The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-29
SPEECH by MR. DOLE.
On the Item for Household Expons,

statement or committee report is be
fore the House showing any reason for
increasing the appropriation for house
hold expenses. 1t has been said that
if such an increase is an insult to His
Majesty, the House is responsible for
it. Now am opposed to any such in
crease, and do not think | should be
held responsible for it; the majority
who carry such vote are responsible.
! do not suppose that any one present,
in proposing or supporting such an in
crease of this appropriation, intends to
insult His Majesty. do not for
moment suppose that the honorable
member from Hilo would ever cast re-
proach upon His Majesty under any
circumstances whatever But may not
such an increase of appropriation be
humiliation to the King2 Because early
in the session he communicated his de-
sire to the Assembly that the appropr-
alton bill should be revised with view
to economy, beginning with the civil
list. Now if we ignore His Majesty's
request, we either show to the public
that we don't believe that he meant
what he said, or else that his wishes
have no influence with this Assembly
/ feel that the support by the Minister
of the Interior to this increase of APP
preparation is humiliation for this
Assembly. Early in the session the
Minister of the Interior--he may have
been the Minister of Foreign Affairs
then--made a speech in favor Of econ
omy, which was so good that it was APP
plauded by the Opposition; he said
the 'evenue of the country was suffici-
ent for our needs and that we could
get along without any loan at all. He
announced a policy of economy as the
policy of the Government; we see to-
day how he is following out that policy.
A few days later His Excellency ate
his own speech on economy whole.
1t may not be parliamentary as a
rule to discuss His Majesty in this
Assembly, but when the subject of de-
bate is a matter relating to his private
affairs or to his position, it becomes
both proper and necessary to allude to
him personally His Excellency the
Minister of the Interior has introduced
the subject of His Majesty's official
position before US, and i may be
excused in referring to his remarks.
He has compared our ruler with the
Queen Of England and other crowned
heads, and said that his power in this
country was greater than theirs in their
domains. This | deny; it is not the
fact. He says that His Majesty may
veto any law passed by this Assembly,
while the Queen of England dare not
veto an Act of Parliament. This is a
statement that is both derogatory to
the Queen of England and untrue; no
one acquainted with the history Of the
English Parliament would make such a
remark. He says that our Legislature
and people are under the rule of an
autocrat; now, as a member of this
House, | protest against such state
ment BY our constitution and laws
we are sovereign legislative body, and
if His Majesty has an autocratic con
troll of our proceedings, he has it only
by an act of usurpation. The sover-
eign power of this country is divided
between the King, the Legislature and
the Supreme Court, and there is no
more sense IN saying that the King is a
larger part OF the Legislature because
he has the veto power, than there
would be in saying that the Supreme
Court is the larger part of the Legisla-
ture because it has the power to cancel
the laws of the land | am not sur
prsed to hear the reverential remarks
of His Excellency the Minister of the
Interior, about the "divine right OF
kings" and his expression of political
sentiments that belong to the
fourteenth century; we all know that
these are his views, but he is behind
the times and his theories do not fit the
nineteenth ceAtury. (Mr. Gibson In
terrupting said, 81 was not stating
opinion but facts"), Mr.. Dole, con
tinuing: will meet him just there, -
ON the facts. This Government is not
an autocracy, but is legislative govern
ment like those in other parts of the
world, and is governed on similar
principles.
1t seems to me that this vote should
be reconsidered; the melton to increase
the item is a surprise to the House al
the last reading of the appropriation
bill. / should be in favor of leaving
the item as it stood in amount and
making it read "Gor Palace repairs ano
grounds" The household expenses
should come out of the Kings salary
that is what his salary is for. IL
Difference to His Majestys request this
item should not be increased
A Congregational Reunion.