The Daily bulletin., 1890-12-31

gress, with buoyant prospects mani
tested for the future. Social circles
have been lively, the chain of
pleasant events having been close
linked. Deep sorrow has also fallen
on many households, not only IN the
ordinary course of nature, but by
unforeseen calamity. Without fur
thrr introduction, however, let the
record proceed.
POLITICAL.
Calls for party organization meet
ings were prominent in the papers
at the opening of the year. The
Mechanics Union, after having fallen
in somewhat with the programme of
the native opposition to the Reform
Government, adopted a new plat
form Of progressive principles on the
third OF January, which the native
party adopted and so the National Re-
form Party was organized. The oppo-
siiion had no thorough organization
OH any of the other islands, being on
Hawaii, the largest, so far as the
election of Mobiles was concerned,
! simply a local bolt from the Reform
| Party. Nevertheless, the election
on February resulted in the Re-
formers having failed to elect q ma
jority of the Legislature from among
their acknowledged candidates.
From the ranks of the Independents
and those not specially pledged
TO the National Reform platform,
the Refol m Cabinet hoped to fill out
working majority and in that hope
the Ministry met the Legislature on
May 81. The situation was compli-
Gated from the fact that the Attor.
ney-General, Mr.. G. W. Ashford
was not in accord with his three col
leagues or their supporters. They
backed by the opinion of the Su,
preme Court, held that he had no
constitutional right to hold Out
against their advice to the King tC
sign documents of treaty revision
with the United States, which he was
doing on the ground that the pro-
posed revision involved sacrifice o.
national independence. Noble Wide
mann ON June ID moved resolution
of want of confidence in the Ministry
on account of irrGconcilable interna
dissension. Representative Ceci
Brown moved an amendment declar
ing want of confidence in the Attor
ney-General alone. AT IL o'clocl
the same night the amendment wa
lost on tie vote, every electiv
member of the House voting. Mr.
Thurston, Minister of the Interior
immediately announced the resigna
tion of himself, Mr.. S. M. Damon
Minister of Finance, and Mr.. iona
Austin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr.. Ashford announced that his re
signation would accompany those O
his colleagues.
The King sent for Mr.. j. O. CaI
ter to form new Cabinet, a functio
} which that gentleman tried to pei
) form unavailiEgly. His Majest
then called on Hon. John A. Gun
, Minis, and on the 18th that gentle
: man was announced as Minister c
Foreign Affairs, Mr.. G. n. Spence
, as Minister of the Interior, Mr.. Goo
: frey Brown as Minister of Finance
, and Mr.. A. L. Peterson as Attorney
General. 1t was not recognized the
as party Cabinet on any side, but tn
fact was recognized that no strC
party Cabinet could have workin
majority in the House. The electio
Of Mr.. Q. o. Berger, National RI
, form candidate, July 8, by a majc
rity of 436 over Mr.. A. Young, RI
form candidate, as Noble to fill til
vacancy caused by the elevation Q
Mr.. Cumnlins TO the Ministry, how
ever, showed that the people wer
satisfied with the change, The re
mainder of the session passed wit
comparative smoothness. Native
from all the islands joined those {
like mind in Honolulu in an agitato
for constitutional convention. Iii
Majesty recommended the Legisla