The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-23

one to Sheriff Everett on Maui. 1
purchased horses for that specific
use and expected men would be
trained by some one who was there.
Afterwards, decided not to doany-
thing with those thing but wait for
the Legislature.
If the Finance Committee had
asked me l would have made this
statement.
Mr.. W. o. Smith-If the Minister
refreshcs his memory, he will re-
member / did ask him, but he
doesn't say now what he did then.
Minister Neumann- On all occa-
sions the honorable member has
ridiculed the idea, and also that of
Mounted Police.
Mr.. Smith-Didn't Colonel Judd
think it was dangerous to put arms
into such hands. He was present at
the time | refer to.
Minister Neumam-I do not re-
member it, do know that the homo
rable member has cast so much
ridicule on the Mounted Police, that
l begin to feel like him. 1t would
have been better for the Finance
Committee to have come and asked
squarely. | claim under the apprO-
priation act | was perfectly justiti-
able in paying out this money as /
dld, just rs much right as / had 10
buy horses and accoutrements. | am
sorry the President should say that /
had damned him with faint praise.
As the newspaper reporters are
pretty correct, will read from one
of the papers what | did say,
"There had never been known in
parliamentary history of an instance
of the minority holding grand
jury inquest" That there should
be double meaning in my language
is unjust to me. l have criticised
the Finance Committee, 1t was my
business. The President had moth
ing to do with that. | had a right
to criticise the matter. | said, that
if there had been any lawyers or
the Committee, matters would have
been presented different. There
are two good lawyers on the Com.
mittee. They spoke like sensible
men, but it was left to a young
David with sling in his tongue
Those gentlemen were more able tc
defend themselves than the Chair
man of the Committee, perhaps no
so Willingly, but more effectively
When read the report l was at ;
loss to find where the wit contained
came from. | am not going to give
the Chairman any credit for what il
sensihly written. l have heard tina
he is excellent in low comedy, but
never saw him in anything until yes
terday. He once occupied an honor
able position in this House nov
occupied by another who is NOR
able, and more discreet in the fulfil
ment of his duties. / will state VIII,
he was removed. AT this poin
several Of the members rose to
poiut of order, and the Chairman
ruled the Minister was out of order
President Rhodes said, | hav,
been wickedly assailed, and hav
placed in Mr.. Smiths hands paper
which will vindicate myself. / asl
that he read them, it will only TAX
n few minutes, and will show wha
credence is to be placed in tn
hands of this Ministry.
Mr.. Richardson said, l rise to
point of order, let these outsid
matters be dropped.
Mr.. Aholo said, this is matte
of dispute between the Presiden
and the Minister. Let some day b,
set apart for them to settle it.
Mr.. Smith eventually read th,
documents which were copy of tn,
resolution previously read by Mr.
Gibson, and an extract from the c.
P. A.
Mr.. Widemann said, 1 surmis,
who the lawyer was that the Attor
ney-General alluded to, as he haC