The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-29
senate AND AUSTIN
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Senator Paul Isenberg reporting tor
the Auditors investigating committee
read the report which appears else
where.
Kalauokalani asked that the report
of the Committee be laid upon the ia
BILE to await the report of the minority
which would be submitted on Monday,
in order that the minority member
might be given opportunity to look ov-
er the majority report and make IL
auctions with the testimony of the Wit
nesses. He himself had had no time
| to go over the matter properly and
thought it right that he should be Civ
en- time.
Isenberg stated that the Committee
waited two days and a half for the
evidence from the stenographer who
had Instructions to send out the copies
by hack to the chairman Osenberg's)
house. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Isen-
berg repaired to the house of Inter-
prefer Bush but found the stenograph-
er still hard at work at his office. Ar
irving there the stenographer stated
that he had just completed his work
having three copies there. a portion of
one had been sent to Kalauokalani.
Here Senator KalauOkalani endeavoTed
to interrupt with a negative, but Isen-
berg appealed to the chair for his floor
right and continued.
I'VE met Kalauokalani Junior and
told him we wished to make a report
today and wanted to meet at the Re,
publican headquarters. Young Kalau-
okalani said his father was n old man
and could hardly get there so soon. We
told him to get carriage and we
would pay for it. We waited until s
| o'clock before we commenced work. We
| have never intended discourtesy to the
minority member but took particular
| pains to get his cooperation
Senator Baldwin rose and said that a
| vote was very desirable today If he
went by his own personal feelings he
! would vote for an indefinite postpone
ment. The matter however involved a
| high duty to country and territory by
| every senator. He wishes to cast no
reflections upon the Auditor, but under
the law that official had palpably neg
! lected his duty. He had failed to au-
| dit, failed to count his cash, all details
which the law demanded. The minori-
ty member could have signed the re-
! port as nOn-cOncurring according to
! Senate rules. Courtesy might ask
that a minority report be waited for
but the threat has gone forth from
| newspaper and other sources, that
Judge Gear will call certain high Off
Gals before him for contempt on ac-
count of their action against the Au-
ditOr. This is the reason for deciding
! the matter. The report and the evil
dence is clear and plain and l see nc
reason for thinking that any minority
Il report would change my mind in the
matter" ..-.-.. -.- .--.. ...r... .-
Kalauokalani arose to speak, but
Senator Achi rose to a point of order
stating that all these discussions were
out of order on account of Kalauoka-
! lani's motion. KalauOkalani protested
and he and Achi had a wordy war for
a minute or two. The chair explained
that the remarks had been allowed on
the proposed amendment of Kalauoka-
lanis motion by Senator Isenberg.
Kalauokalani thought he was justi-
fled in asking for time, but if the ma
jority thought the matter should be
summarily suppressed, he was willing
But it was the duty of the Senate to
discuss and consider the matter proper
ly setting aside any possible imprisOn-
ment of officials which had nothing to
do with the Senate. 81 stand" said
Kalauokalani, ION my Senatorial priv
ilege, l want to bring in my minority
report and weigh the evidence for my
copy of the testimony and have been
unable to Judge the matter. Accord
ing to appointment, was here to con-
slider the matter, but I was here like
a cocoanut tree all alone. The message
brought by my son failed to reach me
l was at Kalihi and did not get home
until ten. This morning 1 met the sec
rotary and with him hunted the inter
| prefer, but it was fifteen minutes to
ten before got an inkling of what was
in the report. If the majority wishes
to cut off my minority report the re-
sponsibility rests with them. If they
wish to be fair, they should give us al
an opportunity.
This is a grave question between
the veracity of the Governor and his
action towards the official in question
If the majority wishes to suppress
further investigation, it was in their
power"
Senator Achi rose to a point of or
der, a motion not being allowed an
amendment The question was put and
lost by 7-6, Palmer Woods voting with
the Home Rulers.
Senator McCandless explained that
no attempt had been made to shut out
Kalauokalani. He wished to give some
of the evidence, thereby showing that
the deductions of the majority were
sound. He wished to ask Senator Ka-
lauokalani If he had not heard all the
evidence as 1t was given and trans
lated.
Senator Paris stated that under 9TH
err circumstances he might not have
voted as he did today, but the fact of
the Auditors neglect and circumstan-
ces in general made 1t obligatory for
| the Senate to act at once. He regret
! ted that Kalauokalani had not seen fit
] IN bring N a minority rapOrt hut wish.