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

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Assembly.
Rep. Brown said consistency was
n jewel but it had not been shown
by the hon. member who had just
sat down. The other day that zen
! tleman said the apprchcndcd check
| to our prosperity was grounded on,
first. tie Mini>,rN's surrender Of
| tic Independence Oi the Islands,
and, secondly, On the late
Keeping of an armed force at the
Station House. To-day, it was al.
ON account of changes anticipated
in Tic United States tariff These
differing explanations showed dupIi-
city on the part of the member for
koolaupoko. The speaker thought
there was not n member who did not
desire to promote the prosperity and
preserve the independence of this
kingdom. lie gave the hon. meln.
her credit for being willing to acccp,
an amendment.
Rep. Richard said the Kings
mes sage was based on facts regard
ing The prosperity of the kingdom
during the past two years. Could
those facts he contradjc,cd If not
there was no justification for the
sentiment Of the committee 10 which
objection was taken. The commit
tee evaded the fact 10y using the
word "fair" instead Of "great" in
referring to the prosperity of the
past period. II is not wisdom to
anticipate checks to our prosperity.
Noble Macfarlane thought a great
deal of time had been wasted over a
matter that might have been dis
posed of in five minutes. There
was no occasion for the whole house
having been sent laundering over
the party lines when there was no
partisan question to be settled. He
was confident that the committee
had no intention of conveying n hid
den meaning in its report. He
would suggest an amendment TO
stop this useless debate and allow
the House to 90 on with its legiti
mate business. They did not pro-
pose TO receive any Ministerial
amendments; if the reply was TO be
amended they should TO it them
selves. He moved to substitute the
following for the passage referring
to n "check": We recognize that
a fair degree of prosperity has been
enjoyed by your Kingdom during
the past biennial period, and hope
that the policy of your Government,
will be directed 10 the continuance
of that prosperity without affecting
the independence OF our country
He also moved to substitute the last
sentence with the following: "rherc'
fore we shall carefully consider tn,
wisdom Of pledging the national ere.
dit for such Il work.
Rep. knudsen said: l'nhappiy
am one OF this committee appointed
to prepare reply to His Majesty.
speech. (Eeads Minister'S amend.
mcnt. } The amendment of the Minis
ter of Interior reads very fairly, bu,
it reads too fairly. When | read tn,
reply to His Majcsty's speech very
carefully saw nothing wrong Will
it., and | see nothing wrong with i
e now after reading it in the newspa
+ per. think the prosperity of til,
{ country is "fair," but it is no
''great." 1t is not uneXampled n,
g said by an hon. member yesterday
. 1t may be prosperous in one line
{ ana yet not for the whole country
n | have the honor to represent TIL,
/ District Of Waimca and Milan
0 There the sugar is as prosperous n
ever. While there is prosperit,
c there is not great prosperity. Ii
the last two years there have bccl
every week sales of mortgage,
lands. The prosperity of the coun
'. try is in small farms, and, ii tn
! condition of farmers is such tina
u they have to be sold out for mort
cages, there is no great prosperity
| have seen by the papers that farm
have been sold for mortgages iron
Hawaii to Niihau. ! have put III,
. uulHc VI WIS UCCuuSC DclicNC ~ !
'. true. There is fair degree bu
not great degree of prosperity.
y will vote for the reply as given int
the House by the committee. l eel
. tanly question the wisdom of pledg
j.. d. ing the couAtry's credit. woudn
. say it if | didn't. therefore NOV
" that the committee recommend til
y. House to adopt this reply rs hande'
y, in by the committee.
- Noble j. Nj. llorner sccondc
Noble Macfarlane's motion.
Noble COrnwcll wished to explain
" his vote. The draft had not bee
= submitted to him. 1t was handed {
him after the House was in session
y, and he had no opportunity of pre-
~ perly considering the report befo'
- he signed it.
Minister Thurston said, in refeJ
encc to Noble Macfarlanc's refus:
u TO accept Ministerial amendment
that il was q constitutional privileg
20 of the Ministers to vote. liowevc
e, there was no essential difference u,
he tween their amendments, and
Is would support that of the hon. NJ
bic.
= Rep. Brown moved that the COZ
IL mittcc recommend the House
he adopt the reply a amended by \
1T bic Macfarlanc.