The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-04-30
OPENING or the LEGISLATURE.

period of 1869, was convened
with appropriate pomp and circum-
stance at noon to-day. All the
morning, flags had been flying from
Government buildings, consular
offices and fire houses, and the Bril-
fish men-of-war, Satellite and He
roine, were in full dress. At IL
o'clock the militia companies formed
at the Armory and marched to Alii-
olani Hale, there to form guard of
honor to the royal procession to and
from the Legislative hall.
The Leleihoku Guards we're
drawn up across King street between
the palace gate and the entrance to
the grounds of Aliiolani Hale. The
two walks from the gate to the door
of Aliiolani Hale were lined, on the
Eva side, by the Honolulu Rifles,
Mamalahoa Guards and the Kings
Own, and on the Waikiki side, by
the Kings Guard, Princes Own and
Queens Own. The Royal Hawaiian
Band was stationed within the
Kamehameha Statue enclosure.
In the Assembly room the space
to the right of the throne was set
apart for the Cabinet, the Clergy
and the Supreme Judiciary; that on
the left for the diplomatic and con-
sular service and other distinguished
guests. The seats in the immediate
front were reserved for members of
the House of Mobiles and of the
House of Representatives.
Messrs. j. s. Webb, j. A. Has
singer, w. o. Atwater, Henry
Smith, Henry Poor and Oliver
Stillman acted as ushers, showing
guests and visitors to seats with the
least possible confusion.
At ~ O'Clock sharp the band
struck up the national anthem, and
a salute was fred from the shore
battery by detachment of the
Queens Own. Their Majesty the
King and Queen had at that moment
arrived at the building, accompanied
by Princess Liliuokalani, Governor
Dominis, Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Hon.
c. II. Judd, II. MS Chamberlain,
the kings and governors staffs,
kahili bearers and pages. Besides
these the following personages were
present: His FIX. W. M. Gibson,
Minister of Foreign Affairs; His
Elk. j. NJ. Kapena, Minister of
Finance His En-. Paul Neumann,
Acknowledgement, and Mrs. Neu-
mann; His Elk. c. T. Gulick, Minis
ter of Interior, and Mrs. Gulick
the Right Reverend Bishop of Homo
lulu and Mrs. Willis; Hon. A. F.
Judd, Chief Justice; Hon. l..
McCully and Hon. j. Preston, AS.
sociate Justices Of the Supreme
Court; His Excellency w. M. Mer.
rill, United States Minister Resident
and Mrs. Merrill; Mr.. j. ii. Put.
nam, United States Consul-General
and Miss Putnam; Mr.. f. p. Hast
ings, United States Vice Consul, and
Mrs. Hastings Major j. ii. Wode
house, British Commissioner anG
Consul General, and Mrs. Wode
house; Mr.. Theo. ii. Davies, Brit.
ish Vice. Consul; Mr.. Canavarro
Portuguese Commissioner; Mr.. II
Feer, French Commissioner, Mrs
and Miss Feer; Mr.. r. W. Laine
Mexican Consul, and Mrs. Lame
Mr.. j. O. Pfuger, Danish Consul
Mr.. f. A. Schaefer, Italian Consul
Mr.. j. f. Hackfeld, Russian Con
sui Mr.. II. +. Glade, Austro-Hun
garian Consul; Mr.. A. j. Cartwright
Perusian Consul; Mr.. Taro Ando
japanese Consul, and Mrs. Ando
Mr.. Nakayama, Japanese Agent
and ladies'; Mr.. Goo Kim, Chi
nese Commercial Agent; Captain
Abingdon and officers of II. b. M
S. Satellite, and Capt. Blackburn
and officers of ii. b. M. S. Heroine
In rear of the Legislators there wa
large attendance of ladies ant
gentlemen, native as well as foreign
Altogether, with the gay uniform
and rich dresses, it was an impos
ing assemblage.
The whole audience rose on TIN
arrival of the royal procession, tina
entered through the Interior De
partment, and remained standing
until Their Majesties' departure
His Majesty was arrayed in full
uniform, topped with a rich yellow
feather cloak. Bishop Willis Offered
up prayer in Hawaiian, after whicl
Col. Judd handed His Majesty thu
portfolio containing the opening
speech, in English and Hawaiian
which the King read slowly and dis
tinctly. Following is the full tex
IN English