The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-15

principle laid down in the resolution
was a good one, as it asserted the
rights of the people. AS lie under
stood the Constitution, when a Min
lister resigned the Queen was to APP
point a new one. 1t looked to him as
though the idea was to enable the
Legislature to pick the Cabinet and to
coerce the Queen. That was going too
far. and would establish a dangerous
precedent. This business of voting
out Cabinets might go on indefinitely.
Two wears ago the Cabinet quarrelled
and Noble Thurston and Rep. Ashford
were very bitter. Now it is all
smoothed over and they are both try
ing to get into the Cabinet. When
they do, each one will want to carry
out his own ends and they will quar-
rel again, and this will go on indefi-
nitely. This Cabinet had not been
tried yet. How could we bring in a
resolution of want of confidence. Here
was the Attorney General, an eminent
lawyer, we'll known in business cir
cles. AS to the Minister of Finance,
it seems that members Of the House
were Jealous of him. The Minister of
the Interior was born in this country,
of missionary pedigree, which ought
to be in his favor. The Minister of
Foreign Affairs had filled that office
ably before, and our good Queen has
done we'll in re-appointing him. The
Ministry had done nothing yet and
should be tried. He wanted to know
when the House was going on to fin
ish it's business. Time enough had
been spent in making Cabinets. He
admitted that the Marshal was rotten
and his administration bad, but that
had nothing to do with this Cabinet.
The Cabinet could be compelled to
discharge the Marshal and clean out
the police without vote of want of
confidence. He therefore moved the
indefinite postponement of the resolu-
ton.
Rep. Kaunamano said he was one
of the oldest members of the Legisla-
ture, and this was the first time he
had seen a resolution like this. The
members seemed inclined to trifie
with matters, and were like lot OF
cats, playing with dead mouse. This
all came of a constitution which al
lowed such things to be done. The
resolution alleged no misconduct on
the part of the Cabinet. 1t was
brought in before the Cabinet had
done anything, and before it had had
any opportunity to declare its policy.
1t looked to him as though the reso-
luton was brought in from malice.
He would warn the hon. Mobiles not
to start this ball to rolling, as the
native members might get to turning
out Cabinets too. The rule in Eng
land did not apply here as the
English Constitution is unwrit
ten while the Hawaiian is not
AS far as he could see the Cab.
met was a good and able one. The
resolution was premature. There was
nothing to find fault with them
about. The hon. member from Lii
hue and Koloa in bringing in this
resolution was acting in childish
way. He was almost like Judas. Hi
had got his friends into the Cabinet
but because some one was not there
perhaps whom he wanted, he wa
| trying to turn them out again. HI
would therefore in conclusion ask the
House to consider the matter care
fully. The matter could be arr nget
if proper representations were made t,
Her Majesty. He hoped Rep. Smitl
would think better Of his resolution
and withdraw it.
At 1880 Rep. Bush no"ed recess
till 100. Carried.