The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-22

from further answer unless specific
items were mentioned in the uues-
tons.
RSp. Ashford-That is not an an
swerl
Minister Whiting--It is answer
enough for you, sirl If the informa.
ton is requested by resolution, he
could not give away information on
police matters yet undeveloped and
which required supervision of the civil
service even to-day.
Rep. Ashford spoke bitterly
against the wish expressed by the
Acknowledgement that he he "rxcus-
ed from answering further uues-
tons" The answer presented bv
the Minister had evaded the princi-
pal information required and that
was relating to the secret service.
What was The secret service?
That was what he wanted to know,
and who were enrolled in it, where
they were stationed, and what they
did for the moneys paid them. He
had heard that respectable people
had been dogged to their homes, and
about their homes, 10y lot of bum
mers, thugs and thieves, whom the
Marshal had gathered around him.
He desired to know those spies. He
had been logged himself and he had
no wrongdoing charged to him. He
did not think that the Attorney Gen
eral should be excused from further
answering.
Minister Whiting said that he had
only asked to be excused from an
swering general questions. If it was
desired to obtain knowledge of the
secret service it could only be done
by resolution of the Assembly and
not on the say so of one member. If
the honorable gentleman from the
3D. district has been "dogged" as he
says he has, he probably deserved it,
Rep. Ashford, (pointedly) -
would ask if the Minister means to
imply that l should be logged. That
l have done any thing of dishonor-
able nature TO require this service of
spies?
Minister Whiting-I said and |
say again that if you were logged
you probably deserved to be!
Rep. Ashford did not propose that
the Minister should cover himself
uhder the subterfuge offered of the
civil service. The Minister was not
a dictator; he was not the party to
judge in regard to the withholding or
granting of information required by
the House; the Cabinet were not the
masters but the servants of the PEG.
pie. The question has been asked
relative to the special police and
when the Minister answers relative to
the civil service he is talking of a
myth, 'the civil service, indeed
rather a troop of loafers and bum
mers placed at the public crib by the
supposed subordinate but really mas
ter of the Attorney-General." Moved
that il is the sense of this House tina,
the questions asked by Rep. Waipui,
lani be answered as called for.
Noble Neumann had been much in.
terested by the tale of Rep. Ashford
relative to the trailing and logging
and thought that more of it would also
be interesting, but considering thai
they had been patient listeners fol
sometime previous to other debate
lie would-for change-move ad
journment. (Seconded amid the
slamming of desks and laughter).
Rep. Ashford objected, that there
was another motion pending.
President Walker said that a mo.
ton to adjourn was always in order.
Rep. Ashford (hotlyl-Then il
such is your ruling, L appeal.
Noble Thurston rose and read from
the Rules showing that the ruling o.
the President was correct, whereupol
Rep. Ashford withdrew his appea
and at A :25 the Assembly adjourned