The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
NINETY-FIFTH DAY.
MONDAY, Oct. 6.

Service Bill.
Rep. Marques had introduced the
bill for the good of the country. AS
he never would he n civil service of
iicer, the bill had no personal inter-
est to him. 1t was drafted from the
and American civil service
laws. Even Russia and China had
civil service systems. The difficulty
of getting such law into working
in the United States was due to the
hold the spoils system had on that
country. 1t was a shame to see all
the postmasters in that country
turned out on q change of President.
The public were the sufferers from
such q system. Formerly in this
country, as Rep. Waipulani had
said, it was those who supplied the
largest number of pigs who got the
offices. At the revolution Of 1887
everybody who handled rifle want
ed an office and he got it. The oh
jcct of this bill was to prevent pub
lie servants being kicked out, just
because the color Of their hair or the
cut of their coat did not suit the
political managers. Another ebiec-
ton TO the present system was that
civil servants were dragged into po-
litics, under penalty of losing their
places if they refused the orders Of
the bosses. Under the proposed
law the bitterness of election con-
tests would be greatly modified, as
the officials could not be frightened
into taking hand in party warfare.
The Hawaiian members knew that
he was one of the most sincere
friends of their people, and he want
ed to tell them that this bill would
protect the rights of the Hawaiians
in Office. 1t would save them in
case another administration arose
which would say that Hawaiians were
not fit to hold office. If the native
members refused to support the bill,
if they wanted to cut their own
Threats, he should not fight against
that. With regard to Rep. Kauhi's
objection that this was the camel
nose of increased expense of gov
eminent, he would say that the main
part of the work would be in estab-
fishing the system. Afterward the
labors of the Commission would be
light, requiring not more than q
monthly session. He thought the
exclusion of teachers from the pro-
visions of the bill would be a mis-
take, and he asked tue Minister of
Finance to withdraw his amendment
in that regard.
Noble Marsden asked if the in
clusion of teachers, taken in connec-
ton with the requirement of three
years residence, might not Sc
riously embarrass the Board of Edu-
cation.
Rep. Marques said it would not.
Prof. Scott had asked that teachers
be included, and he was sorry he
had not the resolution on the SUBJ
ject passed by the Teachers Con-
vention.
Noble Widemann said the spoils
system was never known here till it
was introduced by the Reform
Party. Members of that party were
in favor of this bill, because they
would be its chief beneficiaries. He
moved the previous question, which
carried.
The motion to indefinitely post
poIe the sixth section and the whole
bill carried, and motion to recon-
slider the vote was lost.
Second reading of bill to provide
that any person IS years of age can
dispose of his or her property by
will.
Rep. Brown moved that the bill
pass. Carried, the bill to be read q
third time Thursday.
Second reading of bill to encour.
age the establishment of steam com
munication between Tahiti and the
Hawaiian Islands. Considered will
favorable report of select committee
Noble Pua moved that the repor
of the committee be adopted.
Rep. Brown moved that the repor
be laid on the table and the bill b.
indefinitely postponed. He hat
voted against the Hilo and Sal
Diego line, which would be of NOR,
benefit to this country than the Ia
hiti line. The country could no
afford to pay this new steamship
subsidy,
Noble Phillips gave reasons 70
believing that the Tahiti line woult
be of more value to the countr,
than the Hilo and San Diego lins
The subsidy for the latter woult
have gone out of the country. Ii
the case of the Tahiti line it was in
tended TO charter one Of the Wilde
steamers, and her expenses her
would not be less than $4,000 ;
month. In asking for this subsid,
they did not ask for any special pri
vileges, such as exemption from
taxes, free wharfage and water, etc
All they asked for was $1,000
month subsidy. In regard TO TN
trade 10 be developed with Ia
hiti, the imports OF that coun
try for 1889 were s750,000, mos
OF which came from the United
States. With the quicker eommuni
cation between Tahiti and AmerIel
by lhs proposed line, II was reason
able 10 suppose lhat some oI lbe
trade would come this way, TN