The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-07

lii the chair. After prayer, the min
utes were read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Akina presented the following:
l. That the Segregation law be re-
pealed. .. That lepers in a certain
valley on Kauai be permitted to re-
main there. 3. That the Vaccination
law be repealed. 4. That the intro
duction of free rice be prohibited.
Referred to the appropriate COM
mittees.
Minister Spencer announced that
bills and ,, concerning the fees of in
terpreters and expenses Of the Legis-
lature, had been approved by the
Queen.
A committee of three was appointed
by the President to wait on the Chief
Justice and request him to administer
the oath to the Noble from Maui
(Hhurston).
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Neumann reported for the
Judiciary Committee on the eligibil-
ity of members OF the Privy Council,
taking the ground that both such
members and attorneys-at-law were
eligible, not being executive officers
of the Government in the sense con-
templated by Article so of the COnsti-
tuition.
Rep. Ashford presented minority
report, signed by Rep. White.
Pom chfnpi nnUad fha two ranOrf Q
be the special order of the day for to-
morrow.
Carried.
The Chief Justice entered and Noble
Thurston was sworn.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Kamauoha read by title an
Act to amend section 81 of the Civil
Code, by inserting the words "salt
salmon" instead of merchandise"
The same member introduced the fol.
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, the Hon. l.. G. Mac
farlane has, before this House, charged
the u. S. Minister with 'unwarrant-
able action on a recent public occa-
sion - action which could only be
intended to interfere with and OBJ
struct the administration without
naming the occasion, or defining the
action referred to;
"And whereas, there has heretofore
been no opportunity for this House to
express its opinion on this subject;
" Now, therefore, be it resolved,
that it is the sentiment of this House
that such language and action of the
Hon. E. G. Macfarlane concerning the
Minister Resident of a friendly foreign
Government Is entirely uncalled for,
and without justification by any facts
which have been presented to this
House;
"And be it further resolved, that
all minutes relating to this matter be
expunged from the records of this
House,"
The member stated that the ten
dency Of the course of Noble Mac
farlane was to strain the relations of
Hawaii with the United States.
Noble Marsden seconded the resolu-
ton. The best way TO do was to drop
the matter. He would give Noble
Macfarlane credit for being jealous of
the honor of the country, but his
course had been hasty and ill-con-
sidered. He had read the speech. 1t
was possible to constfue in it refer
by an assumption, which the House
have no right to make.
Noble Macfarlane said the question
had been addressed to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs that the Cabinet pre-
sent the correspondence. Nothing
had been heard from the Minister,
and until then it would be premature
to take any vote. When that cores
pondence was before the House he
would have something to say on his
side of the case.
Rep. Ashford was absent from the
House when Noble Macfarlane intro
duced his resolution. He had seen it
i'll the newspaper. What had struck
him was the absence of any specifica-
ton as to where the Minister had
erred. 1t was generally understood
that it referred to the Decoration Day
speech, but whether it was in the
Minister'S historical sketch of the
civil war, or in his remarks about
slave labor, did not appear. The
House was entirely in the dark as to
what the Minister was to be rebuked
for. He hoped, however, tie resolu-
ton might be toned down little, so
as to answer its purpose without un-
necessarily grating on the feelings of
Noble Macfarlane.
Noble Young-I am in favor of this
resolution and trust it will be adopt
ed. know of no way of preventing
members of this House asking ques-
tions of the Ministers, neither of the
Minister questioned, and more parti-
cularly so when the answer follows the
question with such cut and dried rap
idity as did the answer of His Excel
lency the Minister of Foreign Affairs
to the question of Hon. Noble Me. far
lane the other day, looking tow ards
rebuking His Excellency John l..
Stevens, the American Minister, for
some supposed unwarrantable Ian
guage used by him on q recent public
occasion. At the same time it will
be we'll to bear in mind that any
member Of this House having the
temerity to spring absurd and nation
ally hurtful questions the answers to
be cut and dry in the mind of the
Minister Intercepted places himself,
and it may be the Minister also, in
the hands of this honorable body, to
use their only remedy for being made
appear to tacitly aequiesce in what
they do not endorse or even perfectly
understand. In order, therefore, that
the Mobiles and Representatives COM
posing this Legislature may have an
opportunity of nipping nntimely in
suits in the bud and of setting them
selves right before their constituents,
/ solicit a unanimous vote in favor of
the adoption of this resolution. I re-
Grat exceedingly that q gentleman