The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-27

portance. It was in reality a device to
kin time, and it was partially successful.
Mr.. Thurston managed TO keep the
l legislature away from useful work FOR
two days his week; and Mr.. Dole, not
to be Fbehind lis colleague, tried his
hand yesterday as already stated. The
policy appears to be to prolOng the ses-
sion unduly, and so wear out and disgust
those members who attend at great in
convenience and loss. The leading OPP
position members reside at Honolulu
and do not feel inconvenience per
sonally; therefore, with the selhshness
and disregard of the feelings and rights /
OF others which have actuated them /
throughout the session, they rather |.
delight in the mischievous effect OF their /
tactics Ii they imagine that this is not
observed, and commented upon TO their
disadvantage in quarters otherwise dis
posed u be favorable to them, they are
greatly mistaken; and so strong has
this feeling become that it has been
suggested in many quarters that to pre-
vent a repetition of such an abuse OF
parliamentary forms, to the injury OF
country members, the election law
should be changed restricting the
choice Of representatives to the residents
+ of each electoral district This would
/ limit the choice for members, but we are
satisfied that it would improve the
/ quality. At least, members 50 chosen
would understand the wants and feelings
Of their neighbors, which is not always
true OF nonresident representatives.
Touching the resolution itself we have
this to say, that it was very loosely
drawn, and that its indefinite postpone
ment was inevitable from its construc-
ton. Its preamble did not recite fact
and its resolve did not affirm a principle.
( Doubtless Mr. Dole intended that he
should be accurate in recital and precise
in the statement Of principle; but he
also sought to asperse the character OF
the Premier for the unauthorized Dor
rowing OF the late Finance Minister, to
meet the temporary needs of the Treas
ury and through Mr.. Gibson to cast a
slur upon the present Administration.
He failed to combine these objects, how
ever, and was thrown out of court, as it
were, Con his own pleadings, upon a de-
murrer by Mr.. Kaulukou.
1t should be noted here that the laws
and Constitution of this Kingdom no
where forbid temporary borrowing, by
the Government, for necessary purposes
but the Constitution strictly forbids the
unauthorized expenditure of money.
Now, Mr.. Dole in his preamble declared
that the unauthorized borrowing of $780,
365 81 during the past biennial period
was unlawful This is not the fact
There is no statute against it, and the
Constitution is silent on the subject. The
Legislature therefore could not declare
that to be unlawful which is clearly per-
missable by the Constitution, and which
is in accord with the established usage
OF the Government.
The resolve continued the defect o.
the preamble, and missed the point Of
the underlying principle in a spitefu
attempt to censure the Government
/ BE it resolved" it reads, chat such
borrowing is inconsistent with the due
administration of the Government under
the laws" Not so. If it had been IN
lawful Ministers would have beer
liable to impeachment, but no one pre-,
tends to say that such liability exists
Mr. Dole is equally unfortunate in the
further statement Of his resolution, that
such borrowing sis injurious to the
r public interests, and deserving of the
censure of this Assembly" Was the
introduction Of immigrants injurious t.
the public interest and deserving of cen
sure? Is the new Police Court building
public injury? And so of the various
objects upon which the money borrowed
in anticipation of revenue was expended
Our space does not admit OF on
f further pursuing this subject, and expos
ing the fallacy of Mr.. Dole's position anC
: those who supported him. If he haC
? simply affirmed the principle that n,
, money should be borrowed for any pur
pose without specific enactment, h
would have raised a question OF polio,
: which is fairly debatable; but tina
| would not have afforded him and hi
followers an opportunity for declaiminl
2 against the Government, and endeavor
e ing to make point by misrepresentin|
the law and the facts.
1t has been APPLY said what Salvini i
to the drama, Campanini is to the opera
: Touquiu to the ballet, so Is Aginton TO tn