The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-26

sent Bill on the subject The
Committee recommend that the
advisory committee be formed at
once. Report adopted.
Under suspension of the rules
Minister Neumann gave notice of
and read for the first time bill ito
prevent the infection of cholera in
the Hawaiian Islands" Read
second time, passed to engrossment
and ordered to be read (under sus
pension of the rules a third time
this afternoon.
Noble Baldwin, under suspension
of the rules, presented a petition
from the mercantile and business
houses of the city of Honolulu con
tanning about 300 signatures and
praying that the Lottery Bill do not
pass. Tabled for consideration with
bill.
Rep. Kanealii, from the committee
appointed to investigate the Wilson
Ashford matter as presented i'll a
resolution offered by Noble Thurs
ton, reported that from the state
ments made and evidence taken
there was no infringement of Article
81 of the Constitution, and that
there was no assault. They consider
ed that Mr.. Wilson was not guilty of
the charges made and they therefore
recommended that the resolution be
laid on the table.
Rep. Ashford moved that the re-
port be adopted. He had not
brought the charges in his personal
capacity but as member of the AS
sembly. He was much surprised,
however, at the finding of the com
mittee, as it practically recommend
ed any bully or thug outside of the
House to intimidate or threaten any
member and to do so with impunity.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox did not sup
port the motion to adopt. He did
not consider that person should
go around like an Infatuated beast
simply because he was criticised in
the House. Members were not sup
posed to go around with revolvers
in their pockets ready to kill on pro-
vocation. He wondered how long
the Cabinet were going to retain the
present Marshal in office.
Rep. Bush felt called upon to give
expression to his opinion. He felt
that each member of the House
should protect the other. 1t was
the duty of the House to express an
opinion condemning the action OF
the Marshal. He would raise his
hand in protest against the report
being approved.
Noble Williams desired the mem.
Der to read the sworn atfidavits OF
Rep. Ashford and of Marshal Will.
son before continuing his speech
Rep. Ashford says under oath that
he was not "afraid of personal VIC
lence."
Rep. Bush continuing said that he
thought the adoption of the report
would be derogatory to the dignity
of the House.
Rep. Ashford reading the affidavit
of Marshal Wilson said that he wa.
not aware of this having been made
at the time that he moved the adop
ton of the report; he would nov
withdraw his motion. Marshal Viii
son showed that he had called hin
(Ashford) liar, had threatened 'tc
wipe the street up with him" and il
short had endeavored to intimidat'
him. If the case rested simply o.
the statements of Marshal Wilson
conviction was sure to follow. FL
moved the report be tabled till to
morrow, then to be considered witt
other matter relating to the Mar
shall. He would say that now i
looked as though he would hav
either to thrash the Marshal or tn
Marshal thrash him before either O
them were much older. On rehee
ton, however, he would change tina
statement and say that the repor
can only be regarded as white
washing of the Marshal and he 9TH
, MarshaD would feel that he could g
further and therefore it looked yer
much as though Ashford was in fC
a thrashing.
The motion of Rep. Ashford wa
; adopted and the report was mad
the Order of the Day, with otht
matters, for tomorrow.
Rep. Smith from the Rice Con
mittee presented a report in whic
the committee, after considerin
various bills and reports for an
against the repeal of the existin
duty on imported rice, say that the
feel that it would not be wise to r
move the duty either wholly or pa
tally until the conditions chang
and they recommend that all Of IL
;. bills and petitions referred to the
be laid upon the table.
. After some little discussion al
= several motions the report was tabl,
= for consideration with bills on I'll
! subject.
! At 12:11 the House took rece
= until 1:3O p. m.