The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-24
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
One Hundred and Tenth Day.

House met at loan. Prayer by the
Chaplain. Minutes read and approved.
Noble Muller, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported on bill No. So, an
Act to grant franchise TO the Hawaiian
Gas Company. The committee see no
objection to the bill as it does not gave |
an exclusive franchise, and after making |
few amendments they recommend the |
bill pass.
Rep. Brown moved the report be
adopted.
Noble Widemann moved the report be
laid on the table to be considered with
the bill. Carried
Rep. Kanealii, for the Printing Com
mittee, reported several bills printed.
Ordered distributed.
Rep. Waipuilani reported, for the select
committee on the petition to pay the In-
terIsland Steam Navigation Company
sl,158.73 for work done to the wharf at
kailua, Hawaii. The committee recon-
mend that the amount be inserted in the
Appropriation Bill. The report was
signed by Waipuilani, Mccarthy, Rice
and Paehaole.
Noble Macfarlane did not feel that he
could sign the report as he was not sure
that the principle was correct.
Noble Widemann had been under the
| impression that the wharf was built by
| the l. |. s. n. Co, but now he found that
| it was another work OF Thurston the
| Great. Just think of this great mana
| Minister Of the Crown-going round like
common beggar borrowing money all
over the town. He read a list of the
amounts borrowed by this "great man"
Ministerial responsibility in the hands of
| MIR. Thurston was not worth five cents.
Rep Richard moved that the report of
the committee be adopted. 1t was very
amusing to hear Noble Widemann talk
when the name OF Thurston came up.
Thurston served the purpose OF the
scrapegoat mentioned in Scripture, he
carries off many of the troubles that this
House would have to bear. The late
Minister of the Interior did this BUSH
ness with the best of motives and for the
interests of the country. Mr.. Thurston
| is gentleman-above anything tending
to dishonesty. have much respect for
him. AS Minister there was margin
of power vested in him. This wharf was
built for the benefit OF the people in the
district of Kona.
Noble Widemann-He has broken the
laws, as L have charged him. 1t is said
the name of Thurston to me is like red
rag to bull. certainly do not like the
name of Thurston. He was more in mis-
chief and corruption than any other NOR
tai man. Gibson was not patch on the
finger nail to Thurston
Rep. Paehaole moved that the re-
port be laid on the table. TO be con-
sidered with the Appropriation Bill. He
hoped Noble Widemann and Rep.
Richard had settled their differences,
and the work of the House would 60 on
The motion to lay on the table carried.
Rep. Bush presented the following
resolution: That whereas the present
Ministry has not satisfied this House
that they have any declared policy or
platform of principles to present before
this House, or before this country; and
whereas the action OF the Cabinet, since
they have been in Office, has been of a
vacillating character, therefore be it
resolved that the present Cabinet no
longer retains the confidence of the
! House.
The hon. member, in support of the
resolution, said it speaks for itself
After patiently waiting two or three
months for some defined policy from the
, Ministers, none has yet been declared.
| LOTT
and have voted every way They have
never declared any policy on the immi-
grafton question. They have been in
| conference with outside parties who have
agreed upon bill. They should have
brought the matter before the House.
1t is reported that they have sent an
agent abroad to obtain laborers and
bring them here to swamp the Hawaiian
! race and also the Anglo-Saxons. / was
indignant when this Ministry was APP.
, pointed. 1t is mixture, and what will
be the result of divided Ministry. Ii
is impossible to have a satisfactory Adj
ministration when the members of the
} Cabinet don't agree among themselves
) Look at the last Cabinet, for instance
{ From the elements OF this Cabinet, they
will not harmonic. There is a weak
ness on the part Of the Premier. 1t is
time this resolution was brought in, fol-
;, this Cabinet has not satisfied peoples
4 rights. | want to get labor, but legiti
mately. l am afraid the Administration
is not able to cope with the question O
immigration, therefore we have no con
4 fidence in them. We want a firm
4 Cabinet at the present time. It is I'M
Q derstood that an agent has been sem
abroad with a commission in his poke
to get laborers. That matter ought t.
= be laid before the House He was dis
7 | gusted at seeing the Ministers sittin!
1 there doing nothing.
: Noble Hind-You are hardly ever il
o the House, now do you know.
Rep. Bush-You were not here your
self. 1t is only latterly that / have no
+ been in the House. got disguised will
things.
Rep. R. Wilcox was in favor of tn,
resolution. Under Article IL OF the Con
stitution the House has right to brinl
in resolution OF this kind. This Cabi
net is weak and has no policy. 1t is tn
weakest Cabinet the country ever had
q The Premier formed it | cannot sup
port him any longer. He opposed tn
i constitutional convention bill in tn
r House, and worked against it on the out
. side. The reason why the late Cabine
e was removed was because they KEEP
i men in office who were totally unfit TO
the positions. The Premier was in favo
q of two Hawaiians being in the Cabine
but one of the foreign representative
II shamelessly went to the King
e President Walker ruled the reference
u to the foreign representatives, withou
proof, as out of order.
q Pon Y w W;looy-Tha Custop