The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-08

House met at 10 a. M, President
w. II. Castle in the chair. Roll
called and absentees noted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown reported the bal
ance Of the special committees re-
port on the leper settlement as print
ed.
Minister Thurston reported two
bills presented to His Majesty for
signature.
Noble Smith asked permission to
give notice of and introduce short
bill in connection with the 'Para-
disc of the Pacific" The title of
the bill is An Act to authorize the
Minister OF. the Interior to remit the
postage on the newspaper called the
'Paradise of the Pacific"
Rep. Paehaole thought one of the
Ministers ought to introduce the
bill.
Permission was granted and notice
given of the bill.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST TWO
MEMBERS.
Minister Ashford presented the
following resolution:
The undersigned Clarence w.
Ashford, Attorney-General of the
Kingdom, hereby alleges and
charges that two members of this
honorable House, to wit, the Hon.
A. Kauhi, Representative for the
District of Eva and Waianae, and
Hon. G.. Z. Kamauoha, Representa-
tive for the District Of South Kona,
have been, during the week last
past, while such members of this
honorable House, and while attend
ing its session and sitting and vot-
ING therein, guilty of the offence of
accepting bribes to influence their
respective votes upon measures
pending before this House, TO wit,
upon the proposed Constitutional
Amendment in reference to Chinese,
which was voted upon, and indef-
nitely postponed by this House, on
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1888; and also
that said A. Kauhi and G.. p. Kamau-
Ola were, during the time aforesaid,
while such members of this House
as aforesaid, guilty of the offence of
bribing and attempting to bribe
other members of this House, and of
promising and paying money to
other members of this House to in
huence the votes of such other
members upon the proposed Consti-
tutional amendment aforesaid, and
in consideration of the votes of such
other members upon said measure
as aforesaid. BE it therefore
Resolved, that select committee
of this House be appointed to investi-
gate the above charge and all matters
incident thereto, and that such COM
mittec when appointed, shall be in
vested with and possess full power
and authority to send for persons
and papers in aid of such investiga-
ton and to examine such persons
upon or oath otherwise, and that said
committee are hereby directed to
report with all convenient speed,
their findings of facts therein, to-
gether with any recommendations
they shall think fit to make in the
premises.
CLARENCE w. ASHFORD.
Attorney-General.
Sept. s, 1888.
Noble Smith moved the resolu.
ton be adopted. No more serious
charge could be brought against {
member Of the House.
Minister Ashford said the resolu
tion had been brought in late in the
session for the reason that the act;
were late. He was fully sensible o,
the gravity of this offence.
Rep. Kamauoha was somewha
surprised at the resolution. He haC
opposed the Constitutional amend
ment from the beginning, and 81
had other members and also one o
the members of the Cabinet. /
looked as if he and Rep. Kauhi ha'
been selected on the charge of al
tempting TO Drlbe. lie was per1ecll.
willing to have the House investigat
\ if it sees fit.
: Rep. Paehaole moved the resolu
, ton be translated, printed and Ian
before the House so that the mem
bers could peruse it.
: Noble Young thought it woul
o only prolonging the session by hay
j, ing it printed. He was in favor {
adopting the resolution.
Noble Smith amended his motto
n by moving that the resolution
r adopted, thereafter translated an
+ printed.
4 The motion carried and the Pres
dent appointed the following cor
mittee. Mobiles w. o. Smith, ID.
S Hitchcock and G.. ii. Dole, Rep
/, Kauhane and A. S. Wilcox.