The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-04

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Noble Williams reported Bill 12S
printed.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Rep. Waipuilani gave notice to the
Opium Committee No. 2 of meeting
to be held the following morning.
The Minister of Finance answered
questions of the member from Koloa
regarding the issue of $40 certificates
as follows:
% 1 have signed certificates of de-
post of the denomination Of $40 for
the amount of $4,000 and they have
been issued, that is, passed out from
the Treasury, on last Saturday. (2)
They were issued under a mistake, as
the law of 1890, in which the SO GER
tificate was omitted, was absolutely
unknown. Ignorance of the law, I
know full well, is no excuse for dis
obeying it, and l must therefore take
all the blame due for this inadvertent
action of mine.
The Minister said that it was too
late to stop the issue of all the certi-
ficates when the matter was brought
to his notice, but the bulk of them
were now in the Treasury, many hav-
ing been returned.
Noble Thurston said he had stated
the other day that the Minister was
10 cent financier. His financiering
had advanced 10000 per cent, and he
was now SO financier.
Minister Widemann said he was
glad he had risen from 10 cents to $40.
This morning prominent citizen, the
author of the law if he did not mis-
take, had urged him not to withdraw
the certificates. The SO certificates
were the most sought after. He would
ask permission of the House to intro
duce a bill to reinstate the $40 certifi-
Gates.
The Minister accordingly gave
notice of an Act to amend the law of
go, relating to the currency.
Minister Spencer asked for further
time toyanswer the questions of the
Representative from the fifth district.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Waipuilani resolved that $500
be appropriated for repairs of wharf at
Kailua. Referred to Committee on
Public Lands.
Rep. Akina resolved that $500 be in
serted to extend wharf at Waimea,
Kauai. Referred to Committee on
Public Lands.
Rep. Aki resolved that $500 be in
serted in the Appropriation bill to fix
the waterhead at Waimea, Kauai. Re-
ferred to Committee on Public Lands.
At 1875 A. NJ. the House proceeded
to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of the Appropriation
Bill, Rep. Nawahi in the chair.
Noble Cornwell moved that item
No. 10, for the Queens Guard, be
taken up.
Rep. Bush objected, because the
report of the committee was not before
the House. He did not favor any
action at present. There was a Dill
introduced by himself now in the
hands of the Military Committee
which affected this matter. The
House should await the report on that
bill. The condition of the public
finances required economy, and he
was sure there were members here
who would favor reduction OF this
item. The idea of this large item was
that if a large force were maintained
there would be no danger from Bush
Wilcox 81 Co. The idea was a sha-
dow. In Kalakaua's time 300 or 4OC
men could not stop a revolution, wheI
thew were determined to have one
The country was poor, but a lot o.
people did not seem to think so Wher
it came to a lot of paper soldiers, anC
dressing up major and colonies ike
monkeys to dance around the queen
The way for the country to win re
spect abroad was by its good characte
and reputation, not by gewgaws anC
tinsel soldiers.
Noble Cornwell said he had no de
sire to railroad the item through tn
House. 1t could be cut down on TIT
third reading if necessary. Fhe Hous
had been six weeks on the appropria
ton bill, and it was time to console
this item.
Rep. Kamauoha favored consider
alton of this item.
Noble Thurston had had the pleas
ure of three libel suits against tn
member for Koolanpako. He had nc
succeeded in getting him put in Jal
though he had tried to. But II ia
member were Gladstone himself b
could not take sounder position tina
he had in the present case. His wore
express good sense and sound hnaI
ciering. However, this was not tn
time to consider this item, as nobod
had notice of it. When the bill W.
finished it would be the proper tin
to take up deferred items. bill ms
been introduced into the house llml
ing the number of soldiers. Unit
that matter had been passed on Il
amount for the military could not
fixed.
Noble Cornwell asked why he,
chairman of the Military Commit
had not as good right to take up
deferred item as others. 1t had bet
done right through the session.
Noble Ena favored deferring co
sideration of the item until the pill
the subject had been considered.
Minister Parker favored consid'
alton of the item Immediately.
Rep. Bush said the House could
what it saw fit, but there was a n
of Justice which should guide its
ton. There were four absent memo'
who would vote with the speaker:
Noble Cornwell-Who are they?
Rep. Bush-Rep. Smith, Noble y
Wilcox, Mobiles Walbridge and I
noa.
Noble Cornwell-No sir!
Rep. Bush-Well, Noble hauhi
is absent. ~ ~
mann.
The chairman objected to this cOu