The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-20
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Passage of the Lottery BiII-An Inn
portant Movement.
Cnrresnnndence of the Assnciaten Presu

Correspondence of the Associated Press
| HONOLULU, Jan. 13.--Immediately after
| the departure of the steamer Australia,
| January 4, the introduction in the Legisla-
| ture of a resolution of want of confidence
against the Ministry took everybody by sur
| prise.
Bush said that he was opposed to the
|. Ministers because they were appointed in
opposition to the majority in caucus. They
do not represent the Hawaiian people. He
| considered that 1t was right that there
| should always be q fair representation of
| the Hawaiian people in the Cabinet The
debate continued all the afternoon, ending
| at o'clock. The Ministry was sustained
by vote of % to 10, the four Ministers not
voting.
The lottery bill. which has been passed
! by the Legislature. grants an exclusive
! franchise TO II. ID. Cross of Chicago, W. b.
| Davenport of 81. Louis, and John Phillips,
j. j. Williams, Samuel Nourhin and w. c..
| Achi Of Hon oluIu. tn operate lottery in all
! its various FORMS The majority OF the di-
rectors of the lottery company must reside
! in Honolulu and the drawings must be held
| in that city. The lottery company Is to pay
the Hawaiian Government 100000 annu-
| ally, In quarterly installments. o. this sum
| 500 900 is TO be paid as a subsidy 10 such
| company as shall operate submarine cable
| between Honolulu and port on the North
| American Continent connecting with an
| American telegraph system. The remain
| der of the $500, 600 is to be expended In va
| riouS ways for the benefit of the Hawaiian
| Kingdom. The capital stock of the lottery
company is to be S5.000.000. with the option
of increasing the stock to ten millions. Two
commissioners. appointed by the Queen
shall preside at all lottery drawings TO Sc
cure perfect fairness In the allotment Of
prizes in eacn scheme.
The Queen is not likely TO sign the bill.
On the 9Th inst. the following motion was
presented and passed with an amendment
that the commission be appointed by her
Majesty:
Resolved, That, 10 view OF the unsatisfactory
condition OF existing commercial relations with
the United States Of America committee OF the
Hawaiian Legislature. consisting OF Hon. l.. A.
Thurston, X. W. Wilcox. j. Nawabl. j. A. Iosepa
and j. II. Waipuilani, be appointed 10 proceed TO
Washington 10 obtain Information as TO the
terms upon which closer commercial re ions,
mutually advantageous 10 the two countries,
could prob bly, be established between the Gov
eminent OF the United States and the Hawaiian
Kingdom, and report the result 10 the Legisla-
tuTe at an adjourned OF special session. II the
information shall In the opinion OF her Majestys
Government, be sufficiently important TO call
together the legislature that the appointment
OF sa d committee be certified by the President
aud altested by the Secretary OF this House; and
that the sum OF $4,000 be devoted 10 defray tile
expenses Of said committee, and be paid from
the money appropriated for the expenses OF the
session Of the Legislature OF tho year 1892.
The Legislature is to be prorogued on the
18Th inst The United States steamer Bos-
ton Is at HIlo.