauhane. Pilipo, G. Brown, Dole ant
Rowell.-20.
The Minister of Finance read for the first time
| by title bill for the establishment of a Nationa
| Banking System. Ordered to print.
The order of the day being moved the Gas bill
came up for third reading and was passed.
| Third reading of bill TO amend section /, Chap
ter &c of the Penal Code, relating to the lega
language of the Statutes. After some little debat
the bill was finally indefinitely postponed by
close vote, 10 TO Is. motion TO reconsider wa
lost.
Third reading Of bill relating to the power o
sheriffs; passed.
The Act to Regulate the Currency was made tn
special order of the day in Committee of the Who'll
for Tuesday the Sth inst
The bill relating 10 the control of the Police o
the Kingdom not considered on account O
the absence of the Attorney General; word wa
sent to him however, and not only he but the othe
three Ministers who had also happened to be away
came in with remarkably alacrity but only in tim
to vote in favor of a motion to adjourn TO the 1t
inst. which was duly carried.