The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-01

For the suhsidy--Hatch, Brown,
Emmeluth, Tcnuey, Suhr, Mott,
Morgan NJ.
Against Kirs, Damon, Eua,
Waterhouse, Alien. Wilder. Bolte-
Z.
The President said he could not
give a casting vote unless all the
members had voted. Minister Smith
ON anoth'r show Of hands voted
against the subsidy. and it was de-
feated.
Mr.. Brown, on Trips salary, said
il was owing to his temporary ab-
sence from the chamber at last
Legislature that Mr.. Trips salary
was not roadjustcd along with
others.
Ministers Damon and Smith APP.
pealed to the record. saving they
coulh not 20 beh,nd the Appropria-
tionBill.
The recommendation of the re-
port was adopted. also that referring
To petition Of Hawaiian Hardware
Co, this without debate.
Minister Damon presented the
anuua! .rport Of the Postal Savings
Bank.
With reference TO the case Of Mr..
Girvin, the same Minister said he
had made satisfactory arrangements
with him and his name had been
Withdrawn as q candidate from Mr..
Rothwell's place in the Post Office.
(Applause.) When he was sent for
it was with the full knowledge Of
| the Executive aud Others, aud in
Withdrawing his name do So in the
belief that a. little cause Of irrita-
tion a. possible should be. given
these days.
Minister Damon then referred to
the sale by tender Of S5O,OOO gold
for SILVER. There was S2O,OO allUt.
ted to Wilder n Co. at percent,
and s3buOO TO Claus Spreckels n
Co. at !. There was tender uf
LOS from Bishop n Co. The sale
had realized S6lS35. In NO way did
the sale affect current account. IL
was done to relieve the public Of a
plet hora Of silver. II was hard to
lay down a hard and fast rule in
dealing with the currency. The
superabuudance Of silver in the
country was a great annoyance to
the Government. He had insisted
on the pay ment OF small salaries in
one-half gold.
Mr. Emmelutb did not sce how
the deal relieved the public Of silver
1t compelled the public Ia 90 to Tia.
buyers for gold, aud they made l0t
percent profit on their outlay. He
believed the proper course for th.
Sovernurbt was To allow the gold
to 60 out.
Mr.. Brown, while not saying the
transaction was improper, consider
Ell the Government should not gU
into that line of business.
Minister Dsmon-The money was
On special deposit, and, as | said. the
sale does not affect current account
Mr. Wilder i would like To Ask il
those special deposits ar. not paya'
ble in silver.
Minister Damon They are.
Mr.. Morgan presented u report oI
the American League regarding
Chinese Immigration. II RECON-
meuded strong regulations auC
their vigorous enforcement, to keel
ia" Chimes. confined to plantation
labor. Adopted
Mr.. Hatch from the judiciary
Committee introduced bill t.
separate the ollie. Of Minister oi
Foreign Affairs from that uf Prssi
ii. l.l Ian al a
Of the President at SlO.UO per an
mum payable monthly.
The President desired that tn,
matter Of salary he thoroughly dis
cussed, aud in his absence, wlthou
regard 10 tn. incumbent Al tn,
, same timo the question of making
the Government more represent ativ,
, could properly be- discussed.
The bills passed first reading.
The Judiciary Committee wa
} granted further tim" on the petition
Of the American League to have tn,
number OF Councillors Increased.
Mr.. l'rown said he was not goinI
10 move a resolution, but would as
II the Executive had given atten' iol
to newspaper attacks On representa- a
, tiy.s of other governments All,
heads of foreign nations.
Minister Smith said the prope
course ol foreign represent at i've
was to apply IN such eases to tn
, Government for protection. Tn
Executive had had occasion Ia in
r form foreign representatives that
$ had no organ and was not respons
BILE for the newspapers, There ha
r been expressions that exceeded th
). bounds Of propriety. How far nc
}, tice should be- given the matter b
= the Government required carefu
consideration.
5 The President said the Govern
ment here exercised more contrC
I over the press than that Of mos
u countries go especially the Unite
t. States whore the press was the free,
: in the world. On different occasion
7, the Government had romonstrate q
, with editors, who answered court,
q ously and promised more care in e!
pressions. The relations Of the Mil
e ister Of the United States with tn
IS Government were very unusual an
II very extraordinary. Never hels,