The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-14
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
One Hundred and First Day.

from the table and made special order
for Tuesday. He moved the resolution
be adopted.
Minister Brown-It is very necessary
that the appropriation bill should be
proceeded with l move the resolution
be laid on the table.
The motion to lay on the table carried.
The House proceeded to the Order OF
the Day, further consideration OF the
majority and minority reports on postal
matters.
Noble Crabbe as a member OF the
Postal Committee said that in the report
laid down before this House schedules
A. and D. inclusive, also letters received
from the rural postmasters, as also affi-
davits taken from clerks in the General
Post Office, We're referred to in the ma
jority report, and he considered as they
were embodied in the report to
the House by reference, that they
belong to that report, and as such
belong to the House, and should be paid
for by the authorization of this House to
have the report printed. Another point
was that before the majority report was
submitted to this House, the affidavits
were shown to the members OF the mi
nority and to Noble Baldwin in particu-
lar, who said, when he had looked at
them, that he would not believe them,
the subscribers to the affidavits, because
it was evident that if they could not tell
the truth when before the committee,
they would not do so by affidavit. He
contended that all the report was regu-
lar, and should be sustained by this
House.
Rep. Waipuilani-This matter is very
important one. / understand that the
Printing Committee has no right to print
anything not ordered by the House. l
would like to ask the chairman il he
read the extracts from the aftidavits and
the remarks on pages So and SO to the
House.
At this point, Rep. Kahookano, on
suspension of the rules, presented re-
port from the Judiciary Committee that
they had made careful examination of
the certificate of election and the records
in the Interior Office, and found that
Patrick Cockett was duly elected as re-
preventative for South Waikiki, and that
he should take his seat accordingly.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
President Walker appointed Reps. Ka-
hookona, White and Nawahi committee
of three to wait on the Chief Justice and
request him to attend in the House and
swear the new member in.
The committee returned with Mr.. JUS
tice McCully who administered the oath,
the House rising
The discussion on the Postal Report
was then resumed:
Rep. Kanealii, as a member of the
Printing Committee thinks they have not
been treated right by the majority of the
Postal Committee. never heard an ex-
tract from affidavits read before the
House when the chairman presented his
report.
Rep. Richard said the committee had
gone outside OF their bounds and require
ments, in bringing in such a report as
this. 1t would be unjust and unwise of
us as Legislators to accept such report.
The General is at the head Of
the bureau, and if it was right for the
committee to examine the clerks regard
ing the conduct OF the head of the bu-
reau towards them, fail to see how dis
cipline can be maintained. 1t was a
matter of pay in the bureau that the
committee had to investigate. If any Of
the employees were dissatisfied they
were not obliged to remain. The care
and responsibility of that important bu-
reau rested on the shoulders of the Post
MASTER General. We have not heard of
any extreme abuses being practiced on
the employees of the bureau by the Post
master. 1t is not an easy position to fill
to the satisfaction of everyone in the
kingdom. There has not been a single
thing found wrong with the correctness
of the accounts and the business trans
actions in that bureau while the present
General has held the posi-
ton AS long as he is able to conduct
the bureau as ably as he has done, a
little question of irritable temper means
very little.
Noble Baldwin, think Rep. Richard
is going beyond the motions before the
House. The House should confine its
discussion to the report.
Noble Muller-I rise to point of priv
ilege. II the hon. member looks on page
So of the Finance report, which the
House adopted, he will find grave
charges made against the Postal bureau.
Rep. kahookano favored reference to a
select committee, las these matters require
| investigation.
Rep. r. w Wilcox am in favor OF
reference to a select committee. The
members of the minority committee be-
long to the Reform Party and were elect
| ed to come in and protect the interests OF
| their friends whether right or wrong land
| at all hazards. That is why the National
Reform Party came in to put an end to
these things The Reform Cabinet was
put out, but believe the present Cab
met is just as bad, if not worse, as il
keeps these men in office.
Noble Won Tempsky-I rise to point
| of order The Ministers are not before
| the House.
| The President so ruled.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox The minority Of
the committee belonged to the Reform
Party, and therefore wanted to shield the
Postmaster-General. am surprised te
see members of the National Reform
Party who boasted loudly before election
of what they were going to do in the
House, standing up to defend Reform
officials. Ii this thing continues there
will be new Government before year
and there will be no King, and viii
take hand in the business.
President Walker-Such language i:
entirely out OF order.
Rep Paehaole-I rise to a point o.
order The hon member is way outside
of the discussion.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox-T will retract
/ ,l,nk I