The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-05
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The Provisional Government Abdi
Gates h Favor Of the Republic.

special meeting OF the Ezeeutive
apd Advisory Councils Was held OF
Tuesday
A pentiou ~ lhe native language
was read irom kaapana of Aiaui ask
ing 90 be restored Co his civil rights,
he having served short term for lar
ceny. The petition hai a certificate
Of Hesent good character AMI peu-
TONERS hdeffty Co the Provisional
GQvegnmept.
The petition WAS granted
Al Invitation Ga attend the Gslebra
lion 0f the tpurth was accepted.
Minister smith presented the report
Oi the Attorney General eos the past
bienniai period. 10 was ordered
printed in English. Ito also prrseut-
ed the report Of the Board of Health,
of which the sama disposition was
made, excepting that the printing
was not restricted Co English.
Minister Hatch Introduced "a bill
proviiing for The proclamation ~ The
Hepublic OF Hawaii aud the transfer
az the property and authority ~ the
Provisional Government 10 the Re
public of Hawaii. 10 appears ia The
by Authority column,
The bill Co transfer part OF Puma Ia
North I'll la District passed second
feading.
MT. Emmelnih asked Tie Execu
tive for information as to whether IL
Was discretionary with the Collector
Geueral OF Customs 30 allow immi-
grants Co land without Foo cash ia the
pockets az each,
President Dole thought IL was dis
eretiOnary. as the incoming passenger
might have valuable property.
Mr.. Emmeluth did not think il
right for people 90 come into the
country as those from the Aikoku
Maru have done, or want tO do,
Minister Hatch said the matter had
not yet been acted upon In Cabinet
Council, but would be before the next
meeting.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved To suspend
the rules, 80 that the Act brought in
by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
could be considered.
The Act then passed its second
reading, section by section, and be-
came a law,
Mr.. Brown, for the judiciary Com
mittee, reported that that committee
recommended the discharge of Mills,
Lui aud Towaiu Ia Japanese), the two
last being ptrdoned upon the con
sderation OF their leaving the country
and never returning, 1t also recon-
mended that n pardon be granted to
Hapakihi and Kahalekulu.
Minister Smith said he was not able
20 Join the committee In recon-
mendlng the unconditional pardon of
Mr.. Mills. He appreciated the fact
that he had been a good prisoner, but
the circumstances of the manslaughter
for which he was convicted were such
that he did not think he should be
pardoned.
President Dole said he felt the same
as the Attorney General did on the
question of Mills pardon. The crime
for which he was convicted was
shrouded with mystery. He thought
that Mills, il granted a pardon, should
make full and complete statement
Of the facts in the case.
Mr.. ID. b. Smith said he had talked
with many of Mr.. Mills acquaint-
ances in Hamakua., and they did not
think him guilty He moved the
adoption of the report.
f. Mr.. Emmeluth said he had had con- |
siderable experience in the Board of |
Prison Inspectors and he did not be- |
lieve in indiscriminate parions, es- |
pecially i'm the case of capital crimes,
The report was adopted,
The Attorney General said that al |
though the meeting the thought that |
this W. probably the last meeting of |
the Councils under the PrOvisio nal |
Government. IL was matter of con-
graduation, he thought, that so much |
had been done SO well. AS men,
Der OF the Executive Council he
wanted to thank the Advisory Coun-
Gil for its work. Each man, he felt
sure, had worked for the public good.
He hoped the work done would stand |
the test Of time and that I'm the future
history would show that all bad been
done that WAS possible for the good of
the country.
express his appreciation of the sacri-
ice and patriotism of the Councils.
Work had been done that has not and
,ouid not be attacked on any other
grounds except political. He thank
ri them from his heart for their
treatment Of himself and the Execu-
i've Council and the help that had
been given ON questions that would
DC hard for any body of men to deal
With.
Minister Smith said he wanted, be-
ore adjournment, to express few
words Ot appreciation of the Epereia-
". He had done his work faithfully
md we'll
Mr. Waterhouse said he thought
yord should he spoken for the good
ervlces OF the newspaper men, but
he Attorney General thought them n
necessary evil.
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