The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-02

OFFICE IS
NOW OPEN
Senate Acts on
Committees
Plan.
Urom Mondays dailyJ

With all the doubt ana ulUtuIig
smuuthed from about the Auditor $
once. it is said the first days Of the
week will be given by the Senate to
completely clearing up the tangles at
the executive building, so that there
may be by the end confirmation of the
appointments and then adjournment.
The committee which has been in
vestigating the Department of Public
Works has almost finished its report
and ii is unofiicially talked about, the
consensus being that the report when
made will be so written that ii Will
be signed by every member of the com
mittee. The committee has been most
thorough in its Investigations, and
the leaders of the party, including
Prince Kuhio, have kept in touch with
the progress of the work, and in con-
sequence it is expected that there will
be returned such a report that there
will be no objection to its immediate
passage.
There was some doubt expressed last
evening that the report could be pre-
scented this morning, but there Will
certainly be little time lost in getting
the matter before the Senate. The 9TH
er important reports are in an advanc-
ed state of preparedness, and the first
half of the week should witness action
on each of them and consideration OF
appointments is expected TO follow
very quickly.
When the Senate met on Saturday
there was a full attendance of the
members now in the city. The bust
ness began at once with the submission
of the report upon the members of the
Tax Appeal Boards appointed by the
Governor and submitted to the Senate
for confirmation. Senator AChi pre-
scented the report, which provided for
the confirmation in each case except
that of r. II. Atkins of Kohala. 1t
was said in the report that Kau should
have one member of the board, while
now Kohala had two. The report was
adopted and the Governor was notified,
the reasons for the refusal to confirm
being given in the notification.
Senator Dickey reported in favor OF
the confirmation of the three Prison
Inspectors named and the report was
adopted, as was that of Senator Will
cox approving of the appointments of
two members of the Board of Educa-
ton. When this formal business had
been done, on motion of Senator Dick
ey a committee consisting of Senators
Dickey, Isenberg and Woods was nam
ed TO consider the appointments on
Boards of Election and Park Commits
sioners as there is no committee to
which those names could be properly
referred.
Senator Isenberg rose and read the
following report of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the AIditor' :
ONCE:
Honolulu, Nov. 90 1902.
To The President and Members of the
Senate.
Your committee to investigate the
Auditors Department, to whom was
referred the message OF the Governor
in regard to the Auditor, Mr.. II. c.
Austin, beg leave to make the follow
ing report:
After careful consideration we find
that Mr.. II. c. Austin, in the latter
part OF August or the beginning of Sep.
TENDER OF the present year, attempted
to borrow money from Mr.. c. +. Chill
lingworth, Deputy High Sheriff of the
Territory. Mr.. Chillingworth, on be-
ing questioned by the committee, sta
ted that Mr.. Austin asked him II he
hadn't any money at all in the drawer
To which Mr. Chillingworth answer ed
mo; l haven't got anything in the
drawer at all" When Mr.. Chilling
worth was questioned what the draw
err" meant he stated that he took il foI
granted that Mr.. Austin meant the
government funds, because there could
have been no other funds but the gov
ernmCnt funds in said drawer.
This evidence can be found on pages
20 to &c of the report hereto attached
The third charge in the n essage from
the Governor accuses MIR. II. &. Austin
Of having passed a check Of upwards
# S,700, drawn by Mr. Austin in favor
of Henry c. iapai, Registrar of PubliC
Accounts Of the Territory OF Hawaii
said check being drawn ON the First
Bank Of Hilo. We ind that Mr.. Aus
tim had no funds at said bank when
Mr.. Hapai through his bank. the Bank
Of Hawaii, presented the check to the
First Bank of Hilo for collection. Mr.
Hupai did not endorse the check, as he
WAS afraid that as soon as he did SO
h. would be made responsible for the
amount lie, therefore, deposited the
check, and endorsed ON the back Of IT,
For collection only" and the Bank OF
Hawaii then sent the check 90 Hilo foI
collection, and it was returned, having
been dishonorcd I'm Hlo.
The fourth charge was that Mr.. Aus
tn procured from Mr. William Vanat-
IA, a public accountant residing in Hi
10, the sum ~ t255 MT Austin gave
his check upon a bank an the city of
Honolulu 90 said William Nanatta foI
said amount well knowing az the time
that he had no funds in said bank q
cover The payment ~ same. And when
william Narata, as Public Account
ant made his regular returns to al,
Treasury Department thuy Included
said check ION $3.50. We uud from an,
testimony OF Me- HlnH Registrar of
Public Accounts. tuat hr received "a,
saia ph,af Hnd l..k It tu bishop s. 60
tH rull .li.n auI u. Goo Taco NJ IA
WAS Wrilru 1850 fHUIr'