The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
10TH DAY.
THURSDAY, Jan. IL, 1892.
Afternoon Session.

Minister Wilcox stated that the
Queen had signed the following
bills:
l, Relating to Duties on Legacies.
2, To Appropriate money for Ex-
penses of Legislature.
3, To Amend the immigration Act
of 1892.
4, The Electric Franchise.
A motion to adjourn was made
and lost.
Consideration of the proposed
amendment to Article SO of the Con-
stitution relative to the property
qualification of Mobiles was taken up
for consideration.
There was but little argument on
the matter, the disposition amongst
the Hawaiian members indicating
desire to dispose of the business
quickly.
Rep. Smith stated that the Judi
ciary Committee had had the mat
ter under consideration and the bill
as presented was not in conformity
with their ideas. There was no pro-
vision made that voter should be
able to read or write, nor was it re-
quisite even to take the oath of ale
glance. He hoped that the amend
ment would not pass.
Rep. White moved the previous
question, which being carried the
ayes and nays were called on the
passage of the proposed amendment,
resulting as follows:
Ayes-Nobles Hopkins, Pua, Cum
minis, Male, Hoapili and Kanoa;
Reps. Bipikane, Aki, Pua, r. w. Will
cox, Bush, Nawahi, Koahou, Kauna-
mano, Kamauoha, Waipuilani, Ka-
pabu, Nahinu, White and Kanealii-
20
Noes-Ministers Wilcox, Robinson
and Jones; Mobiles Walker, Berger,
Ena, Kauhane, Marsden, Young,
Baldwin, Cornwell, Walbridge, An
Dreier; Reps. Wilder, Kauhi, Ed
monds, Kaluna, Iosepa, Akina,
Smith and A. S. Wilcox-A.
Observation-Disclosures Brown; Mobiles
Williams, j. NJ. Horner, Hind and
w. Y. Horner; Reps. Ashford and A.
Horner.
A motion to reconsider was lost.
Another motion to adjourn was
now made and lost.
Rep. Kapahu (decked with a gor-
geous lei, asked that the rules be sus-
pended so that he might present a
resolution.
Rules suspended and the member
offered a resolution to the effect
chat the Legislature hereby ex-
presses it's want of confidence in the
present Cabinet" He considered
that the Ministers of Interior and of
Finance were good men-charitable
men - but he was induced to
bring this resolution against them.
Rep. S. X. Pua Immediately NOV
ed the previous question, but again
withdrew it.
Rep. Kamauoha said that there
was no doubt that the Cabinet had
the confidence of the business men
and the community generally; they
we're men of integrity. The question
was, though, would they carry out
measures to the Hawaiian heart and
those were to advise the Constitu-
tional Convention and passage OF
the Lottery Bill. There was no
doubt that they could obtain
money enough to carry on the Gov
eminent with, but will they support
the Queen2 The Cabinet had said
that they desired closer commercial
relations with the United States
There was a threat of danger in
that. They may be willing to cede
territory, He favored the resolu.
ton.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox was in favor oil
the resolution, because he wanted the
principle established which had been
before attempted. He knew that
the present members of the Cabinet
were thought very highly of by the
mercantile community, and he had
no personal objection outside of the
fact that, even if it was his own bro
Their who had been placed there in
opposition to the principle, he would
vote against him.
Rep. Smith endeavored to show
by referring to the actions taken al
past caucuses that there had beer
no breach of any principle in the ap
pointment of the Cabinet.
Rep. Bush endeavored to show
cause for the proposition of breach
OF principle made up in caucus. Ht
rehearsed the action of ousting foul
previous Cabinets. He opposed this
Cabinet simply on account of the
manner in which it was formed anc
none other. He moved the previous
question. Carried.
None of the Ministers evinced any
desire to say anything in defence o.
themselves or opposition to the reso
luton, so the motion to adopt the
resolution was put and carried b,
the following vote:
Ayes-Nobles Berger, Hopkins
D. w. Pua,. Peterson, Cummins, Ma
lie, Hoapili, Cornwell, and Kanoa
Reps. Bipikane, Aki, S. X. Pua, r
w. Wilcox, Bush, Nawahi, Koahou
Kaunamano, Kamauoha, Kapahu
Nahinu, White, Kanealii, Edmonds
Kaluna, and Akina-25.
Noes Mobiles Ena, Kauhane
Marsden, Young, Baldwin, Wal
bridge, Anderson, Thurston, Nc
Bryde, and Dreier; Reps. Wilder
Kauhi, Waipuilani, Iosepa, Smith
and A. S. Wilcox-l6.
] Absent-Nobles Williams, j. NJ
Homer, r.. r. Hind, and w. Y. Hor
ner; Reps. Ashford and A. Hornel