The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-13

was u certain interest aUIaCncU W
those diplomatic papers, which, in
the hands of such men as Fernandez
and Alexander, would be of value, |
but manipulated by crude clerks
their value would he lost.
Rep. Keau said all he wanted was ,
to see the money expended for the |
purpose named and nothing else.
He spoke at length in Hawaiian,
without giving an opportunity to he
interpreted.
Rep. Thurston said this was 4
point at which they should begin
cutting down expenses. The Minis
try itself should be literally provided
for, but this was not the time for
tie country to 90 into such work as
the Minister has stated, the search
ing and compiling of old records.
1t ought to pay its debts before
going into this work. am very
much surprised TO find the honorable
member for Honolulu advocating
this expense when some OF his con-
sttuents in Makiki Valley are
living in miserable nuts, on the
verge of destituton, because they
could not get their just debts due
from the Government, for lands
taken from them for the reservoir.
Those people had been besieging
the Minister Of the Interior for
their money, and were doing so till
this day unless it had been paid
lately. One of them had come into
this very room and sued for his
money, which he ought to have got
in hard cash, and although Judgment
was given him, as far as know that
man has not got his money yet. Yet
the member for Honolulu comes in
here and advocates that expenditure
when his own constituents cannot
get their just dues from the Govern
ment. think this is a good time
TO lop off unnecessary expenses.
Rep. Nahalc said if the object of
this appropriation was simply to
gain notoriety for the country, he
would not vote for it. He thought
it would be better TO have this item
divided up, SO as to show specifically
the different services for which it
was intended.
Rep. Dickey favored the amend
ment for So, 400. He thought the
work in question could be done
under the head, in the appropriations
for the Board OF Education, Com
piling School History OF the Hawai-
ian Islands and Printing and Bind
ing the same
Rep. Richardson was sorry the
Minister had induIged in reflections
that might he applied to the intro,
ducer of the resolution TO appoint o
committee OH engrossment.
Rep. Aholo said certain remark.
reminded him OF the story about th'
mountain that labored and brought
forth mouse. There has been {
great deal of talk that does no
apply to the subject at all. In re-
gard to the remarks about the people
of Makiki, probably there was NJ
money available to the Minister. H'
was very sure that if the Ministe
had gone on and paid money no
appropriated this house would hay,
censured him. When the hOns
+, arrives at the appropriations for tn
Interior Department, it would b.
-, the proper time to make provision
for those people. The item for th
Board of Education could not b
employed for the purpose here re
, quired. japanese and French trans
= lators would be needed. The archive
are valuable aud ought to be pre-
:, served. Their preservation is a
- important as that of the boun
= volumes of Hawaiian publication
provided for by resolution of tn
: member for Molokai the other day
9 I Rep. Kalua said that If the Mini,
r Ter had asked for lock and key fc
Il the forty-siX chests OF papers the
@ woule have voted the appropriate
8 without question. Here are thes
q archives in forty-siX chests all sal
c and can be found at any time.
great amount of what the Ministt
9 said was airing his vanity and shov
n inc himself off. What does all tn
a talk amount to if the country h;
ic not money enough to carry on i
N business? The Minister'S remarl
" have evidently affected the memb'
l. for Honolulu, who. has tried to sho
,t at the sun but has come far short
ii his mark. What does he know abo'
" the Foreign Office! The subject
ii this item seems to he merely to i
n, crease the expenses of Government
,d The lin. ter has not been able
~ tell us now much these extra clerl
m will want. ! notice in one of u
H. letters that His Majesty is address
iii rs "King of Kings" | have alwa
IN understood that that title only II
rs plies to one Being, so that its app
pc cation to His Majesty simply sho'
,h the ignorance of the writer of t
rd letter. Perhaps it is ON account
~ that letter addressing His Males
n as "liing of Kings" that these ext
of clerks should be required. /
lie Minister has asked us to state o
nd wants for appropriations, but
boyo dana thot haforn and the mon