The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-16


them. He had been doomed in his
district because he had ragged the
Minister of Finance until native
had been appointed tax assessor.
He had great respect for the opin-
ions of such men as the Hon. S. G..
Wilder, but this old order of things
was passed, and new era had
dawued on the land. The natives
don't want a foreigner rs governor
over their islands. They are being
educated to know that such an Of
fee was created for chiefs, and it is
time it was abolished. The promis-
ing Hawaiian to-day is the artizan.
Noble Widemann said that Rep.
Kinney was astray when he spoke of
local government. He does not like
govern " appointed by the minis
try, but he wants a sheriff to per-
form the duties. He says that there
is difference between governor
reporting to the Ministry and She
riff to do the same. A great deal
has been said about the Ministry
standing or falling on this issue, but
he should vote for the committee
bill, and if it passed he should be
sorry to see the Ministry fall by it.
Minister Thurston remarked that
q good deal had been said regarding
the sincerity of the Ministry, but he
assured the House that the Cabinet
was sincere in the matter, and hon
estly believed that the office was
not only detriment, but positive
injury to the country. This was
the first question that had been
brought up wherein the rights of the
members under the constitution to
vote untrammelled could be exer-
cised They were not ollice-hold-
ers, nor do they look for or can they re-
ceive any office under the Govern
ment after this session is over. If
the majority of the House thought
that the office of Governor should
be continued, then it was their duty
to vote for the bill as presented by
majority of the Committee, but if
on the other hand they thought that
the money paid in salaries to Gov
ernors should be used for other pur-
poses, then it was their duty to
vote for the abolition of the office.
He referred to the duties heretofore
performed by Governors, and said
that several of their functions have
been taken from them and placed in
other hauds. Other bills are be-
fore the House which, if passed,
will still further diminish the duties
of said office, and nothing remains
for them to do. The other side had
brought up the argument that the
Governor should supervise the as
sessment and collection OF taxes.
This was the only valid argument
they had put forward, but it could
be done much better in other hands
than in the hands of a Governor.
The Ministry proposed to obviate
this matter by introducing bill to
regulate the assessment and collec-
ton of taxes, and had given notice
of such a bill. They proposed to
appoint a permanent assessor for
each district, who shall be financi-
ally, morally, and in every other
way responsible for his actions to
the Government. The opposition
to the Ministry Bill argued that they
must have an overseer over the ac-
lions of the Government officers on
the other islands, and they had been
since the last session drafting this
very lame bill, which they present.
ed to the House for its considera-
ton. A great deal had been said
about this bill keeping native Ha-
waiians in Office. Now, since the
30th June a great many officials,
both native and foreign, had been
removed from office, because they
were incompetent and were only
holding office, as political wire pull
ers. Reference had been made OF
abuses having crept into the Road
Boards. lie admitted such to be
the case, and complaints were in his
office awaiting investigation, which
in time would be thoroughly investi-
gated. But the general working OF
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 W.
had Minister to Samoa, Board o
Genealogy with five clerk, and owe
700 small offices under Government
The present administration haC
abolished the Samoan mission, thu
Board of Genealogy and proposed
to reduce the number of small
offices. A reduction could not b.
made in the police force nor il
some other branches of the Govern
ment, but money could be saved b.
abolishing the office of Governor.
Mr.. Thurston said in his addres
in Hawaiian that he was Hawaiian
born and expected to die one. III
had no other country, nor did h
want any. The argument that tn
honorable Noble Smith advanced
that unless the committee bill
passed Hawaiians would not hol'
office, was all bosh, and was onl
dona IN in1ucp votes for his bill