The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-06-12

not send for either Of his deputies
because he had no need Of them. IT.
was political conspiracy against one
man because he was doing bis
duty TO his biug and country, TO
prevent bastard onncxation
scheme from being forced on the
country. II was conspiracy, il
was a pnt-up job. The Minister of
the Interior was at the bottom OF il.
Whatever public excitement there
was at that time was not n cause, it
was Il result, of their action. / do
not charge all who met ut the
Foundry and ut the knmehamela
School were o.Conspiratcrs with
the Minister--some II them were
his dnpes. 1t has been sought by
the Minister TO minimise tie acts VI
the Marshal, | call Tho hon. mem
Der for koolaupoko (Rep. Bush) to
witness that / called him over to
my oitice---alno.t the only Time !
ever spoke 10 hin--and asked him
FOR heavens sake 10 ask the natives
in his paper to keep at home at
night and give 10 ground for action
v hich ] believed WAS intended 10
precipitata disturbances. wonder
il the Marshal had not sense enough
he has not much anyway--to see
that the Minister If Interior was
making a fool OF him. II was stated
that there were only four or FIVE
arned men there that night. |
stated that there were forty nen
according TO my information and
that one gatIing gun was run out.
The Marshal's brolhcr-in.law, Mr..
Fred Wundeubcrg, Postmaster
General, Que deep in the confidence
of these gentlemen. arrested a
foreign citizen and led him a tramp
out through Palama after pban-
tom. They didn't find it any more
than they found n cause for . guard
at the Station. ! am the more will
ing to accept the statement Of the
Minister of Interior than my former
information because it shows clearly
that they never expected any at
tack that night, for il they expected
an attack they would have had iiity
or sixty men, and it simply shows
Mat he is shamming. deny en-
phatica!ly before God that / had
any information that there was any
reason to believe that there was
anybody contemplating disturb.
ance. If am classifying in thi:
matter hope / may never see the
smile OF that God whose word is
truth. The purpose was not in con-
nection with the preservation Of
peace at all. 1t Was for the pur.
pose Of carrying out the prediction
of my honorable colleague, that
would be damned out Of this coun.
try. Their defense is that they
had reason to appreheud disturb
ance from X. w. Wilcox and V. V,
Ashford and that / was conniving
with them. If they had reason IL
suspect Il. w. Wilcox and V. V
Ashford it was their dutyto have
informed me, and If they also hat
reason to suspect me they shouIC
have had all three in the cell dowl
there. l ilnpcach and l brand IN,
colleagues here with being partner
in a vile conspiracy. The Who'll
matter hinges on my refusal to joi
them in their annexation schem
and OH my not being an annexation
ist as they are anDeXationists unde
a mask. | have occupied more tim
than any member that has spokei
IN this House in my experience
but il was necessary since the Min
lister OF the Interior plowed up 81
much ground that l followed hin
and turned up more skulls than h
cared to see.
Noble Widemann moved that thi
report be translated, printed, ant
referred to special committee. Fl
did this not 10 shut off the Ministe
OF the Interior bat to save time.
Noble Baldwin suggested tA
amendment 10 make it n Committe
of seven, and would like to say h
hoped the President, in the spiri, c
fairness shown by Mr.. Widemann
would select it from both sides 0
the House.
Noble Widemann accepted tn
amendment.
Rep. Brown wanted to know wha
was to be done with the reply of til
Minister of Interior TO the answer o
the Acknowledgement. The Hous
had got awsy beyond the genera
question. 1t had got into a dis
graceful Cabinet fight, that was all
was. He thought the proper way t
dispose of the matter was that tn
reply Of the Attorney. General b
printed, and when it was brought i
tina, the House disposed of it. |
was out Of order to order it printe
and referred at the same time. II
moved an amendment that tn
reply be translated and printed.
Minister Thurston-I do not pro
posed to make any speech now /
reply to the At,orney-Gencral.
simply wish here and now to max
certain specific denials which ma
90 to tho Dublic alOnu with the at,