The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-02


be worth anything should have good
teacher. but they were not always able to
get them.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the report OF
the committee was adopted.
BILL APPROVED.
His Excellency Governor Dominis, from
the Enrolment Committee, reported that
it had pleased His Majesty the King to
approve and sign an Act to amend chapter
II OF the laws of 1874, relating to the en-
enlargement of steam navigation.
THE MESSAGE FOR INFRINGEMENT
Mr. Kalua, Chairman of the select COM
mittee appointed TO present the reply to
His Majesty's message for retrenchment,
reported that the committee had fulfilled
their duty that morning, and that it had
pleased His Majesty to acceI the reply.
His Majesty requested the Committee to
convey his thanks to the Assembly, and
surance of the members that his suggest
ions would be carried out.
MOTION TO ADJOURN.
Mr.. Aholo said it had pleased His Maj
esty the King to appoint new Ministry.
As they were new in office, it would
be proper TO give them time to become ia
miliar with their duties. 1t had been GUS
tomary heretofore, on a change of the
Ministry, TO adjourn SO as to give the new
Cabinet time. He moved the House ad-
jOurn until 10 O'Clock Friday morning
Mr.. Dole said if the new Cabinet desired
this time, he would be in favor of giving
s., ~,
had not so expressed themselves, the
l. ouse had better not take recess.
Mr.. kaulukou rose to point of order.
A motion to adjourn was before the House.
Mr.. Dole, continuing, said it had been
stated by Mr.. Aholo that it was the Gus
tom of new Cabinets to take recess. He
did not know that, and hoped it was not
going to be a precedent to have the Minis
try changed in the middle of a session.
He considered it a reasonable thing to give
the new Ministry time if they asked for it.
What could be done in twenty-four hours
He preferred giving them six months, so
that they would have time to understand
the laws of the country. A necessity of
this kind would be avoided if a Cabinet
were given them acquainted with Ea-
waiian affairs. He objected to the motion
if the Ministry did not ask for time.
Mr.. Kaunamano offered as an amend
ment that the House adjourn until 10
O'Clock on Tuesday morning. There were
4 great many details that new Ministry
had to learn. They will be asked ques-
tons and should be in position to answer
them. He remembered session when
fbo,s Oh 8 NJ -,
Assembly adjourned for twenty days.
Mr.. Palohau favored the remarks made
by Mr.. Dole. BY granting recess it
would give the new Ministers an opportu-
nifty to familiarize themselves with the du-
ties OF their own offices, but that would
not help the business of the Assembly. If
they were new and strange, the members
of the House would give them little in
struction free gratis" He thought the
House had better proceed with its business.
They had got all the reports in, and the
new Ministers had nothing to do. If the
House found fault with them on any mat
ter they could say it was the fault of the
old Ministers. This adjournment for two
days would be no help whatever. He
thought that Mr.. Dole and Mr.. Thurston
could keep the Ministers in the right track,
and he himself would be glad to assist
them all he could.
Mr.. Richardson would like to ask if the
Ministers wanted the House to adjourn,
and for how long?
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said that the
subject had been discussed that morning,
and as they were now in the middle of the
session, the Ministers had come to the con-
clusion that they did not require any special
time. He thought Mr.. Aholo's motion a
very proper one, as the foreign mail
was leaving at noon, and this, with other
reasons, justified adjournment. No doubt
the new Ministers would also like to get
used to their offices. PROBABLY it was re-
grettable that His Majesty did not see fit
to call gentleman with the experience
and knowledge of their laws as Mr.. Dole
possessed, but he would probably find in
those Ministers a gentleman who would
be able to cope with him, and who would
not need the six months to prepare him for
it either.
Mr. Brown said that before His Excel
Iency Mr.. Gibson spoke he was in favor of
adjOurning to Friday morning. But after
the remarks he thought they had better go
on with business. Yesterday the cry was
that the Appropriation bill should be post
poned, because the House wanted to go
through with the session.
Mr.. Castle asked the Minister of the In
terror if it was his intention to give the
House new Appropriation bill. He sup
posed this Cabinet was formed in the line
of retrenchment, in accordance with the
remarks he had heard at a banquet on a
steamer u few weeks ago. The back of the
present Appropriation bill was badly
broken. He certainly hoped the Minister
of the Interior would bring in new APP
preparation bill, not for the purpose of
cutting down necessary expenses, but to
stop the thousand and one leaks of commits
sions which make the biggest hole. The
remarks on retrenchment made by His
Excellency Mr.. Gibson, the other day
pleased him very much, and this new
Cabinet could not do better than give the
House new Appropriation bill. He
thought if they gave the House a bill on
the principle of reform and retrenchment
alluded to, they would be supported by
tfsa members of the Opposition and the
whole House.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said the
present Ministry did not contemplate in