The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-22

want to ask him who constituted /
him guardian over native Ha-
waiians? Is it any of his business?
Noble Young: 1t was said that it /
was done at the express wish of a |
of native Hawaiians which |
/ know is not the case.
Rep. Ashford: ! shall soon convert !
the Noble of his views. This article |
suggests that because Wilcox was
unfortunately imprisoned in a recent |
case with the Government, which did
not hold water, therefore he is barred.
| repudiate that idea. | submit that
every member coming before this
House is a sovereign member from his
district He shall not be placed under
the bann, and / shall prevent any
such attempts. / don't know how
large or how small his following in
this House may be, but he WILCOX
has right to Introduce such TesOlu-
ton, and not to be trified with. The
manifesto proceeds to say that this is
not the time to come up. If the min
istry can't get an opinion during the
time we have granted them, how long
does it take them TO get ready? This
is an infamous attempt to draw the
color line. We have already deferred
days.
The President said that the merits
Of the resolution were being discussed.
Rep. Ashford: / know my rights.
How did the resolution come before
the House? / will discuss the merits
of the case before the House. | am
entirely within the bounds of my
rights.
The President: You are exceeding
your rights.
Rep. Ashford: propose to behave
respectfully in regard to the Chair for
whom have a warm aloha. | will
not wilfully exceed my privileges in
this House, | have q warm aloha for
the President and, of course, a slight
respect for myself. If they continue
trifling with native members, then
take off their signs of aloha for Ha-
Waiians and put up the signs: "BOla-
bOla & Co., che ia, etc"
Noble Baldwin moved that the resO-
luton be laid on the table. In max
ing the motion he did not wish to be
understood as expressing himself in
any way on the question of confidence
in the ministry, and when he said
this he thought he voiced the senti.
ment of a majority of the members of
the House, whom he believed would
sustain him in the motion to lay on
the table. He said: | make this mo,
ton because, under all the circum-
+ stances, do not like the source from
which the resolution cmamates, nor
/ the way it has come into the House.
/ \ resolution OF such importance
! should be well canvassed before it is
/ brought forward, and the intrOducer
! should have the assurance of at least
a fair following before he brings UP
! such an important question. ItwOuld
appear that the question had not been
thoroughly canvassed by the intro.
ducer, not even in his own party, and
that he has but a small following in
this matter. 1t is a resolution the
most Of us knew nothing of till it was
introduced into the HOuse-a question
we were not ready to meet at thai
time, and think L express the view;
of a majority of the House when I say
we are not ready to meet the ques
| ton to-day. At this time Of financia
difficulty and depression it behOOve!
us as true Legislators not to take a stel
that involves a change in the heads o
the Government, unless we feel as
sured that we better ourselves by 81
doing and materially strengthen thu
Government. If q question of wan
of confidence is to be brought, let i
be brought after careful consideration
and in way that will be acceptable
to q majority of the House, and at
time when il will receive their Ell
dOrsement. 1t makes no difference t
me whether the resolution came from
4 Hawaiian or foreign member;
was not presented at proper time
and l believe the majority of tn
House will support my motion.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved that tn
ayes and noes be taken. Carried.
Rep. Waipuilani asked if the Min
listers could vote.
The President replied that the Cahi
net could vote on motion TO lay oil
the table.
Rep. Waipuilani claimed that tn
Cabinet could not.
Minister Parker said that he wOnl
not vote. (Cheers).
Rep. Ashford objected to the Min
listers voting on the question. II
said that if the President held tina
the Cabinet could vote, he would up
peal from that decision.
Minister Spencer: | will not vote.
The President remarked that tn
member from the Third Ward held
different opinion of the matter tw
years ago.
Rep. Ashford No, Sir! Mr.. Presi
dent, you are mistaken. That wa
the sentiment of Noble ThurstOn, nc
mine. 1t was matter of fact tina
the Ministry did not vote. The Min
lister of the Interior claimed he had
right, and / opposed. If the Ministr,
are allowed to vote on this motion t.
Law on the table, on q matter whic
concerns them, then that would b
practically multiplying the spirit of tn
Constitution. | believe Noble Thur
ton will support me. [ believe he wa
wrong then, and l was right.
Minister Widemann notified tina
he would not vote.
Rep. Bush supported the appeal {
Rep. Ashford. That would have
: precedence for all future guidance.
Noble Neumann held that n motto
to lay on the table does not affect tn
| Ministry one bit.
) Rep. Bush was sorry to disagree
with the legal gentleman, for whor
he had the highest respect. He mair
tanned that the resolution was appl
: cable to the Cabinet. The idea was
non-progressive one, and was pc
version of all just principles.
Rep. White cOntended that the mC
ton concerned the Ministers, and b
: complimented the Cabinet on the a
titude they took concerning the ma
: ter.