The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-24
The Mass Meeting

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At the Lyccum last evening, though
only announced at short notice, was
attended Ivy large and enthusiastic
rowd, which not only filed the hall, !
ut the windows and doorways It's |
we'll.
The proceedings commenced at a
quarter before eight O'Clock 10y Mr..
Henry Wmrrhouse being called to
the chair, who thanked the gentle
men present for the honor conferred.
The Rev. A. O. Forbes interpreted
in an acceptable manner. Messrs.
w. A. Kinney and Jos. Poepoe were
appointed secretaries.
Mr.. j. O. Carter was called upon
to address the meeting and spoke as
follows: Fellow Citizens: You are
allaware that theLegislative Assembly
is in session, but as yet very little has
been done in the passage of laws. Some
excuse is made that the Finance
Committee had to consume great
deal of time in the various depart
ments. The report of the committee
has been printed in English and
Hawaiian, and there are very few
present here who have not read that
report 1t presents startling con-
dition of affairs to every taX-paying
citizen of this Kingdom. The report
was signed by the full committee,
but for some reason or other the
Hon. Mr.. Keau, one of the signers,
could not explain, lie has decided to
speak as much against that report as
for it. That the honorable member
should so stutify himself is difficult
for honest men to understand. 1t is
said, lockers on see more of theplay
than those who play. l, perhaps,
was not fully aware of the present
condition of affairs until l received
two letters from California that the
Bank Charter Bill has got to pass in
its entirety, and that a gentleman at
present in Honolulu carries enough
votes in his pocket to pass it. The
writers of these letters hope that the
Bank Bill will not pass. 1t remains
for us to say whether it shall or not.
Another writer, a legal gentlemen
from the same place, who has read
and considered the bill, says that in
California it would be discarded on
constitutional grounds. He says
the true style of the bill should be to
confscate the Hawaiian Islands, and
goes on to say that he recognizes
many of the clauses familiar to him in
the Royal Charters of Great Britain
charters which cost that country
millions in money and much blood.
shed. do not intend to consider
the Bank Bill at length, but will con-
fine myself to the constitution of the
Kingdom, the Bill of Rights, the
Coinage Bill, Loan Act, Auditor S
Act and the Appropriation Bill. Ii
order that we may come to correct
appreciation of our rights l will read
to you the 18th Article of the Con.
stitution. Unless the Attorney Gen.
eral has been misrepresented, he
said: ''That the Cabinet Counci
has no right to appropriate public
funds" but advised them to pass {
resolution for certain funds which
appeared in his report. He did moi
think it we'll 10 set forth the neces
sity of calling the Privy Counci
together, it resolved itself into a Cabi
net Government. The Attorney-G Gen
eral used very little discretion to dc
that which we all know to have beer
a wrong act. Gentlemen, the Con
stitution of 1864 is the Fundamental
law of the land and it is our dut,
to express ourselves tonight whether
the Government shall go on, because
for sooth for some hidden reason
they control majority in the House
This violation means more than VIZ
think for. Takes are levied, appro
priations are made under this Article
and if we do not express ourselyet
tonight these Ministers will 90 OF
and public credit will be ruined
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