The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23


gan ............,.. ~ ~ /
Grape and material for
capes. ............. 80 81 |
Chas. J. Fishel .......... 26 Is |
Elele Printing Co., pro-
grammes. ',....,.... 25 90
Phillips e. Co., for Grape. l21 90
bills .'....,'.9.,.... 1852 IS
allowed suit apiece. o.. 5000 90
300 women retainers max
ing kahilis, etc. 80. l,5Oo 90
j. T. Waterhouse, Grape,
coffin lining, pals, etc. LOO 81
Total ............. .SlO,TI2 II
1t appeared that six or seven per-
sons took on themselves to order
goods for the funeral, and when
they ran the bills up to $4,000, or
ders after that were given in the
name of His Majesty. There was
no resolution of the Privy Council,
no Cabinet resolution, no authority
from the husband, or from any ex-
ecutor or trustee. for mourning all
these debts, and he submitted, as
matter of business, that, when
goods were being bought amounting
to thousands of dollars in value, it
was incumbent on persons receiving
those orders to inquire whether
there was any authority, and if
there was not such authority then
they sold the goods on credit at
their own peril. The Volcano road
was not a parallel case as had been
represented. In that case the coun-
try received quid pro quo for the
money, whereas, in the case of this
funeral, there was the most reckless
waste and goods were bought which
had no connection with funeral,
such as baby clothes and light APP
parel.
Minister Peterson said there were
two points involved, first, that of
legality; secondly, the nature of the
claims. He would not speak of the
legal question. If the claims were
all based on orders for mourning
goods, the question would have
a different status before this
House. If it could be ascer-
tanned how much was incurred legiti-
mately for the funeral expenses he
might vote for that amount, but un-
der the circumstances he could not
conscientiously vote for the item as
proposed by the majority of the
committee. 1t seemed to him that
tile claimants were pleading the
baby act in asking for payment of
these debts, when they knew in fur
nlshing those baby clothes, ETC.,
that they were committing fraud.
Rep. Halstead had presented the
minority report and no member had
more desire to honor the Royal
Family than he. He reported
against the claims because it was
clear that they were largely based
on goods that had nothing to dc
with the funeral. Rep. Rosa had
been pleased to refer to him as the
foster son of the hon. Noble from
Maui baldwin,. Although this
was not correct, he should consider
its truth as anything but discredit
Noble Hind-Yes, he's the best
member in this House.
Noble Widemann quoted from the
report of the committee of last ses
sion the statement of expenses o.
state funerals, in support of hi
argument that the merchants wer,
justified in giving credit because o
the national custom.
= Minister Brown regarded the mat
t ter as having been so fully canvass
ed that, in Biblical language, the,
r stank in the nostrils of the people
: He was surprised at the position
taken by Noble Widemann, after tn
: attitude he had assumed with regar,
to the Volcano road. The paymen
t of these claims would amount t
Y saying that people could go into til
/ stores and buy baby clothes Q
s whatever they pleased at the ex
4 pense of the Government. A larg
part of these expenditures was flo
e fattening up a lot of people wi
e came down to attend the funeral.
Y Rep. Lucas gave statement G
d the preliminary arrangements mad
!, for the funeral, which were i
r charge of Mr.. Hayselden, the pun
e chasing agent of the Government
e 1t was true that the amount wa
C high. The baby clothes were pei
3 haps not so much out of place a
claimed, as many children too
f part in the funeral procession. Also
with regard to white clothes, he uI
f derstood that members of the house
g hold service were dressed In whit
a at the funeral. The highest bi
G was about $4,000 and the selle
:, might reasonably have suppose
e that he was supplying all the mourn
# ing goods. He would support I'll
# full amount.
= Rep. Nawahi asked members wi
= had spoken whether or not they col
e sdered the bills legal. (Rep. Ii
cas--l do.) If they were not leg
: he could not understand the pre-
e sent DIRECTORS as having voted la
e session TO pay part of them. hi
O those members mean TO say that {
e /, Waterhouse and other promneI
h business men would be guilty