The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-15

should have Information oil the man
ner in which the appropriation of
last session had been spent, He
thought the investigation into the
Genealogy of Hawaiian chiefs was
a proper work. 1t was not with the.
object of killing the bill that he
made this motion, but wholly for
the purpose of having information
laid before members to enable them
to vote intelligently.
Rep. Kaulukou said this motion
was only waste of time, and the
house should vote on it without dis
cussion.
Rep. Wight dd not stand up with
any idea that anything he could say
would have influence in chang
ing the vote. The manner
in which the resolution was rushed
through to engrossment was both
unseemly and uncourteous. He
doubted if many of the members
knew what they were voting for.
AS he understood English, the word
"relief" in the resolution implied
that the Board had got into some
distress. If they had gone beyond
the powers given them by the Legis-
lature and ran into debt, he was in
favor of leaving them to get out of
their difficulties as they best could.
Another sense of the word "relief"
was that their work being done they
asked to be relieved from further
duty, and in that case he would
humbly bow assent to their request.
Why was the resolution rushed
through? Was it because the Mar
shal and his officers were pursuing
the Board for the payment of obli-
cations? If that was so he could
understand the haste. He was not
charitable enough to entertain this
supposition. The whole affair wore
covered look, as if there was some
thing questionable in the expendi-
ture of the last appropriation, which
dare not be revealed until they Sc
cured another $40, 900. If Il satis-
factory report was given of the last
appropriation, he did not think the
Assembly would hesitate moment
in granting fresh one. He could
sympathize with the feelings of the
Hawaiians, in cherishing the gene
alogy of their chiefs. Therefore,
with full information before the
house regarding the manner in which
the last vote was spent, their consti
tuents would eXonerate them from Il
charge of voting in the dark.
Rep. Thurston was in favor of re-
consideration. He was not going to
discuss the question on its merits
although he would like to do so.
There was no member there, prob
ably, who could discuss the ques-
tion on the basis of the expenditure,
unless it was the member for Hilo.
The house had not the slightest
knowledge of how the last $40, 600
was spent, and the haste with which
a resolution for another $1,000 was
sought to he pushed through eX-
cited suspicion. If this money was
voted without question to-day, re-
solution for 100000 for another
object might be presented to-mor-
row. He did not oppose the grant
ing of the amount on account of
disfavor toward the purpose of the
Board, but only wanted the passage
of the resolution delayed until the
Assembly has an account of the
manner in which the Board had full
filled its functions.
Rep. Dole quoted from the report
of 26 pages submitted by the Board
last session, showing that the OBJ
jects were, to obtain the genealogy
of Hawaiian chiefs, collect unpub-
lished Hawaiian history and meles,
and record taboo customs of the old
chiefs. These were important mat
tcrs if the Board dealt with them
satisfactorily, although he did not
know whether they were worth the
money. He proceeded TO argue
that the house had no knowledge OF
the doings of the Board, and there
fore if the house voted the amount
without information it would be
committing public steal.
4 On motion of Rep. Brown the ayes
and noes were called, and the mo-
tion was lost on the following divi-
sion:-
Ayes-Dare, Dominis, Kuihelani,
Wilder, Martin, Parker, Kauhi,
Brown, Wight, Kauhane, Kalua,
Richardson, Castle, Dickey, Thurs.
ton, Paehaole, Dole and Palohau-
lS.
Noes-Gibson, Creighton, Kanoa
Judd, Kaae, Hayselden, Keau, Lii
kalani, Baker, Kaulia, Kaulukou
Pahia, Kaunamano, Nahale, Nahinu
Kekoa, Aholo, Kaukau, Kaai ant
Kauai-20.
The President appointed, unde
recommendation of the committee o
the whole, the following committee
} on the item for support of prisoners
, Messrs. Brown, Gibson, Dare, Kalu'
, and Pahia.
Rep. Castle presented the follow
ing ,aesolution: Resolved that tn
Minister of the Interior, by to.mor
row or Monday, July 10Th instant
place before this Assembly detaile'
written statement of the expenditur
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