The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-04
TIC LEbISLA7URD.
SEVENTY FIRST DAY.
THURSDAY, Sept. 4.
The House met at 10 o'clnrk.
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without having given them any op.
portunity Of defense or explanation
regarding the matters alleged, and
praying that an impartial committee
be appointed to Investigate the
charges in question.
Noble Baldwin moved that The
petition be laid on the table TO be
considered with the finance commit
tees report.
Noble Muller moved that the petit
iion he referred back TO the intro
ducrr. Ii was piece Of impu-
deucc rwo Of the late Ministers
sncakcd out OF Honolulu whenever
they went out Of office.
Rep. Brown asked who had inn
pudeuce, the introduccr or the petit
TONER.
Noble Muller said the petitioner.
Rep. Brown said that everybody
had the right of petition under the
Constitution.
Noble Widemann regarded the
petition as impudence in the highest
degree. There was the Thunder
er" this morning saying the finance
committee 4 report contained nothing
that either party could consider, but
now the late Minister finds some
thing in it against which he feels
hounds to defend himself. 1t was
an insult to the House TO ask for n
committee to investigate the report
of one of its standing committees.
What did the cx-Ministcr want Of "A
committee! 1t was to hoodoo them
Ito explain his motives. The
House had nothing to do with his
motives but had to deal with his
actions. He would move that the
petition be laid on the table.
Rep. Richard, in supporting the
motion of Noble Baldwin, took cx-
ception to the language used regard
ing Mr.. Thurston, who did not de.
serve such treatment.
Rep. kalua supported Noble Bald
wins motion, saying that if the
finance committee had brought
charges against the petitioner with
out giving him hearing, it was GER
tainly matter to be investigated by
the House. They should not have
it go abroad that one party in the
House tried to suppress fair discus
sion. There was general agree
ment lately between both parties t.
work together for the common bene
fit.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox interjecte(
that he had not been party to All,
such agreement.
Rep. kalua went on 10 argue tina
it was wrong for members TO crafty
spite against political opponents b.
refusing to entertain the petition
Members would complain if II cour
Of justice condemned o man unheard
He had grown up with Mr.. Thurstol
but disagreed with his politics, ant
he did not appear on this occasion
as his personal defender. All h
wanted was to give the petitlone
fair play and to sustain the constitu
tional right of petition.
Rep. Paehaole claimed that tn
late Minister had 4 perfect right Il
come in by petition and demand
hearing in answer to the charge
against him.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox was surprise,
that the late Minister of the Interio
should have at last emerged fror
his obscurity. If you gaw grouI
of men passing and sang out
"There goes q bald man," the on
that would get mad and take off hi
hat would be the bald man. 1
this case it was clear that MI
Thurston was the bald-headed ma
of the late Ministry. That gentle
man did not give Mr.. Gibson til
chance of hearing on the 30th @
June, 1887.
Rep. Kalua called the member t
order as being away from the qucs
ton, and both members were talkin
at each other, when the Presiden
raped for order and called for ia
depreciation.
The President ruled the remark
out of order.
Rep. Bush questioned the ruling
: hold that the hon. member was onl
instituting proper comparison.
Rep. Wilcox, after a few word
more, said he favored considerin
: the petition with the report.
Noble Widemann had not.so muc
objection to the petition as to il
tenor. The petitioner asked for n
f impartial committee, but what i
I wanted was partial one--a con
3 mttee on whom he could put h
: own spectacles, whom he coul
1 make believe black was white, Il
g would, however, withdraw his M
ton.
l Rep. Nawali was in favor of el
. tertaining the petition-would Lii
n to have the Minister there even
b have him explain his authority fl
| borrowing money to build the Va
n cano road. If he could not sho
t his authority he should be mat
@ liable for the amount himself.
e Rep. Kahookano admitted u
right of the ex-Minister to petite
n the House, but he went too far VIII
c he asked to have the report of OF
committee referred to another COZ
s mIttee. Therefore he moved Il
c petition be referred back to the j