The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-25
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House re-opened at l p. m.
and resumed the discussion of the
veto message.
Noble Widemann said he had
listened to the remarks of the former
speakers, hut did not agree with
them in some of the points they
brought up. The King cannot re-
turn bill without his signature,
without giving his reasons for doing
so, because the Constitution pro-
vides that he shall do so. AS re-
preventative of the people he said
he was satisfied with the law as it
was. He believed that minority
should be heard, and it can only be
done, by veto by the King. l
shall have to vote no, in this mat
ter, if for nothing else than that |
believe that section ~ of the bill is
not constitutional, and consequently
cannot support it. l think that the
constitutional arguments brought
forward by the other speakers have
utterly failed.
Rep. Kamauoha spokea gainst the
bill and in support of the veto. As
the bill did not conform to any
military laws of other nations, and
was also in many respects unconstl-
tutional, he should therefore vote to
sustain the veto.
Rep. Paehaole said the question
before the House was, are the rea-
sons given by the King for the veto
sufficient to sustain that act, or are
they not? He did not consider the
first four reasons set forth as good,
but the last three were. He then
analysed these three reasons, and
deduced the conclusion, that the
bill was unconstitutional inasmuch
as 1T gives the Command in Chief to
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
the Constitution makes the King
Commander in Chief. He also said
as matter of economy, he could
not support the section of the bill
granting salary to the Colonel.
Another objection which he
thought was q valid one was, that
the Kings guard has no voice in the
election of the Colonel. He also
said he did not believe in putting SO
much power into the hands of one
man, as this bill gives the Minister
of Foreign Affairs. He should
therefore support the veto.
Rep. Kauhane said his opinion
was that those who supported this
veto, were in direct conflict with the
Kings best interests, and the inter-
ests of this kingdom. '~
Noble Richardson thought it a
most important question and should
have careful consideration. He
would therefore like to have the
discussion of this matter postponed
until next Monday.
Noble Smith said that there were
questions involved here, of vastly
more Importance than, an increase of
50 from 60 men or that a Colonel
should be paid salary. This bill
has had a careful consideration from
the best committee that this House
could produce. Its passage was re-
commended, it was passed and
comes back to this House vetoed
Now this right of veto has not beer
exercised in Great Britain during
the last fifty years, and in the
United States there were according
to JAS. G.. Blaine, but six vetoes by
the Presidents of the United State!
up to the present administration
Two of these were by Washington
and two by Lincoln. The maiI
point that presents itself to my
mind is that this power is not exer
cised by the Sovereign of Great Bri
tain and in the United States excePt
on most extraordinary occasion,
lie regretted the action of the King
in this matter as it will affect him
and this country unfavorably. He
had a respect for the throne of this
kingdom, it is not the Kings, but