The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-06


IN THE HAWAIIAN PARLIAMENT
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From an occasional correspondent
HoNoLuLu, IL. L., Aug. 10, 1886.
The Government of the Hawaiian
Islands is an example of single
breasted legislation, the law-making
functions being performed by
House of Representatives. The
franchise is practically free, the no.
minal property qualification of the
voter being an income of $3.50
year from any source, including that
of wages received; that of the can
didate $500 yearly income. The
sessions of the Legislature are
biennial, each member receiving
compensation of 81 900. This form
of Government is a constitutional
monarchy, with power in the ruling
sovereign of naming their successor
from those qualified; that failing,
the Legislature elects. The present
King David (kalakaua) was elected
by popular vote. The several
branches of the Government are the
Executive, Judiciary andLegislative,
which are is no case to infringe on
each other. The Cabinet have seats
in the House and are open to the
catechism of members regarding
measures emanating from their sew
eral departments.
A SINGULAR FEATURE IN THE HA-
wAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
One feature of the legislative pro-
ceedings is decidedly unique as well
as painfully monotonous, and that
is the Interpreter. 1t is the duty
of this person to translate the Eng
lish speeches into the native tongue,
and vice versa. He has little mercy
for the eternal fitness of things, but
chops in promiscuously, leaving the
mangled member standing waiting
until he may be allowed to pick up
the broken threads of his discourse
or debate. TO picture any of our
many eloquent speakers, thus rudely
interrupted in the midst of burn
ing philippe, or a grand peroration,
would be next to picturing a para
lysis. There are two parties here,
each being the Reform party when
they are out. The Gins have an
overwhelming majority, leaving the
others, who are called the Old
Missionary party, in IL helpless oppo-
sition. Their opposition is not fac
tious. They have introduced and
forced the passage of several meas
ures of much needed improvement,
including sewerage, fixing city
grades, water supply, etc. They
oppose and expose the lavish manner
in which appropriations are made
for the general enhancement of
official salaries, which, being for two
years, have more plethoric look.
one bill providing for the appropria-
tion of 100000 toward outstanding
the South Sea Islanders, passed the
House. A very interesting debate
occurred the other day over the
Genealogy bill. This bill called for
$4,000 toward the discovery of the
bones of the dead Kings and their
deposit in mausoleum fit for their
sacred rest. Ten thousand dollars
had been appropriated last term for
that purpose, still, the new bill
| passed. The method for the dis
covery of these sacred bones was
elected in the debate and is ,ti'esh
enough to bear publication. The
sacred hogs, so-called, are set to
roofing in pile of miscellaneous
bones, royal and plebian, and those
selected are represented to be the
only true blue-blood article. This
is the first case of hog -clair-voyance
that has come under my notice.
THE TREATY QUESTION.
The question of the abrogation Of
the treaty is of deep and general in
terest, absorbing all parties ant
nationalities excepting, perhaps, the
English and German elements.
There was little breeze of native
oratory at the suggestion of thu
partial cession of Pearl Harbor
maintaining the autonomy of th'
nation inviolate," etc.
HAWAIIAN INDUSTRIES.
The products and industries O
the islands are quite varied, sugar
of course, being the great staple
Coffee, superior to any grown, i
produced in limited quantities o.
, small holdings worked by the natives
The future of this crop only awaits
the touchstone of intelligent capita
and larger operations to make it no
only a very profitable crop, bu
equal in extent to any coffee field
in the world. The breeding an
raising of live stock employs a
immense capital, none but the pures
and best breeds being propagated.
The various mechanical trades ar
well represented, doing proiitabl
business. A late discovery has mad
the refuse of the sugar mill yer
valuable. From being worth fe
dollars ton for fuel, it is shippe