The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-13

result 81 this was thar Hawaii received
additional value TO her good name. Can
the honorable gentleman regard the Con-
vention with the great and friendly Power
OF Japan rs unworthy OF consideration,
when 1t is recognized by planters that this
event has 80 largely added 10 their revenue
ana promoted their general interests2 How
viii ne regard the correspondence with
His Majesty Envoy 1t Washington
wherein are set forth the treatment OF mat
tiers OF highest Importance 10 the nation.
He recognized that His Najesty's Envoy
has discussed the matters in his hands
with ability. and thi~ report Is the record
OF his diplomatic ACTION One letter con
tanned herein expresses ON the part OF Sec
rotary Bayarj the opinion OF the Govern
ment of the United States. that Hawaii OF
right should lead and guide in accordance
with the policy that had been laid before
him And shall this expression OF opin-
ion, coming from our great and good
neighbOr. be regarded as unworthy OF con-
sideration? one gentleman connected
with a foreign Government declares in
letter THAI Hawaii has raised her
self in the estimation OF the nations
by the course she has pursued There
in is also 10 be found 4 dispatch OF
the British Secretary OF Foreign Affairs,
Lord ROsebery, which contains an honor
able expression OF regard and sympathy IN
respect II the attitude of Hawaii. As for
his own humble efforts, he could let that
pass, and the sneers in reference 10 his
course, while he retained the approval OF
His Majesty the King. and, he hoped the
good opinion OF His Majesty's people. In
reference TO the item under consideration,
if the Assembly desires to limit the amount
to 50. 400 this would be sufficient 10 provide
for copyist, and the especial work re-
ferred TO would have TO be lett undone. As
regards the accusation that he might want
to provide for the employment OF some
friends, the additional sum of $1,000 asked
for would not give much opportunity for
doing so But this i like an accusation
made to a recently appointed committee
| that its object was to provide employment
for certain friends.
! Mr. Dole said ne was not prepared to
discuss the foreign policy of the Govern
ment, nor was it in order With regard to
| this small item. There was a certain in
! terest attached TO these papers which in
! the hands of such men As Fernandez and
/ Alexander would be sf value bat if left to
crude clerks their work would be worse
/ than useless There was nothing pressing
| in the matter.
Mr.. Keau said all he wanted was TO see
the money expended for the purpose
named and nothing else.
Mr.. Thurston thought it was good
! chance to cut down expenses. The country
| is not prepared to go into expenses for old
work; better pay its debts first Some of
| Mr. Keau's constituents have claims
against the Government which they are un
able to collect Last summer III this very
| hall they got judgment against the Minis
ter of Interior, but the claims are not yet
paid He thought this was a very good
! place to economic.
Mr.. Aholo said there had been great
deal of talk that did not apply to the sub
iect at all In his estimation these archives
are very valuable and ought to be pre-
served. 1t was only the other day that
Mr.. Thurston offered a resolution for a
sum to be appropriated for bound volumes
of Hawaiian publications to the kept for
reference. He was in favor of the appro-
priation and hoped it would pass
Mr. Kalua thought that all the Minister
of Foreign Affairs had said amounted to
holding himself up as a great man and
showing off his Office. He had given no
reason why this item should be passed.
On the contrary, he admitted half the
! money would do. With regard to the CON
tents of the report of the Foreign Office,
there were many absurd things in it. For
example, in a letter in this report, His
Majesty was addressed as the King of
Kings" He always understood that this
title was used to one being only, but now
it was printed and officially attached to the
King. This shows the ignorance of the
writer; but it was a sample of the whole.
Hon J T. Bush said the action OF the
Assembly should be governed by the rev
enue He supported the amendment.
Mr. Kaunamano said the item was a
very small one. 1t appeared TO him that
the members were animated with a desire
to talk and show themselves off before the
spectators,
On a division being taken, the amend
ment was carried and the item passed at
81, 400
On motion Of Mr.. Thurston, the commit
tee reported progress.
The report of the committee was adopted.
At 80 the Aonse adjourned until 10
O'Clock Thursday morning.
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