The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-26
short Discussion on the New Treaty
Military Report. Etc.
THURSDAY, May 25th.

amend the stamps ACT.
The bill was read a first time, anC
on motion of Mr.. Brown passed.
President Dole said the executive
council had a report to read on the
Portuguese petition which had beer
presented some time ago. The follow
ing is the text OF the report:
To the Executive and Advisory Coun-
ellis of the Provisional Govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands.
The petition of certain Portuguese
citizens for representation in the
council was referred to the executive
council.
Having investigated the matter,
and conversed with prominent citi-
zens of that nationality, we report in
favor of the prayer of said petition,
and recommend that, Portuguese be
admitted TO representation in the
councils as opportunity offers, and we
make the same recommendation in
regard to Hawaiians.
SANDFORD b. DOLE,
Chairman of Executive and Adj
visOry Councils.
JAMES A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
THEo. C.. PORTER,
Minister of Finance.
The report was received and ordered
placed on file.
The president announced that he
also had a report relating to military
matters from Colonel j. III. Soper,
which he read as follows:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE VoLUN-l
TEER FORCES OF THE PROvIS-
IONAI, GOVERNMENT OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
HONOLULU, May 25, $685.
S. B. DOLE, President Provisional
Government of Hawaii.
SIR:-I beg to submit the following
report for your consideration. Com
pany "A,n auxiliary, Capt. Zeigler,
has made very creditable improve
ment in drill, and the men are behav-
ing very well.
Capt. Good reports 95 men in Com
pany "E," and recommends nine for
discharge at the end of the month
White duck has been issued to this
company and the men are having iE
made up at their own expense.
There are required for Company IL"
81 pairs of shoes; many OF the men
are nearly barefooted, and / wouia
recommend that the sum of S167 81
be appropriated for this object. L
would also recommend that the fol-
lowing amounts be appropriated, VIZ:
For 1000 cannon primers. $50 90
For sundry extra parts for repair
Of Springfield riies--............. 60 20
A salute of twenty-one guns was
fired yesterday at noon from the shore
battery in honor of Queen Victoria's
birthday.
Respectfully, etc,
JNo. III. SOPER,
Colonel Commanding n. It. III.
On motion of Mr.. Waterhouse, the
report, after some discussion, Was re-
ferred to the military committee
Mr. Bolte said the amount asked for
was small he would move the sum be
appropriated without reference to
committee.
Mr.. Morgan said he objected very
decidedly TO this course; he instanced
where abuses had been started already
in furnishing military supplies, ana
although the amount had been small
he thought the principal was correct
that all reports calling for appTopria-
tions should be referred:
Mr.. Emmeluth agreed with the last
speaker that all those matters should
be referred for the sake of consist
ency, If nothing else.
President Dole stated that the mat
ter referred to by members regarding
the purchase of shoes for the barracks
had been dropped. He had since
learned that one thing which had
caused the shoes furnished to wear
out so soon, was owing TO the wear
and tear caused by the black volcanic
sand forming the barracks walks and
door plots where the drilling mostly
took place. The black sand en-
tered the seams of the shoes and soon
cut the leather through.
President Dole said he wished to
call attention to the status of the
treaty which had been partially con
sidered in special session and had
been deferred. He had not as yet
had time TO prepare his report which
was to deal with the unfinished por-
ton of the treaty. The part already
determined upon was plain and clear
and needed no further discussion, bat
he thought that portion referring TO
public lands might be looked up Tor
further discussion. He was sorry the
Encouragement was not present. he
was suffering from rheumatism anu
was confined to his room.
Mr.. Damon thought it was quite
necessary for the Encouragement TO
be present when such an important
matter regarding The treaty, as the
public lands question -ea5 Up for dls-
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he wished to call attention tpi that
was the silver question. There are
now $500, 900 in Hawaiian silver In
circulation here. What viii become
~ Il when annexation takes place.
Many people had already Inquired 81
hin Whether Hawaiian silver would
be- legal teudcr then. or go DOT ~ cir
cuiatlOn. some arrangement should
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