The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
TEE LEGISLATURE.
10TH DAY.
WED SEsDAY, Oct. %.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed at 1:40.

The House resumed at :4O.
Rep. Richard, resuming the de-
bate on the Likelike claims, said he
believed all the bills should be paid,
but he did not think this House was
honestly called to pay them. The
country paid for state funerals, but
the one in question was expensive
beyond all reason. 1t was custom
airy with many people to make all
they could on such occasions. They
regarded it as a windfall and forced
goods on the too willing purchasers
at fancy prices. He had heard it
claimed, although he could not
prove it, that if some of these claim
ants were paid 20 percent they
would feel themselves well paid.
He was inclined to vote against pay
ing any part of these claims for the
sake of putting stop to this whole
sale forcing of goods on the public.
1t was nothing short of swindle.
He would, however, await further
discussion by members better posi-
ed than himself on the facts, hoping
that if the claims were not struck
out altogether they would be large
ly reduced.
Rep. Waipuiani moved that the
minority report, recommending in
definite postponement of the claims,
be adopted. He understood there
was u suit brought by one of the
claimants, and the Court threw the
claim out. He was here at the time
of the funeral and it was understood
then that Mr.. Hayselden issued all
orders. Many people got whole
pieces of calico and other goods out
of the line of mourning altogether.
The fact that people were getting
goods not suited to the occasion
should have put the storekeepers
on their guard. Any man who
wanted to do what was right, and
did not want to take advantage of
the circumstances, would have in
quired whether it was right to sell
white suits and charge them to fun
eral expenses. The Supreme Court
these claims, and the Constitution
SAID that a decision of the Supreme
Court in Banco should be final and
binding. They were establishing a
dangerous precedent. Many claims
had appeared this session and, the
more such were entertained, the
more they would increase in the fu-
ture, until the Legislature would be
called the final Court of Appeal.
He took this stand although some
of the claimants frequently gave
him credit as a storekeeper.
Noble Widemann asked whether
there was any stipulation attached
to the appropriation of $4,000 las
session, that those taking their pro
portion of the amount should give ,
receipt in full for all claims.
Rep. Kahookano SAID there wa
such a stipulation, and all the claim
ants refused to take the money on tina
condition, except j. L. Warehouse
who was paid his proportion withou
giving The required receipt in full
Noble Widemann said that was
just what he was driving at. Tit
, stipulation was enforced in the cas-
of all the claimants except JOIN
Thomas Waterhouse. That was thu
transaction. 1t was making fish o
one and flesh of another. He hat
been in the country some few year
and knew that the nation Away
paid for the funerals of high chiefs
The only exception he remembers
J was that of Mrs. Bishop, whose hus
band was rich enough to dispens
with such aims. In view of the fac
stated it was reasonable that mel
chants should have given credit fo
goods on account of the funeral e2
penses of Princess Likelike.
Noble Hind-Where was her hu'
band?
Noble Widemann replied thu
her husband had recent
made an assignment an
had not dollar with which to ble>
himself. The decision of the flu
5. Court referred to, as he recollecteC
was simply that the case did not i
= against His Majesty's estate. Thes
claims would be acknowledged b
the honest sense of the country an
would be paid-if not this yea
next; if not next year, some yei
~ later they would be paid as SUI
as the sun that shone above. II
did not believe in kicking A becau.
B kicked him, but would kick
back if he was able.
Rep. Paehaole was member {
last Legislature, when an appropri'
ton was made for the settlement {
y these claims. He now saw the san
claims before this House. AS
native Hawaiian he thought I'll
claims should be paid. The me
chants had given the credits on ii
strength of the traditional custom
the nations paying the expenses (
funerals of high chiefs. Several al
preparations had been made this ST.
sion to pay claims that would not |
recognized in court of law.
Rep. Brown said the claims pr,
scented 10 the previous Legislatu
amounted to $50, 1897, "a, Tho
presented this session amounted
S24, 039, 80. The late Legislatu
appropriated Sl0,772.7l, OF whiC