The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-08-08

decided that the best place for the
historical works mentioned was at the
museum.
Acknowledgement Smith said that
! if the books were rare or valuable
volumes, they should 60 to the mu-
scum, otherwise to the library.
Mr.. Allen thought the committee
had better be granted more time. He
mentioned the historical society as
the proper place for the books to go.
President Dole said there were relics
among the lot, and mentioned a rare
bible which had been presented.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Mr.. Hatch, of the judiciary COM
mittee, reported back the bill relat-
ing to the powers and duties of the
privy council, with the recommends
ton that such be vested in the advi-
sorry council, with slight amend
ments.
Acknowledgement Smith moved the
adoption of the report, and that the
bill pass to second reading. He ex-
planned that the Constitution of 1887
had limited the powers and duties of
the privy council, but held that the
present amendments were matters of
form rather than of substance.
Mr.. Tenney thought the bill was
superfluous.
President Dole thought the bill
might be superfuous, and that the
powers of the advisory council might
be unnecessarily limited by it. He
pointed out that the bill might raise
technicalities and points that could
be entirely avoided by recognizing
the entire and complete abrogation of
the monarch as effected through the
proclamation of last January.
Mr.. Emmeluth asked what condi-
tions had arisen which demanded the
passage of such bill.
Acknowledgement Smith mentioned
particularly the case which arose re-
garding the japanese convict Mat
suda.
The report was adopted on a show
of hands.
Mr.. Brown asked that the judiciary
committee be granted more time to
consider the peddlers bill and the
crown lands act Granted.
MIR. Tenuey asked how was it that
all three justices of the supreme court
were absent from Honolulu at once
1t seemed strange that there should
be no representative of the supreme
court in the city, particularly at this
time.
President Dole said that under the
old law, it was the rule of the court in
season to have one justice to
always remain in town. Under the
new judiciary act many of the duties
previously performed by the supreme
court justices devolved on the judges
of the circuit court. There was there
fore not the same necessity for the
presence of the supreme court justices
and besides one or more was always
within call of the telephone.
President Dole stated that a petit
ton had been received from the pro-
prietOrs of the Paradise of the Pacific
and he asked the secretary to read
the following:
HONOLULU, Aug. ., 1898.
President S. B. DOLE, Members of the |
Executive and Advisory Councils |
Provisional Government of Ha-
waii.
GENTLEMEN: Through the secre- |
Jary of the executive and advisory |
notice has been served on the |
Paradise of the Pacific newspaper, |
under date of July 5th) that the sub
5idy appropriated by the legislature
If 1892 should cease from and after
Tune 80, 1898.
In answer We desire to most res
Dectfully protest against such action
Is being of nature, which will work
is unjustifiable hardship on account
If our having contracted bills for the
advancement of the said newspaper,
md which bills could only be paid by
he continuance of the said subsidy.
The subsidy was granted by the
,est element in the Legislature of 1892,
,eing supported by such members as
:. A. Thurston, H. p. Baldwin, w.
}. Wilder, g. n. Wilcox, w. o.
smith, and others of that particularly
,ood kind, Hon. L. A. Thurston him
elf moving that the item be taken
rom section and be placed in sec
ion of the appropriation bill. AT
10 time was there any objection to
he item.
With regard to the action taken by
he advisory council we can only say
hat it was, undoubtedly, taken with
'ut the knowledge that the original
notion was made ex parte and from
prejudice.
Our clientele extends all over the
world; includes all Hawaiian cOnsuls,
.lso all of the public libraries and
boards of trade in Maine, New Hamp-
hire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
sland and Connecticut; and we send
Xtra, gratuitous, copies to special
ubscribers in Europe, Asia and
africa. We had and still have inten-
ion to supply large number to
Jonsul Wilder at San Francisco dur
ng the proposed mid-winter exhibit
ion in that city.
We find that the withdrawal of the
ubsidy after we had contracted bills
n the expectation of its continuance
works us great hardship, and we
desire to enter this pro-
est and ask that the resolution be re-
onsidered or that the matter be re-
eferred to the finance committee.
Very respectfully,
FRANK GODFREY,
Editor Paradise of the Pacific.
]. j. WILLIAMS,
Manager Paradise of the Pacific.
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