The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-07
T'HE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTH DAY.
MONDAY, June 6, 1892.
Morning pSaas,on.
Morning session.

Noble Macfarane said that when
he made the inquiry, he did so be-
lieving from the knowledge in his
possession that the American Minis
ter did on public occasion and in
certain speech refer to the arrests
for treason made recently. 1t was
not fair 10 stfle an investigation as
to the information in his hands
what he wanted was reference to the
Foreign Relations Committee. If
the correspondence between the Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs and the Ame-
rican Minister was excluded then he
would be placed in an unfair position
and could not sustain the question
which he had foreshadowed in his
question to the Minister. He be-
lieved there was sufficient justice and
mindedness in the House to sus-
tain him in his position. He de-
cidedly wished to refute the state.
ment which had appeared in tie
Advertiser that this matter of the
questions had been cooked up by
three persons. AS Chairman of the
Committee of Foreign Relations he
had had no thought and therefore no
arrangement by which that Commit
tee would take up this matter and
report on it. He would even GO
further and say that he had had no
previous conversation with any mem
Der of that Committee but had pre-
sented the question entirely upon his
own responsibility and it was unfair
of Noble Young to impute otherwise.
Noble Young-I did not say so!
Noble Macfarlane Yes, you did z!
If not what did you say?
Noble Young (referring to his
written speech)-I said
Noble Macfarlane-Yes, Mr.. Pre-
sident, the member may have meant
to say what is. there written but l
noticed that he was reading and
extemporizing at the same time.
Noble Young said that he repeated
that he exceedingly regretted that
one so well gifted as the Chairman
of the Committee of Foreign Rela-
tions should have allowed himself to
have been made use of in this manner
in which he appears TO have been.
Noble MacfarIane, continuing,
said that the Advertiser continues to
follow up its attack by putting words
in his mouth which had not been ut
tered by him; the editor even in
sinuates that he was the author or
instigator of an article which appear
ed in the BULLETIN. 1t would seem
as though the House was disposed to
pass this resolution in a summary
manner. 1t would be proper to ascer-
tain if the American Minister had
disavowed any intended reference to
our Bffairs In his speech. Ii so he
had not heard of it. Seemed TO the
! speaker that the matter should be re
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. He would promise that
as far as he was concerned he would
not interfere with the report of that
committee. He felt it his duty to
repeat that the American Minister
did refer to the late arrests made for
treason and he thought that if the
opportunity was offered he could
show that this matter was talked
over before Memorial Day and GER
tain words were interpolated into the
original typewriter copy of that
speech. He, the speaker, had some
regard for the independence of this
state of Hawaii and he did not wish
to see the interests of the state
jeopardized by any faction in this
community or by any of her repre-
sentatiyes abroad. Have heard that
it is to the interests of some persons
in this community to have these ISL
ands annexed without the voice OF
the Hawaiian people being heard.
This course he objected to and
would oppose any faction which had
such object in view.
Rep. Iosepa was in favor of the
resolution. Considered that if the
chairman of the committee on For
eign Relations had proof of anything
he should have called his colleagues
on the committee together and pre-
sented tito them. He, as an Hawaiian,
was jealous about the dignity of Ha-
wall but he did not wish trouble.
We should be careful what we do.
II is we'll known that small dogs bark
loudly, make plenty of noise but
their bite is not very bad. One
shake from big dog does more in
jury. Advocated return 10 bust
ness from wasting time. If the Noble
felt sore about the Advertiser there
was plenty of room out in the yard
TO meet the representative of that
paper. He would move the previous
question. (Not seconded).
Rep. Smith endorsed the resolu-
ton. House had been put in an I'M
pleasant position, and without oppor-
tunity to express opinion on the sub
ject. The question by Noble Mac
larlane was extensively put (reads
question:. Going without protest,
as it did, it re ;eived the tacit en-
dorsement of the House and it is a
rebuke to Minister of foreign
country with which we are in friendly
relation. Nothing hut a very serious
state of affairs would require such
action in regard to any foreign min
lister. The Noble considers II unfair
m.