The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-19

Available cash as above 80. 40,473 43
Total cash in Treasury s 3OS,oe4 II
Minister Smith arrived while the
report was being read.
Minister Damon had, as announced
at last meeting, solicited the aid of
Collector General Castle and his
subordinates at the Custom House,
in obtaining a statement of the
duties paid on goods other than
American for the past five years,
period covering time before and
since the Mckinley bill. The value
of foreign spirits for that period
was SS71,04S69 and of general mer-
chandise 733,751.37, or total aver
age of about $32O,96O or S6,419,2OO
in twenty years. Estimating the
public debt at So, $50, 900, the interests
for five years at 6 percent would
be S975,OOO. Provided the debt was
funded at percent for the remain
ing Is years, the amount would be
$l,462,50O. Principal and interest
would therefore amount to $685.
500 in twenty years, so that the re-
venue from duties without counting
any increase would pay off all the
debt with interest and leave a sur
plus of $73l,700. This shows how
the United States would come out
of the assumption of our debt. 1t
remained to see whether and how
our local expenses could be met in
the event of annexation, and he
thought he could prepare state
ment to show how that could be
managed satisfactorily.
On motion of Mr.. Waterhouse the
report was accepted.
President Dole read two reports
from Col. Soper. Julius Asch was
elected first lieutenant of Co. A in
place of j. A. McCandless, and w.
Q. Wilder, Jr., as captain of the bat
terry company in place of G. T. Will
der. Rev. H. w. Peck, Y. M. G. A.
secretary, had held services before
80 officers and men at the Judiciary
building on Sunday, and introduced
his successor, Mr.. Corbett. A ma
tional salute was fired this morning
for the steamer China. The old
muzzle- loading cannon at Kakaako
were of no use to the Government,
and should be sold to the Honolulu
Iron Works to be broken up. Re-
ferred to miscellaneous committee.
T. B. Murray had resigned as second
lieutenant of Co. A, and his resigna-
ton should be accepted. Referred
to military committee.
Mr.. Emmeluth presented resolu-
ton to the effect iha; Mr.. Nordhoff
correspondent of the New York Herald
had sent to his paper an untrue state
ment that d majority of the Councils
had signed petitions for the lottery
and then sought protection of the
American Minister to escape giving
an account of his statement t. the
Councils that Mr. Nordhotf had since
repeated his false statements in the
Herald; therefore resolved, that these
Councils declare said statements tc
be false, as no members of Councils
had signed lottery petitions, and re-
solved that Mr.. Nordhof has earned
the contempt of these Councils.
Minister Damon said while every
thing might be true iii the resolution
he did not believe it was n sount
thing to try to oppose IL newspaper
A newspaper was an absolute neces
= sity and its false statements wer,
quickly found out by its readers. |
was not advisable to take action d
this stage.
Mr.. Tenney agreed with Mr. Damon
Mr.. Emmeluth returned to tn,
subject, quoting from the heading
/ of late letter of Mr.. Nordhoff, on,
Of which was, Trying to Silence TIN
Herald" He thought it was not ;
matter that should go unchallenged
He asked if there was any truth il
the statement that the American
Government had declared the stant
, taken by Minister Blount in tina
case was not correct
President Dole-I have no inform
alton.
Mr.. Emmeluth would not hav
mentioned it only he had heard j
from reliable authority.
Mr.. Tenney from his newspape
reading was satisfied the New Yor
0 and New England papers would sci
5 tie the statements of Mr.. Nordhof
y Mr.. Young was sorry the matte
o had come up, as they could not SUI
o port the resolution. While Mr.. Moro
g hoff had not acted the part of
n gentleman it was not worth thei
while to fight him. Let dog eat do
among the newspapers.
8 Minister Smith saw no imprc
y priety in expressing their opinio
o even if they did not pass the resol,
o ton as whole. Mr.. Nordhoff ha
. not acted the part of gentlema
q but that Of coward. His stat,
70 ments were untrue, wrong, unjus
. and these Councils should reser
W them. That he should meet his r.
- ward from other sources did not n
70 lieve them of their duty to condem
him. His conduct had done the
3 harm. 1t was eminently fit tn;
10 they should resent his untrue an
cowardly statements. He was
10 stranger and was going from ther
~ but they should take occasion
20 condemn his course.
So MIR. Emmeluth read extracts fro
the latest letter of Mr.. Nordhoff, i
Guiding a statement that twent
signers of lottery petitions were no
employees of the p. G.
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