The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-04

0u BOO rnplri in the records. aud ina
the records NJ this b0hy have bren tam
rcted With ! hariayo the time hhs rnft
ed fNr Hu Invest Nratiln f0 ha had n
The records are now or are supposed u
be- out ~ our hands and on their wal
90 the powers that be There may b,
some truth ln the matter. but DO no
believe there o. any member her. wh,
remembers everything the Journal con
tains. and N they do they are som,
very exceptionally bright and brain,
men. I DO not know what the commit.
tee can DO 10 verify the changes. N any
/ Therefore am not In favor of the reso.
luton"
u have not had any intimation. nof
have had any suspicious aroused. that
the records have been tampered with Of
said senator Russell. 1T would be a
hard matter at this late hour to rectify
any changes that have been made. "
there II any"
Senator Paris inquired ~ Senator
Brown what authority he had 10
make his assertions against the Re
publican members of the House blam-
ing therl Tor Il.
Senator Brown replied that he had re-
ceivcd his information from white
man that members of the Legislature
had tampered with the records
IF that Is the case" replied Paris. Il
am perfectly willing to have the mat
ter investigated"
Il do not agree with the Senator"
said Senator Carter. This resolution
is slur upon the clerk, whom / know
is far above any wrongdoing l have
tried at different times to take certain
matters with me, but have always been
refused. | was allowed to examine the
matter at his desk, but he would not
stand for my taking anything away
with me. think he has been very
Jealous In the discharge of his duties
The only reason I see for wanting to
go through such a lengthy document as
the journal is, is in order to get the
fifty cents per folio for reading copy.
We have no power to make any
changes at this time, and as I said be-
fore, 1t Is only casting reflections on
the clerk to pass such a resolution as
this"
Il do not agree with the last speak
err" said Senator Baldwin. IT do not
believe the resolution casts any rehec-
tions on the clerk, as the records have
been kept straight Tho committee
would be the means OF putting
luietus on the rumors floating around
4 there is any. If any of us would vote
against the resolution it would be
whispered around that there was some
thing rotten in Denmark and If we
'mothered it, they will say on the out
side that we had something to do
with it,"
'I do NOT think ~ clt ha
Jerk" said Senator Achi, but 1t is one
upon the members Of this Senate to
nave such a resolution passed; besides,
t has passed the thirty-day limit pre-
'cribed by law. and therefore we have
40 right to act on a resolution of this
lind"
THE last remark of Senator Bald
win" said Senator Carter, "in regard
o referring the matter to a committee
n order to put the House in right
light before the public, is all right;
1ad not thought of the matter in that
ight"
"I do not care where or from whom
he remarks that tampering had been
lone originated, but I think for the
Jerks benefit the matter should be
taken up. and I move to amend the
i've, instead of three" said Senator
crabbe.
"It is a very important thing" said
Senator Kalauokalani. "I am in favor
II 1t, as it will be the means of clearing |
lp this matter. The records might have
'een changed, and the committee would |
lear it up. We have the original copy |
igned by the president and clerk, and |
ch W ha1 iau
for such change could prob
Ibly be detected. We want to know
Who prompted the changes, and we
want the journal to go to Washington
n its proper form; so I say, pass the
II want to ask a question" said Sen
tor Crabbe. Suppose there had been
o extra session and the journal gone
n to Washington, what would the
honorable Senator Kanuha have done
n case of that kind, and where do
ou get the right to demand the journal
rom the secretary? You can't de-
nand 1t from him, nor can you compel
i'm to deliver 1t to you"
"T'-began Senator Kanuha, in an
wer to the questions propounded him,
I-well, 1 move the previous question,
uete HAS Dtei tllOuSH ldlh OIl Tic SUP
ect."
II move the clerk be allowed to speak
n the matter" said Senator Baldwin,
'hich was seconded by Senator Carter.
I'VE have nothing before this House
ut the resolution" said Senator Ka-
luokalani. I'VE do not ask him to come
efore this House, as we are not a COM
littee. The Republicans do not seem
, be very anxious to take up this mat
ar," was his parting shot.
"Such remark Is out of place and
OF right, as you have no grounds for
laking such an assertion" declared |
rabbe. I'VE all intend to vote for 1t.
move the previous question:" which |
lrried.
The resolution then went through by {
unanimous vote, and the president {
ppointed the following members to {
rive on the committee:
Senators Kanuha, Kalauokalani,
aldwin, Paris and j. T, Brown.
"Oily william" then moved to ad-