The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-22
Committees to Look Into Conduct
Of Each Executive
Department.
Governor Dole Sends in Messages Reciting
Condition of Public Affairs and Asking
Removal of Austin and Boyd.

Each department and bureau of the
government will be looked into
by the senate before it adjourns.
This was foreshadowed when yes
terday afternoon, acting upon the
invitation of Governor Dole, that
body decided that there should be in
vestigation made by committees of
each of the executive branches. and
before the afternoon closing hour had
come the work was well under way.
No time was lost in getting down to
work by the new senate, and the tenn
per of the leaders was clearly for early
action and no loss of time in complet
ing the work The senate received four
messages from the executive, two of
them relating to the conduct of the
Audit and Public Works offices, and
asking that the senate consent to the
removals from Office of H. C. Austin
and James H. Boyd. These were or
dered translated and typewriter, so
that the various committees which
have to do with their recommendation
shall have the words of the Governor
before them.
The senate was fully organized be-
fore the Governor was informed that
it was ready for business and respond
ed by sending in his messages. When
they came, shortly after o'clock in the
afternoon, there was full attendance,
and every seat in the visitors section
was filled. Secretary Halves presented
the communications, which were read
in order, the two first produced being
translated, and the others being SIM
ply read in English, as Senator Ka-
lauokalani said that there was no Use
in translating them, as it simply went
in at one ear and out at the other.
The messages were as follows:
A message to the Senate of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii:
You have been called together in
special session to consider matters
raised by the misconduct of executive
L. II INsa
referred to the Senate for it's action
through special messages reciting the
circumstances of the several cases un-
der consideration, with the recommen-
dations of the Executive.
am confident that you will enter
into the investigation of the important
matters to be submitted to you with
conscientious consideration of the high
principles relating to the honest and
effective administration of public af-
fairs and with loyal devotion to the
paramount interests of the body polite.
Not only will the departments of gov
ernment to which your attention will
be called be open to your investigation
but you are also invited to an examina-
tion of the condition of such other de-
rartments and bureaus as in your judg-
ment the public interests may call for.
(Signed) SANFORD B. DOLE,
Governor.
Executive Chamber, Territory of Ha-
waii, November 20th, 1902
THE AUSTIN CASE
Message to the Senate of the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
On the 2Sth day of September last /
Mr.. Herbert c. Austin from
the exercise of the. office of Auditor and
on the same day directed the Deputy
Auditor, Mr.. Henry C. Meyers, to take
charge of the Office and to conduct the
same until further notice.
The following are copies of the cor
in relation to such sus-
pension:
Honolulu, t. H., September =. 1902.
Hon. Sanford B. Dole, Governor of the
Territory of Hawaii, Honolulu, Ha-
waii.
SIR Referring to some recent con-.
versations between us wherein you re-
quested my resignation as Auditor of