The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-14

nave SAT mere ana llStcncQ 70 MS Charges
and now he must listen to mine.
Minister Ashford-I rise to point of
order. Language is supplementary.
Minister Observation-Disclosures he
refers to is The Hamakua Ditch Co.
Rep. Brown will say few words
Minister Ashford-I rise to point of
order. The gentleman has spoken once.
Rep. Brown A few words as to the
defense of the Attorney-General. He
speaks of his love for this country. nv
self think it is love for the office which
he holds and expects to hold when the
Cabinet goes out. The treaty which the
Government proposed to negotiate could
not have been ratified without the con-
sent of this House. Article 90 of the
Constitution provides that treaties affect
ing tariff can only be entered into with
consent of the Legislature. Therefore,
this crime could only have been consum-
mated with the assistance OF the Legisla-
ture. minister Ashford: should like
to ask question: After am through
you can ask all the questions you like.
them?) If l can; l am not as smart as
you are. Article 60 says the decision OF
Supreme Court shall be binding on all
parties. Parties here are the Ministers.
If the Acknowledgement had not been so
fond of his SCAT, he would have stepped
out when he could not agree with his col
leagues.
Rep. Kauhi-Sorry l have got the
| floor so late because intended to make
| long speech. But / see the House IS
tired and so will not speak more than
four minutes. We must be perfectly inn
partial, must not know our friends. The
Acknowledgement and the Minister Of
the Interior have given us great deal
of secret history. In regard to the treaty
the honorable member from Waialua
was Violently opposed to it, but now he
is in favor of it. wish to know whether
there was a clause in the treaty about
troops. (Minister Austin-There was a
clause attached to the treaty which was
fejected). minister Ashford-The re-
lection came when we made our reply to
the committeej. Who prepared this
proposed draft? minister Austin-Mr.
Carter Where was that prepared
minister Austin-Here). Did not MIR.
Carter meet the Cabinet and make draft
in presence of Ministers? minister Aus
tin-No. Matter was talked over with
Mr.. Carter and he was requested to pre-
pare a draft and did SOY. When Mr..
Carter submitted the draft did Carter re-
ject it? minister Austin-It was dis.
cussed and the form was fixed which it
finally took The whole matter is before
the HOuse). Is it true that clauses
about troops were to be attached later
after the King has signed as the Attor.
ney-General stated. minister Austin
haven't heard any such statement) Is
it true that Mr.. Carter wrote advising
the Cabinet to drop the treaty until it
could be known what action Congress
would take on the tariff. minister Aus
tin-If the member will put his questions
in writing as the rules require, they will
be answered in due course). A great deal
has been said about Article Al. l don't
care what lawyers say. l read it (; mean.
ing that resolution must be of want ol
confidence in the entire Cabinet.
Rep. White moves previous question
carried.
i The ayes and noes were called for.
Rep. Kapaehaole says owing to previ'
GUS question, could not explain my
position. A resolution of want of conf
dence alleges only differences between
members of the Cabinet. The amend
ment states two grounds against the At.
torney-G General The question is whether
the House is going to allow a single
; member of the Cabinet to block the
wheels of the Government. think the
House should pass law to prevent the
recurrence of such difficulties. A great
deal has been said as to the action of the
, Attorney-G General. Some approve and
say he was patriotic. l cannot look into
! his heart, but l notice his patriotism
dates from the time when the Cabinet
opposed the denomination of his brother
. and must say it is the same with the
other Ministers. They said nothing
about these schemes until the trouble
! with the Attorney-General. L see there
, are great many white men in the
police.
The vote on the amendment was then
taken as follows:
Hind, Parker, Marsden, Bald
win, w. Y. Horner, Cornwel, Wal
bridge, Anderson, Won Tempsky, G. N
Wilcox, Kanoa, Isenberg, Brown, Rosa
A. Horner, Richard, Waipuilani, Apiki
Halstead, Knudsen, Rice, A. S. Wilco,
"a.
Noes-Widemann, Cummins, Walker
Macfarlane, Muller, Pua, Mccarthy
Phillips, Crabbe, Burchardt, Cummings
Marques, Lucas, r. w. Wilcox, Bush
Kauhi, Nawahi, Baker, KahookanO, Pae
haole, White, Kanealii, Kalua, Kama
"a.
Minister Thurston-I rise to question
Of privilege. had hoped that the Hous
would assert principle involved in thi
amendment, but it has not done go. Fo
myself and my two colleagues. the Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs and the Ministe
of Finance, l would state that we canno
continue to conduct the affairs of tn,
, Government with divided Cabinet
and narrow majority as now, and
: therefore state on their behalf and min,
, that we resign.
Minister Ashford-I am extremely gla,
to be able even at this late day to com
mend the action of my colleagues. Will
thank the House for not having passe,
the vote of want of confidence in me
feel that anyone in forming a new Cab
met will be embarrassed by the presenc
r of an existing incumbent. My own resip
nation will therefore be ready as soon a
my colleagues.
The House adjourned at 11PM.