The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-23
TIE LEGISLATURE
TORTY.S1Nru DAY.
FRIDAY, July %, 1892.
Afternoon Session.

Honolulu, $3.50.
Rep. Robert Wilcox was in favor
of the committee rising and report.
ing back to the House that they could
not proceed further until the Cabinet
was filed. As it was now there were
only three legs to the stool. If we
wanted to ask questions relative to
the Attorney Generals department
there was no one in that position to
answer them. Did not favor the
idea advanced by Noble Baldwin that
Hawaiians be added TO the Ways and
Means Committee, they would only
go over the same ground again.
Favored adjournment until Monday.
Noble Hoapili also drew attention
to the fact that there was no one to
answer the questions asked relative
to the Attorney Generals depart
ment. A great many things were
charged against the conduct of the
Attorney-Genera's department and
the members required information.
| He favored the committee rising.
Rep. Smith considered that the
members We're laboring under mis-
apprehension of the actual state of
affairs. The Acknowledgement had
offered his resignation us stated but
it had not yet been accepted, he
therefore was still AttorneyG General.
Acknowledgement Whiting now
appeared and took his seat, his pre-
sence being greeted with applause
and laughter.
Rep. Smith--"Pau pilikia" (the
trouble is ended. Laughter). He
was in favor of the item of two
clerks at the Station. The positions
were necessary ones and would have
to be filled by good men.
Minister Whiting said that if the
item was struck out it would impair
the efficiency of the force at the
Police Station and would throw back
the progress of the work. These
clerks relieved each other, were pre-
sent at all searches and took down
statements when made by parties
arrested.
Rep. Robert Wilcox desired to
know if the Attorney General thought
an honest man could be obtained for
$50 per month.
Minister Whiting thought that an
honest man could be obtained, there
were a good many honest men, but
he was not sure that competent
man could be obtained.
Rep. Bipikane considered the item
perfectly useless. The work out-
lined could be and should be done
by the Captains on watch. He
moved the item be struck out.
The item passed at $3.50.
Salary Supreme Court Officer,
1920.
Rep. Bipikane considered the Off
Ger was good man and of great use
to the Court. He favored $2400.
Rep. Robert Wilcox said that the
officer now holding the position was
an old and faithful employee. He was
opposed to a reduction.
Item passed at S2lGO, or $50 pei
month.
Chief Captain of Police, S2400.
. nCps plplNpuS hdo uSSliCull w
posed to the passage of the item
The man in the position at present
was unfit and it was for the Interest
of native Hawaians to have the item
struck out.
Noble Marsden said that the Com
mittee did not know the man Hop
kins in this matter; the members
may be assured that they were no
voting this amount for him, as {
native Hawaiian may occupy The
Office tomorrow.
Noble Pua said the present incum
70 bent of the office, Hopkins, haC
y. brought disgrace on the police force
He was well known as a aw-breake
and one who hesitated at nothing Il
obtain his ends. He was untrutnfu
and entirely unreliable.
Rep. Smith was not in favor 0
striking the item out but rathe
strike the man out of the office. |
the statements that he had hear'
made about this man Hopkins wer
true he should have been remove,
long ago.
Rep. Iosepa regarded the Office a
t supertluous, the man occupying tn
position does nothing but break tn
J. law and has associates who help hin
to bring disgrace upon the Depart
ment.
!. Rep. S. X. Pua thought that "chie
loafer" would be the better name t
: give Hopkins, than chief captain.
+ Rep. Kaunamano favored the iter
: being struck out. 1t was a matte
3 of impOssibility in this case to sepa
rate the man from the office. Iii
record was such that the man had t
he considered. He noticed that Hon
Marsden was busy preparing for hi
coming lecture and hoped that h
would vote quickly to strike out.
On motion the item was struck GU
considerable citation being displaye
at the result.
Salary of Hack Inspector, $2O4(
, Rep. Bipikane SAID that the ollic
was a necessary one and the preser
incumbent very efficient.
Rep. Smith did not think thu
$50 month was enough. If ther
,r was any business that was corrupt