The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-21

w DeESaS, SalU VSSScl ISDE2iHeu E6NtIai
weeks in the harbor OF Honolulu, while
the said Bloom and Douglass held Il resi-
dence ashore in this city, and
Whereas, it has been publicly stated
in the press, and otherwise, and notori
ously passed current in this community
that. during the said stay OF said Bloom
and Douglass in Honolulu, the Attorney
General, w. A. Whiting, and the Mar
shall of the Kingdom, G. B. Wilson, and
others, being official subordinates OF said
Acknowledgement and Marshal, entrusted
with the execution of the penal laws and
the apprehension of criminals, publicly
and privately consorted with said Bloom
and Douglass to an extent which brought
discredit upon the Law Department and
Police Administration of this Kingd N,
and
Whereas, it has been intimated in the
public prints, and is currently rumored
in this Kingdom, that the said Attorney
| General and Marshal obtained, but inn
properly kept concealed, certain evil
dence OF the identity of the said Bloom
and Douglass, thereby preventing their
| apprehension and surrender to the Aus
tralian authorities for trial upon criminal
! charges, and
Whereas, such course on the part of
said Attorney General and Marshal, SO,
as above, publicly and currently report
ed, charged and stated to have been pur
sued by them, if supported by facts can
not but seriously impair the confidence
of the people and of this House in the in
tegrity of said officials, and in the con-
duct Of the Department and Bureau by
them respectively controlled. Be it
| therefore resolved, that a select commit
tee of five members be appointed by the
] Chair, and that such committee be, and
is hereby instructed to inquire and re-
port to this House with all convenient
speed
lst. Al iacts co! corning the arrival,
character, mission and conduct of said
vessel, the Beagle" and of said Bloom
and Douglass in the Hawaiian Kingdom.
I'd. What were the relations between
the said Attorney-General and Marshal,
or either of them, or their or either of
their official subordinates, acting by the
consent of either of the officials named,
and said Bloom and Douglass, or either
of them, during the stay of the latter in
this Kingdom? In what manner, where,
and to what extent, if at all, did they
consort together?
Sd. Did the said Attorney General
and Marshal have information or reason
to believe that said Bloom and Douglass,
or either OF them, were or was wanted by
the authorities of any foreign govern
ment Tor trial upon criminal charge,
and, II SO, what steps, il any, did said
Attorney General or Marshal, or their.
or any OF their subordnateS, with their
consent, take to either promote, ficili-
tate, impede or Illustrate the desire oil
such foreign government to obtain the
custody of said Bloom and Douglass, OF
either of them?
4th, Were any presents received and
accepted by any Hawaiian official from
said Bloom and Douglass, or either Of
them, and, if so. under what circumstan
ces, and upon what consideration
9Th. All other facts pertinent to the
matter in question, together with the
recommendation, if any, of such com
mittee in the premises.
G. w. ASHFORD,
Representative Sd District, Oahu.
Rep. Ashford said that the facts re.
ferred to in this resolution were moi
merely common talk everywhere, but
they had been publicly stated in the
ADVERTISER, the leading paper Of
the kingdom. This resolution merely
called for an investigation, to ascer
tain whether the allegations against
the Marshal and Attorney General
were true or not. If these reports
were false, a great wrong had beer
done the Marshal and Attorney-Gen
eral and their subordinates and thai
wrong should be righted, and they
vindicated. If on the other hand the
reports were true, the wrong should
be brought home. He deemed it his
duty to bring up this matter, and his
attitude was entirely impersonal.
The Attorney-General was glad tC
have a committee investigate the
matter as it would be the first oppor
tunity to have it investigated by inn
partial men. He had been away mos
of the time and would be glad to have
his statement taken down and laiC
before the House. He was prepared
to have u committee appointed. He
would suggest the resolution be refer
red to Il committee to investigate
rather than have the resolution
adopted.
Rep. Ashford said the adoption o
the resolution would not of course
commit the House to any view of The
facts. The resolution, or some sub
stitute for it, would have to be adopted
in order to get committee.
Noble Thurston said every sucl
matter should be thoroughly investi
gated. He did not think it necessary