The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-24


Try II is staring lis in the face. The |
industries OF this country are suffering |!
to-day for labor
President Walker-There is no charge
against the Ministers in the resolution
on this subject.
Rep. Richard With regard 10 the
of Government officers, that
is no reason why We should vote in favor
OF the resolution. No business enter
prise improves with frequent change in
its management. The same rule applies
to the Cabinet. | shall, therefore,
strongly oppose the resolution
Rep. Paehaole said the resolution
makes two charges against the present
Cabinet, first that they have not made
any announcement of policy; secondly,
that they are vacillating and have no de-
cision of character. With regard TO the
first charge, a resolution was introduced
in the House soon alter this Ministry
came in asking them 10 declare their
policy. The Minister ol Finance replied,
If | remember right, that they were in
favor OF the independence OF the country
being maintained, aud would do any
thing 10 promote the welfare OF the
country. leave il to the members OF
t4iS iiOLSS W kAACN AsANt
stated their policy or not. / am opposed
TO the resolution. 1t has been said that
the Cabinet did not help TO pass the
Constitutional Convention bill. The
Cabinet cannot pass the Chinese bill
without our help. 1t has not yet come
before the House. The causes of dissat-
isiaction in the resolution have not been
substantiated. l do not see my way
clear TO vote for this resolution.
Minister Brown said that no ministry
ever took office under SO trying and pecu
liar circumstances as this one did We
came in without representing either
party. The vote was close one, and
perhaps we were not trusted by either
party. But we have done our best, and
have met with considerable obstruction.
With regard to the resolution itself,
there is really nothing in ii to answer.
We did announce policy. AS to the
charge OF vacillatink, my friends say
am little the other way. As there is
nothing to answer in the resolution, /
must answer statements made on the
floor of the House. Rep. Bush accuses
us OF being responsible for section of n
bill not yet brought before the House.
Rep. Brown has exploded that misstate-
ment. Rep. Bush also drew on his fertile
imagination and said that the Cabinet
had sent an agent to China. This is the
first the Cabinet ever heard OF anything
of this kind. 1t is only like his other
utterances. We have Chinese restric-
ton act. A bill has already passed the
House which opens the door little. At
the time OF the vote on this bill, Rep.
Bush found it very convenient to be alb
sent. Rep. Il. w. Wilcox voted for the
bill, SO says the record. Rep. Nawahi
says the Ministers say nothing. Perhaps
the hon. member has never heard that
''silence is golden.' If | had talked as
much as the hon. member during the
session. would consider myself a fit can
didate for the Insane Asylum. The
revenue will fill the first section of the
appropriation bill. If the House would
only dissolve, business would increase,
and the revenue flow in. Rep. Nawahi
also accuses us of swelling up the APP
preparation bill. The Cabinet has fought
against it; we have only favored in
creases where very necessary, and then
when recommended after careful consid-
Grafton by committee. he said | voted
for the Tahiti subsidy. am opposed to
steamship subsidies on principle, only
favoring railroads because they are re-
producing. Another charge is that the
Ministers were against the constitutional
convention bill. They did vote against
! it, and are more entitled to the thanks
of the House than the censure. Now as
| to the continued absence of the Minis
| tiers from the House. The Minister OF
Foreign Affairs and myself have been
pretty regular in our attendance. The
Minister of the Interior has business that
must be attended to, and which occupies
| his closest attention. Ii he had consulted
| his own convenience, he would have
sooner sat here than go running around
after the work of the Government. Dur
ing the session there have been two
| terms of court, and cases came up requir-
ing the attendance of the Attorney
General.
Rep. Bush-If the Ministers cannot
guide the House, to whom shall we look
l say that the whole Cabinet by their
vacillating have created discomfort in the
House. III am not mistah,n, Along has
! got his commission.
Minister Peterson-I should like tc
say few words. l plead not guilty tC
| the indictment. 1t states two grounds
| The first is that the Cabinet has nC
policy. We were asked for it early il
the session, it was formulated and giver
to the House. Policies are matters o
circumstances, they change from day tt
day. So that charge falls fiat. Tn,
second charge says that our action has
been of a vacillating character. Prob
ably We have voted differently at times
| but has the country suffered? Doe
Rep. Bush want the Cabinet to vote al
the same way, and have no minds O
their own? Does he want US to DE Al
one man and three dummies? That j
no ground for the charge. | admit tina
on all government or party measures, o
very important questions, the Cabine
should be unit. | submit they have
That does away with the two charges
and the resolution falls to the ground
But other charges have been ref rred t
by members which desire to touch OF
1t has been said that the Cabinet is no
in sympathy with the Chinese question
What is there To show that they are not
| Nothing. The Cabinet We're the iii 81 I
oppose the restriction act when il Wa
brought up. | Will give Rep. Bush tn
credit of speaking against it, but he Wa
not in the House when it was voted upor
1t is not right to upbraid the Cabinet 70
their position on the Chinese question
As to MIR. Along getting commission,
will say FOR myself that the first int
nation L had OF it was in the pape
this morning OF which Rep. Bush
editor. | have the word OF each OF m
colleagues that they know nothing aboI
it, and | believe them. We came
from private life at almost a moment
notice. We have attended TO the wor
of our offices and also the work of til
Legislature. | am chairman of six con
mittees and member of seven other
1t is fact that the Cabinet do not an
. | nannnt lead this House as they Wisl