The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-15
THE LEGISLATURE
Eiehty-EiSEth Day.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. J

The House met at 10 A. NJ.
The President called for petitions.
Rep. Ashford submitted that petit
tons were not in order.
The President asked if he had read
the rule. He advised him to read 1t
again.
Rep. Ashford submitted that he was
discourteously treated by the Presl-
dent He had raised Il courteous OBJ
lection in courteous language.
Rep. Kapahu moved the rules be
suspended in order to enable him to
present petition.
Rep. Ashford amended that the
rules be suspended to enable a resolu-
ton to be taken up.
The President started to put Rep.
| Kapahu's motion.
Rep. Ashford protested, saying he
VISA not getting justice. His amend
ment must be put.
Rep. Kamauoha saw no object IN
preventing the presenting of few
petitions. The order of business would
be reached in very short time.
Rep. Smith saw no cause for undue
haste. But the proper course was to
decide first whether the House had
confidence in the Ministers. If the
vote went against the Ministers it
would be useless to take up petitions
and other business. He supported
Rep. Ashford's amendment.
Rep. Ashford said his object was not
to side-track the member from Klaus
petition, but to prevent any other
petitions, ETC., from being brought in
for the purpose of side-tracklng the
resolution of want of confidence.
Acknowledgement eumann moved
an amendment that Rep. Kapahu's
! petition be received and none other.
Rep. Ashford accepted that amend
ment.
The amendment was carried.
Rep. Kapahu's petition was read. 1t
asks that the Lottery bill be not
passed. ;.
The same member presented petit
ton asking that $4,000 be appropriated
for a landing at Honuapo. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Smith said all were aware
what the resolution was which was
, referred to. He hoped all personal
feeling would be laid aside, and the
debate conducted in spirit of strict
fairness. The resolution which he
was about to present was as follows:
"Whereas, The principle for which
the majority of the Legislature is now
contending is the right of the people
through the majority OF their elected rep
resentatives to control the policy OF the
+ Government, and for that purpose to
2 control the personnel OF tie Cabinet, and
obtain a Cabinet repr sen:ing and hav-
ing the confidence of the majority and
Il ''Whereas, The present Cabinet has
been constructed in disregard OF such
principle and does not represent noi
| possess the confidence of the members Of
2 the Legislature;
Now, therefore, be it resolved, That
the Legislature hereby express its want
of confidence in the present Cabinet"
The theory of the Government was
!, that the majority of the people should
control. Her Majesty reigns but she
does not rule. We believe in bringing
!. in this resolution that we are loyal tt
? the Throne, and the speaker hopet
E that no derogatory comments Woult
be made on Her Majesty. She wa:
not responsible, but her Cabinet wa'
responsible to this House. Two weeks
4 ago yesterday the overwhelming ma
Y iority of the House, regardless o
o party, passed vote of want of conf
- dence in the Cabinet. A new one hat
) been formed, and we claim that tn
: wishes of that majority have not beef
regarded or consulted in any way
They have been utterly ignored: w
r claim that the majority should con
g troll. Apparently the wishes of yer.
small number of that majority am
L the wishes of those who voted to sus
q tain the Ministry have been consult
r ed. and the wishes of the rest entirel.
, disregarded. It was said the majorit
did not know what it wanted and wa
II promoting disorder. That was total.
- false. The majority did know wha
IL it wanted and did not want dls
Re order. A great deal had been sal
Le about the Police Department and tn
G Marshal. Whatever the truth of tina
- matter might be, the question of tn
L Marshal sank into insignificance CON
pared with what the House had
settle to-day. There was a combine
d ton back of the Marshal and back {
n the Throne with which we were cor
tending, and it was this combinatio
10 which was bringing charges of disc
s. der and annexation. We have ha
id an opium and che ia ring, and no
X we have the lottery which IS Ell
q deavoring to exert an influence, whlc
u we are struggling against to-da,
The Marshal is rather tool, and it
those back of him who are the enem.
be l do not say the members of the pre-
a. ent Cabinet are in alliance with TIL
- combination. 1t is not necessary
e saw so; but it is that combinatio
e. which is contending that the prime
be pie we are fighting for shall not
of maintained. In seeking for arg
,os ments to support their position, tn
I'D old bugbear of annexation is brougl
up. 1t serves their purpose and tn
is ALL The principle we are conten
DIS ing for, of honest, clean representati'
nc government, is not new. We ha'
been fighting for it for years. Th'
10 talk of forcing annexation! VIII
W. nation in the world has treated Fl
tie wall with such generous magnani1
in ity as the United States has done?
g talk of forcing annexation on her
Oh too absurd to be answered. The tro
BILE of the country in the past has II
been with the United States of Anne
lac lea. We hear of islands in the Sout
~ ern Pacific being taken by Gre
esC Britain, by Spain, by Germany.
L.. we hear of the United States dol
he ANYTHING of the kind? He was