The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTY-SEvENTn DAY.
FRIDAY, Sept. &c.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
The House resumed ut As.

Minister Brown moved the order
of the day. Carried.
Second reading of bill relating TO
the members of the Cabinet. Con-
sidered with favorable report of the
judiciary committee.
Noble Parker moved the bill pass.
Noble Muller moved It be indetln-
itely postponed. The Cabinet should
be unanimous.
The amendment was lost.
Minister Peterson moved TO strike
out the words, land in the perform
ance of all their duties the action
and the advice of q majority of the
members Of the Cabinet shall pre-
vail" According to the bill, if the
Acknowledgement wished to buy five
cents worth Of postage stamps he
would have to get the advice of a
majority of the Cabinet.
Rep. Wilcox moved that the bill
he laid on the table. 1t was intend
ed for the late Cabinet. The Con-
stitution ought to be enough to gov
ern the Ministers.
Noble Widemann looked on the
matter with different eyes from that
of both extremes. This did not deal
with postage stamps. Something Of
the kind was needed. 1t was to
prevent one man superseding or oh.
structing the whole Cabinet.
Minister Peterson held that il did
cover even so small matter as buy
ing postage stamps, in the words,
"all their duties"
Noble Horner, although he would
generally look to the Attorney-Gen-
eral for legal advice, yet he thought
that gentleman had strained the
point. This did not cover the buy
ing of stamps by Minister, any
more than it did his going out to the
back house. (Laughter.) They
had seen one man blocking the bust
ness of the country under the late
Government.
Rep. Rosa moved TO insert the
words, sin Cabinet council" after
the word "duties." The House had
witnessed the misfortunes arising
from the state Of things this bill
was intended to obviate.
Minister Peterson accepted this
instead of his own amendment.
Rep. Paehaole thought the title
was wrong, and asked if there was
majority report--this was only a
minority report. He moved it be
postponed 10 await the majority re-
port.
Rep. Rosa SAID the late chairman
of the judiciary committee followed
his usual custom of presenting re.
port without consulting all the com.
mittee. He saw no use in delaying
consideration of the bill. A great
deal of time had been lost by refer
ring bills to committees. The House
could amend defects now. One
amendment was already suggested
by the remarks of the Attorney.
General. He doubted if any Other
members of the Judiciary committee
could enlighten them on any mys
terry in this bill.
Rep. Bush said the bill embodied
an idea that might be very useful
but it required to go to a committee
1t said executive acts" but tire,
members might agree to call any
thing they pleased an executive act
1t had been said that one man block
ed the country, but he considered
that the Minister in question saved
the country.
Noble Isenberg-Aole!
Rep. Bush said that was a differ
ence of opinion. "Our uncle" from
Germany knew that his Empero
would never consent to troops beins
landed in his country to preserve it
independence. The speaker one
left the late Mr.. Gibson's Cabinet
although it was not generally known
because the Premier came into hi
department and interfered with tn
details. Three members of the lat
Ministry tried to force n treaty Of
the country which the aboriginal in
habitants did not want. Althoug
so much was said at the time abou
blocking the interests of the coun
try, here was the session drawing T.
close and not word had bee
heard about the proposed treaty
That was because the late Ministr,
knew it was not right to give ava,
what they had no right to Civ
away for mere paltry Commercial
advantage. There would likely b
dissension in this Cabinet within
week, there was dissension now, b,
could see it in the way they looked
Noble Isenberg said that in an,
other civilized country when a Min
lister disagreed with the rest of tn
Ministry he resigned. With regar,
to that treaty he never saw troop
clause in il. lie didn't believ
in troops clause, yet he di,
not know what the country woult
have come to, in 1874, il it had no
been for the landing of foreign troops
There was no necessity for the Min
istry resigning in case OF disagree
ment. He had often disagreed wit
people and yet got along well wit
them. With the amendment @
Rep. Rosa he WAS In favor OF th
bill, When Prince Bismarck LEI
the German Cabinet lately, tho MiH
isler OF Tho Interior and other Min