The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-01

was not, ana ne tnOuRnJ Jne MEM
Der for Puma was not.
Minister Gibson seconded the mo- |
tion of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. He
fully agreed with the sentiments of
the hon. member for Lihue, but was
satisfied that the Judiciary Commit
tee could examine the documents |
more mlnutely than the whole house,
and would assist the whole house in
making its decision.
Rep. Aholo supported the motion
to refer to the Judiciary Committee,
because rule 81 provided that as
part Of the duties of that committee,
TO examine the credentials of men,
Der or any other matter relating to
the election of member. The re-
port of the judge ought to be re-
ferred to some committee.
Rep. Pahia moved the indefinite
postponemeDt of the resolution, be-
cause the complaint must be made
only by party living in the district
and by no one else.
Minister Neumann said before the
resolution was put he wished to say
that he did not agree with the hon.
member for Hilo (Pahia). The
matter would have to come up in
some shape, anyway. He would
ask whether that impassioned APP
peal by the hon. member for Lihue
would have been made if the hon.
member charged belonged to the
Opposition.
Rep. Dole said it would, and with
increased force.
Minister Neumann-Then | will
have to take his word for it,
Rep. Dole said he would add that
if any member of the Opposition
were convicted of such an offense,
he would want to have him removed
from the house Immediately.
Minister Neumann said he looked
upon the conviction of any man of
misdemeanor, as very serious
thing, but when conviction took
place. as in this case, through politi-
cal prejudice, it would take twenty
juries to convince him. 1t appeared
strange that this man, who had been
convicted of not doing his duty as
Inspector of elections by Hilo jury,
yet does not find single member
of his own district present a petition
against his election. That matter
which had been well known to that
whole body-the first conviction,
which they knew. and the second
conviction, which they knew-should
not be sent from the members con-
stituents, but from the Supreme
Court of this kingdom. He would
ask the hon. member for Lihue
where, in the laws of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, he found authority for
such q communication from the SUI
preme Court, and if there was none
such, why had it come into the
house in that shape! He had never
had the honor of personal acquain-
tance with the hon. member for
Puma, but he would say, from the
personal statements of that gentle
| man, that he was entirely free from
! guilt. He was speaking now from
evidence which the Police Magistrate
| at Hilo had taken down, and on
which he was convicted in the first
case, and if there was no better evil
dence at the jury trial then it was an
outrage to have convicted him. Now,
he understood that the hon. member
for Puma was personally objection
able to a good many people and had
a great many political opponents.
Were they to be driven by the
weight of judicial action, or by the
weight of anybody who took action,
TO press that man, to judge him, in
that way Here was motion tc
bring the matter before the whole
house. What for? Where was the
importance of that? Suppose maj
was thought to belong to the Gov
ernment party; suppose he was con
victed of an offense with which thai
house had nothing to do? He coult
not be convinced, however much III
might believe the hon. member fo
Lihue (Dole), that this man, with
hundred enemies that he cOult
name, could restrain the entire dis
trict of Puma from presenting peti
ton to this house. He might hav
misunderstood the hon. member
but thought he said that petition
were prevented by fraud and intimi
dation.
. Rep. Dole denied having mad
such statement.
Minister Neumann said he though
he had heard some words to tina
,. effect from the hon. member. ii
,, now proposed, with the permissio
4 of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
, who seconded his motion, to subst
tute that by motion to lay tn
resolution on the table until the
; had petition from the district.
Rep. Dole said His Exccllenc
n had asked by what law justic
: might present that communicate
e to this house. He thought it wa
y very weak to ask such a,questio
t since it was the duty of every of