The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-01

moved that it be referred TO Committee Of
the Whole on Tuesday. Here Is a distinct
charge against one of the members of this
House for irregular practices, which bv
law unit him to hold any Office under the
Government. By means OF the alleged
I irregularities the member holds his seat
This House judges the qualifications OF its
own members He took it that every mem
Der of the House desired to have clean
record, and no one should sit here under
false Pretenses> He took it that no one
desired TO hide the charge and not TO have
the matter properly investigated. He was
not afraid to have his record tested by the
House, and hoped no member was afraid.
/ An investigation should be demanded
4 where there is any suspicion against a
member. 80.
Mr. kalua moved-as an amendment that
I the matter be considered in committee one
week from to-day.-.This would give Mr..
kekoa plenty Of time to prepare his de-
/ Tense
, Mr.. Dole accepted the amendment
/ Ills Excellency the Attorney General
moved to refer it to the Judiciary Commit
/ tee. He did not see what the House had
to do with the matter Let the committee
/ first make thorough examination and
then present report to the Assembly.
! The House cannot afford the time for in
vestigation.
+ Mr.. Dole could not see any force to the
remarks. Who was afraid to have his
record read before the House? He was
not He hoped the Attorney General was
not, and that Mr.. Kekoa was not
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson seconded the
motion to refer to the Judiciary Commit
tee. He fully agreed with Mr.. Dole that
the House should investigate the matter.
1t would facilitate business to refer /. to a
smaller committee. A Committee of the
Whole was virtually the whole House.
There should be minute and faithful ex-
animation.
Mr.. Pahia moved that the resolution be /
indefinitely postponed.
His Excellency the Attorney General !
did not agree with Mr. Pahia, and it would |
be better for the sake of Mr. Kekoa not to |
indefinitely postpone it, He did not think !
Mr.. Dole would have made so impassioned |
an appeal if it had been an Opposition
member was was implicated.
Mr.. Dole said he would be unwilling to
associate with a member of the Opposition
if there was such a charge against him
The Attorney General said that it APP
peared strange that there was not one DO
litical opponent in Mr.. Kekoa's district
who protested against his election. He
would like to know where the authority
could be found for such communication
from the Supreme Court If there were
none such, why had it come into the
House in that shape? He had no personal
acquaintance with Mr.. Kekoa. but from
the statements that that gentleman had
made to him he (the Attorney GeneraD be-
lieved him entirely free of guilt He was
speaking from the evidence taken before
the Police Magistrate at HiIo. on
which Mr.. Kekoa was convicted Ii there
was no better evidence put before the jury,
there was not particle of foundation for
such verdict, and it was an outrage on
Mr.. KekOa to convict him. He had heard
hat Mr.. Kekoa had many political enc
mics. Were they to be driven by the
weight of judicial action to Cypress and
this man? He would withdraw
his motion to refer it to the Judiciary
Committee, and move that the resolution
'e laid on the table until petition had
'een received, signed by respectable tax !
layers who are voters
MI. Dole said he should have expected
1r. kekoa to spring up on his feet and de
nand an investigation. From his (the e
peaker2s) standpoint, the matter had gone Il
90 far, and there was no reason to wait for
Editions, as there was plenty of reliable S
violence. The larger part of the Jury II
hitch convicted Mr.. Kekoa were Govern fl
lent men-his friends. He was sorry to V
re that the disposition of the Attorney
eneral was to hide this matter He pro- o
,sted against such action. Were the Min
tiers of the Crown to defend this man in D
king his seat? 1t looked as if they ty
ished to put themselves in that position. t
Mr.. Kekoa has not been elected, we do p
Of want him here. If he has violated his W
Ities at Puma, he should not be in this H
Ouse. Il
Mr., Thurston thought that it would be
l insult to the House to shut off investi- it
ltion. There was no need to wait for a FIR
'tition. The action of the Government q
making one motion and directly after tn
=
arkable. The Government supporters tn
ere in the majority and could do as they it.
eased about it. They had no head in the tn
after, but would follow the lead of the
'vernment like flock OF sheep. tic
- Excellency the Attorney General to
ped Mr.. Pahia would withdraw his mo- IN
N for indefinite postponement. After
burst OF eloquence from the Opposi-
H. the House would probably vote for Sal
iehnite Postponement He desired to Ioi
event this. the
dr. Pahia said he would not withdraw Tor
motion lest he be accused of blindIy the
lowing the Attorney General. Hi
1T 1870 o'clock, on motion of Mr. aPl
oio, the House adjourned to 2:3O. Ih
soI
Afternoon Session. l.ie