The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-01


this country the right to pass such
an enabling act was vested in the
Legislature. There was one thing
which he often saw in Rep. Bush's
paper, that was that this Constitu-
ton took the natives rights away
from them. This hurt him very
much, and he often thought about
it, and he would like the hon. mem.
Der to explain the matter when he
rose. luder the old Constitution
the native could not vote unless he
had $50 worth Of property. The
present Constitution allowed him to
vote for Representative without
owning n cent
Rep. Bush will tell you
Noble lIorncr-Nou just wait till
get through.
Rep. Bush--I only ask you the
privilege of telling you. When you
took away the Constitution of ka-
mehamcha V. by force, you robbed
the natives of part of their rights.
| mean you-you were one of them.
Noble llorner repeated his argyll
ment on the Representative fran
chise, and said that the native
had further the right TO vote for
Mobiles. As many natives rs for
eigners he believed had voted for
HIM, and, as Noble Kauhane said,
the property franchise made u man
of the native, causing him to strive
for the requirement of the qualitica
ton. 1t had been objected that the
power of the King was curtailed,
that he had less power than the
President of the United States.
But it should he remembered that
the President only held his place
four years, while the Kings position
was assured him for life.
Rep. Bush only desired at that
time to reply to the remarks of No
bile Horncr as to the rights of the
natives. Addressing the hon. No
bic directly he said: You know that
when you wiped out the Constitu-
ton you took away the rights of
the natives, and when you deny it
you state what you know to be false.
Noble Horner-I was not here, |
was up on Hawaii.
Rep. Bush-Your sympathies were
in the movement, as you proved by
your remarks to-day. What right
had you, foreigner, to take away
the Constitution of the Hawaiians.
You know that the present Consti-
tuition is illegal if brought to the
test. 1t was conceived with devil
ish ingenuity in spirit of tyranny.
If the rights of the natives were not
taken away by it, how do you ac-
count for the way the seats of No
bles are filled in this House to-day.
Compare the number of Hawaiian
Mobiles in the House to-day with the
number here under the old Consti-
tuition.
The speaker was called to orde,
for addressing member across the
floor, instead OF the chair.
Rep. Bush SAID that last mai
brought the news that the Legisla.
ture of Mississippi had passed an
enabling act to call constitutional
convention. That State had no such
provision in her Constitution as was
claimed here to be necessary fol
that purpose. This House ought tc
unite in calmly passing an enabling
act for constitutional question
so that the people should Obtain
their just rights. 1t was claimed
that this attempt of the Hawaiian:
to procure the rights taken from
them directly or indirectly was the
occasion Of the presence of the ma
tional vessels. Those vessels were
not here as stated to police the
group, but to police each other
They were here to watch that ont
Power did not gain any advantag,
over another. One of the Minis
tiers of the Crown said this agitation
was the work of political dema
gogues. He would read for TIT
editication of members plank o
the platform on which the Nationa
Reform members were elected. Tina
! plank advocated a revision of til
| Constitution in calm council withou
outside pressure. These Minister
promised a conference of Nationa
< Reform members that they woul
support the principles of the Ma
l tional Reform Party: 1t was o
: the strength of this declaration o
e the Ministry that the bill before tn
e House was introduced, and it di
S not matter if the introducer ha
$ proved himself a scapegrace of tn
National Reform Party. The Min
f lister of Finance in ridiculing tn
a proposition before the House re
: minded him of low comedy actor
: a role in which he understood Iii
Y EXcellency to be quite a star.
1 did not become u member of thi
a Cabinet to call him a demagogue fl
e taking a leading part in this agta
{ tion, when one of the bills drawn II
/ TO carry out the party platform wa
/ the work of the AttoIney-Genera
= He was surprised TO hear that thi
Y matter had never been before tn
5 people. 1T was unjust to talk in thi
Y way, when he had been in consulti
. ton with the Ministers on this sui
i lect, and, as he had been informe
e by Mr.. kAlua, the bill before thel