The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-16

Users remark on the member.
That was merely harmless
joke, and the member should .
Know that though many read |
the ADVERTISER no one cares what !
it says. If a member abused his pri- /
vilege and dragged in the names OF /
people without relevancy to the de- .
bate, they might be licked with inn (
punity, but otherwise not. The House /
would be derelict if it left this matter /
uninvestlgated. So far as the allusion /
to me as Attorney General is con-
cerned, | decline to do anything in /
The matter until the committee has
reported.
Rep. Nawahi protested against
being put into a committee composed
OF the friends and enemies of the Mar
shall.
Rep. Ashford asked whether the
hon. member from HilO supposed
there was anybody in the House who
had not made up their minds whether
the Marshal was saint or a sinner.
Rep. White said it was time for him
TO rise TO question of privilege. 1t
had been asserted so often that he was
II brotber-in-law of the Marshal that
he must contradict it.
The resolution was adopted and re-
ferred TO q select committee.
Noble Thurston wished to bring an
other matter of infringement of the
privileges of the House before the AS
sembly. Last night a member of the
House was spirited away, and at the
very moment when the Attorney
General stated positively that the
member in question was not at the
Palace, he was there in CONVEX
sation with Her Majesty, and
was kept there until the debate was
| over. He would offer the following
! resolution:
Whereas, Charges have been made
| that ore OF the members OF this House
was on the night of the 14th inst. called
! out of the House, taken to and retained
at the Palace during the tendency Of a
vote OF want OF confidence in the Minis
try in order to prevent such member
from voting upon such resolution;
Resolved, That the Judiciary Commit
tee are hereby directed to investigate
such charge and report to the House
what action, ii any, is appropriate in the
premises in defense OF the rights OF the
House.
The word used iii the native, the
speaker thought, implied force. He
did not mean to say that the member
was kept there by force. The matter
should be settled by an investigation.
1t looked as though we were going
from bad to worse, and that efforts
were being made to force the House
to support this Cabinet, and it was
about time to find out where we stood.
Minister Neumann did not desire to
address the House ut length, but it
seemed like an attempt TO put him
personally on trial. He had stated
what he was informed. The resolution
was unnecessary and out of order.
| There sat the member, and he could
speak for himself Mr.. Kanoa was
not boy of 6 years, to be enticed
away like little Charley Ross, and he
believed the resolution was brought
in as political ruse, and that the in
PRODUCER was not sincere in the matter
Rep. Kamauoha thought the reso-
luton was out of order. There was
nothing in the Constitution to keep g
member here if he did not choose tt
stay. What about the people who
7 dragged the honorable Noble from
bed to vote on this question.
2 Noble Thurston said the Attorney
e General had answered like lawyer
4 1t was not an every day affair fo
g members of the Legislature to be sen
I for by Her Majesty when lmportan
4 votes were pending, and kept in con
L. versation with Her Majesty until afte
n II O'Clock at night. The matter is on
a which ought to be investigated
:. whether the Acknowledgement cal
: see it or not. Such methods are ia
q more dangerous than threats of per
sonal violence, which can more easil.
e be dealt with. | am ready to act IL
\ ofS; IN hn ~
II prove every word have said.
a Rep. Ashford said the matter shoul
e be sent to a committee for investiga
n ton. 1t was out OF the question fo
" this House to stifle the proposed in
e vestigation as long as they made an
IF pretense to decency, honesty an
l. fairness. If the Investigation Shove
l. there was nothing in it, well an
d good. 1t would be q miserable pieC
n of shuffling if it were voted down, an
particularly at the instance of til
ct Cabinet who were now on trial.
was asserted last night and re-asser
y ed to-day that this move was ru:
Id on the part of the opposition. If tn;
~ were so, what more could the Alto
if ney-General desire than an inveStig;
ton 10 expose it? If man oppose
at an investigation it was prima fac
IN evidence that he was afraid of it.
lie Minister Neumann said the resoll
IL ton was as usual an insult to Il
ry Queen. The investigation was u
e. necessary, because Noble kanoa w
w here. His unvarnished statement {
RS one side or another was all that w
on necessary.
an Rep. Nawahi was reminded by til
or resolution of the blind man in Scri
ng ture whose parents when asked WI
m had opened his eyes, said eve dOr
know, go and ask him." Mob
IN. Kanoa was of mature age. There W
no need of questioning committe
lid Ask the Noble. 1t looked to him
he though these resolutions We're broug
vs. in because the members were afra
lid they could not pass the resolution
lat want of confidence.
he Rep. Bush favored an investig
ed ton. The point was to find out VIII
Use officials were implicated in this
fair and had endeavored to get m
he out of this House when his presen
eat here was required by the whole isla
IN of Kauai. 1t was all right to ha
the hon. Noble make a statement, b
on that would not elicit all the facts
he the case.
M Minister Neumann - Does IL
mean he would lie?
ry Rep. Bush-No, it does not. | 5;
on one of those gentlemen over the
n hand him the letter.
al. Minister Neumann-Do you me