The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
NINETIETH DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. %.
The House met at 10 O'Clock.
ORDER OF THE DAY.


stitutional question.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox renewed his
motion of yesterday to recommend
the passage of the bill authorizing q
constitutional convention. He had
not heard any good reasons why the
demands of the people should not
he granted. The Minister of FL
nance tried to lead them TO believe
that our independence depended on
the pleasure of foreign representa-
tives. Those representatives were
only here to look after the interests
of their citizens, and had no right
to interfere with our politics. The
Minister'S talk was only TO excite
apprehensions in the minds of mem
bers, and If his remarks were sent
abroad those representatives would
be liable TO censure by their Govern
ments. When His Excellency said
that we were watched by those re-
representatives., he said more than he
intended, and showed that the Cab
met were the worst enemies of the
country. If he (the speaker) was
at the head of the Government he
would very quickly put down dis
turbances. With regard to the Min
ister's intimation that the advocates
of a new Constitution wanted to
abolish Article 20, forbidding men,
bers of the Legislature from taking
office, he could tell him that he did
not want an Office under this Minis
try. The Hawaiian people could
give him the position of Minister
or something higher than Minis
ter. He didn't know what the Con-
stitution of Rhode Island had to do
with the Constitution of this king
dom. Noble Baldwin's argument on
the necessity for some change in
1887 would not be accepted by SEN
sible people, although it might go
down with the Mobiles laborers on
Paia plantation. All the prosperity
claimed by the Noble for the Con-
stitution of 1887 was due to the reci-
procity treaty negotiated by the King
in the United States. If it had not
been for that treaty the hon. Noble
and others in the House would be
driving bullock carts to-day. The
Ministers were neglecting the les
sons of history when they sat idly
in their seats without attempting to
meet the wishes of the people but
allowing themselves to be led round
by the noses. He did not propose
to waste time discussing the re-
marks of Noble Kauhane. That
gentleman was not so young as he
used to be, and seemed to be imitat-
ing, in regard to his own people, the
disciple named Judas. If the Cab.
met continued submitting to the
dictation of foreign representatives
it would be better for the country
to be annexed by some foreign
power. He was not an annexation
list, but, if it came to that, he would
like to see the Hawaiians drink the
bitter cup to the dregs, till. the las
one had persisted, rather than have
the Government submit to such die
tation.
Noble Pua spoke of the nature o
three reports of the committee
Rep. Hookano's report called thu
convention proposal revolutionary
That was not revolutionary. l
would be revolutionary to do wha
Napoleon did, 60 with large arm,
and take possession of the Govern
ment. A constitutional convention
would be in accordance with the
provision of the Constitution, whicl
said that all men had right to as
semble in a peaceable and orderl,
j, manner, to consult on the good o
the country and to petition the KIM
, or the Legislature for redress. Il
1887 large number of people wer
kept under arms till q new Consti
tuition was got. The statement O
the hon. member for Kona, that b.
; was not sent here to advocate a new
: Constitution, was lie. The hon
member was lying when he mad
such a statement.
The Chair called the speaker t.
order.
, Noble Pua apologized for tn
> offensive remarks. 1t was all yer
i, well for the hon. member for Kon
: to say we must amend the Constitu
= ton, but Kamehameha did nc
amend the Constitution. He gay
another Constitution, and, in til
same way, that Constitution wa
!, abrogated at stroke and the pres
! ent one substituted.
D Rep. Kauhi objected to the speake
9 referring to the chairman as "ou
a good and fat chairman" and bring
ing in such terms as "thieyes," et'
Noble Pua was then interprete
y as having said that it was all yer
u well for Noble Kauhane to spea
:. well of the present Constitution, b'
y canse he was to have been Vic
. President of the Hawaiian Republi,
a IL was not true that Mr.. Gibson ha
@ stolen public money, as he had on
# taken commissions on approprlI
II tions. Noble Baldwln's argumel
o that the present Constitution WI
y got when the people could endul
u abuses no longer was correct, ~
% tho demand for a new Constitute
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