The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTY NINTH DAY.
TUESDAY, sept. lG.
The House met at 10 O'Clock.

port of the judiciary committee ou
several matters referred 10 them.
Adopted.
Minister Spencer announced that
it had pleased His Majesty to give
his assent to an Act for the further
encouragement of railways on the
Island of Oahu.
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
The House resolved itself into
committee OF the whole, Noble Mars
den inthe chair, for consideration Of
the Report of the Finance Commit
tee.
Noble Maciarlane asked His EX-
cellency the Minister of the Interior
whether he had refused Mr. Thurs
ton access to the books of the In
terror Office.
Minister Spencer said that n re-
fusal implied n request, and Mr..
Thurston never requested pcrmis-
| sion to examine the records. He
would answer directly 10 the qucs-
ton, "No." Going further he would
say that a member of the finance
committee told him that Mr.. Thurs
ton was, contrary to Il resolution of
| the House, examining the hooks and
records of the interior Office. He
told Mr.. Thurston that he could not
do so, and Mr.. Thurston said he
could not reply to the committee un
less he had access to the records.
| This was Mt four O'Clock, when bust
ness was over, and he asked Mr..
ThurstOn 10 return next morning,
and in the meantime he would see
the members of the finance commit
tee. Mr.. Thurston did not come
back but he (the Minister) saw
members of the committee, who
were willing to give Mr.. Thurston
every facility, only asking that one
of the committee should he present
with him.
Noble Macfarlane declared that
the published statement of Mr..
Thurston, that he had been refused
access to the books, was entirely
false.
Rep. Nawahi raised the point of
order that the Advertiser was not
before the House.
| The Chair ruled accordingly.
Noble Burchardt considered it
strange that Mr.. Thurston could
publish q statement rejecting on the
committee, and they were not to be
allowed to reply to him. He would
move that the letter of Mr.. Thurs
ton be considered with the report.
| Noble Widemann thought there
was no need of bringing the paper
before the House, when Mr.. Thurs
ton admitted in the letter that he
spent S647 without authority of law
Noble Macfarlane again comment
ed on the letter, denouncing the way
in which Mr.. Thurston went into the
office.
Noble Burchardt withdrew his
motion.
Noble Horner would renew the
motion, as the original mover was
probably scared out of it.
Rep. Paehaole opposed the mo-
ton.
Noble Widemann said that Noble
Horner was another obedient servant
of this man, and if the letter was
necessary for Gods sake bring il
before the House.
Noble Phillips was surprised that
the committee should spend time
over this newspaper letter. 1t was
in no manner before the House.
Noble Horner had only made the
motion because he thought Noble
Burchardt lacked backbone. (Laugh
ter).
Noble Burchardt said he had dis
tinctly said that the motion woult
come more appropriately from ont
of Mr.. Thurston's obedient servants
and the hon. Noble had promptly
assumed that role by renewing TIT
motion. Uaughter).
Noble Widemann - Squirming
squirming, squirming. This mar
acknowledges that the report is true
but is trying to throw sand in thei
eyes as fools. But he can't throw
sand in my eyes, nor in your eyes
Mr.. Chairman.
Noble Walker thought it would
not be in order to take up the letter
Noble Baldwin was of the sam,
mind, and held that the COMMITTEES
should consider the report by sec
tons.
Rep. Brown referred to the com
mittee's criticism of charge of $50
for retainer to f. M. Hatch in tn
contested Fire Department election
case (l889), of f.. B. Thomas vs.
George Norton. If the COMMITTEE
had taken the trouble to inquire int
the matter, they would never hav
made any structures on it.
Noble Macfarlane read a lette
from G.. b. Wilson, Chief Enginee
of the Fire Department, to Nobl
/ Mccarthy, defending the transac
ton, as one that would put an en-,
to department election dispute
being brought before the Suprem
Court. He said the defense set II
was an afterthought, and the cleo
ton contest was purely persona
matter as held by the committee
But even if il was department al