The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-19

He did no, care how long he spoke
il he was kept to parliamentary ian
guage.
Rep. Wilcox held that the report
was clear and definite and should be
adopted.
Noble Widemann rose
Rep. Paehaole raised point of
order, but did not know what 1t
Was. He wanted to prevent the hon
Noble from speaking until he could
find what rule was transgressed.
Noble Widemann repeatedly ask
ed that the hon. member be com
PEELED to sit down,
The President--W hat rule is it?
Noble Widemann--The rule that
lie has the floor He went on TO say
that the report found the Kahului
opium reached the Station June II,
while f. Turrll, who was a frequent
visitor there, taking opium away TO
sell, testified that the opium was still
in Maui on October, 1889. If this
was so, something more than censure
was demanded.
Rep. Paebaole had found the rule,
which was that members on rising
should address the President. He
was in favor of adopting the report
and then, if the Attorney General
had further evidence, let him 90 OF
with prosecutions. There was nc
doubt the Minister of Finance haC
Mr.. Turrill dismissed because there
was something rotten with him. The
speaker did not believe Turrill''
evidence.
Minister Peterson would like t.
ask the judiciary committee if they
intended to bring in report regard
ing the IF. T." opium
Answers-Yes.
Minister Peterson said then Thu
report should be laid over till thu
other one was presented. The tw'
matters could not be separated. TIL,
"F. T." opium that never left tn
Custom House for the Station, wa
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The same as that alleged to hav
, been stolen from the Station. Tn
material used to replace the opium
was the same in both cases, ant
. there was no doubt the manipula
tions of both were done by the sam
parties. He denied the charge tina
the Government were trying t
shield anybody. If they could &c
evidence they would prosecute thos
suspected TO the full extent Of tn
law. He moved that the report b
/ laid on the table until the committe
present their other report.
, Rep. Nawahi believed that tn
Acknowledgement was trying to con
fuse them by mixing up the wv
transactions, which the speaker ba,
no doubt were entirely separate
The Attorney-General was in tn
same department as the late Mar
shall at the time, and had said t
the committee he did not think MI
Soper was guilty. How could h
prosecute the cases when he ha
thus prejudged them2 They ha
traced the opium in its passage frol
Kahului to the Station, and whe
Mr.. Turrill said that the opium wa
still on Maui in October he delibel
= ately lied. The Government We
justified in getting rid of Mr.. TUT
rill, a man about whom there ha
: been 50 many rumors, who ha
amassed large fortune in fe
months. The committee were ais
satisfied that Police captain Hopkir
y lied to them, saying he was here .
:, time when the records showed thu
), he was Deputy Sheriff of Ew:
> They believed that Hopkins was
member of the opium ring. A
they had not evidence to convi
', either Turril Or Hopkins, they col
y Guided to hold the Marshal r
sponsible.
y Rep. Brown asked if the commi
tee examined Mr.. Soper at all.
Rep. Nawahi said they had nc
:. because he was absent. They MAJ
y use Of the evidence Mr.. Soper ga
:, to the other committee.
y Rep. Brown wished to inform &
= hon. member that witness apes
- ed before the select committee al
~ testified that he had key to t
:, opium room rs we'll as the Marsh,
~ Rep. Nawahi (showing) said
- was evident that the boxes were Il
=, the ones that came from Maui. ]
N would defy anyone to pack in the
Ia the quantity of opium.
Recess from IL to 2 o'clock.
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