The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-24

ing the last twelve years he (the speaker
! had been there, was a lie. The statemen
that Mr.. Gibson brought witnesses her,
was not true. He (the speaker brough
them With regard 70 the statement made
by Mr. ThurSton that he tthe speaker hat
told the witness kahalau 10 testify, a,
given in the report, that Mr. Thurstou
had lived with woman at Wailuku. was
absolutely false The statement made bv
the witness was brought out incidentally
in the investigation. and Mr. Thurston
himself was responsible Tor it. He tMr.
Thurston) Appealed To the committee to
4 have it stricken out. - il was personal
matter TO him. He (the speaker was will
| ing ii should be stricken out, provided that
/ also that IN regard 10 Henry Gibson was
/ stricken out, Is none of il had anv
! thing 10 do with the subject under inyesti-
/ CATION. The same witness said other
/ things which show that he was well ac-
/ quainted with Mr.. Thurston when they
+ lived together at Waikiki, as lunas on W.
h. Bailey's plantation. Mr. Thurston had
no right 10 accuse him of infu-
encing the witness to testify rs
he did. Mr.. Thurston was HIM
self entirely responsible for it, He
(the speaker thought at the time, and was
still OF the same opinion, that the state
ment against Henry Gibson had been
brought out by Mr.. Thurston for dirty
purpose, and his action has had its own
dirty reward
Mr.. Brown said it was nothing but
right that the members should have time
10 read the report to make up their minds.
Ii he were the Minister he should want
that. 1t was treating the House with
discourtesy in asking it to indefinitely
postpone the report, when the members
had not read it. He would be glad to see !
the minority report.
His Exce1lency Mr.. Gibson said the /!
matter concerned him, and it was not /
proper he should speak at this time yet |
he would like to ofiera few remarks The !
honorable members will remember that
when the resolution was brought in he
(the speakeT) assented to the investigation.
The manner i'll which the investigation
had been carried on by Mr. Thurston,
acting as attorney for the prosecution,
made him feel, with others, that it was
not an investigation for the truth, but
pursued as an electioneering dodge, and as
u damaging blow to him personally /
Since 1879 he had not seen the island of
Lanai. He had been busy with the work
of the Government. He had had no bust
ness communication with Lanai in any
way for the last three years. His sOn-in-
law had managed the business there, and
goes on all right. He was sat
istied that Mr.. Thurston and every mem
Der of the House would not believe that
he had committed any acts of depression
There was not Hawaiian living on Lanai
but would testify that he had always
treated them with uniform kindness
One of the principal witnesses (La-
pak) was said to be poor But
only during the past week had he gone
over to Maui with 10 horses to sell. 1t
looked as if this had been an opportunity
to strike at him. He begged to be excused
from the House, its he had pressing bust
ness to attend 10, owing to the departure
of island steamers.
Mr.. Kaai said the committee had taken
great deal of pains in preparing the report,
and he was not in favor of indefinite post
pOnemeut.
Mr.. AhoIo said that ii these people had
had any rights taken away they had their
remedy by an action at law. The House
had no right To take upon itself the duty
Of a Court. 1t was only the other day they
were talking about keeping the Legislative
and the Executive distinct There was no
evidence at all to prove that Mr.. Gibson
was on Lanai.
DR.. Wight said he had not read the re-
port, and considered the motion to ndefn-
tely postpone a gross indignity to the
whole House. 1t would be a gross insult
TO throw this report back to the commit
tee. He hoped the members would not
vote for the motion. If they did they
would be insulting themselves and estab-
ishing bad precedent.
Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn said there had been
great deal OF discussion and the mem
1ers must be tired; therefore he moved
he House adjourn to 10 o'clock Tuesday
The House adjourned at :O3 o'clock.
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