The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-16

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to judge the cause, or ready to pre-
Judge it dishonesty. 1t partakes
of threat because it intimates that
if the house does not adopt the
minority report its action will he
misjudged by persons who do not
look that way. Now l am fully
aware of the ability of the members
who belong to the Opposition, or
the so-callcd Independent party, in
this house, hut / do not believe that
all the ability, all the honesty, or
all the purity of this house is con-
gregated in that small knot. look
upon that argument as an attempt
to obtain from this house judg-
ment on false pretences. l do not
bring that as an accusation. Per-
haps it is the only weapon that is
left as an argument on this case
to decide on the side of the hon.
member for Molokai. But l cannot
help being reminded of the old law
yer who was training his son. He
said, "My son, when the law is
against you, stick to the facts; when
the facts are against you, stick to
the law" The son asked, "Sup-
pose both the law and the facts are
against your" The old man said,
"Abuse the other side all you
can"
Rep. Thurston-Was that old
lawyer the Attorney-Generals
father?
Minister Neumann-If so, the
Attorney-Ge eneral would have been
better lawyer. l desire to call
the attention of the house, and espe-
cially that Of the hon. member Tor
Molokai, to this fact. When in
formed that person, who did not
pretend to be taxpayer in the dis
trict, brought taxpayers from other
districts and persuaded the inspec-
tors that the names ought to go on
the list, l wrote to the lawyers that
it was fraudulent practice The
Attorney-General proceeded to de-
monstrate that the names of the 22
or 23 persons in question had never
been legally on the list, there being
no evidence that they had been en-
rolled by the tax collector or that
they should have been, and therefore
that the inspectors, in striking their
names off, were simply fulfilling the
principal function of the elevtiop
board, that is, the prevention of
fraud. In answer to questions by
Mr.. Thurston, he said the placing
of the names on the list in the first
case was an unlawful proceeding,
which the inspectors being informed
of had the right TO rectify by strik-
ing them off. In answer to Mr..
Dickey he said that the fact that an
applicant did not come in person
would not prejudice his right to
vote if he produced sufficient evil
dence that he was a resident of the
district. While referring to the
statement that some of those persons
belonged in other districts and had
voted there, Rep. Brown interposed
the objection that no such evidence
was produced before the Judiciary
Committee. The speaker admitted
that, but said he had been informed
that they were registered elsewhere
before he wrote his letter of advice.
He concluded by saying that these
inspectors have done their duty, and
that even if you lop off every other
matter these petitioners have not
made out their case, because they
have not shown tax receipts to prove
that they had votes in Kaanapali.
In the sincere conviction that my
opinions are right, shall vote for
the adoption of the majority report.
Rep. Kaulukou contended that
the Judiciary Committee had done
its work thoroughly, and asserted
that each member of the majority
read the report through before sign
ing it. If those people had been
ltNlnS NICh UuC uooCo-
sors were on the rounds they would
have been assessed and enrolled in
that district, which was not the
case. He moved the previous ques-
tiOn.
Rep. Dole claimed the floor, say
ing the previous question had not
been seconded. He was called to
order by the President, but kept the
floor, contending that the seconder
had not risen.
The President ruled that the
motion had been properly seconded
and must be put.
Rep. Kalua raised the point OF
order that the President had not
called attention to the previous
question before the hon. member for
Lihue had risen.
Rep. Palohau said he seconded
the previous question. He pro-
ceeded to say, while the President
was rapping with the gavel for or
der, that motions and points of or
der were being multiplied to confuse
the house, and some members were
acting like damned fools.
The chair was sustained on ap
peal to the house by Rep. Dole.
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