The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-10-28
Afternoon Session.

The House re-assembled at 40.
Rep. Nawahi, continuing, said that u
resolution was introduced early in the
session with regard to finding out
whether certain foreign representatives
had been offering advice, and making
suggestions. The Minister of Finance,
for the Minister OF Foreign Affairs, said
it was not the policy of the Cabinet to
divulge anything about such matters.
This House-the highest in the land
had q right to know what was going on.
At a caucus, the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs favored the Constitutional
Amendment Bill, but when it came in
the House he voted against it. We can
not have confidence in a leader who
does like that his action is not inspir-
ing. When this Cabinet took Office we
heard that certain officials were to be
removed, but they have not been. A
certain person was sent for from Maui,
and promised a position but the
Cabinet could not agree, and he went
back disguised. The Cabinet has been
in Office three months, and they have
had plenty of time to show what they
intended to do. With regard to the
Appropriation Bill, they said they would
adopt the one put in by the late Cabinet.
The bill has crept up to millions, and
this Cabinet has done nothing to help to
increase the revenue. What will the
King think Of it when he sees it? The
Ministers simply sit there and do
4 nothing; they have not brought in any
measures. The bill to relieve His Ma
jesty and other bills relating to the
Royal Family did not come from the
Ministers. They do not seem to have
any policy with regard to the Chinese
question Disturbances will not arise
from the native Hawaiians. 1t is only
by constant poking that the Ministers
can be got up to say anything. With
these views, l support the resolution.
If we gave them three months further
they would be no better.
Rep. Brown-Generally, when a reso-
luton of this kind is introduced, the
grounds for such are made very specific.
This resolution amounts to nothing.
There is nothing in it that anyone can
lay their finger on which says that the
Ministers have done, to lack the conf
dence of the House. The principal
reason talked OF is that the Ministers
have taken the money bags out of the
representatives hands and spent it. l
believe it is generally understood that
the representatives are the ones that
hold the purse-strings, and the Govern
ment can do nothing without the House
gives them permission. Much has been
said about the Ministers leaving their
seats; but there is no wonder at that
when such utter rot and bosh is heard
from some Of the members when talking
on different subjects. As to loan, we
don't want one The hon. member then
went into details of the sections of the
Appropriation Bill. The representatives
are the ones to bring in the measures for
the benefit of the country, and it is for
the Ministers, if they see they will be Of
benefit, to support them. There was
some ground for the want OF confidence
in the late Ministry, owing to the atti-
tude OF three members against the other.
1t has been said that such state exists
in this Cabinet. / deny it, and the
Cabinet will DENY it. In regard 10 the
statement that the Ministry were the
authors, or originated the clause author
ling them to suspend the operations OF
the Chinese Labor Bill now before the
House. in the event OF labor conyen-
ton being entered into with China,
here state that that was drafted by me
at the request of the Committee of Com
merce. OF which | am a member. and
that after it was decided to put in the
btIl, l informed the Ministry, and
whether they liked it or not it would
have made no difference to the commit
tee, as they had decided to submit the
matter in that form to the House for
their judgment and action. | move
the indefinite postponement OF the reso-
luton
Noble Crabhe said Mr. President
Before | cast my vote for or against this
measure now before this honorable body,
beg leave to qualify it. have sup
ported every measure that has animated
from the National Reform Party which
considered honorable and which accord
ed with my ideas of right. This measure
now before the House is not really
. party measure, but l think has
been brought forward by certain mem
bers Of the National Reform Party to
further their own ends. 1t is an old say
ing and true one, that nothing is GER
tain in this world but death and taxes"
Now, Mr.. President, if | were certain
that a new Ministry would better the
condition of this country, financially and