The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-04

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There has, however, been consider
able demand for smaller pieces, such
us dimes and nickels. The report also
showed that there would be no loss to
the Government, on account of the
less quantity of silver in the smaller
coin. All the profit above $4,000 would
be a Government realization. The
question is simply whether we cannot
make use of a smaller coin, when 1t
will not cost Us anything.
Rep. Nawabi asked if it had been
settled what the image and super
scription should be.
The Attorney General said the idea
was to- have Hawaiian dimes and
American scent pieces.
Rep. Nawahi said the result would
be then to ALLEVIATE this coin. These
nickels, being American, would natur-
ally gravitate toward America, their
native home; the $4,000 changed into
nickels would gradually disappear,
and finally all our money would be
gone. The bill ought to be indefinite
ly postponed.
Rep. Smith favored referring it to
the Finance Committee for the rea-
sons already given, and because the
opportunity was good one to consider
whether it would not be good chance
to have still smaller coins. The eX-
istence of small coin was favorable to
economy. He thought the time had
come for coin of smaller denomina-
ton. The bill was also improperly
worded, the word "nickep' being per-
haps unknown to our law. If the
nickels were to be the same as the
American nickels, they could be
bought simply. All these matters
should be referred to the Finance
Committee.
Noble Pua did not favor the bill.
Times were hard, poi was high and
money scarce. Here are the ministers
and members. Pay them off in quar-
tiers and get rid of them. The quarters
should be taken to the fish market;
there they would soon be changed to
| dimes and nickels. He moved an liz
definite postponement.
Noble j. M. Horner would not OPP
| pose the bill if it was the best way to
make the money available, but it was
not the best way, in his opinion. He
would ask the Acknowledgement
whether he could gointo the Treasury
with silver and get its representation
in paper? (The Attorney General:
Yes; in quantities of $40 and upward.
Anyone could deposit silver,
which could be deposited as special
deposit, and paper issued for it,. The
idea of issuing $4,000 in dimes and
nickels seemed to be altogether be-
yond the needs. There was no scarcity
of those coins in the country. Quar-.
! tiers We're scarcer than anything else
To change 10000 pieces into 100000
was unwarranted. 1t would be wiser
to recoin into half dollars and dollars
and if we are short of dimes and nick
els, $4,000 would be sufficient to sup
ply the want He favored referring il
| to the Finance Committee. (Calls OF
| qnestion).
The bill was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Bill Am Act to amend section II,
chapter s, of the Laws of 1888, relating
to the Police.
Rep. Kapahu made q number of re-
marks having no reference to the
! bill.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that it be
considered section by section. (Tho
interpreter remarked that there was
only one section anyway.
Rep, Peterson said this was q mat
ter which came up every session. He
would move it be referred to q special
committee, to be known as the Com
mittee On Police Matters. 1t was al
important question, and other matter:
concerning the police would come mn
Rep. Smith amended that 1t be
| Committee on Police and Prison
| rep. Peterson accepted the amend
ment). The police of Oahu in the last
,c4
$4,000 in the last biennial period and
$SS,O00 in the preceding one.
The amended motion was carried.
| Noble Macfarlane wished to speak
on a question of privilege. He had
weighed what he had to say carefully
and reduced it to writing, in order
| that nothing should escape him in the
heat of the moment, and with the
permission of the House he would read
it. The written remarks were as
! follows:
MR.. PREsIDENT-My attention has
been called to an editorial in a morn
ing paper criticizing my question adj
dressed yesterday to His EXcellency
| the Minister of Foreign Affairs. do
not intend to be placed in a false posi-
ton by the ADVERTISER, hence the
privilege of which I avail myself. Let
it be understood that 1 yield to no one
in admiration of the Great Republic,
in respect for it's generous, liberty
loving people, neither do fail to APP.
preciate the generosity covered by our
Treaty of Reciprocity. In sense, the
American Minister represents that
republic and its people, but it is only
when he conducts himself within the
lines laid down for diplomatic repre-
sentatives. / maintain that if this
Government and people desire to re-
tain the respect of the governments
and peoples of the world, they must
be self-respecting and must resent all
interferences with our affairs, when
conducted with proper regard for
other nations by foreign representa-
tives. l have said that the American
Minister represents the American
people, but must again qualify this
assertion by saying that he best does
so when he refuses to interfere in our
domestic affairs, at the instance of n
faction in this community, whose
organ is the ADVERTISER, whose
leaders are eX-Ministers of Hawaii,
who like the followers of Moses, are
longing for the flesh pots of Egypt,
and whose purpose seems to be to rule
or ruin. Against this faction every
friend of the Hawaiian people must
stand arrayed.
Rep. Kamauoha, under suspension
of rules, presented the report of the
Committee to reply to the Speech
from the Throne as follows:
To HER MAJESTY