The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-23


THEo. C. PORTER,
Minister of Finance.
Minister Porter stated the finance
committee had not held q meeting
during the past week, but would meet
during the coming week.
Mr.. Hatch, chairman OF the judici-
airy committee, read its report, recon-
mending the passage of the act regu-
Iating the sale of spirituous liquors.
The report was adopted. and the bill
read by the secretary first time.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, the bill
was amended to take effect on and
after the date of its publication, and
Oh motion was passed as amended.
Vice President Damon said he had
noticed in the papers there was
TO be q company of sharp-shooters
organized. He wished to say he be-
lieved that the present force of the
government was sufficient to meet
present emergencies. He thought
that the forces now under arms would
be ample guard under the control of
the government a larger force would
be harder to handle, and besides,
would have q tendency to show that
the government was timid. He was
not, however, sufficiently versed in
such matters to give direct advice.
President Dole said the proposed
organization of sharp-shooters was
| simple enough, as they would be in
| the nature of militia, and would be
supported at little expense as they
| were independent men who wished to
! enter the new companies for the de-
| tense of the government if occasion
/ arose. The government would be
! called on only to furnish ammunition
/ for weekly practice, and 1t was
I thought best to aid in some way the
men who had expressed desire TO
organize those new companies.
/ Mr.. Brown asked if the executive
! had consented to the organization OF
/ the new companies.
! President Dole replied that no au-
/ thoriZatiOn had been granted as yet,
except for the first company organ
/ lied.
Mr.. Brown said he agreed with Mr..
/ Damon's views He thought there
was already sufficient military force.
| He feared that if it was increased it
| would look like an invitation for at
/ tack. He did not think the govern
ment should furnish ammunition. He
| thought the present force sufficient to
to make any outside attack on the
! government very sick If it broke out.
/ Mr.. Emmeluth held that the reso-
/ luton he had introduced last week
regarding the enlistment of govern
nnent employees would have resulted
in a speedy reduction of the military
force.
President Dole said the government
was already engaged in looking into
| the facts and scanning the personnel
] of the government officials, prepare
tory to carrying out economic meas
I uTes.
Mr.. Bolte said he did not agree with
/ Vice-President Damon. He thought
| that in times of peace we should pre-
pare for war. By avoiding, we were
not inviting attack. The proposal for
1 sharpshooters was merely q move
/ ment showing they were prepared TO
/ meet the unexpected.
Mr.. Wilder agreed with the last
speaker. He believed the present
proposal YVES all right. Those who
/ were willing to assist in defending
the government should be encour'
! aged. The new companies would not
be put through regular drill, but just
( sufficient to make them efficient.
Other nations are prepared for war
and so should we. If the necessity
arose they would be on hand for use.