The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-26
Senator Brown And a Question
of Privilege.
RASH CLAIMS OF DICTATION.
Bill Under Considera-
tion-Kaiulani Pension Again-New
Appraiser to be Appointed - Few
Salaries Increased - Little Work.
TUESDAY, Feb. 25.

The Senate opened at the usual
hour. After prayer and the roll call,
Senator Waterhouse under the head
of petitions presented petition from
the people of West Maui, Lanai and
Molokai asking that the court remain
at Lahaina as there is already good
court house aud Jail at that place.
Senator Brown then arose to ques-
ton of privilege and stated that he
wished to call attention to matter that
appeared in the ADVERTISERS of the
morning. Mr., Brown referred to the
three names placed under so called
black list in connection with the
opium bill. He thought the attitude
assumed by the paper was not right
and he characterized it as unfair
journalism. There were Senators who
had wavering opinions and the AID
vERTIsER was attempting to in
timidate them. He believed in critic
ism but he didn't want any of the
members who might vote for athe bill
held up to ridicule. He wished to
call the attention of the Senate to
the matter and have an opportunity y
to express his disapproval.
Senator McCandless impatient to
get an opportunity to pay his respects
to the ADVERTISER, offered resolu-
ton asking for the sense of the Senate
| on the course taken and declaring the
article unfair, unmanly, ungrateful,
etc. Someone suggested that Mr.
McCandless had in his enthusiasm
forgotten to write his resolution,
whereupon he penneG the following
and sent it to the clerks desk to be
Tread:
] fResolved, that it is the sense of the
Il Senate that the course pursued by
1.-The ADVERTISER in the opium bill ts
fneither honorable, fair nor manly. II
| Senator Baldwin said he didn't
know what the Objectionable matter
was.
Senator Wright thought the list 6
slur on the Senate.
Senator McCandless finding tha
. his resolution was not received witt
favor, again rose to state that the
course pursued by the ADVERTISE
was q deliberate attempt to intimidatt
the Senators who had not expressed
their opinions. The speaker did no
state the source of his knowledge fo
making this very positive statement
But while he was on his feet he want
ed to know what the Minister o
Finance had to say on the matter
: ''The man who dictates the policy o
the ADVERTISER is in the employ o
the Finance Department" said Mr.
McCandless, "and I'd like to know
if the Minister of Finance approves o
, such action"
Minister Damon was not fiurried o
] excited in the least by Senate
! McCandless' enthusiasm. He saI'
the Finance Department had no in
: 1uence with any of the newspapers O
the country. He believed that critic
= ism was 4 good thing-it is the life o
the Government and assures goo
government. Sometimes papers over
, stepped certain bounds and attracte
more or less attention as result.
J Senator Brown maintained that tn
ADVERTISERS courre was not critic
ism, but rather an unfair method c
}. beating the opium bill. He didn'
= object to criticism, but this wa
slauder. President Wilder said b
didn't like the intimations of tn
"black list" or the editorial ut
r terances.
Senator Baldwin after reading tn
Objectionable heading of the articl
said he did not like the works blac
= list" but he hoped McCandless' reso
luton would be withdrawn. Senate
Waterhouse rose to point of ordt
, and McCandIess was obliged to with
draw his resolution.
D After spending half an hour discuss
ing the question of criticism, IL
Senate got down to business agail
9 Chairman Rice reportsd several oil
received from the printers.
:, The appropriation bill came up Fl
second reading under special order
the day and was considered item
I'd item. Presidents salary, $4,000 al
permanent settlements, Queen Dow
lie ger Kapiolani $4,000, Mrs. Emn
to Barnard 5000, Mrs. Kamakani Sim
ed ona S40O, Mrs. Kaulua S400 and MI
- Mary r. Stoltz S720, were prompt
!, passed.
). Under the head of permanent settl
ments, Minister Damon called atte
ton to the suggestion made by Il
=, Executive at the special session tn
Kaiulani be granted pension of $50
a year. The young lady had CO