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DISMISSAL OF THE CONSUL AT BRUSSELS.
His Exce,lency Mr. Gibson presented the
oIlowing report in answer u a resolution:
Hon. J. = Walker, President LegisIa-
ative Assembly-Mr. President: : reso-
Lution OF the HOuse, introduced by Nh.
dole. requests me to explain the reason.
for the dismissal Of the Hawaiian Consul
at Brussels. The resolution refers, sup
pose. to the late Consul General Tor
Belgium. 1 beg 10 express my objection
70 such inquiry. II II were based upon
petition Of the party aggrieyed, seeking re-
dress OF alleged grievances i'll connection
with dismissal from Office, there would be
u proper motive for the inquiry; but when
no ground OF complaint i set forth, and .
inquiry is prompted merely to crafty .
some ones desire TO pry into an official /
transaction, no public interest is subserved /
thereby. Ny feeling as TO the undeserya-
bility OF the proceeding IS intensified by
the facts that the gentleman referred to III
the above resolution resides in far dis
tant city; he can have no cognizance, for
long time to come, OF an inquiry affecting
him, and cannot be heard in his own be
half
However, l hasten to comply with the
request which the House has seen fit to
authorize, but l trust this circumstance
/ will not hereafter be maintained as prec-
/ edent.
Some time in 1884 complaint was made
| to me that His Majesty Consul General
for Belgium had refused to certify to in
voices of goods shipped to Honolulu as au-
thorized by his Instructions. | had some
correspondence with him upon the sub
| iect and his manner OF discussion inn
pressed HE that he was not man Of suit
able temperament to fill the position he
held, and that he INDUCED in strong per
sona antagonism TO persons engaged III
developing the very slender trade that has
hitherto been carried on between Belgium
and Hawaii From his own letters, anc
from the public press Of Brussels, | also
learned that he had deyiated from the
course implicitly laid down in the Genera
Consular instructions that His Majesty
Consul must scrupulously abstain from al
interference in the internal affairs OF tn
country where he resides Now, this gen
tleman became an active and strongly pro
2 nounced partisan in the municipal polite
of Brussels, His course seemed to me t
be calculated to compromise the position O
Hawaii in the opinion of friendly state
and deemed it my duty to request him
tender his resignation.
''WALTER NJ. GIBSON
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
: Mr. Dole moved that that part of the re
r port which was a report be accepted;
t was very satisfactory. He was sorry
: hear the preamble 1t was an impertiner
0 statement to make to the House.
q His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said the il
:, auiry was of a personal character, and
. could not but express his surprise at sue
an inquiry If Mr.. Dole had called at t
Foreign Office. he could have seen the co
II respondence involved in the dismissal
e this official, as His Majesty's permissio
d could have been obtained. The honorab
:. members, he was sure, would exonera
e him from anything disrespectful, as ha
If been intimated by Mr.. Dole.
The House, on motion of Mr.. KaulukO
adopted the report of His Excellency.
SALARY OF ASSISTANT sToREKEEPER.
appointed runfr the Select Committee of a
II sistant storekeeper, salary of third staff
e teal clerk and salary of keeper of Il
e steamer warehouse, presented a repOl
As further assistance was required
n facilitate business they recommend that {
f item of 400 salary of assistant stor
/ keeper be inserted in the Appropriate
bill Furthermore, that the item, "Sala
- of keeper steamer warehouse, 81 200" Il
II item, SALARY of third statistical cler
II 50 4OO' be stricken out, with the undo
i standing that the steamer warehouse
ic placed in charge of the storekeeper
# bonded warehouses and his assistant.
p Mr. Castle moved the report of the Cor
:, mttee be adopted.
Mr.. Richardson moved it be laid on Il
- table. Carried
- STEAMER LANDING AT HoNUAPo.
le Mr.. Kauhane presented a resolution tn
Oh 5,oO0sb be inserted in the Appropriate
u bill for making the wharf at HonuaI
ID entirely free to the public by pla
~ ing it in possession of the Go
Mt ernment. The honorable member sa
+ it was built by the steamer company, WI
a have claim OH it, and they might refu
,, at any time to let the public use it. T
resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. pAGGErT's MISSION.
Mr.. Dole offered a resolution that t
Minister of Foreign Affairs be requested
5 state the object of Mr.. Daggett's mission
NJ Washington and the result of the missio
OF His ExceIlency Mr.. Gibson thought t
object of the resolution was proper.
could reply to it there and then, but
fear he might omit anything he would 81
l.. it in writing.
The resolution was carried
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
TN Mr. Dickey offered n resolution tn
81 600 be appropriated for repairing t
roads and bridges in the district of Nal
wac, in addition to the road tax. Laid
Dv table
ng
es Mr.. kaunamanO presented a resOluti
D. that the President appoint the follow
committee OF thirteen to arrange the p
of the police throughout the Kingdor
lg Island OF Hawaii-F. Pahia, J. h Kau
er mano, d. II. Nahinu, J. kauhane; Maui
u. L. Aholo, G. f. Richardson, c. II. Dickt
IN 4. p. Paehaole; Oahu-F. II. Hayseldt
i'll Cecil Brown, y. Kaulia; Kauai-G.
10 Palohau, :. b. Dole. Also, that after t
al committee is appointed the items Nos.
rs u, Is and Ii in the Attorney Genera