The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-28

A resolution offered by Mr.. Dole
want of confidence in
the present Ministry.
Minister Neuman said, that as
the resolution would probably cause
a lengthy discussion, he would ask
that the bill relating to the payment
of So, 500 to the United States for
the Postal Money Order account,
come up for third reading. The
bill was finally passed.
Mr.. Dole said some of the mem
bers have expressed wish to hear
the grounds of the resolution. The
report of the Minister of Finance
has been pretty well discussed so !
shall refer to other matters. The
Department of Foreign Affairs of
which we have full report, has
business of the most important
character, and we find that it has
been most improperly managed.
During the last biennial period
negotiations were going on for
treaty between France and England.
In consequence of mis-representa-
tions made by the Minister of For
eign Affairs to the French Minister
Resident here, these negotiations
were suddenly broken up. The eX-
penses which had already been in
Cured and the good results which
might have come from the treaty,
are lost. Preceding the Coronation
Minister Kapena was sent to
Japan for immigration purposes, but
really to invite some Japanese
official to attend the coronation. No
negotiations for immigration have
transpired from that expedition but
few officials were induced to attend
the coronation. The expenses of
this trip were S7412.50. Col. Iaulea
was afterwards sent to Russia and
then to represent this country round
the world. His business at Japan
was | believe beneficial, but the
whole trip cost $l7,950 which is
nearly as much as it cost His Ma
jesty to 90 round the world. A visit
to Japan could have been made
under $4,000. This picniclling eX-
cursion round the world, with the
exception of Japan, resulted in abso-
lutely nothing. The Polynesian ex-
cursion of Capt. Trip, which no one
has yet been able to discover its
object, cost S2093.19. 1t ended in
disaster and disgrace. From the
Foreign Office we have the protest,
which has been the laughing stock
of the world. No one can prevent
this little government issuing pro
tests, cat may look at a King.
While the administration has been
industrious in the matter of fuss
and feathers, it has neglected the
business interests of the country
In the Board of Health and Finance
Reports, we find matters at Kala.
wac are in distressing state. Al
the last session $4,000 was appro,
priated for the supply of water il
pipes at Kalawao, which has beer
utterly neglected. We find from
the report that the settlement is moi
provided with doctor. There are
diseases besides lcprosy which are
killing the people off. The unfortu
nate people we are taking care
of, are dying for want of care
These people are taken and dumped
on the shores of Molokai and left tt
themselves, and treated as if they
were brute beasts. And these arc
friends and acquaintances of ours
some eX-members of this Assembly
The Board of Health had funds
enough to carry out these matters
at the settlement properly. Ther
there is the Madras muddle, the
illegal coinage of $1,000, 900, from
which Mr.. Spreckels pockets profits
The government has borrowed money
from c. t. Gulick when he was moi
a Minister and paid IL per. cent
for it. l submit these important