The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-09-23
Afternoon Session.

General something which he as much as
| intimated was falsehood. The Attor-
ney-General is little too smart at times.
The testimony of E. Hopkins, captain of
police, shows that the Marshal received
the opium in white pine boxes, and kept
the keys himself. That makes him re-
sponsible, and we ask the House to CEN
sure him That is very mild. We don't
say he stole. We did not examine
Charley Hopkins. We did not think it
necessary, taking the word OF E. Hopkins
as true. He must be reliable man, or
he would not be captain of police. /
move the report be adopted.
Noble Baldwin as a member of the
former committee would like to say a
few words. Rep. Kanealii says the
former committee suppressed evidence.
1 positively deny that We took all the
evidence possible, and our report was
based on the facts and evidence as We
had them. 1 wish to call the attention
of the House to the fact that that COM
mittee was drawn from both parties, and
composed of men who in other times
would be unlikely to agree. l bad no
idea that we would bring unanimous
report, yet We did, the committee all
agreeing that the opium must have been
distracted from the custom house. The
evidence cited by the present committee
is from persons whom we had examined.
The testimony has little different color
ing. 1t seems to be based on a statement
by Mr.. Turrill that all the opium was
taken from the custom house in October,
1889. But we have ample evidence to
show that Mr. Turrill has forgotten
There is lack Of reliability in the evil
stances it would be wrong to censure the
official, as the committee recommend.
Rep. Kanealii said he had not charged
the other committee with fraud or sup
pressing facts, but they had been mis-
led. The credit of the House demanded
that someone should be found guilty,
and so he would favor adoption OF the
report.
Rep. White maintained that the Mar
shall was responsible, as the committee
contend.
Rep. Whites ten minutes be-
ing exhausted, Noble Walbridge moved
the previous question. Lost.
Rep. Brown said in reading the report
and listening to the debate, he had OBJ
served that the committee had come to
the conclusion that the Marshal was
responsible. But they had not examined
a single witness as to the actual removal
from the police station, whereas the pres
ent committee had examined four or five
who were positive that the boxes were
white, stained with opium, and marked
~. III. Soper,n Two natives, however,
who carried the boxes upstairs in the
custom house, said they were redwood
boxes. The committee found stains of
opium on the floor in the custom house,
although the red wood boxes were clean,
having only been smeared with opium
from the outside. cannot, therefore,
vote for the adoption of this report CEN
surfing the Marshal. l think with the
Attorney-General we had better wait for
the report of the committee on the so
called f. j. opium.
Rep. Kapaehaole moved the previous
question. Carried.
The report was laid on the table to be
considered with the report on the F. j.
opium.
Rep. Lucas reported the report of the
select committee on educational approp-
ration printed. Ordered distributed.
Noble Muller moved to reconsider the
vote on section l, VA. Carried.
Noble Muller moved the local option
clause be stricken out.
Rep. Bush moved the whole section
be indefinitely postponed.
Noble Narsden moved that no license
be granted if a majority of the voters OBJ
jected to it.
The bill was placed on the special
order for next Tuesday.
Noble Cornwell introduced joint reso-
luton setting forth that go per cent of
His Majesty's debts had been paid, and
$4,000 to pay the re-
in order that the Crown lands
being the private property of His Ma
jesty, might be restored to him.
The President-Strike out that word
joint. There is no such thing as joint
Noble Cornwel moved reference to
select committee.
Minister Brown stated the Cabinet
had for some time been considering a
scheme for the payment OF His Ma
jesty's debts. Their plan was to issue
bonds the proceeds of which would be
applied to the payment OF his debts.
The lands would then 60 back into the
hands of the Crown Land Commission
ers and His Majesty would resume the
enjoyment of them. The Commits |
sioners would make yearly reserve for |
a sinking fund to pay the bonds. The |
present income from the Grown lands is |
about $4,000 year, and this plan
you'd add about $4,000 year to His
income. The Attorney Gen
sral should be member of any commit
zee appointed, being a Crown Land |
Commissioner.
Noble Cornwell had no objection to
he Attorney-General being on the COM
nittee, but the officers of the Govern
nent had nothing to do with the mat
er. This resolution didn't say any
hing about any bonds, but asked that
His Majesty's private property be res
ored to him.
Rep. Brown said it was a matter of
common rumor that the King owed
80, 600 or SIC, 900 outside of this $780, 900.
Noble Widemann said the subject was
lot pleasant one to discuss in the
House, and one discussion should be