The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-18
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agreed with him on it. In accord
ance with that law, he would chal-
lenge the chairman Of the committee
to show that those eight persons
were not residents Of Kaanapali ac-
cording to law. One witness said,
II do not know Them" and another,
~ know two or three of them"
The point in the North Kona cleo
ton was slurred over, and he be-
lieved it was slurred over for the
purpose Of this case. 1t was waived
over with this silly remark, "Be-
cause Pilipo brought stranger the
point was waived" When he heard
this read his whole soul welled up
with a feeling Of contempt. People
came in here to have a wrong righted
in Kona and we're answered that be-
cause one of the candidates waived
a point justice should not be done.
According to the rules Of circum-
stantial evidence, he believed the
chairman made the report on the
North Kona case with a view to the
Kaanapali case coming up. No Jury
would make a verdict on evidence
similar to what had been produced
in this case. The Attorney-Ge
wrote his letter to the Board with
the force Of an order, taking on him
self the authority Of Judge, to
strike these names off the list. This
Assembly sitting here as judges had
no right to 60 behind that list unless
they found that all the requirements
Of the law were complied with in
taking those names off the list. The
Judiciary Committee can have no
more authority than the house, can
not go behind the list and say those
names were taken off properly, and
so he should vote in favor of the re-
consideration of this matter.
Rep. Dole said he had some hest
tation in speaking, in view Of the
opposition of members to the exer-
cises Of his privilege.
Minister Neumann said there was
not a quorum present. (Several
members entered, making quo
rum). He then moved an adjourn
ment till 2 o'clock, but was ruled
out of order, as he was not entitled
to the floor.
Rep. Dole proceeded: The ques-
ton was not one between Kaukau
and Richardson. 1t was one affect
ing rights obtained in other coun-
tries by long wars against arbitrary
power. The question was whether
this motion should be reconsidered.
1t involved, first, the right of GER
tain citizens living on Maui to cast
their votes; secondly, question of
whether member sits in this house
by fraud, or by the votes of ma
jority of the electors of that district.
The difference between the two can
didates was three votes. If there
were enough voters having a right
to vote, but prevented from doing
so, then the law has not been COM
piled with, and Mr.. Kaukau is not
sitting in this Assembly by right of
majority of voters. The member
will not be honorable till doomsday
unless the law is complied with.
This discussion has been treated ex-
haustively in favor of the minority
report, and / think it has been
shown that the action of the Attor-
ney-General was arbitrary and not
within the law. His own rambling,
sentimental argument shows that.
The Constitution and the law of
1868 gives the right to vote to GER
tain persons of proper age and char
acter. The majority report Of this
committee losses aside the evidence
before it, for the minority report
says there was evidence before it.
Those eight men were old enough,
had paid their taxes, and there was
definite evidence that they belonged
to that district. The majority Of
that committee, who, In the case Of
the election in North Kona, said the
matter was of no consequence, here
say that it is of consequence and
throw out the whole 23 voters. The
majority of that committee have been
trying to ride two horses at the
same time, ana that can only be
done by circus man. The
result Of that is always fall. This
house may support the majority re-
port and it will 60 on record the
strong fight they have made to pre-
vent discussion, and that they had
nothing on which to support their
case. l say that the chairman of
that committee knew that his report
was baseless, and that he showed
that it was SO by trying to prevent dis
cussion. If he had any confidence
in the justice of his own side he
would not have been afraid of dis
cussion. This terror on the part of
the chairman was contagious and
spread to the rest Of the house, so
that it adopted this report to its
eternal disgrace. am glad under
the circumstances that we as a min
GRITTY have been defeated on the
principles of fair play. The dispo-
sition on the part of His Excellency
was to choke off the rights of the
electors, and then to be consistent
he must sustain it, by letter which
he thOnpht would never 900 tha