Year: 1870

printing He did see the injustice Of the Govern
ment printing Office, and it was established before
these other printing Offices In regard TO reduction
in prices he stated that the former business manager
Of the Gazsns had established set Of prices for
work with BIr. Whitney, which he violated and
hence the reduction In our prices. He told the As
sembly if the two Government papers suppressed
they would be powerless. He asked for $4,000 in
order to make the Government independent of the
two opposition papers, now existing, which would not
assist them in the maintenance of their liberty in the
least but would their best efforts dehrone the
King, and overthrow the Government


Mr.. Thompson spoke in favor of the amend
ment, and said that if the Ministry felt so anx-
ious in regard to the person of the King, and the
overthrow of the Government, they could stop
these articles if reasonable and lbellous by pro-
visions in the Constitution and the laws. If any
paper abused the King, the Constitution provided
for that, and the Ministry could come on the pub
Usher of the paper for articles that were bellOus
He did not favor the expenditure of the public
money for the maintenance of an organ to shelter
the acts of Ministers in enterprises under color OF
official duties.


Mr. Kaukaha favored the amendment of So 900,
and endorsed the last speakers remarks in regard
to attacks upon the King, which tended to bring
him into disrepute. We feel more for the King,
and the Ministers are TO blame If such a condition
of things exists represented by the Minister of
the Interior. He blamed the Ministry for not
suing for the 50 900 due the Au OkOG. He
thought the Government papers ought to support





and urged SS,0OO;as that was in every way suffi-
cient for Government printing. As for the indie
pendence of the country, he was not afraid of
anything that might happen to it.


Mr.. Smith (AIinister of Finance) said If it were
possible to carry on the Government printing, and
the support of the King and Government, through
private enterprise, he would gladly do it, but
under the circumstances, he favored the passage
OF the item at $4,000 The question was
whether this Assembly was willing to support





bers from Kohala and Honolulu knew well enough
that So ,0O0 would not support two newspapers,
and no one would do the Government printing for
So 600. Some one said the appropriation was
for Government printing, and not for newspapers.
And that in his opinion Sl2 900 was too little to
support these papers, and that the appropriation
did not pay for more than one-third the expense
of the establishment, the balance Of which was
made up from private subscription, and if the As
sembly cut down the appropriation, and threw the
Government papers more upon the public, it was
an unwise policy. He said that the RuOkOG was
supported by the American Board. Mr.. Lyons
asked how much. The Minister stated be could
not tell exactly how much. The speaker spoke
at length on this question, and thought the Coy
ernment papers were for the defense of the Legis-
lature and the people against the opinions OF
England, America, China and Japan which are
caused by these opposition papers. The great
pOhO to the Government was the Ast Ok0a, which,
if the Assembly wished TO stop, he would say
aInen- Ihe reduction spoken OF IN JoD-Work Dy
the Government press was for the sake of obtain
ing funds to carry on the paper, and was done
more as an offer than matter of practice. The
speaker quoted from the PunchbOiUI an article on
the Assembly, which he considered outrageous,
and held it up as 4 sample of the independent
press.


Mr.. Lyons, in reply to the last speaker, said
the question now before the House had come to be
a personal matter between the Government and
Mr.. Whitney, and the article quoted was nothing
at all. If the independence is established upon
a false principle, is it not right to correct the
evil, and would it not be more strengthening to
the independence OF the Kingdom? The fact of
the establishment of the Gazette tends to weaken
the Government, as it brings the Government
into all little disputes. If there such cor
respondence going abroad, why was there not cor
respondents on both sides? If the item passed at
$4,000 the Ministers would make up the balance
themselves if they did not, they very foolish.


Government printing, $4,000, passed by vote
of q ayes to 10 nays.


Assembly adjourned.