The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-07-30

] Report accepted and ordered to print.
The Attorney-General also in compliance with
| a resolution of the Assembly requesting his OPT
Mon on the legality Of a certain lease in Hama
I kua, Hawaii, TO Claus Spreckels, s.ated that Nh
Spreckels had called upon him at his office and
stated that if the Assembly desired would consent
to an annulment Of the lease upon the return to
him Of such rents as be had paid the Government
and that he willing TO lose the 5000 be had ex
pended for surveying the premises. He 1.-THE At
torney Generall did not love work well enough to
hunt up the lease VIXEN il was unnecessary. as it
would be If the House accepted the proposition to
annul the lease and 80 ordered. an opinion then
to the legality of the lease being unnecessary.
Representative Cecil Brown moved that the Min
ister Of the Interior be instructed to cancel the
said lease, and that the rents paid BY Nh. Spreokels
be refunded.
HonH A widemann seconded the motion, but
slit this action affected only this one case, and
not any OF the other leases Of similar character
given TO Mr. Spreckels.
The Attorney General (interruptingl Mr.
President rise to point Of order. The hon,
orable noble mentions other eases, now only
one case is embodied in the resolution and sub
NIT that be should cOnhne himself to the subject
of the resolution
subject The Attorney General only tries to shut
up any one that gets up on this floor and is not OF
the same opinion as be IS
Attorney GeneraI.-~Mr. President, I ask for
President Rhodes.-.rThe motion as made and
now before the Assembly has reference to but one
lease on tha. any member can speak as be pleases.
In speaking to that motion every member should
be as careful possible to couhne himself to the
subject matter. IL was not out of order 70 refer
incidentally 10 other leases held BY the same per-
son. so long as the other leases were not made the
subject matter
Hon h A. Widemann (continuing.) This reso-
luton only disposes Of one case The members OF
the Assembly should bear this in mind. The ques-
ton Of the legality OF this lease u especially vital
Representative Aholo thought it advisable 10 stop
talking around about the subject When Mr.
Spreckels has fully satisfied the Assembly that be
had given up his lease. then it would be time
enough 10 talk about retaining funds
The Attorney General said that he considered
the lease perfectly valid journals and members
Of the Assembly had cast reflections upon the ad-
ministration for making this lease he eo1sld-
cred the easiest way would be to accept Mr. Spreck
els proposition. Probably the Minister of the In
terror alone had the power to cancel the lease a.
he had the power 10 make IT. But be thought II
might be as vel, during the present season Of re
act upon the matter. he was not infallible as ne
carded his opinion the validity Of the lease, but
be vas Wiling to stake his reputation as LAWYER.
that if Is valid
Representative RoveH thought that the resolu-
ton as presented was little improper. and moved
a. an amendment. That the Minister Of Interior
take the necessary steps 70 cancel the lease held
Amendment accepted BY the maker Of the orig
insl motion
Representafire Nauahi said there vas something
Funny 1bouT THIS matter. III. cpreckeAs = WlL1lg
70 lose 5000 The Attorney General had said the
lease vas good one, and yet Mr. spreekels wanted
to give it up.
Hon. P. fsenber..--If the Honorzbis member
VII allow ne, think explain the situzti1n-
Il is simply because water viii not run Up hill"
lLzuEhter-l
After 4 little further discussion the Attorney
General fied his opinion, IN writing, relating to
the validity Of the lease Accepted and laid OF the
tahia-
Hon II. A. WidemAun moved shs previous q1es-
ton bringing up The notion Of hepressutatiye
Cecil Brown.