The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-11
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the Board had been more satisfac-
tory than any previous system, and
country districts will get the bene-
fit of all their road money. In re-
gard to the expense, word should
be said. During the last regime we
had Minister to Samoa, Board of
Genealogy with five clerk, and over
700 small offices under Government.
The present administration had
abolished the Samoan mission, the
Board of Genealogy and proposed
to reduce the number of small
offices. A reduction could not be
made in the police force nor in
some other branches of the Govern
ment, but money could be saved by
abolishing the office of Governor.
Mr.. Thurston said in his address
in Hawaiian that he was n Hawaiian
born and expected to die one. He
had no other country, nor did he
want any. The argument that the
honorable Noble Smith advanced,
passed Hawaiians would not hold
office, was all bosh, and was only
done TO induce votes for his bill.
The same device was resorted to in
former elections to induce votes.
He said that he stood before the
people, and before his colleagues as
an advocate of the Hawaiian, and
should a thousand foreigners apply
for a position that q Hawaiian
could fill, the preference should be
for the Hawaiian.
Rep. G.. Brown stated that he had
listened with a good deal of interest
to the remarks of the Minister of
the Interior, and the Representa-
tive from Hamakua, but they had
both come backs TO the principle
that was advanced by the majority
of the committee, and were gong to
make officers to discharge the duties
prescribed in that bill to be perform
ed by the Governors. They say
that they are going to appoint per-
manent tax assessors in each dis
trict. He thought that there was
more In the name of Governor than
the Ministry were willing to admit.
| The very mention of the word Gov
ernor to them seemed to excite them
as much rs red rag does mad
| bull.
Rep. Kauhane spoke in favor OF
abolishlng the office. 1t had been
in existence for great many years,
and was now considered a useless
adjunct to the machinery of the
government. 1t would do no harm
to try and get along without the of
fee for two years, and if at the END
of that time it was found advisable
to restore the office, the law abolish
ing it could be repealed. $4,000
were being spent for Governor
and their clerks each biennia
period, and it was time that tn
hole from which this drain come
should be stopped.
Noble Widemann had few NOR
words to say. 1t had been sal,
that the Road Board had grea
powers, and they will have sucl
powers if we have no Governors
81 years ago, he was Road Super
visor, and they had Governors too
and he had as much power as tn
present Road Board and perhaps
little more. The Governor paiC
the road tax into his hands to b.
disbursed by him.
Noble Baldwin said that 40 year
ago they had noble men as Gov
ernors, chiefs born to com
mand, but from them we ha,
come down to class of me
that were harm and clog to tn
working of the Government. Loo
at the salary voted for Governors
1t was not as large as that of
clerk in some of the departments be
cause it was considered sinecurc
and there were no duties to be pei
formed. There must be change
and the majority of the committe
admitted that. SO far they all stoo
on common ground. The majorit
bill only made the officer a servar
to the Ministry. He was Gale
, Governor, but the name was n misnc
mer, so far as it is understood b
the Hawaiians, and what it implie
years ago. The only way that an
; department of government could b
} carried on successfully was to hay
one head, one upcrintendent, an
, not as that bill called for, respoI
sible Ministry and a servant to carr
out their orders. If this bill shoul
pass and the officer perform the dit
| ties as prescribed by the bill, IL
5 salary would have to be raised, {
no competent man could be foun
e who would take the place for $50
. a year. That salary was lars
: enough before, because there WI
G nothing to do. They had take
D duties from others and put the
r upon the Governors, in order tn
: they might have something to d.
r but with all the dignity with viii,
o the bill is clothed, by making it o
n ligatory for the Governors to ma
y semi-annual tours of their gubern
+. torial districts on salary of a S
n cond class clerk, they will only