The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-03


excited so much attention at the New
Orleans Fair. Nothing would be such
a revelation to the people as to hear
this Band from country which peO-
pie supposed to be in a state of bar
barism. The boys would also form
string orchestra, and would sing ma
tive songs. Visitors who came here
were carried away with the singing of
the boys with the Band accompani
ment. The Music Committee of the
Worlds Fair had a hall containing
5000 people, where there would be
competitive concerts every day, and
he believed the Hawaiian Band would
draw as we'll as any. The Band would
give up their vacation, so that the
people of Honolulu might not be de-
prived of any music through the
Chicago tour. Moreover, it would be
a great advantage to the Band to hear
the great artists of the world, and it
would give the cause of music great
impetus here. Members might laugh
at the Government helping music.
They did not laugh across the Allan
tic, where the governments paid
thousands for a picture TO hang on
wall, and subsidized the theatre and
opera. The perpetual use of the dol
lar argument was belittling.
Rep. Iosepa favored the appropria-
ton. Referring to Noble Marsden's
supposed connection with the
m0ngoose, he was interrupted by
Noble Marsden, who said that
he was not the introducer of the
mongoose. He was tired of hearing
that story.
Rep. I0sepa said then he was one of
those who came after the first.
Minister Jones endorsed much of
what the Noble from Maui had said
about the desirability of being repre-
sented at Chicago. But he did not be-
lieve in spending the peoples money
for lealea (fun), which sending the
Band there would be.
Rep. Bush thought it disgrace to
send a band to toot, and nothing else.
1t would make the country ridiculous.
Noble Ena strongly favored the
item, even if the money had to be
borrowed.
Rep. Kanealii favored the item, only
he wanted the money they earned
turned into the Treasury.
Noble Baldwin had favored the
item but he could not vote for it in
the present state of the Appropria-
ton bill.
Noble Marsden was afraid the eX-
penses of the Government could not
be met. He would like to send the
Band to Chicago, if we had the
money to do it, but he did not be-
lieve in borrowed plumage.
Noble Williams had voted for the
item on the second reading, but he
could not do so now. When the Gov
eminent came to borrow money, it
would have to show that its receipts
were equal to its current expenses.
He would favor transferring the item
to section 3.
Rep. Smith said this would be q
profitable investment.
Noble Hind thought the item sim.
ply ridiculous.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox strongly fav-
ored sending the Band to Chicago.
Noble Thurston said the Minister
of Finance, the Noble from Hama
kua, and others, reminded him of an
old hen sitting on China egg, in
stead of a real one for fear she would
have to feed some chickens. If those
gentlemen would follow the principles
(which had made them rich as private
Individuals, they would make the
Government rich. These gentlemen
hadAgot rich and Independent and
| they could afford to look down on the
rest of the country trying to do some
thing to get out of the hole. Noble
Hind: Who is independent? You
for one. l wish had as many dol
lars as you have, / wouldn't refuse to
help an appropriation like this. What
had these gentlemen done to help the
country out of its hole. The Minister
of Finance had brought in STAMP
Act that was like & snake trying t
get fat by eating its own tail. The
only other thing they proposed wa:
to borrow, which was like trying
to climb over a stone wall by pulling
| at your bootstraps. We must lool
ahead and devise new way!
of making the country prosperous
We can't expect to get back to-mor
row the dollar we spent to-day, bu
we may next week or next month. l
was commentary on the situation
that the support of the item came
from the Hawaiians, and the opposi
ton from the foreigners. This showed
the Hawaiians were advancing ant
had more sense in the matter thar
the foreigners. Applause.l He wa
called an anneXatiOnist and q traitor
hut he was anxious to see the Hawai-
ian flag 60 all over the world will
honor. There would be five flags il
the Cyclorama, all Hawaiian, AM
one would be the biggest they coul'
get from the Universal Bazaar down
town. Rep. Bush mad said the Bant
would get drunk and disgrace them
selves. That might have been spareC
from the member from Eoolaupoko
The Band had behaved in a gentle
manly and creditable manner at Sal
Francisco, much better than many O
the residents. If there was anythin!
for which the Hawaiian race wa
honorably known it was for being
able to conduct themselves like gen
tlemen. They had q natural dignity
and he felt perfect confidence tina
they would bring credit and not dis
grace to their country at Chicago.
Rep. White admired the HONORABLE
Mobiles skill and tact. The Hawai-
ans were a people who could be tick
led, and Noble Thurston evidentl
knew just where to tickle them. If
man slaps me on the back and call
me q good boy, I feel pleased with hir
, for two days afterwards. If the Ban
, boys blew these $4,000 through thei
) instruments in the shape of WING
t that would be the end of it. II
, favored keeping the money here fo
some useful purpose.
: The previous question was move
, and carried.
> The ayes and nays were called o
the motion to pass the item at 81, 0O
l The motion to pass was carried o