The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-28

swor in writing why the Marshal has
kept an armed force at the Police
Station for some weeks past.
The resolution was ruled out of
order.
Rep. kalua gave notice of n bill
to provide for the taking of water
from Wailuku to Kahului.
Rep. Waipuilani read first time
his hill to amend the law relating to
licenses for the sale OF salt salmon.
Also. his bill TO repeal Chapter %,
Session Laws of 1888, relating TO
the slaughter of animals.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Rep. Brown moved the House
proceed 10 the order of the day.
The President announced, as I'M
finished business, the address to
His Majesty.
Kcp. kalua moved the House 90
into committee of the whole on the
subject. Carried.
Noble kanoa was called 20 the
chair.
Minister Thurston moved To strike
out the passage containing the ''ini-
mical' clause, and to insert the fol.
lowing: at is with qualification
that we learn that the country has
enjoyed great prosperity during the
past period, and il will he our duty
and pleasure to do all in our power
to further promote the prosperity Of
the country" He referred to the
Government and private persons
having gone abroad TO borrow money,
and held that it would be against
our chances of getting foreign ca
pi,al, for either public or private
purposes, TO publish such Il state
mcnt as that winch he moved to
strike out. The member for Koo-
laupoko (Rcp. Bush) had loaded
the subject yesterday with lot of
matter that did not belong to it..
That member had gone through two
election scrapcs to one for the rest
of them and had therefore twice as
much bile to get rid Of. The coun-
try was going ahead and anybody
obs,rncting its progress would be
run over. The harbor had to he
dcepencd whether the member tor
Koolaupoko or himself was Minister
of Interior. If Mr.. Bush was to he
there, and could not borrow money
for that work on account of this re-
solution of his own, the COUNT y
would be the sufferer. lie was not
surprised to see this coming from \
committee of which the hon.
member was n member. Fol
months past he had filled lii
paper with moaning complaints
about terrible things coming to pass {;
there would not he enough dirt left
in the Pacific for the Hawaiian to
call his country and the United
States was after us with a sharp
stick. 1t was reports from this
country that destroyed the late $.
G.. Wilder's railroad scheme in Lon
don, so that sugar had to be shipped
over the cliffs and steamers kept
for weeks from loading. He would
not commit himself to the details of
the lIilo and Hamakua or those oil
the Oahu Railway schemes, but they
should all approach matters pertain.
ing to the common interest in 8
hopeful spirit, and not wilfulIy dc.
stroy the chances Of promoting the
counlry's prosperity.
Rep. Nawahi was in favor of the
reply as presented by the commit
tee. The Minister of Interior ap.
pcared to be afraid of having the
truth told. If 4 man wanted to bor-
row of him, he should want to know
the truth Of his circumstances. The
speaker was in the late Mr.. Wilder.
employ, and that gentleman told
him the reason he failed in getting
money for the Hamakua Railway
was the revolution of 1887.
Noble Kauhanc considered that
what was before the House was 9
reply to the Kings speech. So fal
as he knew that was His Majes,y's
own speech. He thought the com.
mittec mad gone beyond It's duty il
arguing against what the King said
lie supported the amendment.
Rep. Kalua moved that when lh,
committee rise it recommend Til,
House to adopt the reply as pre-
scnted by the committee. Thai
committee was not to go over to the
Palace to stroke the Kings beard OF
scratch his back, by saying every
thing His Majesty said must h'
right, but should tell the King wha,
they felt TO he the truth.
Rep. Richard was in favor of the
amendment proposed by the Minis
ter of the Interior. The reply ought
not to be declaration of policy, buI
simply courteous acknowledgment
of Ills Majesty's speech.
Rep. White was opposed to The
amendment. The Minister of Int
rior seemed TO want to convey false
impressions abroad-to say that We
had property when we had none, tina,
we had no disturbing elements when
we had such, that we had no Wilcox
when we had one. (Laughlcr).
Rep. Baker was in favor of tho
report rs presented by the commit