The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-22

81, 800; then $4,000 up to 1882,
when it was made $4,000. In 1884
the amount voted was $4,000, and
this year the Ministers put $50, 900
in the bill. Now the Minister called
it economy TO bring it down to $780,
900, to spend on mere show without
the slightest benefit. This when it
had only been by special loans that
the Government had been kept
agoing. The late Minister of For
eign Affairs said that the difference
between himself and the speaker
was that he wanted to spend money
at home, while the Minister wanted
to spend it abroad, in missions to
Samoa and the like. He was willing
to take issue with the Minister on
that point, and say he did not be-
lieve in spending money abroad, but
in spending it at home.
Rep. Dickey would be in favor of
striking out the item if it would not
complicate matters, but debt had
already been incurred under that
head. He moved it be reduced to
$4,000, the same as in 1880.
Minister Gibson always listened
with satisfaction to the member for
Molokai because he was an earnest
man. The member for Koolauloa
asked what good were the japanese,
as if that was trifling affair. 1t
was true the japanese were not
angels: they had given some trou-
BILE; but they were proving fair
laborers and in some quarters were
giving great satisfaction. The
Government had hopes of increasing
the nation, as His Majesty said ON
coming to the throne. The best in
crease would be a natural one, the
result of observing the laws of
health. And they had increased
from 10000 few years ago to a
little nation of 50, 900. Part of that
had been brought about by the ex-
penditure of foreign missions.
Should they belittle the distinguish
ed consideration which had been ex-
tended to this country by great
states as something not worth the
obtaining. Were they to stig-
Matte as useless the sending
of an envoy to Russia to repre-
sent this kingdom at the corona
ton Of the Gar! 1t was so pleas
ing to the Emperor of Russia that
he commanded that one of his ships
of war go to Hawai-, with decor
alton, the brlliants in which were
worth $4,000, for His Majesty.
Was that not worthy of consider
alton to the Hawaiian members, that
this distinguished honor should be
paid TO their sovereign? He appre-
ciated all that had been said about
attention to matters at home, but
was it not worth making these ex-
penditures abroad? The speaker
drew attention to the eminent posi-
ton Hawaii held among the 100000
people of the Pacific Islands. There
was nothing like their promising
position in the Pacific. They owed
it to the opportunities presented to
them by the great states, with which
their chiefs in the past desired to
hold communication, and take theil
advice. 1t was worthy Of them
that those people in the Pacific
should have the benefit of Hawaii's
greater privileges. BY the last mai
came letter from the Secretary OF
State of the United States that il
was right and proper that they
should take action in this matter
and send representative to Samoa
and it was suggested, "Who could
better assist Samoa than the kingdom
of Hawaii"
| Rep. Brown agreed with what the
Minister said, even to the sentiment
if the country was in a proper con
dition for it. This Government
should be conducted in the same
way as any man should conduct hi.
own private business. If he wa,
running behind and kept on thai
way the end was bankruptcy. The
Government had been spending
more than it was receiving, and he
said stop it right there. They were
told by the Government that the ex'
penditures exceeded the receipts
and in the face of that they should
not put in this item. If they spent
this money that way they would no,
have enough to pay off their debt OF
to make internal Improvements.
Noble Bishop: The hon. member
for Koolauloa spoke of the japanese
as the only advantage that they had
received for the appropriation under
this head, The immigration Of
Japanese had very little to do witt
this appropriation. If the committee
would refer to page 10 of the
Finance Report they would sec
what this money had been spent
for: Expenses of Colonel Iaukes
in his mission round the world
SAL; expenses connected will
the japanese Minister'S visit tc
Hilo $43; cost of books, papers and
printing certain documents con
nected with the mission to Japan
$1,494.56. 1t showed that the get
ting of japanese here had very little
to do with this expenditure. In his
opinion most of this money got fol