The Daily bulletin., 1892-09-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTY NINTH DAY.
THURSDAY, Sept. Is, 1892,
Afternoon Session.

ne Assembly TeCOnNeneu from /
recess, at 1:30 o'clock.
Noble Marsden said that charge |
had been made against certain
official by the Minister of Finance
that two members Of the House had |
been taken away yesterday after
noon. The implication was that they
had been carried in some way from
voting according to expectation. He
moved the matter be referred to the
Judiciary Committee having charge
of the Kanoa matter.
Noble Thurston thought the
charge was ridiculous, the opposi-
tion had to get "a votes.
Minister Neumann Gnterrupting).
Twenty-Five.
Noble Thurston (continuing), and
it would not help the opposition if
they took one member or twenty.
The President ruled the matter out
of order
Minister Macfarlane spoke at
length, recounting history of the
Cabinet making negotiations. A full
report of his speech will appear to-
morrow.
Minister Neumann desired to ask
if anyone wanted to speak; if not,
he wanted to close for the prosecu-
tion and, like the others, act in a
Christian spirit like them to say
some unpleasant things and then
apologize afterwards. [ may say
that l do not propose to stay in this
House very long, am man of peace
and do not like fighting. Hoped
the result of the action of this House
would be general amity, as should
exist between the ins and outs, and
that Noble Marsden would forgive
them for having been in even three
DAYS. Do not intend to treat sub
ject hippantly. Status has been given
by Mr.. Thurston which he must dis
pute in toto. The argument of No
BILE Thurston is this, that it is the
maintaining of constitutional
right. A certain faction of this
House which could not maintain the
position which it arrogated to itself
did violate the Constitution in the
grossest way. The reason he said
this was because the Constitution
divided the Government into three
branches, to be kept distinct. 1t did
not authorize the Legislature to
name the Cabinet If the Com -
tion needed amending in that pa,
ticular, why had not Mr.. Thursto-.
brought forward some such amend
ment2 There is nothing in the Con.
stitution that authorizes a majority
to name the men who are to be put
in the Cabinet. This is a step to
demolish that which the Noble from
Maui has helped to build up. This
Constitution is as good as we need
it may need amending in some
points but "ot in that. The main
purpose in forming the Constitution
was to clear former Legislature
from the influence of bribery, not
with money but with the promise o.
situations and Office. Mr.. Thurstol
had told them how the Legislature
of 1856 was full of office holders
They had swept it away in order tC
the branches of government distinc
in fact as we'll as in name. If tha
was correct, the sole right of th'
House was to pass on the Cabine
after it was appointed, not to nomi
nate one in secret caucus. If thi
principle was carried out the Su
preme Court would have to be abo
lished, and each member would set
tie the quarrels of his own district
he would settle matters of life ant
death and the Legislature would b
supreme, the executive power of tn
country being placed therein TIL
honorable Noble from Maui ha,
thrown down the gauntlet on tn
Constitution. He defed Nobl
Thurston to show anything in tn
Constitution which required Pre-
mier to submit his nominations to
caucus. The speaker found it yer
odd that Minister Parker should b
accepted and he rejected, sine
he confessedly had done nothing
He could not attribute it to personi
enmity, though he hoped he ha
enemies. He was pious man an
said his prayers every morning an
besides thinking the Lord for h
daily bread he always asked him t
preserve his enemies. They keep
man fresh. There was nothing III
constitutional in the appointin
power sending whole Cabinet bac
after they had been voted out, as fC
instance where they go out under
misapprehension or by means whic