The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-14
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House re-assembled at las Pm.
Rep. Wilcox moved the House pro-
ceed 10 the
ORDER OF THE DAY
Which was carried, Rep. Bush being
called to the chair.
Rep. Kamauoha moved to insert a
new item after the salary of the Mar
shall, as follows: Salary of Deputy
Marshal, $4,000.
The Secretary read the recommend
ations of the committee on the sub
iect, as follows: Deputy Attorney
General, $4,000; Deputy Marshal,
$1,000.
Rep. Smith favored the recommend
atoms of the Committee.
The Acknowledgement favored pas
sing the item for Deputy Marshal at
$4,000, for it was an important office.
Rep. Kanealii favored passing the
item at $1,000. provided that only one
Deputy Marshal be appointed.
Rep. Smith favored passing the
item at $1,000, for this officer could
carry on the duties of the Marshal
during the latter's absence on official
visits to the other islands.
Noble Baldwin though it was not
wise to raise the sum above the recon-
mendation of the committee. We
know that the Withdrawals from the
Postal Savings Bank during the past
three months has been in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. We do not know
whether the Government would be
able to sell their bonds or not.
Rep. Ashford thought that $4,000
was proper for the Deputy Marshal,
providing the number of clerks be cut
down.
The item was passed at $4,000.
The Acknowledgement moved that
an item of "unpaid bills" for prison
support, from last period, of $7l46.24
be inserted in the Appropriation bill.
The item was inserted and referred
to the Finance Committee.
The Acknowledgement also asked
quests "bills unpaid for" of $40 be in
serted. Carried and referred to the
Finance Committee.
Pay of Police, Hawaii, 100000. The
committee recommended Sol, 720.
Rep. Ashford said that he wished to
put the Police Department on better
basis, although he did not think it
was in such hands at present. His
Eminence" the Marshal's system
was rotten. J. H. Sizzling, c. J. Long
and mechanic were sent to kohala
and Hamakua as special police in
| compliance with a complaint which
came down from those districts that a
certain saloon keeper was meeting
with competition from distillers. 1t
so happened that j. G. Long spent his
nights in saloons and neglected his
work. They were there six weeks
and accomplished nothing. The sa-
| loon people organized two expeditions
among themselves to go and stop the
| illicit distillers. J. &. Long, the chief,
/ could not even be drawn by the collar
to appear for duty.
Rep. Smith asked what that had to
do with the appropriation for Police
of Hawaii.
Rep. Ashford continued that J. c..
Long received $50 month and $50 a
month for expenses. He was paid that
/ for doing nothing. The said J. G..
Long paid q certain bill Of 50 for
| horse feed and he asked $50 which
was paid. These favorites or hangers
on of "His Eminencen did no earthly
| use; they did not arrest single dis
tiller. L have heard that the Marshal
received his commission on March 10,
and it was signed by the Attorney
| General before he ever became At
| torney-General. That was made with
The understanding that the Attorney
General be appointed to his present
| office.
The Attorney General - Did you
assert that / signed the Marsha's
commission before ] became Attorney
| General?
Rep. Ashford replied that he said
what he said, and nothing more.
The Attorney-G said that he
| received his commission on February
| %, and the other commission (the
| MarshaPs) was signed on March TO-
Rep. Ashford accepted the denial of
! the Acknowledgement. He referred to
the Kohala matter because it had be-
come a scandal. He thought that the
| Police Department, ought TO be ac-
| that every dollar voted by the House
was simply opening the door wider to
incompetency. He moved the House
rise and report to the. House that it
| declined to vote any further supplies
for expenditure by the Ministry and
/ to order the Ministry to compel the
| Marshal to resign at once. His rea-
sons were these: l. Expressing that
the House had no confidence in the
Ministry; and, ,. That the House
had no confidence in the Marshal.
The Cabinet was given eight days
to quit and that was at variance with
parliamentary proceedings. For some
reason or other, the states were not
ready or some mischievous boy came
and broke them.
Rep. Kamauoha rose on a point of
order. He thought the remarks of
Rep. Ashford far away from the dis
cussiOn before the House. He sup
ported Rep. Ashford's motion, how
ever, that the committee rise. He
believed that Rep. Ashford had been
neglecting his. duties as q legislator.
He thought that resolution be made
debarring lawyers of the House who
frequently attend to their private
business from sitting in the House,
ashford smiled. He was ab-
sent this morning, which was the
proper time for airing his remarks.
Rep. Kauhi replied that he alb
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