The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-02

Joseph L. MendOnca Elected TO
the Vacancy.

The councils met yesterday after
noon promptly at 2 o'clock. There
were present Ministers Dole, Da-
mon, King and Smith Councilman
Hatch, Emmeluth, Allen, Water
house, McChesney, Brown, Bolte,
Wilder, Morgan, Mott and Tenney.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted.
A petition was presented from
stock raisers, mainly on the island
OF Kauai, asking that bill in
amendment of the branding cattle
law be prepared. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
Under unfinished business the
secretary read second time the
bill amending the stamp act.
Passed.
President Dole stated he had re-
ceived no official news regarding
Hawaiian affairs. He read, how
ever, a semi-ofcial dispatch from
Washington to the Boston Tran
script (received by the Monowai
for the ADVERTISER and published
elsewhere) on the Hawaiian situa-
ton.
Mr.. Brown called attention to the
fact that a rumor was in circula-
ton, coming presumably from Hon.
Harold Sewall, to the effect that
President Dole had received in
formation by the Monowai that the
United States would not entertain
a proposition for annexation. Mr..
Brown asked if there was any
foundation for the statement.
President Dole replied that there
was absolutely no foundation for the
report and said it fully illustrated
how rumors grew here. Mr.. Sewall
had called at the foreign Office that
morning and had held a converse
ton with him in the presence of
Ministers King and Smith, but
nothing that would warrant such a
rumor transpired; Mr.. Sewall had
seemingly misunderstood them en-
tirely.
Continuing the president said
that while he had no direct or
positive information of an official
nature, there were many signifi-
cant facts which pointed more
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tectorate, preceding annexation.
While perhaps none of these facts
alone would warrant a conclusion,
taken together they pointed very
strongly that way. He believed
that the United States was in
clined to look at the matter in
this way, and that we would very
likely have a protectorate as
stated. The government was in
clined to favor this view.
AT 500 o'clock the councils
went into special session.
SPECIAL SESSION.
After reading the minutes of the
previous special session they were
approved. 1t was reported to the
councils that the entire amount of
S95, 600 had been raised by friends
of the government, the merchants
of Honolulu and others, within
two hours the previous day One
note of $45,000 held by the
Spreckels' bank, together with
1,400 interest, had been paid be-
fore the sailing of the Alameda,
and the other note of $4,000
would be paid tomorrow to-day !.
Minister Damon made a state
ment regarding the condition of the
government finances, which was
most satisfactory to the Councils.
The minister also spoke regarding
the future prospects of the govern
ment financially and expressed the
qualification he felt at the prompt
and unsolicited aid which the
friends of the government had prof
fered.
The councils then proceeded to
the election of a councillor to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Minister Damon. Joseph
p. Mendonca was chosen.
The president read a telegram
from Minister Thurston, dated Chi
cago, Illinois, May "a, which stated
that he had received his commits
sion from the Provisional govern
ment, and announced that he
would depart for Washington to
begin his duties in a few days.
The councils adjourned at 4 SO
O'Clock