The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-11-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
10TH DAY.
TUESDAY, Nov. l, 1892,
Morning Session.

PRESIDENT walker instructed the
Clerk to read communication from
Her Majesty and to the effect that
she had been pleased to appoint the
following gentlemen as members of
her Cabinet, viz: Premier and Min
lister of Finance, Hon. w. H. Corn
well; Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Hon. JOS Nawahi; Minister of In
terror, Chas. I. Gulick; Attorney
General, Charles Creighton.
The members of the newly an
nounced Cabinet then entered and
took their seats.
Minister Cornwell said that it had
pleased Her Majesty to appoint this,
Her Cabinet.
Noble Thurston moved that the
rules be suspended in order to allow
him to present resolution.
Minister Cornwell asked that No
bic Thurston suspend the introduce
ton of the resolution for a short
time so as to allow of the presenta-
ton by him (CornwelD of an Act to
enable the Government to make
payment of salaries and other neces-
sary expenses until October 31st.
Rep. Smith rose to point of or
der to the effect that he doubted if
the new Attorney General had yet
been sworn in as a member of the
| House.
Minister Charles Creighton said
that he had the unhappiness, or the
happiness, to have taken the oath of
Office before the Chief Justice this
morning.
Rep. Kamauoha considered that
the Minister should postpone the
bill until they had first presented a
policy.
Rep. Kapahu believed that it
would be better to go right along
with the regular order of business
and then the resolution could come
up. 1t now looked as though some
thing was cut and dried.
The motion to suspend the rules
was carried by a vote of % to 10.
Noble Thurston introduced the
following resolution: Resolved that
the Legislature expresses its want of
confidence in the present Cabinet.
Noble Thurston in argument said
that it would be noliced that this reso-
luton departed from the usual form
The action of the appointment of the
Cabinet was SO patent and stood out
in such plainness there was no need
for any expression other than that
given in the resolution. The divi-
sion line had been drawn so clearly
now that it was very easy for every
man to see the position he must
IN hn n.
dividuality or ability of the Cabinet
they had had no time to do any
thing. The resolution was based on
principle, whether the minority o,
majority should rule. He said he
would briefly refer to the politica
history of the Reform Party past to
refute the cry of ''rule or ruin" which
was sent out against them. The
speaker did refer to political Incl
dents from 1887 to 1892, claiming
only good intent for the Reform
Party and charging treachery, bride
ry and manipulation of votes ant
election returns to the National Re
form Party. He referred to the lat,
outing of the Cabinet and statet
that members of that party did no
bow to the will of the majority, bu
were continuous in their endeavor
, to again reproduce Cabinet from
from the sextette of members which
composed the National Reform Part,
in the House.
Noble Peterson desired to under
stand the member, did he mean wha
he had said relative to the argument
of majority rule?
, Noble Thurston responded tha
: he had meant it as he said it.
Noble Peterson said, then tn,
statement made by you is untru
r and you well know that it is.
Noble Thurston said, sit is true!
, Noble Peterson said that, Nobl
Thurston either forgot the truth o
: wilfully misuses it. He did not be
lieve that the member could hav
: forgotten the conversation. HI
would say
Noble Thurston-Wait till / ge
through, then you can talk!
Noble Peterson-Will you ever &c
through?
Noble Thurston said that the lit
tie faction of National Reformers il
, the House were using the rule o
j, ruin" cry the same as thief woul,
: cry out stop thieves" when the out
. cry was made by the thief himself.
Rep. Kapahu, at l0:40, rose to
t point of order that the membe
(Thurston) had occupied the foo
for nearly over three-q quarters of a
hour and had yet said nothing
/ against the Cabinet.
On motion of Rep. Ashford fun
ther time was granted to Nobl
Thurston who said that; this Cabine
was introduced in defiance of tn
principle of majority rule. Her M
jesty is being forced into a positio
. which would neither benefit her nc
, the country The minority wer
: adopting a revolutionary course
Now was the time to take a stand fo
y representative government. 1t wa
5 of no use to go on with the Apr,
priation Bill until they had a con
stitutionally appointed Cabinet.
Noble Peterson said he had lister
ed to the argument, if such it coul
il be called, and had heard only al
n cient political history from ava
:, back. Did not know whether it
I intended for publication in foreig
paper or not, but the speech on