The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-06-08
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
SESSION OF 1856.
TWENTY SIXTH DAY.


Bv Representative Keau, that DR.. Got,
be appointed Government Physician a
the leper settlement, Molokai. the Brancl
Hospital kakaako, and the Dispensary
Referred to the Sanitary Committee
By Representative Kaukau, from Kaa
napali, !, that parents having a number o
children be exempt from personal taxes
,, that the law providing for the appoint
meut Of Road SupervisOrs-in-C Chief be re
pealed Tabled to be considered with bills
on the subject
BY Representative Kauhane, from the
district Of kau, Hawaii, /, that the road
tax collected IN each district be expended
only in those districts; 2, that $1,000 be
appropriated for improving the landings
at Punaluu and Honuapo. To committee
on Public Lands.
BY Representative Dole that the pay Of
the mail cirTier for Lihue, Hawaiian and
Sanalei Kauai, be increased to SIS per
week. To committae on Public Lands.
/ Representative Kekoa read first time a
bin to repeal an Act entitled ''An Act Ia
Niugase. etc hvdd twice and referred
to Sanitary Committee
Representative Kaunamano read first
time bill providing that all persons con
victed by Police and District Justices work
ont their sentences in the districts where
convicted. Passed to second reading.
President Walker announced to the As
sembly that he had received the following
communication from Hon. Edward Pres
ton. and read the same, as follows:
Sir. ] have the the honor to inform the
honorable Legislative Assembly that at
the last term Of the Circuit Court Of the
Third Judicial Circuit, held at Hilo, on
the Island of Hawaii, in the early part of
the present month, over which presided,
the Honorable Edward Kekoa, Represent
atiye elect for the district of Puma, Island
of Hawaii, was convicted OF a violation of
the statutes Of this Kingdom, prescrib-
ing the duties of the Inspectors of Elect
ion for Representatives of the people, he
being one of the said Inspectors for the
district Of Puma, and he was duly SEN
fenced by the Court to pay fine of $50
and costs The accompanying copy of the
evidence viii give the Honorable Legis
. lative Assembly further particulars of the
case"
Representative Kalua stated that this
was very important communication re-
lating TO the seat Of one of the members of
:
cIal sources, from the Second Associate Jus
tce OF the Supreme Court, who presided at
the term and was accompanied with the
evidence taken. 1t was a surprise there
had been no petition sent in against Re-
preventative Kelloa questioning his right
TO his seat. He moved the communica-
tion be accepted and laid on the table
Representative Keau desired the reason
of the communication being sent to the
House, also it object If the Assembly
required any legal opinion they have
right to ask for it. There was time
enough to take notice of this matter when
apetiton was sent in from the members
district complaining of irregularity The
communication was uncalled for. They all
knew about the case He could not see
that Shere was anything for the Assembly
to act upon.
Representative Kaunamano thought all
the House had to do was to simply accept
the communication and place it on the
table He moved the previous question.
Carried, and-the motion TO place on the
table was then put and carried.
Representative Dole then offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, 1t appears by the report of
the Hon e. Preston, Associate Justice of
Supreme Court, that Hon E. Kekoa,
member Of the Assembly, from Puma, Ha-
waii, was convicted of irregular practices
in the matter of the late election for Rep
rasentatives at Puma, when he, the said L.
hekoa, was returned to the Legislature,
against the statue on election, at the May
term Of the Third Judicial Circuit Be it
Resolved, That the seat of the said Ke-
koa, as a member Of this Assembly, is
hereby declared vacant"
Representative Dole in support of the
resolution said that, there is distinct
charge against one of the members of
tins House for irregular practices, which
by law units him to hold any office under
the Government. BY means of the al
legged irregularities the member holds his
seat. This House judges the qualifica-
tons Of its own members He judged
that every member of the House desired
to have a clean record, and no one to sit
here under false pretenses. He hoped
that no member desired to hide these
charges and not have the matter properly
investigated He was not afraid to have
his record tested by the House, and hoped
no other member was An investigation
should be demanded where there is any
justifable suspicion against member.
He moved that the resolution be referred
for consideration by Committee of the
Whole on Tuesday next
Representative Kalua amended by
offering the date as =" in one week."
accepted
The Attorney General moved to refer
it to the Judiciary Committee. He did
not see what the House had to do with
he matter. Let that committee first
make a thorough examination and then,
present report to the Assembly. The
House could not afford the time for in
vestigation.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs second
ed the motion to refer to the judiciary
Committee; he considered that the matter
should be most carefully Investigated.
Representative Pahia moved that the
resolution of Representative Dole be in
definitely postponed.
The Attorney General was not in favor
of the indefinite postponement it would
be better for the reputation Of Represent
ative Kekoa not 20 have that motion
pass. II appeared strange that not one
political opponent in Representative Ke-
koa's district protested against his cleo
ton. He would like tc know where the
authority could be found for such com
munication from the Supreme Court. If
there were none such, why had it come
into the House in that shBpe? He had no
personal acquaintance with Representa-
tive Kekoa but from the statements made
to him he believed the member entirely
free of guilt. He was speaking from the
evidence on which the Representative was
convicted. If there was no better evi-
dence brought before the jury, there was
not particle Of foundation for such
verdict, and it was an outrage to convict
HIM He had heard that Representative
KeIoa had many political enemies. Were
they\to be driven by tie weight of judi
cial al Jon to oppress and prosecute this
man2 | He would withdraw his motion to
refer No the Judiciary Committee, and
move thaA the resolution be laid on the
table until a petition had been received,
signed by respectable taxpayers who are
voters.
Representa- tive Dole had expected Re
Kekoa to spring up and de
nand an ,4estigation The matter had
low gonee too far, and there was. no reason
o waitI for petitions, as there was plenty
i reli Bble evidence The larger part of
he iuf BY which convicted Mr.. hekoa were
TOYeIR Rnment lpen-lis friends He was