The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-24

That they we're the authors of Sec.
10 of the labor bill had already been
exploded by an hon. member. The
hon. member for Koolaupoko, out
of that fertile imagination of his |
which was his source in every time |
of trouble, stated that the Cabinet |
had sent an agent 10 China TO nego-
tate treaty whereby the country |
should he Hooded with Chinese.
There was not u sciutla of truth in
the statement. The hon. member
from Koolaupoko made a great han.
die Of the Chinese question, but
when bill was up to relax the Chi
nese Restriction Act the hon. mem
her found it convenient to be alb
sent. And he found, on reference
10 the record, that the hon. member
for the fifth district (WilcoN), who
had also assaulted the Ministry on
the same ground, voted for the bill.
The hon. member for Ililo accused
them of not talking much. If he
talked as much rs the hon. member
had, by this time he would he a fit
subject for The lunatic asylum.
Then he accused them of having
failed to bring in Il loan bill. There
was no need of loan bill. The re-
venue would come very near meet
ing the ordinary expenditures, and
as TO those coming out of loan mon
cys they had half million in the
treasury, which would go a good
way toward meeting appropriations
in that class. Had he been able to
take summary measures for check
ing the increase in the Appropria-
ton Bill he should have done, so. In
fact the Ministry had opposed in
creascs except in few cases where
they found them necessary on inves-
tigation. He opposed the steamer
subsidies in question, because he
was opposed to subsidies on princi-
| pie. 1t was true, he voted for
subsidy to the Oahu railway, be-
cause he believed it was a reproduc.
tive work from which the country
would greatly benefit. They de-
served the thanks of the House, he
thought, for not supporting the con-
stitutional convention bill. CLEAR,
hear!) He did not think they were
open to the charge of neglecting the
business of the House. For his own
part he had been as punctual and
regular in his attendance as any
member of the House. The Minis
ter of the Interior had large am
cunt of Office business TO engage his
attention, but whenever his presence
was required he was in his seat in
the House. The same might be said
of the Attorney General, and of all
it might be claimed that they were
in their places when required, voting
on the right side as their judgment
decided.
Rep. Bush maintained that the
Minister of Finance was only limb
of the Cabinet. The Premier should
have been there directing the bust
ness of the country. They had an
Appropriation Bill twice or three
times rs large as the revenue, and
if the Ministry could not rightly di-
rect the financial policy of the coun-
try of what use were they? Under
our system of government the Minis
tiers should only be in the House to
give information. These Ministers
voted first on one side and then on
the other, on important questions,
thus creating discord in the House
so that agreement could not be
reached. If that was not vacilla-
ton he did not know what was. The
member for koolaupoko discovered
a treaty, the existence of which was
denied by the late Government. 1t
was there all the same, however,
and he believed that Mr.. Along
went TO China the other day with a
commission in his pocket, also the
draft of convention. Perhaps the
Minister of Finance was not aware
of it, but it was known to portion
of the Ministry. There was much
difference between Chinese and Jap.
aneSe immigration. Once the Chi
naman got his foot in the country
he could not be dislodged. Tina,
was one reason for his advocating :
constitutional convention, as consti.
tntional amendment was the only
means of coping with the question
The Ministry took office on the I'M
derstanding that they would supper
constitutional convention. Per
haps the Minister of Finance had no
, pledged himself to the measure, blu
the Minister of Foreign Affairs wa
entrusted with the formation Of ,
Cabinet on that understanding.
Minister Peterson pleaded no
guilty to the Indictment. AS to no
: having policy, it was unusual II
this country for the Ministry to hav
q one. They were charged with vot
e ing on different sides of particula
F.. questions. What would the hon
member have in the Cabinet--on
= man and three dummies? That wa
c to be implied from his charge. IL
s admitted that on Government mcO
1 sures, or party measures, or mea
: sures of great importance to TIL
4 country, that the Cabinet should b
c a unit. 1t had heen SO, he submit
/, tod, One great ground of accuse
n tion against them was that the Cab
@ met were not in sympathy with tn
n mechanics on the Chinese question