The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-30

first section by inserting the words
"without pay" after "a commits
sion of three civil engineers.
Rep. Kaulukou said the proposed
amendment was one that was reject
ed on the second reading.
Rep. Richardson said the mover
read from the old bill, and that
amendments were made that obvi-
ated the expense feared by the mem
Der.
Rep. Kaai then withdrew his
amendment, and the bill passed.
Second reading of an act to pre-
vent the obstruction of the streets
of Honolulu, Lahaina, Wailuku,
Kahului and Hilo.
Rep. Brown suggested that the
bill be passed over, as the Minister
of Interior and Rep. Castle were
absent, both of whom had taken
special interest in the bill.
Rep. Kaulukou was not in favor
of passing the bill over for anybody.
If they were to wait for members
interested in bills, who were about
their private business, they might as
we'll make up their minds to stay
here for three months.
Rep. Brown explained that he had
moved out Of courtesy to the Min
lister of Interior and to the represen-
tative who had taken an active part
in promoting the bill.
Rep. Aholo was in favor of pass
ing over the bill, saying this was not
the only thing keeping the session
back. The country members were
not suffering from any inconveni-
ence from detention in town, and
besides were supposed to have
couhted all the Inconvenience
as well as honors when they be-
came candidates. They must not
pass laws without full knowledge of
what they were doing, but see that
they we're just and not oppressive.
Rep. Thurston was in favor of
deferring the bill, but at the same
time the member for Hilo had call
ed attention to an abuse which was
materially hindering the progress of
the session. The Minister of For
eign Affairs was regular in his place
and ready to answer questions, but
the rest of the Cabinet seemed not
to know their duties toward the
house. The only reason for their
presence in the house was that they
should answer questions and give
information. Yet the Attorney
General was seen here occasionally,
the Minister of Interior semi-occa-
sionally and the Finance Minister
hardly ever. Those Ministers were
deserving of censure for treating the
house with such discourtesy, while
bills introduced by them and appro-
priations in their departments were
up, in absenting themselves habitu-
ally. They were also disobeying
the rule of the house that members
should not absent themselves with
out permission.
Minister Gibson said this was the
fifth time that he had had the honor
of holding seat in the Legislative
Assembly, and he must confess that
there had been more laXity and in
attention to duty than in any other
session in which he had taken part.
He would agree with the hon. mem
ber that there was occasion for CEN
sure, but let them consider all that
were deserving of censure. Look
at the empty seats of the hon.
Mobiles, gentlemen who had received
their commissions Of patents from
His Majesty, high honor. There
they were-appointed as permanent
legislators-but there they saw thell
seats vacant, only one, two or three
of them present. The people hat
sent there many worthy and work
ing representatives, but very fre
quently their seats were empty
Where was the hon. member whit
sat next the hon. member for Molo
kai--a hardworking member, bu
his seat was vacant to-day-an(
there were other seats vacant from
time to time? He would admit tina
the vacant seats of Mobiles and Re
presentatves did not excuse tn
vacant seats of Ministers, and i
there was occasion for censure, lie
them all join in it; let feeling b
q reused up in favor Of the faithful
! and punctual discharge Of legisls
tive duties. He could Judge of tn
importance of every assembl
wherever it might be, in Europe c
! in America; he could judge of I'll
a public sentiment that ought to il
e spire members of the legislature {
!. great country. They were nj
representatives of great countr.
# but they were representatives of
l. country full of promise, that shoul
:. call forth their earnest feelings, th'
J. should inspire them with resol,
j. that the affairs of the countl
should go on prOsperously. Ther
fore, censure the absentees, censu
their own absentees. Let the
e get a five minute rule; let the
le not take up time with long speech
J. on trivial questions. Let them &
r, to work and show that they had I
'e earnest desire for the good of Il
y country,