The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-16

the Bill No. 175, being can Act to regu-
late the hours OF labor Of certain Gov
ernment employees"
My objections TO the Act in question
are as follows:
Fret. 1t is my belief the Bill is too
general in It's terms, and will be inopera-
tive from that cause.
Second. That it will seriously inter-
fere with and cripple the working of the
several Executive Departments OF my
Government by reason of its being SO
general.
Third. That my Ministers should be
and are the proper administrators and
directors OF the working, and the only
ones TO make rules and regulations ne
cessary to the proper carrying on OF the
business affairs and details OF the Exec
utive branches Of the Government
Fourth. That the provision in regard
to the salaries of Government employees
does not and cannot apply to all en-
ployees, especially a portion OF the Judi
ciary and
Lastly, 1 deem it to be an interference
upon the part of the Legislative Body of
this Kingdom with the Executive
| branches thereof, and as such. is in con-
| flict with and contrary 10 the provisions
| Of the Constitution.
Done at our Palace OF Iolani, in Homo
lulu, this 18th day OF December, 1892.
| LILIUOKALANI, r.
The Chairman wished the speakers
to desist from discussing the merits of
| the bill.
Noble Marsden held that the Chair
man was entirely wrong.
| At 1913 AN. the committee rose
! and asked leave to sit again.
| Rep. Ashford rose to n question of
privilege, because the Chamberlain
| came into the House with his hat on.
| Nobody had right to come in with
a hat.
Rep. Ashford favored consideration
| of the matter when all the members
of the House were present. The mat
| ter was one of great Importance, not
because of the bill, but because of the
veto. 1t was a matter of great conse-
quence that so high prerogative
should have been exercised in so tri-
vial matter, whether with the adj
vice OF the Cabinet or without. 1t
was trampling representative govern
ment in the mud.
Rep. Kamauoha said it was no bust
ness of the House whether the Queen
exercised her prerogative or not. She
| mas rlSnC 10 10 so.
Noble Horner wished to know whe-
Their the Cabinet had advised this
! veto.
Rep. Smith renewed his motion to
defer consideration until next Tues
| day. The matter was anything but
! trivial and he felt much troubled
about it,
Rep. Smiths motion to defer till
next Tuesday carried by a heavy ma
jority the Cabinet not voting.
The House again resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole, and Noble
Williams proceeded with his re-
marks. The people who suffered
would not be the rich but the poor,
the Chinese, the Hawaiians, the me-
chanics and day laborers. In their
interest he denounced the bill as
cold blooded steal. To have this
steamer go forth and carry to the
world the news that we are consider
ing measure to issue fiat money Will
damage the country without redemp-
ton.
A motion to rise and report pro-
gress was lost.
Noble Horner said the arguments
used by Noble Williams were the old
fogy arguments which he had heard
for generations. He denied that the
bill made paper a standard. Section
made gold coin of the United States
standard. The ADVERTISER con-
tanned letter from Mr.. Glade which
had probably already been read by
thousands. But it did not contain
any of the knock down arguments
which he had been looking for in
vain for years. France had issued
$500, 100000 in paper after she had
paid her gold away to Germany, and
made herself prosperous thereby. The
| Greenback Act caused all the pros
perity of the United States after the
war. That paper at that time had no
metallic base. When they recalled
that currency, the panic came. The
million dollars of which the bill pro-
vides the issue would be worth more
than a million of gold, more than two
millions of gold, for it would stay in
the country and gold does not. All
the railroads in the United States
were built with paper money. The
Government could borrow this money
with its bonds, and the money would
have to be issued, just as stamps are
issued from the post office. With
this money we could build the road
round this island and round Ha-
wall. This money would be ouI
life blood because we cannot get oul
clothing and food without money.
We must have currency which will
circulate. Will gold circulate? How
much have you got in your pockets
to-day. The trouble in the United
States was that there was not enough
money. Only $12 apiece and there
had been $4,000 failures in the pas
year.
Noble Hind asked whether the No
BILE expected to get gold for his sugar
and pay his Chinese in paper.
Noble .Horner-O, don't know! L
will be according to our contracts.
Noble Hind thought the Noble prob
ably did not know the Chinese.
Noble Horner said there were TIVE
million men out of employment il
, the United States owing to lack o
the circulating medium.
Rep. Iosepa said the member hat
explained how the planters would ge
out. How would it be with the deale
; who sold tools, clothing and grocer
les. Would they take the paper whel
they had to pay for their goods will
gold?
J Noble Horner said the bank woul'
, only lend on proper security and Their
would be no trouble about gold.
: Rep. Iosepa said that did not an
? swer his question.
, Noble Horner said he could bu,