The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-09-18

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| member for Honolulu who was Just as
guilty as the others. Why did they moi
| recommend that he be brought mp to the
bar and expelled along with others charged
| with taking brides? No evidence had beer
adduced that the money came from the
Cinnamon. There was no evidence beyond
Kalaukoa's own statement that he did moi
get the money from the Chinaman instead
of from the member from Eva. He has
been going round the Chinese stores'ntro-
ducing himself as one of the members for
Honolulu. The Chinaman may have given
him $50. There is certainly no evidence &c
the contrary.
Rep. Kalaukoa here interposed to say
that the member for Eva was distOrting
the evidence. He ought to confne himself
to the record instead of introducing extra
neous and irrelevant matter.
Rep. Kauhi proceeded with his remarks
but was called to order by
Minister Thurston, who said that the
question of the guilt or innocence of the
member for Honolulu was not then before
the House.
The President instructed the member for
| Eva to the effect that he must confine him.
self to the question before the House.
Rep. Kauhi proceeded again, renewing
his attack upon Kalaukoa, when
| Noble Widemann rose to the same point
/
| Honolulu who was on trial before the
| House.
Rep. Kauhi continued his speech without
| Interpretation. His remarks were repre-
sented by the Interpreter to be repetitions
| of former statements.
| Noble Widemann said he entertained a
| high respect for the honor and dignity of
| the position he held as representative OF
| the people in this House, and he was going
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| themselves admitted that they received
| what they were accused of receiving. After
hearing the remarks of the Hon. ]. Kau-
| hane who knows his own countrymen, ne
| could not see how it was possible for any
man to allow his personal feelings to in
| huence him on this occasion.
Minister Ashford said that considering
| how he should vote on this question, he
had been assailed in his own mind with
graver doubts and complications than he
| had experienced on almost any other ques-
| ton brought before this House. He had
| finally come to a conclusion which he be-
| lieved was the correct one. With regard
| to Kamauoha and Kauhi no doubt could
| exist that they deserved expulsion, and he
was sorry the House had not the power to
put heavier penalty upon them. There
| is further no doubt that Luhiau received
| $50 from the Chinese, knowing what it was
|
| to be dealt with accordingly As regards
| Nawahine the evidence is not so clear that
| he knowingly received the present" from
the Chinese. If there is any doubt in his
| case, let it be solved on the side of the more
| lenient and merciful view. He thought
! that censure would be sufficient punish
ment for him. If the member for Eva had
| been on the alert to detect instead of to
| assist crime, this case would never have
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| be given the member for Honolulu in that
he faced the duty of running this conspir-
! acy to the earth.
Minister Thurston wished to second the
proposition made by the Attorney-Gen-
eral He he had been in a similar condi-
ton as to what course was best to be
adopted. There can be no further ques-
ton as to the member from Eva being a
shameless, corrupt and hardened VILLAIN.
In the face of the clearest evidence, he
stands up before this House, and, instead
of defending himself, if he had any defence
to offer, he proceeds in the most brazen-
faced manner to blackguard the member
from Honolulu. As to the member from
South Kona, he has fallen and little more
need be said on his case. With regard to
the Noble from Kohala, Luhiau, there can
be but one sentiment, regret, that having
borne an excellent reputation, he stands
c. "
fore this House, of having received gift,
knowing it was bribe and knowing from
whom it had come. In the case of the
Representative from Waikiki, Nawahine,
there is no evidence to contradict his own
account OF the manner in which the money
came into his possession, and he was of
the opinion that Nawahine ought to be
given the benefit of the doubt.
Rep. c. Brown said that every member
of oft fa no will No
have cause to reflect that, owing to INSULT
cient information, he had done another
man injustice.
Minister Thurston moved the following
amendments to the fourth and fifth recon-
mendations of the committee:
4. Resolved that the conduct of Noble s.
C. Luhiau, Noble for Hawaii, in accepting
the said sum of $50 knowing or believing
that the same was from the Cinnamon, and
a reward for his vote upon a question in
which they were interested, is subversive
of the dignity and honor of this House,
and he is hereby expelled from the House
and his seat in the Legislature is declared
vacant.
5. That in view of the fact that there is
no positive evidence that Hon. o. Nawa-
hine, Representative for Wailuku, knew
for what purpose the said $50 was given to
him, or the amount OF the same, and in
view of his free confession and the assist
ance which he rendered the committee,
that the censure of the House will be a
sufficient punishment for his offence;
therefore
Resolved, That he be called before the |
bar OF the House, there to receive from the |
President of the Legislature the censure of |
this House.
The vote was taken, separately, on the |
first. second, and third recommendations |
of the committee, when there appeared on |
each:
Ayes : Green, Thurston, Ashford,
Wilder, Robinson, Young, Jaeger, Smith, !
Waterhouse, Wight, Motley, Wall, Town
send, Hitchcock, Bailey Richardson,
Widemann, Makee, G. n. Wilcox, Hus-
tace, Dowsett, jr., Kalaukoa, Naone, c.
Brown, f. Brown, Deacon, Kamai, Ma
gulre, Kauhane, Paris, Daniels, Heleku-
nihi, Horner, Kawainui, A. s. Wilcox,
Rice, Gay, Paehaole-3S.
Noes-0.
Rep Kauhi and Rep Kamauoha were
severally declared expelled from the House
and their seats declared vacant.
Rep. Nakaleka refused to record his vote
on all three of the foregoing divisions, not
that the House declined. by
vote, to excuse the member. The
clerk was directed to enter the mem
bers refusal on the record, for the future
action of the House thereon.
Minister Thurston's amendment to the
fourth recommendation of the committee,
was adopted on the following DIVISION
Ayes-Thurston, Ashford, Wilder Rob
nson, Young, Jaeger Warehouse, Motley,
Wall, Townsend, Hitchcock, Bailey. Rich