The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-19
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
in the Second and Third Judicial
Circuits respectively. He announced
that 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
perusal of members. Members OF COM
lnittee 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-
tanned in Office with the hope OF it's
being able to ferret out the guilty.
Noble Widemann asked several ques-
tions 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-
lui 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
rascally 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 person who knew all
about it. 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 it was true,
as reported, that the chairman of the
committee had received retainer as
counsel from Custom House official or
| officials.
Rep. Rosa-I will answer thusly
| When the matter became public proper
ty was approached by the Minister of
| Finance and the Collector-General to as
| sist in ferreting out the matter, | re-
piled that as member of the Legislature
| | was not sure whether was or was not
able to take a retainer. Subsequently
refused to take the retainer, because l
was 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 q
member of the House could not take it,
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 l am
| not susceptible to that kind OF influence.
| have never accepted a bride, and |
stand above reproach on that score. (Ap-
plause.)
Rep. Knudsen said that having heard
the report from respectable citizens. re-
| peatedly in several days past, he felt II
his duty to bring the matter before the
House. If it had been true he should
| say that the committee was heavily
handicapped by the member for Waia-
lua.
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 if 1t
was sustained by sworn testimony.
Rep. Rickard referred to the matter as
| a dirty piece of business. 1t was the
duty of this House to leave nothing I'M
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
man of committee.
Minister Brown said that every ques'
| ton was answered in the report and the
evidence
Noble Muller suggested that before
any more time was wasted the members
have an opportunity of perusing the re-