The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-16

Tories were dust now. THE speaker
then read the caucus resolution
This resolution was signed by all the
members Of the Attorney. Generals
own party except {. q. Berger. This
resolution was rejected by the Attor-
ney-Geucral, and he was doing his
best II down it, though il had been
accepted and acted on. y milestone
had hecu put i'm our history when that
resolution was adopted, and we were
trying 10 put in "a second to-day. The
Premier himself acknowledged the
soundneSS OF the principles. What !
the principle? The rule Of the ma
iorlty. The majority Of the House.
Yet he has signed IT, and has come IN
Is a Minister, like thief in the night,
telling no one in the House. Was
that 10 be endorsed Was the House
composed of children or men@
Minister Nacfarlane stated that he
had accepted simply the principle
that the Queen should summon a
leader of the Opposition never that
that leader should take his nominees
from caucus.
Noble Thurstou said il was perfectly
well understood that the person called
was 10 consult the majority. He was
called in a representative capacity,
and that resolution never cuutem-
plated substituting one autocrat for
another, With regard to the anneNa-
ton scare. If he had dared 10 speak
enumeration rs the Attorney General
he'd just done, the Minister OF Finance
would be up and dancing with rage.
| He was doing the same thing two
years ago. He would simply tell the
natives that when Cabinet goes
around raising the annexation issue,
| they are drawing herring across the
/ scent 10 cover up their own tracks.
Let us stand plainly on the issue.
| Shall there be representative govern
| ment in this country, or personal
| government
! Rep. r. w. Wilcox said the Cabinet
must have little indeed to say in their
! defense, if they can do nothing but
rake up these caucus slurs. He would
| move the previous question. Carried.
The following division was taken:
Ayes-Nobles Ena, Cummins, Kau-
name, J. NJ. HOrner, Marsden, Young,
Baldwin, w. y. HOrner. Walbridge,
Anderson, Thurston, G.. N.WilcoX and
Kanoa; Reps. Wilder, Bipikane, Ash
ford, Kauhi, II. w. Wilcox, Bush, y.
A. :. WilcoX-2i.
Noes - Mobiles Berger, ID. w. Pua
Peterson, Williams, Hind, Hoapili
COrnwell and Dreier; Reps. Aki, :. X
Pua, Nawahi, Nahum, Koahou, Ka
unamano, KamauOha, Waipuiiani
kapahu, White, Kanealii, Akina anc
Edmonds-21.
President Walker said he had beer
considering the matter for some days
and had inquired of legal gentlemen
outside of the House. Under Article
Al of the Constitution, some held tina
a vote of % was required to carry thi
resolution. But he was assured b.
other legal gentleman that "A wa
sufficient; but that was dangerou
ground for him to take, and he woul
, rule that % were required.
AS soon as the President had mad
this statement, Noble Peterson move
, an adjournment, which the Presiden
. proceeded to put. A scene OF grea
, confusion ensued. Noble Thursto
: took the floor, and protested. TIL
: motion was declared carried and in
mediately questioned. On standin
) vote, Rep. Ashford protested again'
2 the Ministers voting, and Attorney
= SSucIti NSuf1ailil Ssllu lie COulu biII
t his protest tomorrow. The Presider
/ declared the House adjourned withor
= calling for the negative. This we
l loudly protested against from a
l quarters. A scene of intense excite
e ment ensued, Rep. r. w. Wilco
: tiercely denouncing the Ministers 6
: ungentlemanly, shameless, and d,
q void of the sense of honor while, Mob
!. Marsden rebuked them In a simil,
{ vein, and, amid storms of cheer
e misses, taunts, ieers and applause, Il
i Ministers left the House-nOt, hoy
D ever, before the Minister of Foreig
8 Affairs had challenged Rep. r. '
o Wilcox to fight, the little Major beir
b the go-between. The President, du
!. ing the tumult, left the chair. Abo1
+ half the members Of the House +
:. manning, Rep. Ashford loudly Gale
@ on Vice-President Kauhane to tai
t the chair, but President Walker +
o turned. Upon count, quoru
q could not be obtained, Rep. Ashfol
e appealed from the ruling of the Cha
e and the House then adjourned.