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1 'iBMo.! iuatinai-ii.auUaiiiinipLummUJi.um1 BISHOP & Co., BANKERS, (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. Draw Exchange on the Bitnk oi California, . 1''. And their agents In NEW YORK, BOSTON, HONG KONO. , Mews. X. M. Bothsehlld ASon, London. The Commercial Ihnk Co. of Sydney, London. The Coinniculttl Hank Co., of Sjtlney, Sydney. The Bank of New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington. - The Bank of BrItWh Columbia, Vlc. torln, B C. and Poitland, Or. AND Transact a (icncial Banking Business. (GO ly b "T? jTIIK DAILY BlILIiBTIX cm" be had from J. M. Oat, Jr., & Co Meiohantst. T. G. Thrum Merchant st. EVBUY AFTERNOON. ridged to neither Scot nor Purtj. Bat ttibltshoi for tho encfit of all. MONDAY, AUG. 23, 1S8-1. THIS EVENING'S DOINCS. , Band, Emma Square, 7:30. Algaroba Lodge, I.O.G.T., 7:30. Harmony Lodge, I.O.O.F., 7:30. Book-keeping class Y M. C. A. ' sharp. TO-MORROVrs'rjoiNCS. MORNINQ. Legislature, 10. RECEPTION IN JIONOH OK THE rs 1JY TUB Citizens of Honolulu. OK TIIK l'OUCV OF Hie Independent Party Names of the Hon. Members TO WHOM 1111". Reception was Given N'OBLKS. lions. Godfrey Rhodes, Charles K. Bishop, Hermann A. Widcmann, James I. Dowsett, Charles II. Judd, Paul Iscnberg, .1. Mott Smith, Sam'l G. Wilder, J. II. S. Martin. UErltESENTATIVES. Hons. David II. llitehcoek, Joseph Nawahi, J. M. Kauwila, J. Kuuhane, G. W. Pilipo, Godfrey Brown, John W. Kalua, William Owen Smith, L. W. 1 Kancalii, Jolin Richaulson, Prank Brown, Cecil Brown, Sanford B. Dole, William E. Rowcll. The Lyceum presented a gay ap pearance on Saturday evening, on the occasion of the testimonial recep tion to the Independent Members of the Legislative Asscmby of 1881. The entrance to the building was tastily decorated with evergreens and colored lanterns, a string of them being swung across the road. On the mauka side a large lunai had been built, this being used as a supper room, aiul was most beauti fully decorated. Tho interior of the building had not been neglected. Behind the platform was the Hawai ian Coat-of-Arms surrounded by Ha waiian, American, English and Ger man flags. On the right hand side hung a largo picture of His Majesty the King, and on tho left one of Her Majesty the Queen. Festoons of evergreens hung all over the building; with various colored lan terns here and there dispersed. The attendance was very large, nearly three hundred gentlemen be ing present, representing the best citizens of our community. Prc h cisely at 7.30 o'clock, the Royal Hawaiian Band, which was stationed outside, commenced playing several selections. At a quarter before 8 o'clock, Mr. P. C. Jones mounted the platform accompanied by S Messrs. T. R. Walker, J. O. Carter and How A. O. Forbes. Mr. Jones P then read letters of regret from Mr. W. L. Green and Mr. Jos. Nawahi, and gave u verbal apology from Hon. loio new C. R. Bishop. After a few introduce or' remarks lie called upon Mr. T. K. Walker to read the address, which the latter respected gentleman did as follows: In asking you to accept this ad dress, we are desirous of expressing, in the strongest manner possible, our high appreciation of the course which you have seen fit to follow during the Legislative session of 1881: and whilst so doing we arc sure that we represent not only our own earnest convictions but the decided opinion of a large part of the whole nation. Never lias any Hawaiian Legisla ture been called to deal with more serious questions than some of those which have come before you ; and never have stronger efforts been made on behalf of any proposnls than those made in support of some of the measures which you, gentle men, have considered it your duty to oppose. Whilst the majority of your num ber, and frequently your unanimous vote, has thus been constant in oppo sition to undesirable legislation, your sovereign, your constituents and the world have seen you steadily ranged on the side of liberality in dealing with measures for tho public benefit, watchful care against extra vagance, the avoidance of national debt, the reform of abuse, and the loyal maintenance of pure Constitu tional Government. That the independent members have been a minority in the Legisla tive Assembly is a fact which only heightens your claim upon our esteem, as it has undoubtedly made necessary more constant attention and more vigilant activity on your part, whilst nevertheless you have been deprived in many instances of the deserved satisfaction of seeing your efforts crowned with success. We have with indignation heard it said, and have seen it stated in a public paper, that the independent party consists of disappointed oMlco scckcrs. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, you go back fo your Constituencies with a prouder record than if you had been selected for the highest office. The country knows that, disclaiming to accept ofllcial position at the expense of principle, scorning to subordinate your conscience to any ambition for distinction" or desire for personal gain, you have striven to do .your duty to the state and to 3our con stituents. What is this duty? What is the llonse of Nobles supposed to be appointed for by the Crown? What are the Honorable Representatives elected for by the people? Are they scut to Aliiolani Hale to act as pieces of clockwork, and to rise and say "Aye" at the bidding of any one and in favor of any proposition which may have money or influence to support it? Is it for this purpose that we see nobles here who have been advisers of Kainchanicha III, of Kamehamcha IV, of Kaiueha inelia V, of Lunalilo and of Kaia kaua, nobles, two of whom have been for so many years alternately chosen by the Legislature to the most distinguished and responsible olllco of its' Presidency, and repre sentatives who have been returned again and again, for many years past, from such important districts as Ililo, North Kona and Kan? Or is it your dignified. duty and your grave responsiblity to use for the benefit of this Kingdom the ex perience, the judgment, the con science and the patriotic mind which have commended you respectively to your sovereign and to your con stituents? The latter is tho course which you have pursued, the course which we desire unhesitatingly, em phatically and unanimously to sup port; and we believe that we ex press to you, to your honored Presi dent, whoso rulings throughout the session deserve the respect of the whole Kingdom for their Judicious and impartial character, and to each of you, Nobles and Representatives, the grateful appreciation not only of Honolulu but of the nation. Thcio may be attempts made to lessen the importance of ttiis testi monial meeting in your eyes by the cry being raised of "foreigner against native," and by the assertion that, being composed to so considerable an extent of people of foreign ex traction, this is a demonstration in the interests of foreigners. Such a i M&uturMllx sJest - thai go against us is not true, mid will be the resource only of wcak niindcd or else absolutely unprin cipled men. On the contrary, the one ground upon which we nic agreed is n sincere deshe for the welfare of Hawaii nel, (wh'pemlenl and pijosiperoM. Mnny of us arc born here and educated heie, and most of us have the whole of our worldly interests existent in this country and dependent upon its in stitutions; institutions which, by the law of tho land, are to extend their benefit to all, 'irrespective of race. Just as the Supieme Couit of this Kingdom already en joys the respect and regard of other great legal bodies for its disintciested and iiitclligciit judgments, so may the independent maintainors of con stitutional government hero claim the sympathy and admiration of its supporters all over the world. But ninny of you, gentlemen, will go back to constituencies where mast of tho electors arc of native raee ; and wc feel sure that 3011 r districts will believe, as wc do, that you as their representatives have not worked and voted in the Legislature of 1884 in pursuit of ofllcc or nggrandiso- meut of any kind; but as tiustees for the King and the people, of the public welfare, as careful guaidians of the public purse, and as vigorous opponents of a policy which would threaten the country with foieign debt and involve it in sciious doubles. Ua man ka 12a 0 ka Ainu i ka Pono. This is the motto which Kaincliamcha III. chose for this country. Wc saw, wnd his succes sors have seen, that national honor and uprightness arc the foundations of national welfare; and these aie the principles which we believe that you have labored to maintain, as the sincerely pntriotic servants of your King and his people, of Hawaii and Hawaiian independence. The rending of the address was frequently interrupted with applause. Mr. Jones then called on the Presi dent of the Legislative Assembly, Hon. Godfrey Rhodes, who was re ceived with most enthusiastic and prolonged applause. The honorable KCiitlcninn spoke as follows : "Mil. JONES AND GENTLEMEN: I find myself in rather a novel position to-night, but I will say a very pleas ant one. It is the first time in ra ther a long lifo that 1 have ever been placed in such a position ns I am this evening Hint is, to reply to the eloquent address and kind cxpies sions to myself and colleagues. We feel very much indebted for these kind expressions which we have just heard, and in replying to them you will pardon any shortcomings of mine and take it in kindness and indulgence. Wc have been placed in rather an anomalous position I will speak for myself that the Pre sident of the Assembly should be in the minoiity of the House. 1 have been in that position before in fact, it has been the normal position of my life. Thcie me so many gentlemen so much more ublo and so much more competent to reply to such an address, as to make me feel the honor all the greater. We sec there the Hawaiian motto, which was proposed by King Kaincliamcha III., who reigned when I first came to these Islands "67i viuu he En o ka Ainu i ka Pono." That is true, and we have seen how far that motto has been departed from in the last two years. "We have endeavored as far as we possibly could to withstand what we considered bad legislation. We have withstood it to the utmost. (Applause.) Wc havo done our best to stem the torrent. Un fortunately we have not been able to overcome the odds that have been o against us, except in a limited num ber of instances. In my public life on those lslnnds I have always been in the minority, but it always seemed that in the end the cause I advocated lias been triumphant. I have stood before to-day for tho independence of the country, which wo hope to sco established by the efforts of these gentlemen surrounding mo who have hitherto stood up in vain. The nation must be constantly on the lookout and doing battle for its life. (Ap plause.) I should be sorry to cast imputations on anybody, especially those in the van in directing the destinies of these Islands, but it is incumbent, upon 1110 to speak out. It is not politics wo arc fighting, but T verily beliove it is fraud and cor- iaK. fiaMf.':IttLati,i nip ion. (Tremendous nppliutsc.) Ai.d these, gentlemen, we will stand up t ci.inbat as long as we have life left in us. (Loud applause.) Wc all of us bear loyalty to the sovcrign, and yon all occupy the sumo position at our back, for we &00 bcfoio us the poi traits ol the King and Queen, showing that you are ns loyal as any of the representatives of the country. Yet wo consider it a lamentable thing that the sovcrign of these Islands should not have the best of men in the people by which liu is surrounded that he is led away by evil counsels, that he has been led away. I speak it kindly, that it appears by the counsels he follows that he has ihu gratification of his own df sires n't heart. (Applause.) I say this, sir, not out of any 1111 kiudness of feeling for him, but in sorrow that ho should be led away hy men who have such a lust for place and lower that they will sacii flce every principle of truth and justice to hold their positions. (Loud applause.) Let us look away from these things a little and let me draw your attention to the gentlemen by whom I have been surrounded in the Lcgislatuic. It is not I who have done anything, but it is my friends here, nobles and representatives, who have done all that could be done to support the independence of the country and to uphold the sover eignty of the King, which some of his ndvcisarics bcem to be under mining to the best of their power. (Loud applause.) All honor to these men is due. They have appointed me as leader, but they have fought the battles. They have done their best for the good of the community and for the good of every gentleman I see here to-night. When 1 sec this motto, as the gentleman who wrote the address said It will only be a short time that evil will tiiumph, and light shall prevail, and you and all shall feel the benefit of it and honor the men who have been the means of accomplishing it." H, At the conclusion of the speech, Mr. Jones called for three cheers for Hon. G. Rhodes, which were responded to with a will that fairly shook the building. Mr. Kauhane next spoke as follows: Gentlemen: At the unanimous request of my fellow members, I have the honor to address you in their behalf, and express our ap preciation of your efforts in thus publicly endorsing our course in the Legislature. We arc soldiers from the battle field, were wc have been doing battle for the rights of the people and the welfare of our believed country. For four months have wo been engaged in this battle, the in cidents and the results of which you arc all familiar. I can truthfully say that wc have worked not for our own advantage, but for the rights and the independence of our native land. I feel that the action which you have taken in this matter will be produc tive of good. It is not only an honor conferred upon us, but it will show tho nation that our conscicntous endeavors to do our duty arc appre ciated by the best citizens of this place, and it will act as a stimulus in the future. " Ua man ka J'Ja o Jet Ainu i ka Pono" is what wo must take for a guiding star, and if wc faithfully and earnestly continc our present work, we will certainly triumph in the end. At this point it commenced to rain very hard, and it was thought better to adjourn to the refreshment tent. There was laid out on four long tables a magnificent repast, to which all did justice. On returning to the audience room, Mr. J. O. Carter said that in view of the expression of the appreciation with which the labors of tho Independent members of tho Legislative Assombly are regarded by the country at large, a number of residents of Honolulu appointed a commmittco to arrange for a testimonial reception to the Independent members. The follow ing resolutions wcro unaniiously adopted : That a grateful community ten ders its thanks to those Independent Members of the Legislative Assembly who havo voted and spoken at tho present session on tho side of con stitutional reform, of pure Govern ment and of a wise economy in the appropriation of public funds, That this community is not un mindful of the great personal incon venience ns well as expense with which such members of the Assem bly and especially tho Independent Representatives have by their patrio tic efforts demonstrated that the cause of good Government in Hawaii is safe in the hands of the great majority of the intelligent and un biased voters of this country. That a wbrtliy example for future legislators has thus been placed before the people. That the best wishes of all who have "at heart the welfare, of this Kingdom will always attend these gentlemen for their good fight for the cau so of political and Legislative reform. The resolutions were signed by A. S. Ilartwcll, F. A. Schacfcr, J. O. Carter, Alex. Young, Henry May, II. W. Schmidt, E. Preston, M. Louisson, W. C. WTilder, A. J. Cart wright, Geo. Lucas, W. R. Castle, J. T. Waterhousc, Jr., C. M. Cooke, John Nott, A. F. Cooke, J. B. Athcr ton, W. W. Hall, 1'. C. Jones Jr., J. II. Paty, B. F. Dillingham, T. R. Walker, II. Rjcmcnschncider. Then came a speech by Mr. Dole as follows : Mlt. ClIAIltMAN AND Gentlemen: It, is very pleasant, on an occasion like this, to rise and feel that I am not on the other side. I rise to thank you for this expression of your regard rather than to talk politics. On behalf of myself and colleagues I thank you for this mag nificent reception. Any person not a member of the Legislature does not know what wc owe to the strong backing of public feeling from the beginning to the end of the session. I am so used to getting up to fight my political opponents, I hope you will excuse mc if I do not feel like pitching into tliem when they arc not here. So far, it looks as if we arc going back, but there are some defeats belter than victories. (Ap plause.) In five years we will be better able to weigli nnd test the results of the present session's work. One victory I wish to boast of, which was achieved at tho very outset. On the first day of the session, although we knew we were a minority, we elected the Hon. God fiey Rhodes as President. That was the success our opponents felt most keenly. It has been a con tinuous catastrophe for them from beginning to end. If it had not been for that victory the session would not have been half so satisfactory. Some of the best things accomplished have been brought about more by you than by us. Public opinion made the Government Banking Act so easily killed that there was no fun in it. (Laughter and applause.) This assistance wc counted on nnd felt. The great object of the Oppo sition lias been good Government. So far as immediate results arc con cerned wo cannot show you a great deal in that we have failed. But our labors nave not, tor an mat, been in vain. In the Southern States, when the coons arc caught up a .tree by the hunter they feel that it is about up with them. We may say respecting the members of this Gov ernment that we have treed them there they arc. We have made such clear exposures of their misdeeds as they can never get over. I have great confidence in the power of truth. I believe their is no ring, no combination, that can long withstand the power of truth. If we have not secured the overthrow of mis-government wc have done a great deal for the good of these Islands. Exposures have been made that were tried to be prevented things camo to light in spite of the Government. Dark transactions were coming to the surface right up to the last. Wc have become accustomed to meanness, and wc may have sometimes ex pressed ourselves in a manner that perhaps you could not support. But wc have been severely tried and I believe you will overlook any hasti ness of expression that wo may have been chargeable with. A gentleman who visited the Legislature the other day said he could not stay there it made him sick. Although wo havo not gained all wo would like, yet we go back to our constituents, feel ing that we have done our best for their and the country's good. Again I thank you for this beautiful and sumptuous cntortnininent. (Lchd applause.) , Then came a speech ly Mr. Kalua : Mit. Chairman ami Gentlemen: The compliment of this reception is paid to mo and my fellow mem bers as Representative" of the right ahd of the wishes of the people in tho Legislature. For myself and my companions, I thank you, and'' through you, the citizens of Hono lulu, for tho honor dono us. By the cordial recognition which you have this night given of our efforts, wc shall be strengthened to continue the struggle in behalf of the welfare of our common country, of its inde pendence and its progress. For four months wcliavc patiently and unremittingly done our best in bchnlf of the people, Wc have been called enemies 'of the Government ; rebels, and would be subvcitcrs of tho national independence. But wc havo not, wavcicd, we have con scientiously endeavored day after day, to resist bad legislation and extravagance. At one of the recent evening sessions gin reigned over a number of the members to such an extent that they did not know what they wcro doing and voted on our side. Thus docs the bribing dinner table rc-nct upon itself in its en deavors to rob the people of their rights. As Mr. Dole has said, it is you who killed the bank bill, wo only buried it. It was the same with the Lottery bill. I am proud to say, gentlemen that I and my comrades leave tills Legisluturo with clear consciences and clean hands, free from bribes. I have been taunted witli having no independence; with being a mere satellite of Mr. Jones, of Mr. Castle, of Mr. Ilartwcll and of being the tail of the missionaries ; But I can truthfully say that while believing in tiie integrity of those gentlemen, I have voted at all times for what I myself thought was the best. A few days after the opening of the Legislature, I was urged by ono of the Cabinet Minister's to dine at his table. But I refused, and I am proud to say I never sat at his table. That Minister told mo that , if there was anything which I wanted, ' to make it known to him and it should be granted. lie did this knowing that 1 was pledged to oppose him ; knowing that I had publicly stated that his ways wcro evil and that lie was leading us down to the end. He did it think ing.tliat he could stop my mouth with his bread and buy my vote with his whiskey. I am not the only one who has been thus approached. Others of us have been promised whatsoever was in tho power of tlte Government to bestow ; but I am proud to say, that as to the members present here to-night, such attempts have been in vain. Wc arc going back to our several districts with a clean record, know ing that our constituents will wel come us, nnd approve of our course as you have done. Ua man ke Ea a ka Aaina i ka Pono is our motto, and we shall hopefully con tinue to do combat for that motto until victory crowns our efforts, for a good name is rather to bo chosen that great riches. May Almighty God care for Hawaii nei." Then came a speech by Mr. God frey Brown as follows : M11. Ciiahiman and Gentleman: As my friends havo told you, wo have had very up-hill work to do. We may not havo done much, but we have prevented much. (Ap plause.) I must say that we havo rather up-hill work, and that if we had been supported by some gentle men who called themselves inde pendent wo could have stopped many things that have become law. One of the most iniquitous of these schemes was the further relief of the Board of Gencal6gy, and it only carried by two or three votes. On different occasions, if wo had only the support of ono or two we could have prevented the worst schemes. I suppose you havo all heard of tho report -of the Finance Committee. That would show the country what this Government is doing. If noth ing more wc have exhibited this Ministry steeped in infamy up to their very lips. (Applause.) I cannot understand what, are the feelings of those gentlemen, When a voto of want of confidence in them only escaped passage by their on n. votes, and then a voto of censure was passed upon them, or how they keep their scats. (Applause.) Mr. G. W. Piiipo poke next as folllows : Gentlemen :t-I thank you for having selected mo as ono who was worthy of being invited to this rccep- ? ,j: A :4 'ft 4 ' v