The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-21

berate attempt is being made to take
that from you.
Mr.. Nawah said, this is the
second day the Assembly has been
Weighing the Ministry. I have been
a representative for twelve years,
and on five different occasions |
have been member OF the Finance
Committees, that have had to weigh
different ministries. The first two,
the decision of the Committee was
sustained and the Cabinet went out.
The third time an addition was
made to the Committee, q member
who is now Minister of Foreign
Affairs. He and / worked together
and we found the ministers wanting
and the Cabinet went out. Last
session, with the Minister in again,
we prepared to weigh the Cabinet
but they left. Soon after my friend
wanted to get into the scales him
self. Now it has come to pass, and
here l am again on the Committee,
and called upon to weigh my friend.
| am not biased on this matter as
we were in the same business once.
The first fire was opened by the
Ministry. sat off on one side and
wasn't in range of them. The shots
seemed to fall short, and am told
they were only firing blank car
tridges. One result is they fired
down a lot of turkeys, bustles, cor
sets and then bundle of news
, papers. / have listened for a good
explanation against the charges by
, the Committee, but the Ministers
cannot deny them. The Minister
, said we had been looking for a
f needle in the haystack. | did see a
haystack piled under Mr.. Gibson s
desk yesterday. The Committee
E didn't find the needle but they
found over $500 mis-spent in the
+ haystack. How many treasures are
we going to have for public funds.
The Attorney-General has said if
, any of the members wanted to step
+ in his shoes, they were welcome. l
, don't think any member wants to
y step into lame pair of shoes. Let
this Ministry keep their lame shoes.
The Minister of the Interior hasn' t
said q great deal. In 1878 he was
Chief Clerk of the department he
is now at the head of, at that time
D there was a good many little items
! shown up. The Ministry must be
blamed for the way the monies have
disappeared. The Auditor General
it was supposed would be check
on the Ministers, but he had done
, all he could to assist. We want
: right not wrong. The Ministers are
Il public stewards, and yet they can.
: not account for the money. Nc
man would employ anyone with 9
i record like these Ministers. The
) Minister of the Interior has over
drawn his salary $500. Where is
o it? These deficiencies mentioned
u IN the report cannot be denied by
the Ministers. They are supposed
!, to know the law, but their desire i:
:, to break the law We make laws
c and these Ministers disobey them
c The law provides how monies shall
be spent. Mr. Gibson says the p
e @. advertiser only received $13, 900
g / would like to have him prove il
e isn't $4,000. The only way he car
make it so is by destroying some Of
e the vouchers. The Committee were
i not animated by any animus, but
went to work faithfully. l am sur
a prised any one should move the
10 report be indefinitely postponed
" If any member feels the report il
% correct, he should get up and say so
: Mr.. Hitchcock question il
Il whether the report is correct or false
The Ministers have touched on little
trivial things, but have forgotten the
7 large ones. They say the little
! things are so trivial, we must no
look at the larger ones. In 1875
Mr.. Gibson was chairman of Finance
y about The same question arises now
n as then, What did he saw then. anC