The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-17
SOLONS OF
THE ISLES
Senate Porto Rican
Committee
Reports.
(From W .aesdays doIy)

Senate was given over To the usua
performance OF killing time. Long
winded and unnecessary speeches were
made on the different matters thai
came up before them.
Immediately after the opening "i
the session, Clerk Caypless read the
following communication, addressed to
him by the foreman OF the Grand jury.
now sitting:
Room OF the Grand Jury. Honolulu
T. H., May 14th, 1901.
Edgar Caypless, Esq, Secretary oil the
Senate, Territorial Legislature.
Sir,-The Grand Jury requests you 10
furnish a certified copy OF any writing
from the Governor OF the Territory 70
the Legislature or Committee thereoI
in which a statement or intlmatioh II
made that members of the Legislature
had been offered or received brides in
tended 10 influence them in their action
and in their conduct as public ohcials
reply to this is desired at your
earliest convenience.
Very respectfully yours,
]. o. CARTER,
Foreman of Grand Jury.
Cecil Brown moved the clerk be in
s+ruoted to answer the communication
and send the Grand Jury the message
from the Governor in which bribery
was mentioned 49,.
senator Achi called attention to the
fact that the letter was addressed :.
the clerk and not the Senate, ana
moved that the clerk be authori%eu u
do as ne pleased about it, =,
Cecil Brown said the clerk was an
that was left of the late Legislature
as soon as he turned over to the Ierri-
tor1al Secretary all his documents cue,
ne would be dead one. he hoPeu
the Senate would be courteous ana 40
all in their power to supply the oe-
sired information
"Oily" Bill White supported Bro" IL
Carter said as the clerk was temper
ary custodian of the records OF the la.e
session, he could do as ne pleaseu III
regard to the matter.
1.-THE Grand Jury" continued MI
Carter, sis not going to do anythihs'
They are simply barrel OF white"as,i'
I'VE know what they are going TO uo
beforehand, from the complexion OF the
men on the jury. and the letter uoes
not mean anything one way or ahothei'
What information we can give them
won't help them in any way, as tneS
know as much about the bribery chars-
es as we DO.
These remarks stirred up the nut
rendents, and half dozen jumped 10
their feet, clamoring for recognition,
Senator Crabbe managed to be nearu
to move that the Grand Jury De given
anv old thing wanted.
Kanuha, Kalauokalani ana re"
more were all speaking at once. kanu-
ha was more vehement in MS utter
ance. and finally gained recognition
What he said could not be learned as
Bush was utterly unable to eaten the
drift Of his "hot air" on the account
of the many Interruptions made our
Ing the course % the honorable he"i-
ber's remarks.
Senator Crabbe called the honoran''
member to order, for talking on the
subject, and was sustained by the chair'
who ordered Kanuha to take his seat
Senator Crabbe then moved that the
Grand Jury be given the desired infor-
NATION.
The clerk then read the following in
vitation from the local G. A. H. post
asking the members to be present at
their Memorial Day exercises. the IN
yitation was accepted with thanks;
Honolulu. II. T.. May 14th. 1901.
Hon 8 70 Kaiue. President of Senate.
Territory OF Hawaii.
Dear Sir:-Through you Geo. w. DE
Long Post No. 40, G. y. X, eNtenus d
cordial invitation to your honoraple
body to participate with them IN me
observance of Memorial Day on the
Both inst
Respectfully yours,
r. JAY GREENE,
Chairman of Committee.
A brief respite was then enjoyed
by the members, while listening to the
following report presented by senator
Baldwin on the Porto Rican investiga-
tion matter:
REPORT OF BALDWIN FOR SPE-
CTAI. COMMITTEE APPOINTED
10 INVESTIGATE PORTO HI
Honolulu. May 18th, 1901.
Hon. S. f. Kaiue. President OF the SEN
Sir:-Your special committee appoint
ed under the House Concurrent feso-
luton. which called for Joint com
mittee of the House and Senate TO
visit the quarantine station and m
yestigate the condition Of lot OF Porto
Ricans that had Just been landed from
the S S. Colon" beg leave to report
that in company with the House com.
rnittee we went yesterday TO the wharf
of Quarantine Island but were not al
lowed hy the Federal officer In charge
to go 10 the quarantine buildings. we
however saw most Of the Porto re
ans on the quarantine wharf as theN
ernha rIed on the boats OF the ,'kinan
which steamer was then nearly READY
ca stgrt for Maui and Hawaii a por-
ton ~ the Porto Ricans were shipped
10 Hawaii on the "Mauna Loa' IN the
forenoon. some were sent 10 planta-
tIons 90 oahu. and "A large number
were ghinued On the Kinau to Ha-
watt leaving only few at the quar-
aptiue station.
Two general appearance 81 this lot
Of Porto Ricnns was better than W"
auticipnted although they bore EVIL
dence ~ moor living In their own coun
trv. nrd vour committee should say
thai ahNut N ner cent ~ them were
troubled with what IN" medical Nom
ber - vow enmmitte", DR., Russel
cate "'rropical Worm "a complaint
which w more ~ less prevalent among
she worrying classes here on these
..t..a. mr. nuaeal n1en believed that