The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-31

and Douglas matter in committee.
AttOrney-General Neumanu said
the member from the Third District
knew nothing of what he was talking
about. The Bloom and Douglass mat
ter had been referred to a committee
of which he was not a member.
Rep. Ashford said he was very sorry
if he had made a mis-statement. He
supposed the matter had been referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Neumann- The
apology is accepted. We are the same
friends as before.
Minister Parker remarked that the
representative from the Third District
was trying to smother him, instead of
the Attorney General. The Minister
went on to say that in regard to this
resolution before the House, he was
| ready to have it brought up. Hawaii
| ans should look to their interests. If
a new Cabinet Is formed, the native
Hawaiians will be pushed to the wall,
and no one but the foreigners will re-"
celve any benefits. Therefore, they
should think twice before they form
| ed new Cabinet. One reason for the
| introduction of this bill is that
| some of the members are afraid that
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| ner's Banking bill. The Cabinet has
| given no such idea. They simply ad
vised the House to take it into careful
| consideration. He said that their only
salvation was the fact that the Queen
had the appointment of the Cabinet.
| If the Legislature haG it, there would
| not be q single native Hawaiian in
the Cabinet.
Rep. Nawahi said that as the House
| seemed no nearer a vote on this reso-
luton than they were an hour ago, he
moved they adjourn.
Rep. Smith said n motion to adj
| iourn was not in order, as one motion
to adjourn had been lost and no bust
ness had interviewed.
Rep. White was in favor of adjourn
ing.
Noble Thurston said the speech of
Minister Parker had surprised him
greatly. He had not thought Minister
Parker would make an appeal to race
prejudice, as he had. 1t was a dis
grace to him as mau and an official.
He was fighting for his official life,
but it was disgraceful to take such
means as this. The reason this reso-
luton was not introduced by native
Hawaiian to-day was that at Joint
caucus of the Reform and National
Reform parties it was decided that, as
Rep. r. w. Wilcox had just been
committed on charge of treason, it
was not advisable to have the news
go abroad that he had been a leader
in the plan of ousting the Cabinet.
Noble Ena was to have brought the
resolution in, but owing to the per-
sonal friendship existing between him
nd ,1no ,lN.rc - tl0 oh
decided to have Rep. Wilder intro
duce it.
Minister Parker said he would like
to ask how many Hawaiians were at
that caucus?
Noble Thurston said that the Min.
lister was now trying to Grub inn this
race prejudice. It was disgraceful,
despicable way to do to try to gain his
point by such small means. We have
heard no good arguments from the
Cabinet as to why they should not be
removed, except one weak little
statement from the Minister of Fin
ance, some facetious remarks from the
new born Attorney General and this
last appeal from the Minister of For
eign Affairs to race prejudice. The
Queen has the power, of course, to
appoint the Cabinet, but if she puts in
any four men who are considered in
competent they can be removed in
five minutes by this Legislature.
I There has been no slate made to take
the place of the present Cabinet.
challenge any man here to say there
has. We do not give as our reason for
this vote of want of confidence the
small amounts that have been mis-
spent, but proceed on higher grounds.
1t is based on the broad principle that
the Ministry has done none of the
duties of Cabinet. The Cabinet must
be the head or tail of the House. This
one is certainly the tail. They have
taken the position that they should
wait and see what the House wants.
They say that what the House SAYS
that they will do. 1t is far more
honorable for Cabinet to have q
steady policy than to be kicked by
every member of the House, and hold
Office by any means in their power.
The only thing the Cabinet has done
on playing cards. Then they Law
down, and have not been able to get
up since. We de not charge them
with crime, but with great incapacity.
The doings of the Marshal have been
sinking in the nostrils of the people
for months, and now, after this reso-
luton, the Ministry asks for "time.n
Great God! How much time do
they want? If you have any
desire to have this resolution
acted upon, now is the time. Tie
Acknowledgement is willy old fox
and will outwit you if you give him
time enough. Let us hear no more
about the haole and the kanaka; il is
too despicable.
Minister Parker said he knew it was
only personal feeling on the part of
many of the people who would vote
for the measure. 1t was hard to be
the head of thing which was all
head. 1 wish you all to vote on this
question as your duty points out. /
did not come here to draw the salary
of this position, but because thought
| it my duty to come. l have enough
to pay for my bread and butter. The
Cabinet inherited their positions with
a heavy drawback. 1t had load of
debt of $900,000. We did as we'll as
we could with that milestone round
our necks. We got along all right up
to the time of the meeting of this
Legislature very well. There were no
calls on that debt except in the ordin-
| airy way of business. There were no
| special calls during May. In June,
July and August the calls were heavy.
| III had seen at any time that i could