The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-07-22

1 GlclOu l1Oucc UldhS, Tie 1llIl-
istry was bound to thoroughly investigate
the matter for ITSELF He therefore
seconded the motion OF the honorable
Noble from Hamakua.
Rep. Bush held that there was evil
dence there which should have enabled
the committee to bring in a verdict.
They should either censure the commit
tee or discharge it and appoint new
one. 1t was ridiculous TO report that
nobody was guilty, when opium was
stolen while in the hands of Government
| officials He was not ashamed to saw that
he believed the Custom House officials
were guilty 1t was a disgrace to the
House if this scandal was to be slurred
over.
Rep White moved that the report be
laid on the table and a new committee
appointed. The finding of the material
behind the Chinese stores was a clue
from which something should have been
gained. Ii the matter was left to the
Judiciary committee it would ferret it
out
Rep. Nawahi, as a member of the
| Judiciary committee, was not anxious to
| take the work, but was confident that, If
| the other committee was discharged, the
Judiciary committee would let the House
know next Monday morning, or Wednes-
day at the least, who were the guilty
parties. If the Custom House gave re-
ceiptS to the Marshal without examining
what they were getting, they should be
held responsible. Why should the chair
man OF the committee have been APP
preached by the Government, when
there were other equally capable lawyers
in town?
Rep. Rosa said they had examined
the Chinese merchants and the owners
of the buildings, without result. The
honorable member for Hilo was much
older lawyer than he, but never was
success except in the Legislature. and
there he never accomplished anything.
Rep. Paehaole thought the committee
had done great deal of work, and their
report ought to be accepted and they
discharged. Then the matter should be
referred to another committee for further
investigation. The House ought TO find
out who the worker of miracles was, who
could turn opium into bricks and straw.
The motion to translate and print the
report was little premature, as there
might be another report TO consider on
the matter
Rep. r. w. Wilcox was in favor of &C
cepting and laying the report on the
table, and referring the matter further 10
the Judiciary Committee. 1t contained
several lawyers and the chairman rep.
Kalua) would bring some backbone TO it.
Why hadn't the Government done some
thing before? The Minister of Finance
promised to do something at this late
day The Attorney-General instead of
doing anything on taking office, had
gone on a fishing excursion with persons
who had been plotting to overthrow the
Government. BY their inaction in the
premises the Ministers were giving
couutenance to the unlawful deeds of
those officials.
Minister Brown called the speaker to |
order.
Rep. Wilcox Changing to English) |
said he was speaking on a point of or /
der The Ministers stood there bare !
faced and promised to do something, and |
the House had right to hold the Minis |
tiers responsible. Resuming in Hawaiian,
the conclusion of the honorable members |
remarks was not interpreted.
Minister Brown said that if the honor
able gentleman had been as well &C.
Quainted with the usages of polite society |
and of legislative practice
Rep. Wilcox-I am more of a gentle |
man than His Excellency-
Minister Brown have the floor. | |
say that the honorable member should
have known that the Ministry could not
take this matter out of the hands of
committee of this House. Now that the
committee has reported, the Ministry is
free to take the matter under investiga
ton. | desire to have the ruling of the
Chair on this point, whether the Minis
try could take the matter out of the
hands of legislative committee.
President Walker ruled that the Min
stry could not have done so.
Rep. Kalua suggested that two boxes
of the size exhibited could not have held
the three or four hundred tins of opium
sent from Kahului. When the matter
was introduced Noble Widemann and
himself had advocated having the inves-
tigation cover the whole kingdom.
Opium was dirt cheap on Maui, showing
that smuggling had been prevalent
there. He was in favor of the investiga-
ton proceeding.
Noble Parker supported the motion for
and printing, bat would
move in amendment that the committee
be increased to seven members, by the
addition OF Reps. Nawahi and Kalua.
Noble j NJ Horner suggested that
Rep Bush be added, as that member
had stated how much he could do.
Noble Marsden suggested that, as the
Ministry were willing to take up the
matter, the committee be increased to
nine, adding the Minister of Finance
and the Attorney-General. He pro-
tested against members of the House
for the condemnation of per-
sons without evidence They forgot the
Did principle that it was better for ninety
nine guilty persons to escape than for
one innocent person to be condemned.
Noble Baldwin said great deal had
been uttered that might better have been
eft unsaid 1t would have only been
courtesy ON the part OF the House to
nave passed the motion to translate and
print the report, so that members could
know of what they were talking before
hey discussed the matter. As men,
Der of the committee he did not think {
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