The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-18
Continued .,i,om paas 9.


(the Opposition) would not call it a
bank, but something in the shape of
a bank. So far as he could see the
treaty was good, but why IL should
be kept from the Assembly he did
not understand. The fact of the
matter was the consideration of the
Appropriation Bill at this stage of
the session was rather premature.
Every attempt made to postpone it
seemed to have been regarded as an
attempt to defeat the Government
He moved this item be postponed
until the Ministry gave further ex-
plantations. There was nothing to
explain it on the face of the bill.
Minister Neumann hoped the
house would bear with him for about
four minutes and half. The hon.
member for Wailuku had said that
no treaty but needs to he ratified by
this house.
Rep. Castle stated that the At
torney. General had said as much as
that this particular treaty was not
necessary to be ratified by the house,
but that the house was bound by
the treaty.
Minister Neumann stated that he
said when the treaty was made 1t
had full force. 1t was only where
a treaty changed the tariff or law
of the kingdom that it required to
be ratified. While he did not say
that it was not necessary to ratify
all treaties, yet he said that this
treaty does not change tariff or
any law of the kingdom. They
would see by the correspondence
that when it was asked if goods be-
longing to immigrants would he adj
mitted free, the answer was made
that the proposal would have to be
submitted to the Legislature. He
did not say that the members who
opposed this item, and then came
gradually to allow it, acted from
unworthy motives. He objected to
the hon. member for Lihue saying,
when he (Mr. N. } was servant of
the Hawaiian people, that he took
his cue from any other Government.
1t was simply matter that the Ha-
waiian Government could have ac-
cepted or could have refused. But
it was point that was so simple in
a question of such importance, that
he thought the matter could be
yielded without any detriment. He
was satisfied, from his acquaintance
with both the members for Lihue and
for Waikiki, that they approved of
;the action of the Government on this
immigration matter. So that it
would he unjust to attribute to him
self or TO any other member of the
Hawaiian Government desire TO
listen to the promptings of any
other Government except as their
Judgment dictated. But he claimed
that all that had been condoned by
the consent of the hon. member for
Lihue to support this item. That
gentleman reminded him of story
told of very exemplary man other
wise, but who was always finding
fault in his lifetime. When he got
to heaven and was asked if he was
not content now, he replied, "Well,
1 don't know; my halo does not fiji
me-" Laughter.
The item passed.
Salary of Collector General. 5000
Salary of Deputy Collector, go. 6,O0(
Salary of Harbor Master, Oahu. 5000
Salary of Statistical Clerk. $500
All passed.
Minister Kapena, in reply to ;
question by Mr.. Castle, as to why
ouly 81 800 was expended of thu
Deputy Collectors salary last period
said he did not know.
Salary of Port Surveyor, Oahu. So, GO'
Rep. Paehaole moved to amend tt
$4,000.
Minister Kapena moved the item
pass as in bill. The Collector Gen
erals report said the work was in
creased, and recommended rise il
the pay.
Rep. Dole said there was a state
ment there that officers refused Il
give their undivided attention to tn
duties unless there was an increase
In that case they should be dis
charged at once. He noticed it wa
the custom of the civil service here
when a public servant showed in
impotence, to promote him, but
was time such an untenable positio
was abandoned.
Minister Kapena hoped the iter
would pass. In the Hawaiian vel
sion the Collector General said tn
work had increased and that tn
officers had prevented q great de;
of smuggling. There had been thin
teen arrests, and the seizures ha
amounted to S25, 900.
Rep. Thurston said this was sin
ply renewal of propositions cor
stantly coming up, and they shout
stop it. The officers got half of tn
value of the opium they seizet
Every now and then the newspaper
told of an officer seizing quantit
of opium, which meant that he e
half the value of it. Better for thel
to increase the salaries of som
poorly paid officers in the countr
districts.
Rep. Dickey said the report show
ed decrease in customs revenu
of about $4,000 in the two year
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