The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-13

bill to encourage the laying OF subma-
rine cable between the Islands and the
North American Coast The bill was
read second time and passed to en-
grossment. the third reading being fixed
for Tuesday next. This measure amends
an Act OF last session, which limits the
aid to be given to a cable enterprise TO
one making San Francisco the American /
terminus. The object was to enable the |
Minister OF Finance to carry out the |
intent OF the law OF 1884 whether cable |
connection with the American telegraph |
system were made at a point north or
south of San Francisco. There appears
to be a reasonable prospect that cable
connection with the Coast will not be Tor
long a matter Of doubt.
His Excellency Dir. Gibson presented
return Of free water privileges In Homo
lulu, in answer to an order OF the House.
on motion of Mr.. Brown, from which 1t
appeared that the money value per an
mum represented by these privileges was
about 1900 Payments had been made
which would reduce the list somewhat
of the Water Works Department to re-
duce the free list as much as possible.
The income from water supply is steadily
increasing, and when the new pipe line
is completed large addition to the
revenue from that source may be fairly
counted upon.
It is to be regretted that the consider
alton OF the Internal Tax bill was inter
rupted by personal discussion, origin
ating in an unprovoked attack upon
Ministers by Messrs. Thurston and
Dole, aided and abetted in his own pc
culiarly small and irritating way by Mr..
Dickey. The incident arose out OF
section of the Tax bill which provided
that the King and Cabinet Council
should appoint Assessors. Mr.. Cecil
Brown thought this was too much
power to give to the Cabinet, but he
would leave it wholly to the Minister OF
Finance, as was the case under the ex-
listing law His Excellency Mr.. Gibson
pointed out that the bill increased the
responsibility of Ministers; but the
wording of the law was of little conse-
Guence, as in practice this was what
happened. The Minister of Finance
now made these appointments with the
consent of the King, but he likewise CON
suited his colleagues. The bill proposed
10 make this course obligatory Mr..
Thurston saw in this an evidence OF cen
tralization and a withdrawal of power
from the Legislature by the Executive
1t was an attempt to increase the King
power and render Ministers irrespOnsi-
bic. He did not explain, however, III
what way this was to be accomplished
by the bill, and in truth his prejudice
so obscured his judgment that he failed
to perceive the ludicrous absurdity O
his position. By the existing law the
Finance Minister appoints Assessors
subject to the Kings approval; by the
section as proposed the King in Cabine
Council was tomake these appointments
In what way the latter proposition in
creases Executive control at the expense
of the Legislature is something Difficult
10 understand. 1t appeared to be plan
enough to Mr. Thurston, for he wa
very earnest on the subject, and a;
usual when he is in earnest, he abused
the members of the Administration.
Mr. George Richardson found wa.
out of the difficulty, by moving al
amendment, to the effect that the Fl
nance Minister should appoint Ia,
Assessors, subject to the approval by tn
kim in Cabinet Council. Mr.. Thurstol
accepted this, but Mr.. Dole was not t
be appeased. He took up the sam
strain as Mr. Thurston had harped on
and charged that the Government en-
deavored in every way to belittle an
make a laughing-stock OF the MInlste
of Finance, who was usually a Hawaii
an. For his part, he would be glad t
increase the responsibility of native Ha
waiians. and he would like to see
Cabinet composed entirely Of them
Considering the attacks by Messrs. Do.
and Thurstou upon the native cand
dates for the Legislature, and their pei
sistent efforts to hold up to public rid
cule and odium the late Minister OF +.
nance. as we'll as their contemptuou
and offensive references to native men
bers during the debate on the Tax bll
this remark was too inconsistent to pas
unnoticed, and His Excellency Mr.. Glt
son most properly scored Mr.. Dole an
his Opposition colleagues for it, to til
infinite qualification of the House. MI
Gibson wound up by saying that h'
too, hoped to see the native Poop
trained to the discharge OF every publ
duty under their Sovereign, These ma
ALWAYS been his sentiments lie VIZ
happy to see Hawaiians filling high o
fees OF trust and emolument under II
Majesty; and he hoped to see them NJ
onlv filling these and other high admin
istrative offices, but also on the Suprem
Bench OF the Kingdom
Whereupon Mr.. Dickey jumped u
and demanded if these were Mr.. Oil
sons sentiments why did he when Gale
upon to form a Ministry import an A
torney General from California, and gi'