The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-21

National Loan. One was recon-
mendcd to be laid on the table,
because it took up ground already
covered by legislation. This was
adopted. The other was recon-
mended to be amended by the inclu
sion Of certain appropriations in the
objects to which the National Loan
is to be devoted, and the exclusion
Of another proposed item.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved the report
be laid upon the table, for consider
alton with the Appropriation Bill,
which carried,
ORDER OF THE DAY.
An Act to exempt fathers (Ha-
woiian) from tuition fees in public
schools, was taken up for. second
reading.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved its passage,
and Mr.. Bishop its indefinite post
ponement. The bill was indefinitely
postponed
An Act to encourage the building
Of q railway from Hilo 10 Hamakua
came up for second reading. 1t
authorizes the payment of So, 900 a
mile as a subsidy to such railway,
and exempts the property of the
corporotion building the line from
taxation until it yields ten per cent
annual dividend.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved the bill
pass.
Mr.. Bishop opposed the exemption
section, and moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill.
Messrs. W. o. Smith and Cleghorn
supported the amendment, and the
previous questions having carried,
the bill was indefinitely postponed
by an almost unanimous vote.
The House took an hours recess
at noon.
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS DEBATE.
Upon the mot on of Mr.. Kaulu-
kou 10 insert an item in the appro.
priations for the Department of
Foreign Missions, of $4,000 for
Foreign Missions, debate took
| place as follows:
Mr.. w. o. Smith said that on the
18th July, His Majesty had sent the
Assembly a message, asking for a
reduction IN appropriations, and on
the 2lst Of July the Minister of
Finance brought down an amended
Appropriation Bill, with certain re-
ductions including the striking out
entirely Of an item Of $4,000 for
Foreign Missions. Now n member
brings in a proposition to appropri-
ate $4,000 for that object, and is
supported by His Majesty's Min
listers. Either this was q fraud or
His Majesty's message was a fraud.
Minister Neumann did not know
whether his colleagues supported
the proposition or not, but for one
he was in favor of the item, and he
thought that when His Majesty's s
Minister Of Finance brought in a
recommendation TO strike out the
original item he made a mistake.
He believed the country had lost
nothing from having appropriations
for this object during the past four
years, but on the contrary had
gained by it. This was q matter
for which he did not need to reside
on the Islands to be posted upon,
and he guessed he knew more about
it than the Hon. member for Wal
luku. Having been q thousand
miles nearer the scene of action
than that gentleman, he thought
,he could gauge better whether
that money were well ex-
pended or not. 1t was of greater
importance now than then to have a
representative at Washington.
Whether the same gentleman would
so he did notknow, but it
would be sad loss to
this country if he did not. He
looked upon it as a short sighted
policy to refuse an appropriation
covering the expense of our Envoy
to Washington while a renewal of
the reciprocity treaty was pending.
Mr.. w. o. Smith,-Haye you
found that out since the 18th of
July?
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