The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-24

pacified and the prosecution be aban-
doned. The warrants were not taken
out in consequence, as we understood,
of this tacit understanding. On Mon
day, June Is, the Acknowledgement
came to my Office, and gave me to I'M
derstand that as soon as definite in
formation was received that Colonel
Ashford had left the country, the
prisoners would be set at liberty, and
he even thought of doing it then.
Acting on this understanding, the de-
parture of Colonel Ashford was finally
effected on Saturday, June Is, on the
J. d. Spreckels from Kahului. He
Colonel Ashford) concurred in that
arrangement on the express assurance
that the other defendants would be
set at liberty. Now that he had gone,
the Acknowledgement had settled
back in his harness like a baulky
mule, and did nothing. His amend
ment was simply to send the matter
to the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into these facts and report. Others
besides himself had received the as
surances to which he had referred.
The Attorney-G General (who had
just entered) asked what that assur-
ance was.
Rep. Ashford stated that it was that
| the prisoners would be set at liberty.
He could not read the mind of the
| Attorney Generate he had mind.
| That Minister of the Crown should
| go back on his word was not some
| thing to be expected, and man who
| did so should not remain Minister
of the Crown. The reason commonly
assigned was that he had received
orders from his Eminence the Mar
shall, and therefore did not do it,
! Another reason suggested was, that
| the Attorney General feared r. w.
Wilcox's vote would make the
| twenty-fifth on a want-of-confidence
motion, and so would not let him out
on that account.
The Acknowledgement said the
assertion made by the member was
not true. 1t was true that he and the
other counsel had urged the release.
The speaker had said there was as
much reason to let Wilcox, ETC., go as
Ashford. He had merely said that
he would take the matter under
consideration. The Acknowledgement
did keep his word, and would
still keep it; but he had given
none to the counsel of the de.
PENDANTS. No bargain or agreement
was made, and none could be entered
upon by the Attorney-Ge The
matter was one before the Court, anC
not one in which the Marshal had
could or would control in any way
The Attorney-Gene would act with
the advice of the Cabinet, and no one
else. The House could not act on this
resolution, as the Offense with which
fho Hon w XNitoov xtyao oJ1 roraC
was not bailable.
Rep. Bipikane accepted Rep. Ash.
ford's amendment. If two men stole
chicken, cooked and ate it, would
one be guilty and the other not? W.
were all in it but the Judge let some
60 and held others. That shows The
Court is rotten. He intended to bring
in vote of want of confidence in the
Cabinet tomorrow.
Rep. Ashford said he wished tt
apologize to the Attorney General
any apology were necessary-for any
reflection on his veracity. He haC
understood and accepted his remarks
as assurances, that was all.
The resolution passed as amended.
The Minister of the Interior an
swered questions of Rep. EdmOnds by
saying that, after all preparations t.
lay the Waikiki water works haC
been made, it was discovered that tn,
Government had no right to tn,
water. Negotiations to acquire sucl
right were now pending.
Rep. Ashford asked the followin:
questions of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs Il. Is Her Majesty contem
plating trip to Tahiti or elsewher
in the near future? 2. Has any sucl
project been advised? 3. The dat,
and the purpose? 4. What arrange
ment for conducting the government
during any such absence? 5. The eX
pected duration? 6. Is public money
to be asked for, and the amount
Minister Parker answered the ques
tions at once by saying that the Cab
met knew nothing of any sucl
scheme.
Minister Widemann stated that tn
report of the Postmaster-Genera wa
ready.
Rep. Waipuilani read by title a
Act to facilitate the acquiring an
settling of homesteads.
Noble Pua read by title an Act t
amend the law relating to Governors
, Also an Act authorizing the Min
, lister of the Interior to grant permit
! for the distilling of strong spiriiuou
+ liquors in this kingdom.
Rep. Bipikane read by title an Ao
: to authorize the Minister of the Int
rior to issue licenses to native Ha
waiian TO practice medicine.
Rep. Iosepa resolved that the Mir
, lister of the Interior state whether tn
, Government had any interest in til
wharf at Hamoa, Maui. Referred
the Minister of the Interior.
Rep. Waipuilani asked the Ministe
of Foreign Affairs whether the frs
/, clerk of the Foreign Office had take
: the oath of allegiance,
At 1852 the House proceeded to Til
3 ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading of bill No. So [
compel hack drivers to carry lights.
I Noble Thurston moved reference [
: the Judiciary Committee.
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