The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-23
BL0UNT INTERPRETERS
Mr.. NOrdhOf Does Not Answer
Citation to Appear,
President Dole Announces that the Am
eriCan Minister Denies the Govern
ment'S Jurisdiction Over the
Herald Correspondent.
President Dole Announces that the Am

iug'S Government organs announced,
with more or less flourish, that Mr..
Charles Nordhoff, correspondent of
the New York Herald, had been
cited to appear before the Execu-
tive and Advisory Councils, Provi-
sional Government, to answer to a
charge of contempt against those
bodies. The report was correct and
the Councils assembled at the APP
pointed hour, but the opening of
the session was delayed little to
await the arrival of the President.
Present: Ministers Dole Presi-
dent, King and Porter; Councillors
Damon (Vice-President), Hatch,
Emmeluth, Allen, Waterhouse, Nc
Chesney, Brown, Tenney, Young,
Suhr, Mott, Morgan, Wilder and
Bolte. The only absentee at roll
call was Attorney General w. O.
Smith, who was engaged in the Cir
cult Court.
President Dole stated that the
matter for which the session was
convened related to proceedings
concerning Mr.. Nordhotf, the New
York Herald correspondent, in yes
terday's special session.
A motion by Mr.. Hatch to con-
slider the matter in special session
was withdrawn on the opposition of
Mr.. Emmeluth and Mr.. Young.
Secretary Rodgers read the min
ute of special session on the matter,
showing it was brought up by Mr..
McChesney and consisted of that
portion of Mr.. Nordhotfs letter in
the New York Herald, and copied
by the DAILY BULLETIN, which alleg-
ed that certain members and Off
GERS of the Provisional Government
signed petitions in favor of the lot
terry bill.
President Dole asked the secretary
to call Mr.. NordhoH, and that Off
cial sung out, "Charles NordhoH,
Charles Nordhof, Charles Nordhotf,"
in court crier style.
Charles Nordhof did not respond
to the call.
Mr.. Hatch arose with a paper in
his hand, saying that under the cir
cumstances he had resolution to
move.
President Dole Gnterrupting) said
he had an impression that Mr.. Nord,
hotf stayed away by advice of the
American Minister Mr. Blount call
} ed on him yesterday afternoon and
} stated that the American Govern
ment had established precedents re
: garding publications made by Amer
leans in foreign countries. The Min.
lister quoted case in Mexico, where
an American newspaper correspon
dent was imprisoned, whose release
was demanded by the American Gov
ernment. Mr.. Blount felt that nc
criminal liability attached to Mr.
Nordhoif, and if that gentleman wa:
! held liable he would be called on tt
; Interfere. President Dole thought
it was now matter to be left tt
| their law advisers, to ascertain wha
,, was the law in the matter and re
, port. He thought the matter of Mr.
Nordhoif was small one in itself
! in comparison with any mistake
, the Provisional Government nigh
make in dealing with it.
Mr.. Damon asked if the Ministe
had given official notice to the eifec
stated.
President Dole answered that tn
> Minister said he preferred to intro
! duce the matter unoificially and no
!, go into any correspondence. TIL
! Minister'S opinion was that unde
= the circumstances they had not juris
: diction from any American point c
! view to proceed criminally agains
: Mr.. Nordhoif.
Mr.. Young said that under tn
circumstances he thought that tn
matter was one that had better b
dealt with further in executive ses
: sion.
A motion to go into executive se'
sion was Immediately made and ca
c ried. Reporters and a few spectacle
u accordingly withdrew and the doc
II was shut against the public.