The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-18
SSTH DAr-Sept. 18th.
MORNING SESSION.


called and absentees noted.
Minister Thurston reported the
following bills from His Majesty,
unsigned:
An Act relating to issuing of COM
mercial paper.
An Act TO facilitate the segrega-
ton of lepers.
An Act relating to the number of
Justices of the Supreme Court.
His Excelency also reported the
following bills signed by His Maj
esty:
An Act to remit the postage on
the Paradise of the Pacific.
An Act to convey certain piece
of land for benevolent purposes.
An Act to promote the construc-
tion of steam railroads on the ISL
and of Oahu.
THE BRIBERY CHARGES.
Noble Smith read the report Of
the select committee on the charges
of bribery against Reps. Kamauoha
and Kauhi. After reading the re-
solution adopted by the House call
ing for an investigation, the honora-
BILE Noble read the evidence. The
first witness examined by the com
mittee was G. p. Kamauoha, who
stated that he was not guilty of the
charge; he had not received any
thing from the Chinese. He had
been against the amendment from
the beginning. In answer to a
question by the Attorney-Ge eneral,
Kamauoha said he had received $50
after the vote on the amendment
had been taken. He thought the
money was given him as present.
He asked Luhiau if he had received
any money, and he stated he had
received his $50 from Kauhi.
Rep. Kauhi was examined and
said that the allegations against him
were not true.
Rep. Kalaukoa stated that Paeha-
ole and Kamauoha had talked to
him about his vote on the Chinese
amendment. Kamauoha stated that
if l would vote against the amend
ment would get coal enough for
my steamer. He asked me to speak
to Kawainui and the member for
Walluku about their votes. One
day we went to Ahlo's store, and a
Chinaman said he would pay $50 to
each native voting against the
amendment. They had tried to get
Kawainui's vote but could not man
age.it, and it was thought best to
drop him, as he had too big mouth
in his newspaper. l wanted to
know whether bribery was going on
and followed it up. l received a
$50 Spreckels certificate from Ka-
| uhi. (The certificate with others
are in possession of the Attorney
General }
Rep. Mcguire was examined and
said that Kamauoha had $50 for
me; he had received it from Kauhi.
Minister Thurston said he had re-
ceived note from Rep. Kalaukoa,
stating that the Chinese were offer
ing money for votes on the amend
ment.
Rep. Kauhi on again being .ex-
amined stoutly denied paying $50
to four members of the House.
Noble Richardson and Rep. Dan
iels gave evidence denying they had
been influenced in their votes or re-
ceived any money.
Rep. Paehaole said he got nothing
for voting.
Ah Lai, Ahlo and w. o. Smith
also testified.
FINDINGS OF FACT.
After painstaking investigation,
and careful hearing, the committee
find the following facts to be sub.
stantiated by the evidence:
l. That money was provided by
certain Chinese TO be used in de-
feating the proposed Constitutional
Amendment relating to Chinese, and
to reward certain members of the
Legislature who should vote to de-
feat the same.
2. That after the said amendment
was indefinitely postponed certain of
the said money was paid to certain
of said members.
3. That there was q conspiracy
between Representative A. Kauhi,
Representative G. p. Kamauoha,
and others to use the money to cor
ruptly influence members of this
House to defeat the passage of said
amendment.
A. That in pursuance of said con-
spiracy said G. p. Kamauoha sought
to persuade Representative A. p.
Kalaukoa to vote against the pas.
sage of said amendment, and through
said A. p. Kalaukoa to persuade
other members of this House so to
vote.
3. That said A. Kauhi, in pursu-
ance of such conspiracy, received
money from certain Chinese for the
purpose of distributing the same
among members of this House as a
reward for their having voted to de-
feat said amendment, and gave fifty
dollars of the same to each of the
following named members of this
House, TO wit;
A. p. Kalaukoa, Representative