The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from page 4.

men; yet it was entirely unneces-
sary. 1t was spoken of in the house
last session, that there was no good
in i. 1t had really turned out that
it had done them more harm than
good. He did not think he could
pick out of that more than $4,000
that he could say was well expended.
AS remarked, this money was nearly
all expended, while appropriations
for home wants were nearly all put
off. A very small part of the vote
for schoolhouses was expended, and
he was told it was because the funds
were short. Was that the way to
get honor for Hawaii, to be in debt
at home and send useless represent
atives abroad? The missionaries
who had been sent down to the
islands in Micronesia had been a
credit to this country, but he be-
lieved the best thing they could do
was not to send any political mis-
sionaries to those islands. Anyone
who would read the correspondence
published from the Foreign office
relating to the sending of represen-
tatives to those islands down south
would congratulate himself that this
country had been so kindly treated
and had not been snubbed, and they
owed it in the first place TO the
friendly feeling of those great
powers to which representative had
been sent from this country, and in
the second place to the skill with
which negotiations had been conduct
ed. They had been told in kindly
way that they were too late and that
they had better let that sort of thing
alone. He thought they would gain
much more credit by attending to
their affairs at home and not being
too ambitious to go abroad when
they were not asked. 1t looked like a
very large appropriation even after
making the reduction proposed.
Credit was taken for reducing it to
100000. They used 10 be satisfied
with appropriating three or four or
five thousand, and eventually six
thousand to meet some exigencies
that might arise. After being asked
for $50, 900 it might seem very small
indeed to appropriate $4,000, but
yet he thought it was quite enough.
Rep. Castle did not agree with
striking it out altogether, as there
should be something for contingent
cies. He moved to make it SIC, 900.
He reviewed the expenditures of the
Foreign Office, and compared the
masquerading of the kingdom
abroad, while it was paying heavy
interest on debt at home to the "Ha-
waiian Dandy" going out in fines
clothes. Local improvements were
neglected for want of money all the
while-judging from the American
press, the recommendation of the
United States, for Hawaii to send q
commissioner to Samoa, it appeared
the Americans did not have very
fine thing down there and would be
very glad to put it off on Hawaii
Supposing they sent commissioner
down to Samoa and he was sent out
in boat, what were they to de
about it? Would they go to wal
with Samoa? He thought he had a'
much pride in Hawaii as the Minis
ter of Interior had, and was equally
proud that she occupied such higl
position. He did not think she oc
cupied any higher position because
she sent ENJOYS abroad.
Rep. Kaulukou moved the com
mittee rise, which carried, and th'
house, after adopting the report, ad
journed at 4:45 till 10 O'Clock to
morrow.
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