The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-17
THE LEGISLATURE
SIXTEENTH DAY.
THURSDAY, June l6, 1892.
Afternoon session.

the consideration of the eligibility"
question was continued.
Rep. Kaunamano made a ten.min-
ute speech, the gist of which was that
PriVy Councillors were not executive
officers and he was therefore in favor
OF the motion of indefinite postpone
ment.
Rep. Kapahu relied on the con-
struction of the Constitution as ex
hibited by the definition of the words
in Webster's dictionary. He was not
in favor of anything which could not
be more clearly stated. The honor
able member was slightly incoherent
but h } would vote in favor of in
definite postponement.
Noble j. Nj. Horner believed that
all of the Privy Councillors and at
torneys, as well as the member from
the third district of Honolulu, were
mentally, morally and physically en-
titled TO filling their seats in the AS
sembly. There was a great doubt in
the matter anyway, and he would
give the accused the benefit. He
favored the indefinite postponement.
Noble Neumann made quite a
speech on the subject, his remarks
occupying, aside from the time used
in interpreting, thirty-four minutes.
He merely enlarged upon the opin-
ions presented by him in the report
of the committee to the effect that
the Privy Council was simply an adj
yisory body, nor was there any emo
ument connected with the Office.
With regard to notaries public that
office was one of emolument. No
taries had definite executive func-
tons. 1t bore the undeniable ear
marks of an official one by reason of
appointment, tenure, duties and
emolument. The speaker said first
that he stood by the report pre-
sented, and likened himself to
the good man Calico, the Italian
astronomer, who, being brought be-
fore the Inquisition at Rome, for re-
nunciation of his statement that the
world moved around the sun and not,
as the popular idea held, that the sun
did the moving, and who, finding
that the stake awaited him else, did
recant, but, when leaving the room,
said mutteringly, land yet the earth
does move" He Che speaker) was
in that position, and even if the mo-
ton for indefinite postponement car
ried, he would still believe the report
| praoapfaI b,, hin, uoO nnrro,t
Rep. Ashford could not refrain
from congratulating the honorable
Noble for the ingenuity with which
he had argued himself into the House
(Neumann being Privy Councillor)
on two points and had argued the
speaker out on one. He (the speaker)
did not profess much modesty, but
he had been too modest to sign the
report regarding himself or to take
any action in it. But the honorable
Noble was never known to have been
hampered with such feeling; he had
rushed in and headed report in
favor of himself. He believed the
members had sufficient light TO now
be enabled to vote intelIigently on the
mouion for indefinite postponement.
Noble Horner has well said that there
was great doubt on the subject of
eligibility ; the committee was divided
in opinion. "Who shall discriminate
when doctors disagree, was an old
saying who will discriminate when
lawyers disagree was one which was
apropos to this case. He judged
that the term "doctors" did not APP
ply solely to skilled medical men,
but to all skilled men of any profess
sion. This country was in need of
tranquility and the speaker thought
that desire could he best obtained by
indefinite postpOnement of the mat
ter now before the House. If the mo-
ton was adopted well, but, ifnot, then
the Assembly could enter upon de
bate of week.
Rep. Smith considered that there
was only one ground upon which in.
definite postponement could be JUST.
fled and that was so as to allow OF
the introduction of bill to define
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article of the Constitution under dis
cussion. There was great doubt
existing relative to the meaning. The
speaker quoted from Section II
Chap, 3 of the Civil Code, to show
how laws were defined.
Noble Peterson saio that it would
seem strange if he did not now say
something on the subject. The ques
ton before the Committee was the mo
tino of indefinite postponement. lie
would speak to that. When he haC
heard this morning that motion in
troduced, he considered that it wa,
both weak and cowardly, looked
upon it as lodging the issue. Since
however, he had thought over the
matter and had come TO the conclu
sion that the interests of the country
would be best served by dropping
this matter in that way and remedy
the evil as best could be done in Tia,
future.
Rep. Kauhi made a speech of
dozen minutes, during which he as
sailed Rep. Smith for going back OF
the report presented. He considered
the honorable member was see-saw