Hawaii Holomua, Number 131, 3 January 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Our liule Chri?tmas featival in the Assembly proved sach a eacce~=.3nd res'jlt»-*l ineneh harmonious and pleasant relations among the memb- r- aa have never been known b-fiu thit we gave way to the eaniert solicitatious of the Pre':dent and naanv of the menjl>er?. and celcbrated the New Year by another s eial pathering whieh t*K)k plaee in the Hall on New Year’s eve. We had hoj>ed that some f-weets would have been left froon the Chnstmas tree, but ihe sergeant-at-arms, who had it in his charge, inf>rms us that chewing-gam i» all the go now, and that even the Lord ChancelIor sends for it from above, and gets more hasty in temjjer tban usual if the “hookuj>u” brand is not forthcoming, or ifthe honorab!e member from Koloa Kauai, ie toograsping and doesnot allow a stick or two to go up-stairs. Everv one was present, and it seems that Thurston. during his stay in California, has improved wond*rfully, and he was actuall} r a aoeial success. He e >ruered Popeom onee aud talked Kinney to him, but Peter Christmaa Jones ; only winked and whispered-“ Never mind Lorrin, we know all about that young monnon. you might 1 talk Kirney to Nawahi or a ! Ohinaman, but you cannot tell j mr anything ab>>ut him.” Then they both winked and smiled aud ! went and saw Kapahu. Later on Thurston made an | addresa whieh toj>ped everything he has ever said in regard to goo<l sense and kuow!e<lge of what he : epoke about. His aubject was the | beautiful adage:“ The Volcano road is j);iTed with good intentions.” I Ileiug the ehalnuan of the eom- j mittee <>f j)ublic lands and w«rks | and also a of tne boss in hell, he was naturally a success, aiul several miles of paved roads were added to whnt is alr«ady built. J. M. Horner pledged that he will never ag.iin try to pass his r banking hill, nor will he \rrite | abont it. nor ta!k anybody to death over it, while Nohle Marsden took a soleran <.ath never to covet the Ministerial Chair.and to have in the new year less of conceit and preposterous stupidity, aud to be more full of light wiue and beer. Noble Thurston was 'going to | gwear <>ff illicit liquor-selling and promised a diso!utionof partnerehin when a thunderclap made thc whole building shake and made the Haleakala man stop sh*>rt. There is evidently no hoj>e for hnn who enters into paHoewhip with Mephisto. Representative Ashf>>rd promised to be houest in politics and tell the truth durii>g tae uew year even if tw*oe $S5U0 were placed in hie w;<y. He aleo prom;sed to drop the c«>rps de ballet, but ufter he had seea Kapahu, be retracted his pr«>mise and departed in Quinn's haek. N i The President took a s>lemn pledge to have the Houee seot hnme before the end of 1893, and to!erate only three more C«binet« before tbc eloee of tbe eeeeion

while W. O. Smith gwore off his bad habits from chewing-gja» i to hvpocri»y. buī hiā pledges were L not regiotered, a? Nohle «aid they were so shop-worn and had been used so often tbat you pave a dunghill with them. NobIes Cummiii3 and Cornwell talked horses' for a while. We gathered that the named gentleman swore off on Bolte horses while the latter abandoned those of white colors and subsequent additions and what cheer houses. All the Ministers pledge<l themseives t> do anything to suit the opposition, but they inserted a clause in their pledge that it is to be broken as soon as the session is orer. The secret clause was only seen bv Noble Dreier who told the Advertiser’s New Year editor that: Ifdeui is de kind of fellers we kiek deni mit der fundamental part de door heraus. Henry being a German scholhr evidently ; understood the Noble and looked pleased while he answered in tiuent Dutch: Sie knowu das we habs dem lellers im das papi«r defending aber we like dem im hell zu •eeing before in oliiee gebleiben gewordea gesein. — Noble Kanoa promised never to do it agiin, but left shortly after witb a man in a white coat evidently bound for the barracks?—so his intention went to pavement right | away. — There is a row in Hilo again. This time it is not the Inspectors ! of Election who are on the warI path, but it is the different govern- ; ment officials. Shcritl' Hitcncock (the Hitch1 cocks are always in it) has had a | search warrant sworn out against the Bort Surveyor and his i preinises searched without j finding any contraband goods, and I now the latter is hostile and is 1 after damages from the Sheritf for defamation of character or some | other awfu! charge. The “knowing ones” in Hilo say that the troub!e arises from the iast election. when Hitchcock got angry heeauee the Cust >ni House officia!s gave , their undivided support to Nawahi, ( while “the f.tmily eompael” used all their infiuence for the political drayman. The Collect<>r of Customs and ! Poit Surveyor in Hilo are both Hawaiians and they eomplain that the Mikado of Hilo and his courtiers have sworn to make it hot f>*r Nawahi and all his d kanakas. — But seriously ne must say that this wlmle matter should receive a verv c>reful investigation. For one official to accuse another of corruptness and subject him to ihe indignity of ■ search of premises isa very serions afl’iir, and the reasons f>r so d<>ing sh»uld be of such a nature that lhey ean c<>nvince the aulh<>rities here that there was justification iu taking the step. Since the present Shrriff of Hawaii wag appointed there have heen cuiistact coraplaints against him for the aut<<cratic and bighhanded way iu whieh he conducts his office, and we wiH fraakly expresa our opinion that his saperior owes it to the citixens of Hawaii to look into the compiaints. and either reetraiu the ardent spirit of Mr Hitcbcock, or. if tbat is impoanhle, retire him to prirate life.

4 The appoiotmeot of Mr. Frear ■o be a Circcit Jn<ige Ior Oahu i« rather a surpr:?e. It wa? j generally eipected that Mr. A. Kosa would havereceived theoffice, J | but it ~eexns that the Cabinet m this instance ?helvetl, presumablv for famil_v reason«, their avowed principle of appointing Hawaiiana to office< whieh they were eompetent to fi!I. We know nnthing of Mr. Frear‘s ability. He has practi~ed a< an attorney for a few years, bat not made any speciai raark among tbe raembers of the bir. Mr. Rosa has both a< a lawyer and a polilieian been foremost ainong his ci>umryraen. He haa been eonsidered one of the sbining lights of the b ir. and has held offices under the Suprenie Court. and under the Attorney General's office, and finally fil!ed that office —all of whieh wou!d have assisted hira materially m serving ou the bench in a eapahle and satisfactory manner. Moreover a petition was presented in his favor signed by a large number of the most prorainent citizens botb foreigners and Hawaiians. as well as the Hawaiin Menibers of the Bar and the l-egis-lature, but it has pleased the Cabinet to ignore the wishes of the petitioners aud a!so, as we understand it. the expressed ehoiee of Her Majesty the Queen for whieh no doubt they allege g.>od reasons. Among the many pretty New Years gifts whieh were presented to ladies and gentleraen of this town by their friends, our attention has been called to a very unique present whieh was received by a gentleraan employed not far away frora Fort Street but who we uuderstand did not anpreciate the very appropriate gift. It consisted of a neat little box eontaining a small roundcd sponge daintily decorated with a hlue ribbon, making it strongly rcsembie a decoration, but neither the Legion of Honor nor the Victoria Cross. The following verses explained the ose of the present t i the very eonvivial and eeonomieal gentleman: A New Year's gift ie wh.it I love to send To everj'gentle Liberal liear*.eJ frienJ AnJ I seek the w>-nt9 o£ eaeh to fiU Pleage give uie creJit for at least the will. A little sponge with ribbon hlne aJorning Of you a tokeu. anJ to all a wamin;. The sponge absorbe all liquor it ean touch AnJ you we think it Joes resemble mueh. While sucking all it never yielJs a Jrop And at free Jrinks is never known to BtOp. It’s of en full and, when wo, is a curee. UoIds all it gets. but never holds a pnrse. So from your button hole sc>spend the token AnJ lake the hint so very gently spoken Dropspongingdrinks :don't t>rink nnless you pay! Be something manly by Next New Years Day. Owing to no H<>lice-Judge turning up thia moruing the Court stood adjourned till to-morrow and Mr. Mehilene’different visit«ri wili enjor bis hospita!ity fbr another twenty-four houra. 9 The Advert‘iser with iia usoal inventive powers declares thia morning that tbe Queen haa refused to sign the eommiaaion of 1

Mr. J. M. Poepoe a- Poiioe Judjr»?The fiict that no ootnmi?sion f>r Mr. Poepoe ha? heen pre>ent' a ii to Her Maj«$ty by Her Mini?tei>. We Iearn that Mr. F>>?ter now * has changed h> mind and will accept a re-app «iuttnent tc the i>ffice The sil!y ri.:m>r' >f a v.>te <>f want of cnnfidenoe are ?till ciroulated witii re r.arsab!e j»ers>tency, a!though we ean .i-sure ihe go5-iper-that t .ere > no f un<l-. ation tor the rep<>r* —if there ever had been any it is n<>w drop{>ed.