The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-03-22

| he would ask the Executive tO sta q
IL the article represented their
opinion.
Minister Hatch said it was hardly
necessary for them to state that they
we're not responsible for the views
expressed in that article. The Gov.
eminent had no official organ and
he did not think they should be held
responsible for the utterances Of the
newspapers. That article so far as
IL bore the construction that Hawai-.
ians should be deprived Of the SUI
frage under annexation did not re-.
present the views OF the Govern.
ment. The policy OF the Govern.
ment he thought was defined clearly
enough in the act just passed pro.
viding for a constitutional con,en-
! ton. Its only condition that inter
fered with the freedom of Hawaiians
in voting was their recognition OF
the existence Of a republican form
of government.
Mr. Tenney then asked il Wagner
the patrolman had received the in
structions, reported to have been
testified to by him 10 court, which
authorized him to shoot anybody
who attempted to avoid arrest.
Minister Smith replied. He had
gone to the station to investigate
the matter, and found that the in
structions were not rs stated. II
seemed that Wagner hardly said
what lie intended, being little con.
fused on cross-oxamination, aud the
newspaper report quoted did not do
him jnstice.
Mr.. Morgan would come to the
help OF he Attorney General by
moving that Wagner be fired. \
man who did not know enough
English to underst and his instrur.
tions was scarcely fit to be ON the
police force.
Minister Smith promised further
investigation, but could not "Gre''
anybody on newspaper reports. If
such course was followed even the
Councillors could not bold their
places. laughter
Mr.. Young read a question to the
Executive, as to whether the United
States Minister is still intervening
for the restoration of the Queen.
Minister Hatch said letter had
been received from the United
States Minister which would bc read
later.
First reading of an &C, To provid.
a salary for the Deputy Tax Asses.
sor Of Honolulu. ii gives n salary
Of 5000 instead Of q commission.
Mr.. Wilder asked IL, taking effect
on April |, the bill really provided
for q reduction, the incumbent hav.
ing received his commission for the
bulk Of the 1893 taxes.
Minister Damon replied To the IL.
feet that II might not be reduction
for the first year.
! Mr.. Wilder moved he bill take If
feet July !, which carried.
In the discussion Of the bill Mr..
Emmeluth thought the salary was
scarcely adj quate for the service.
and moved in amendment il bn
S2iOO.
MIR. Tenney moved il be such salary
as shall from time To time be- appro.
priatcd. This carried aud the bill
passed rs amended.
Minister Hatch read the letter
from United States Minister Willis
previously mentioned. II informed
/ the Fro, isionai Government that hu
had received Information from his
Government that the Hawaiian uues
tion had been referred To Congress,
and the advice that his special in.
structions in the matter had been
fully complied with.
Mr.. Allen moved that the Execu.
tive have the letter fully published
in the Hawaiian papers. with a view
to correcting the impression among
the natives that tho country's affairs
were still unsettled. The natives
were influenced by the fear that, il
they supported the Provisional Gov.
ernments policy, they would be LA,
bic to punishment in the event 81
restoration Of the monarchy.
Minister Smith said there w.r.
adSices from Washington to lay be.
fore the Advisory Council, aud
moved that the Councils go into
exec utive session. Carried.