The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTY-FOURTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. %.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed at 2:05.


to his knowledge that some native
members said that the Hawaiian
translation of the constitutional
committees report was insulting to
native members. He could cay that
there had been no intention to COM
init any affront in the translation.
The hon. member from Hilo (Rep.
Nawahi) had said that the chairman
was not given to long speeches.
Perhaps he was not gifted enough to
speak 80 long and say so little as
the hon. member. However that
might be, he would like, if there
was any doubt about the propriety
of the language, to have the trans
lation read again.
Noble Widemann had read part
of the translation without discover
ing anything insulting IN it, and he
knew little of Hawaiian. If there
was such thing in the translation,
he did not see how two Hawaiians
could have signed the report.
Rep. Hookano had moved to lay
the report on the table to await the
minority report. Rep. Marques was
here now and if he said he was not
going to present minority report
there was no reason why that of the
majority should not be considered
now.
Rep. Paehaole was q member of
committee and signed the report.
When the bill for constitutional
convention was introduced he re-
garded it as contrary to the Consti-
luton. He thought 80 all along.
The committee had given great
deal of time to the matter in view
Of It's Importance. He considered
it preferable to amend the Constitu-
ton by Legislative enactment, even
if it was necessary to ameud every
article. In regard to something said
to the effect that the report was not
the committees production, there
was no ground for such an asser-
| ton. The committee consisted OF
nine gentlemen, all of more or less
ability He was not averse to re-
ceiving minority report, but, if the
minority signified that they were not
going to render report, the House
should go on with the consideration
of the majority report. He knew
from proceedings in committee what
the views of two of the minority
were, therefore only Rep. Marques
was to hear from, and if he would
state his intention now the Hous'
could act accordingly. In regard Il
the statement that the language o
the report was insulting, the wor'
"lapuwale" (corrupt) was employees
but not against any member of thi
J House. II was used describing tn
state of affairs prior to the adoptio
of the Constitution Of 1887. Al
right thinking people Of the king
dom desired to see the government
carried on orderly and peaoeably
they wanted the Hawaiian flag pei
petuated but if this constitutions
convention took place there was n
!, saying what the result might be.
' Rep. Marques was surprised 9
the state of affairs. There wei
four dissenting members preser
when the report was submitted
the committee, and it was his undel
standing that they were to have
meeting to consider what action
take. Returning to the House afte
. illness he found that no meeting {
{. the minority had been held.
would be only right to give tt
minority chance to consid'
whether they or he should present
minority report.
Noble Widemann stated that S
appointment was made for the fo'
members of the minority to meet {
the next Saturday. He was the
from ii to IL o. o'clock but not a so
tary other member made an appea
ance, nor had he heard one wo
since about minority report. Th
as. had hoped to work in the fifth mel
Der and thus become the maiorit
i. Rep. Bush had taken promine
stand in this matter. He could q
nothing in the enabling act befo
the House that it was not in thu
province to enact. The native n
waiians certainly had grieyant
- under the present Constitute
which was forced on them by
handful Of men. When the qu'
ton came up in 1887 Noble Ist
berg stood up for the very coul
now commended for, but he v
Kissed and hooted down. A cons
" tutionai convention would give
people a Constitution that would
satisfactory to all classes. He v
sorry he had not been on that co
mittee, 30 that he could have fu
expressed his views there. I
National Reform Party now 80 p
! minent in the House were plede
IN the election to constitutio
convention. That Was the OF
means Of restoring 10 his PEG
their rights. Under the pres
Constitution they did not even hi
their nominal rights 10 the ball
The only place they had II free b
lot at the last election Was on
ISLAND OF Oahu.
Hep. Richard --llamakna,
Rep. bush Iiamakuai | v
II was,
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