The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY.

THURSDAY, June 10th.
The Assembly was opened with
prayer by Rev. j. Waiamau, at 10
A. NJ. The Secretary and Inter
prefer read the minutes of yester-
days sittings, which were confirmed.
Present at the reading: Ministers
Gibson, Gulick, and Neumann
Mobiles Walker (President), Cleg-
horn, Kaae, Kuihelani, and Martin
Reps. Wight, Brown, Kaai, Richard
son, Kauai, Lilikalani, Baker, Hay
selden, Kaukau, Aholo, Dickey,
Kekoa, Keau, Nahale, Kaulia, Pae-
haole, Thurston, Kaulukou, Pahia,
Kalua, Castle, Amara, Nahinu, and
Palohau.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Minister Gulick, from the Print
ing Committee, presented the house
with two bills ready for distribu-
tion.
Rep. Brown. from the Judiciary
Committee, presented report on a
bill TO amend the law regulating APP
peals from Police and District JUS
tees, recommending that the bill
pass. On motion of Rep. Castle,
the report was adopted and the bill
ordered to be read third time on
Tuesday next.
Rep. Kaulukou presented re-
port from majority of the Judi
ciary Committee, on the contested
election case of the member for Kaa-
napali, Mr.. Kaukau. The majority
Reps. J. l.. Kaulukou, j. X.
Kaunamano and G. B. Palohau-
had under consideration the petition
of "a voters of KaanapalI against the
election, for the reason that the in
spectors refused the right to vote to
% persons who were not kamaainas
in the district. They found that
John Richardson, the opposing can
didate, went before the inspectors
and asked to have these names put
on the list of voters, but the only
time these people, or majority of
them, appeared before the inspectors
was on the morning Of the election.
Two witnesses testified on behalf of
the petitioners that they believed
these people would have voted for
John Richardson, but none of the
22 themselves had testified that it
was their intention to have voted fol-
Richardson and not Kaukau. In
the opinion of the majority of the
committee there was not sufficient
evidence to- warrant recommending
this hon. body to set the election OF
Mr.. Kaukau aside. The two witnesses
only thought that those people would
have voted for Richardson, and the
committee gave the benefit of the
doubt to the respondent. 1t was
not to be assumed that because the
respondent had weak case that the
decision should be made against
him. A voter had the right to bt
put on the list only in the district
where he lived. There was no list
there except the one made by thu
contestant, Mr.. Richardson. Tht
22 persons were strangers (mali
hinis), residents of Lahaina, Wal
luku, and other places, and wer'
placed on the list under false repre-
sentations. There was no evidenc
that the people in question fel
themselves to be injured by the re
fusal to receive their votes, and tn
only ground the two witnesses ha'
for believing that they would hav
voted for Richardson as that som
of them were lunas for that cand
date. Therefore the majority of CON
mittee recommend as above, tha
Mr.. Kaukau's election be confirmed
Rep. Brown presented the mino
rlty report, signed by himself an
Noble j. ii. S. Martin. The minC
rity report mentions 23 person
whose votes were refused, and frol
the evidence produced they al
satisfied that those 23 names wei
properly on the list; that the PEI
sons were not challenged or sworI
and if they had been they coul
have shown that they were resident
of the district. 1t was also prove
to their satisfaction that these 2
would have voted for Richardson
and as the poll stood II for Kauka
and 68 for Richardson the recel
ton of their votes would have give
the latter the seat. They therefor
recommend that the election of Kal
kau be set aside and the Secretal
be instructed to issue writ for
new election.
Rep. Thurston moved that IL
majority and minority reports |
laid on the table for considerable
on some day to be set. He did NJ
wish the matter to come up to-da.
because there was an importal
principle involved, and member
should have time to digest properl
the reasons given by each section {
the committee. He cited the exar