The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-05
Advisory Councils Consider Peti,
tiOns to That Eject.
MORE REEELtION HONEY VOTED
HnO Conservative Association Makes
Clear Statement Against Williams
Governments Employee. Resolution
An Indemnity Act IA Presented.

Aside from passing an act appropri
ating an additional SOS. 600 to defray
the expenses of the rebellion, the
Councils at the meeting yesterday
afternoon gave their principal atten-
ton to petitions.
The first matter laid before the leg
islative body was a communication
from the Conservative Association, OF
Hilo, calling for the removal from
office of Sheriff williams. The spirit
Of the document cannot be mi-under-
| stood, and as one of the mem bers re-
marked, "Calls a spade q spade" The
communication states that Mr.. Will.
Jams has not the confidence OF the
| leading citizens of Hllo. He is ac-
cused Of incapacity and stupidity,
and instances cited in support of that
accusation. It further states that the
people Of Hilo would not have con.
sented TO Mr.. Williams appointment
had it been supposed that he was to
fill the Office in anything more than
temporary capacity. Judge Bar
nard, Of LaupahoehOe, is mentioned
as an able successor, who would meet
the appreciation of the supporters of
the Government.
Councilman HOsmer asked as to the
personnel of the HIlo Conservative
Association, and was Informed that 1t
was q representative body OF the bust.
nePs men and prominent citizens of
the town. Attorney General smith
stated that be rega rded the petition AS
coming under the jurisdiction of the
Executive, and should not come be-
fore q legislative body which had
nothing to do with the appointment
of Government subOrdInates. A mo
ton to refer the subject to the Execu-
tive was passed.
Councilman Wood introduced q res
OlutiOn, drawn by the committee from
the military organizations, for the
consideration of the Councils. The
names in the document were not
given out, as 1t was not deemed ad-
vIsable to make the names public
until each case had been thoroughly
Investigated. The resolution reads as
follows:
cat a meeting of the properly &C.
credited representatives OF the vOlun
teer military ami special police de- |
partment, the following preamble aud |
resolution was adopted r preseuta |
ton to your honorable bodies, anu we |
ask that you will give to the state |
mentS herein made such action as |
their Importance may warrant:
"Whereas, During the past two |
years the condition of the loyal citi !
zens of the Provisional Government |
and it's legitimate successor, the Re- |
- II .. AE,s,k
it was only by great personal sacrifices |
and risks. by the most determined and |
united effort, and 10y the banding to- |
gether of such loyal citizens into or |
CARNATIONS of military aud semi-miI- |
itary character, that their existence as |
q body of freemen could be main
tanned and the degradation OF being :
slaves TO a dissOiutO and uDprIncipled !
could be sveTtei;
"We therefore assert that it was the |
duty OF every loyal citizen during
these two years of trial aud danger to |
have become q member of some or
ganizatiOn having for its object the
support aud drfense of the Govern
ment under which we lived;
eve further assert that If it was the
duty of all citizens, regardless OF their
aud positions in life, to
have become members Of such OrgHni-
much more was il the duty OF
those citizens vino receive 8 regular
who are employees of
the Government-to have become
known as its defenders, aud to have
been in q situation that when defend
ers were wanted they could have been
upon as such, AMI could have
in the struggle for the over
throw Of the rebellion at q time when
every mans help counted for or
against the success of the Govern
ment, instead of coming in one by
one to assist when help VS. no longer
of vital importance.
1--WE further assert that the follow
ing persons, employees of this Gov
did not prior to January 6,
1895, affiliate with any organization
having for its object the defense of the
aud the protection of
life and property from its enemies.
ether. fore, be II resolved, That the
status of every employee whose name
appears herein he investigated, ami If
it be found that they have not proven
themselves to be fully in accord with
the sentiments herein expressed, they
b. removed at once from any position
Of trust under this Government, aud
only such men be employ ed as have
proven their loyalty by the tests here
in stated"
DR.. w God, in explanation Of the Oh
ect of forming the list, said it was the
sentiment OF the military organize