The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
SIXTY EIGHTH DAY--CoNTINUED
FRIDAY, July 23rd.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

gnment OF Noble Bishop the other
day, that the finances at home
should be put in a satisfactory con-
dition before large expenditures
abroad. This was not the course
persued by the American Board of
Missions, that sent missionaries
here while there was ample scope
for mission work ut home; or by
the religious societies in these islands
when they sent missionaries to the
neighboring groups. He moved to
amend the item to S35, 200.
Rep. Kalua spoke at length
against the item. The Government
party were continually harping on
the japanese as the only practical
result of the foreign policy. He
was not so-called missionary"
himself, but he reminded the hon.
member for Hilo that he owed every
thing to the missionary party. 1t
had been decided at a Government
caucus, he said, to carry the item at
$50, 900.
Rep. Kauhane argued that the
Ministry should not get this money,
because they failed to define pre-
cisely the objects of its expenditure.
Rep. Brown withdrew his motion
of the other day, to strike out the
item, and would support the amend
ment for $40, 600. Bills were due for
entertaining the Swedish Prince and
the japanese embassy and would
have to be paid.
Rep. Kaunamano spoke of the
great benefit to the kingdom from
the visit of Queen Emma to England
and the tour of King Kalakaua
round the world. Foreign missions
were useful, and this item should
pass. He referred to the mission
of Richards, that secured the recou-
milton of the kingdom's independ,
ence by England, France and Ame-
RIGA. He suggested facetiously
that Rep. Dole should be sent on
the Samoan mission, as Il good re-
preventative of the Hawaiian born
people, but if either Messrs. Dole,
Castle, Brown, Thurston or kalua
were sent $4,000 would be too
small. He thought Noble S. Parker
must have made good impression
on the ladies at New Orleans and
Louisville.
Rep. Thurston addressed the
house in Hawaiian against the item
in the bill, arguing that the past pc
RODS expenditure on foreign mis-
sions had been of little value to the
country. He favored the items
passage at $4,000.
Rep. Dole spoke of the South Sea
expedition of 1882, which he regard
ed as an attempt at carrying out
the present policy of the Govern
ment regarding those islands. The
commissioners had been furnished
flags, instructions, ETC., and brought
back letters from some of the ma
tive chiefs. He read two of the
letters to show that the writer's had
evidently been furnished with ready
made communications, besides hav-
ing eXtravagant views of the impor-
lance and power of Hawaii. That
missions vessel was wrecked, which
was omnibus of the fate of the for
eisn policy of this Government.
Minister Gibson was sorry to see
gentleman of the intelligence of
the member for Lihue endeavor to
mislead the house in the manner he
had done. In the first place, he
would represent that those two
letters were probably prepared on
board the Julia. These letters were
prepared in 1882, and Captain Trip
went in 1884. Even admitting that
it was so, Captain Trip took on
board here an interpreter, Mr.. Ran
dolph, who went with him from
island to island. One letter was
dated July 25th, the other August
LIST. The same interpreter having
prepared both letters, it was reason
able to suppose that they should be
similar; but Leleo, the son of resi-
dent on Lanai, an old missionary,
attested to the truth of these letters.
The matter before them was the con-
sideration of the item for foreign
missions, and the foreign policy of
the Government was under consider
alton in regard to what was aimed at
ir the future. In regard to the past
it must relate to immigration as one
of the results of diplomatic action of
the Government. While the Gov
eminent could not claim the credit
of Portuguese immigration, it could
claim credit for having vigorously
pushed it. Under that policy about
5000 Portuguese and 5000 Japan
ese, or about $1,000 people, had
been added to the population. This
had resulted in an increase of $780,
600 per annum in taxes. In 1881
the exports were valued at 1885,
1876, and in 1885, So, 1913, 6G3, all in
crease of more than 100000
The productive power of the country
was increased through its diplomatic
action.
Rep. Thurston-lIow do you ac-
count for the fact that only $3.50. %
were spent last period?
Minister Gibson was not referring
particularly to the last period, but
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