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

the resolution, no matter whether we
know who will occupy those seats or
not. If the next Cabinet does not
suit Us, We can vote il out, and so on
until we get one which was satisfac-
tory. He would, therefore, move the
adoption of the resolution.
Rep. Kaunamano said there had
been great deal of talk during the
elections about turning the Ministry
out, but nothing had been done. A
resolution like this had been intro
duced before, but voted down. The
charge was made that the Cabinet
had no policy, yet they had intro
duced a very important measure, viz:
the Appropriation bill. The Cabinet
could not be expected TO go beyond
their ability. No man could do more
than his best. The Cabinet had done
as we'll as they could. He was wait
ing to hear some good reason for the
introduction of the resolution.
Minister Neumann said the MEM
Der from Waialua had succeeded in
placing his attitude in this matter on
that the Cabinet had tried to screen
the Marshal. He had never needed
TO make an apology in his life. He
had his convictions and abided by
them. It would make no difference
to his reputation, his business pros
poets or his feelings whether the reso-
! luton passed or not. He was sur
| priSed that Il man who should be q
! gentleman rep. r. w. Wilcox: Yes,
| sir, ! am q gentleman) and who had
! been educated at the expense of the
| taxpayers of the country, should not
| be able to discuss this resolution with
! out an insult TO our Queen.
Minister Widemann said he would
not detain the House many minutes.
| He rejected with scorn the idea that
| the consideration of this resolution
| should be postponed until Monday in
! order to allow bargaining for votes.
He had thought at first he would an
swer some of the other vulgar remarks
of the member from the Third Dis
| trict, but would not, especially as they
referred to the Police Station. He did
not wish to postpone this matter, but
would regale the House with little
that he had written out in answer to
the first resolution, as there was not
much difference between the two. The
Minister then read long statement.
In conclusion. he said ne hoped the
House would do its duty as we'll as he
had done since occupying that place.
Rep. Smith said the idea that this
resolution Was unexpected or was
"sprung" was entirely fallacious.
Most of the members were sent here
with the understanding that the
country was not satisfied with the
Ministry. With the finances of the
nation in disOrdered condition and
the revenues falling off no measures
were introduced to cope with the
situation. The feeling against the
Ministry had grown irresistible. This
was not personal matter at all. All
the members of the House enter
tanned only the kindest feelings to-
wards members of the Cabinet. But
a plain duty was before the House. If
something were not done, serious CAL
amity would come upon the country.
He had great respect for the Minister
personally on account of his years and
infirm health. But he had given re-
peated exhibitions of his official in
competency, as in the matter of the
$1,000 certificates. So too the Min
lister for reasons of his own, or through
Ignorance or incompetency, had given
out government contract for $4,000
without tenders minister Wide
manu- did that?) Yes, it was done
in Cabinet counsel. It was unfor-
tunate that the contract should have
been given to member of the family
of the Minister of Finance. / do not
for one moment attribute dishonesty;
but incompetency. minister Wide
mann-You misstate the facts). I do
not. There had never been such a
time here as now with opium snug
Cling and gambling. There never
was such time of decentralization. 1t
did no good to lay it to the Attorney
General and let him resign. The
resolution was very mild in saying
the police department was a scandal.
In broad daylight men, women and
children could be seen with che ia
tickets. The country and the govern
ment was so debased that the PROPOSE
ton was made to introduce lottery
"a branch of the Louisiana lottery,
or something equally corrupt. He
would defy any one to name time of
such general decentralization. Within
the last twenty-five years of his expe
rience he had never known of
work of the Cabinet being taken out
of its hands by sheer force of neces
sity, because of the Incompetency of
the Ministers. He had never wit
messed such inaction, the Cabinet try
ing to help themselves by getting rid
of one Attorney General and finally
shuffling in another. The question
was asked, what had the Cabinet
done? 1t was what they had not done
which was the difficulty. They had
not done their duty. The affairs. of
the government were not safe in the
hands of the Ministry. The failure of
the accounts to balance in the police
department seemed hardly worth
mentioning,th though it was not small
matter, in comparison with these
other considerations.
Rep. Kamauoha said if the Cabinet
went out, the question would be--who
would take their place? 1t seemed to
him that the resolution held the
Cabinet responsible for the situation.
! \ new Cabinet could not afford any
relief. The four greatest statesmen in
| Europe could do no more than the
present Cabinet. He favored post.
ponement until Monday, in order to
| give members time to make up their
minds whom they wanted for a new
| Cabinet. The resolution should be
carefully considered. The Cabinet
should be appointed from members of
the House, and not outsiders. He
moved the House adjourn. Lost-2l
| to %.
Rep. Bipikane said the whole trou-
bic was in the department of the
Acknowledgement. He had no quarrel