The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-02-28
TUESDAY, Feb. 25.


hour After prayer and the roll call
Senator Waterhouse under the heat
of petitions presented petition from
the people of West Maui, Lanai anC
Molokai asking that the court remain
at Lahaina as there is already good
court house and jail at that place.
Senator Brown then arose TO a ques
ton of privilege and stated that he
wished to call attention to matter that
appeared ia the ADVERTISER 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
assuh,ed by the paper was not righl
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 be didn't want any of the
mem bers who might vote for the bill
held up to ridicule. He wished to
call the attention of the Senate to
the matter and have an opportunity
to express his disapprOval.
Senator McCandless impatient to
get an opportunity to pay his respects
TO the ADVERTISER, offered II resolu
ton asking for the sense of. the Senate
on the course taken and declaring the
article unfair, un'manly, ungrateful,
etc. Someone suggested that Mr.
McCandless had in his enthusiasm
forgotten to write his resolution,
whereupon he penn+G the following
and sent il To the clerks de>k to be
read.
Resolved, that iC is the sense of'the
Seuaie that the course pursued by
The ADVERTISER in the opium bill is
neither honorable, fair nor manly.
Senator Baldwin said he didn't
know what the Objectionable matter
was.
senator Wright thought the Inst
slur on the Senate.
Senator McCandless finding that
his resolution was not received with
favor, again rose TO state that the
course pursued by the ADVERTISERS
was deliberate attempt to intimldate
the Senators who had not expressed
their opinions. The speaker did not
state the source of his knowledge for
making this very positive statement
But while be was on his feet he want
ed to know what the Minister of
Finance had to say On the matter.
Eknl.n uyhn Aintofao fhn fanlinxy nf
the ADVERTISER is in the employ of
The Finance Department" said Mr..
"and I'd like to know
if the Minister of Finance approves OF
: such actiou."
Minister Damon was not fiurried or
excited in the least by Senator
enthusiasm. He said
the Finance Department had no in
fiuence with any of the newspapers of
the country. He believed that critic
ism was a good thiDg-it is the life of
the Government and assures good
government. Sometimes papers over
stepped certain bounds and attracted
more or less attention as result.
Senator Brown maintained hat the
cour-e was not critic
ism, but rather an unfair method of
beating the opium oil. He didn't
object to criticism, but this was
President Wilder said he
didn't like the intimstions of the
"black list" or the editorial ut
terances.
Senator Baldwin after reading the
Objectionable heading of the article
said he did not like the works black
list" but be hoped McCaudless' Teso
luton would be withdrawn. Senator
Warehouse rose TO point of order
and McCandless was obliged to with
draw his resolution.
After spending half an hour discuss
ing the question of criticism, the
Senate got down to business again
Chairman Rice reportsd several bills
received from the printers.
The appropriation bill came up for
second reading under special order of
the day and was considered item by
item. Presidents salary, S24, 900 and |
permanent settlements, Queen Dowa |
ger KapioIani $4,000, Mrs. Emma
5000, Mrs. Kamakani Slime
Ona S40O, Mrs. Kaulua S400 and Mrs.
Mary R. Stoltz S720, were promptly
passed.
Under the head of permanent settle
ments, Minister Damon called atten-
ton to the suggestion made by the
Executive at the special session that
Kaiulani be granted a pension of $1,000
q year. The youdg lady had con
Quoted herself in a very proper man
ner and through 10 fault of hers had
been cut off from an income and her
method of life changed He moved
hat $4,000 be appropriated for Kaiu-
ami.
Senator Horner was favorable TO
iealing kindly with the young lady
put he wanted her to display a dis
position of being at last on friendly
.erms with the Republic.
Senator McCandiess had hoped the
Executive would drop the matter of
pension after the action
aiken at the special session. He
,hought there was not enough surplus 4
money in the treasury to warrant this
Extra expenditure, and moved the ;
tenn be referred to committee.
Senator Baldwin was not in favor of
90 rapid action on this point, and
econded the motion to refer to q COM
nittee. Carried.
The items for judiciary appropria-
ions were passed without question