The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-22

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( esty's Government viii provide and en-
ploy, during the continuance of any of tn
e contracts aforesaid, 4 sufficient number c
Inspectors and interpreters, who shall b
able 10 speak and interpret the JapaneS
and English languages, and the service o
such Interpreters shall at all times be rem
dered without charge TO such emigranu
in the Courts OF the Hawaiian Kingdom
in any suits arising our of or concernins
/ any such contracts, IL which such emf
grants may be plaintiffs, defendants, com
plainants or accused" His Excelleucv
continuing, said that the Japanese Govern
ment took these steps on account OF the
ignorance of their people, and because il
was new experiment. They invited this
Government TO employ certain japanese
who Is under the Minister of the Interior
and could be dismissed by him tomorrow.
The Assembly will see that the question is
one of treaty obligation. The present sec
rotary is man skilled in both languages,
and had spent six years in Europe He
has been employed satisfactorily in many
| difficulties arising between the Japanese
and their employers.
Mr.. Dickey thought it would be proper
to employ an interpreter when any trouble
arose. This man was paid a large salary,
and only at times was there anything for
him to do. He thought 81 900 would be
ample salary. He would change his mo-
| ton, with the consent of his seconder, to
! $4,000.
Mr.. Dole asked whether the japanese
| Inspector was Hawaiian citizen.
A. L,,l;,I- -
| far as he knew he was not.
Mr.. Dole considered that an important
matter. He had been informed that the
employment of japanese under the Ha-
waiian Government had been done under
pressure of the japanese Government.
Here was an extraordinary engagement
of a japanese at a. high q salary as
was paid to the Inspector General of
Immigrants, who has charge of all
natonalitieS He did not know how much
this Japanese Inspector knew but he had
impressed the speaker as u man who did
not understand the contracts under which
the Japanese came to this country He
understood that a number of japanese
physicians and Interpreters had also been
employed. Some of these men came with
their wives, and had been distributed
around the islands. He supposed they
belonged to this Government, but did not
see where their salaries came in unless it
was in $4,000 for medical attendance In
like manner a number of Japanese inter
prefers had been employed, but their saIa-
ries did not appear Ii lot of foreigners,
strangers to the country, were employed
by the Government and did not take the
oath of allegiance, the matter should be
inquired into. He thought there must be
"nigger on the fence" If it was true
that this Government was being bulldozed
by the Japanese Government to employ
these men, then it was a derogation to
the dignity of this Government. They
should not pay any more than $1G0 per
month for the services of this inspector.
He moved that the items of the Board of
Immigration be acted upon separately, !
and that they begin with the salary of the |
Inspector General
Mr.. Aholo moved that the committee |
rise and report progress, and ask leave
to sit again.
The committee accordingly rose. The |
House resumed, with the President in the |
Chair. The Chairman reported progress,
and the report of the committee was
adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE KING.
Captain Nowlein, Sergeant-at-Arms, an
nounced a messenger with a communica-
ton from His Majesty the King
The entire House then stood up, while |
the Hon. Colonel c. P. Iaukea entered |
with message from His Majesty to the
President. Colonel Iaukea, after present
ing the document to the President, re-
tired.
The Secretary was about to read the
communication, when Mr.. Kaulukou rose
and said that he thought all persons who
were not officers of the House should re-
tire.
The President, after reading it through,
said it was offering advice to the House,
and required no secrecy.
The Secretary then read the communica-
ton, as follows:
MOBILES AND REPRESENTATIVES,
Impressed with the necessities of the
economical carrying out of the expendi-
lures of the Kingdom, and for prudential
considerations of State, it is NV earnest
desire that your honorable body take every
step towards retrenchment of public ex-
penditures
Il therefore recommend to you to revise
your action with reference to those par
ticulars upon which you have decided in
the budget presented to you in reducing
your appropriations, beginning with the
civil list, and to carry out My suggestions
in the appropriations upon which you have
not yet voted. l have instructed My Min
listers to lay before the House in which di-
rection such retrenchment is to be effected
81 pray the Almighty to have you in
His most Holy keeping, and to guide your
deliberations for the good and welfare of
Ny Kingdom.
Done at our Palace at Iolani this 21st
day of June A. d. 1885.
'KALAKAUA, Rex"
His Excellency MIR. Gibson rose and
said that they all doubtless listened with
peculiar satisfaction to the expression of
His Majesty's earnest desire, that in pro-
viding for the public service they should
exercise such retrenchment and economy
as would put the finances of the Kingdom
upon an enduring basis He begged to
assure the Assembly that the promise OF
was not words signifying
NOTHING So far as Ministers were CON