The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-07-22
Afternoon session.

The House re-assembled at 80.
The motion TO print the majority and
minority report OF the Public Lands com
mittee on the market question carried.
Minister Spencer announced printed
and ready for distribution the report of
the President of the Board of Immigra-
ton.
Rep. Kalua reported that he was un-
able TO get meeting OF the Judi
ciary committees, to consider the
bills relating to the seats of justice
n the Second and Third Judicial
Circuits respectively. He announced
that a meeting of the committee would
be held Saturday morning
Rep Rosa had pleasure in presenting
the report of the committee on resolu-
ton for an inquiry into certain public
rumors regarding the abstraction OF con-
fiscated opium from the custody of the
Custom House and Police Station.
The report will be found elsewhere.
Rep. Rosa. after the reading, exhib-
tied the box, empty tins, rubbish, etc,
mentioned in the report. AS guilt was
not fastened on anybody, he did not
think it advisable to have the volumni-
nous evidence translated and printed,
but instead laid on the table for the
oerusal of members. Members of com
mittee had taken great deal OF pains,
and he would especially mention Noble
Muller for his acuteness in following up
clues. He asked as favor that the
committee be not discharged, but re-
zained in Office with the hope of its
being able to ferret out the guilty.
Noble Widemann asked several ques-
lions regarding the exhibits. which were
answered by Rep. Rosa, and the hon.
Noble proceeded to say that there were
suspicious circumstances connected with
the boxes that had contained the Kahu-
mi opium. Were those Nor'west boxes
changed into redwood boxes at Custom
House? If so, he would be ready to move
the adoption of the report, but he would
not want to censure the Custom House
because it might have been taken in by
q rascallv official. At all events, he
would fight tooth and nail against the
adoption OF the report that day. He read
a news article from the Bulletin after
the discovery, and said the information
was published by a person who knew all
about il. That was known all over town
and he would not mention names. He
moved that the report exclusive OF the
evidence) be translated and printed.
Rep. Knudsen wanted to know, before
a vote was taken, whether 1t was true.
as reported, that the chairman OF the
committee had received a retainer as
counsel from a Custom House official or
officials.
Rep. Rosa-I will answer thusly:
When the matter became public proper
" was approached by the Minister OF
Finance and the Collector-Generalt to as
sist in ferreting out the matter | re-
Dlied that as a member of the Legislature
l was not sure whether l was or was not
able to take a retainer. Subsequently
refused to take the retainer, because
was a member OF the House, and knew
that at the investigation before the Min
lister of Finance the objection was made,
and | refused the retainer because as a
member of the House | could not takeIlt.
be present at the investigation, or ACT In
any way as an attorney in the matter.
rep. Knudsen having misunderstood
the reply, Rep. Rosa continued J am
not susceptible to that kind OF influence.
I have never accepted a bride, and
stand above reproach on that score. Zap |
plause.)
Rep. Knudsen said that having heard |
the report from respectable citizens, re-
peatedly in several days past, he felt 1t |
his duty to bring the matter before the |
House. Ii it had been true he should |
say that the committee was heavily
handicapped by the member for Wala-
lus.
Noble J. NJ. Horner INTERCEPTED the
honorable member for Waialua. and, on
being answered, said he was almost sur
prised that the honorable member should
have deigned to deny that he had been
bribed He had as much confidence IN
the honorable members word as II 1t
was sustained by sworn testimony.
Rep. Richard referred to the matter as
a dirty piece of business. 1t was the
duty of this House to leave nothing un-
done for bringing the guilty persons to
punishment, but he could not help think
ing that the responsibility rested on the
heads Of departments. He concluded
With a number OF questions to the chair
nan of committee.
Minister Brown said that every ques-
ion was answered in the report and the
evidence.
Noble Muller suggested that before
nv more time was wasted the members
ave an opportunity of perusing the re-
OFT and evidence.