The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-03

FINAL VOTE IS
EIGHT TO FOUR
Report on Treasury lntimates That
Responsibility Rests With Atty.
Gen. for Wright's Escape.


But one more duty remains for the
senate. and that is to confirm the ap-
pointments which, it is expected, will be
submitted to the body this morning.
The first stage of the business has been
carried through, the creating of va
cancies in the offices where the Cover
nor found it advisable to ask for
clear field. This was done yesterday
afternoon when, by vote of to 4, the
senate declared vacant the Office of ].
H. Boyd. Later, upon notification of
the action of the senate, the Governor
served notice to this effect upon the
! former superintendent.
81 The report of the committee appoint
s4~to investigate the Department of
Public Works was presented to the
senate yesterday morning, and its
consideration was laid over until the
afternoon session at the request of
members of the minority party. When
it came up there was full senate to
listen to the arguments which might be
made upon the question. AS soon as
the president of the body called up the
report Senator McCandless moved that
it be accepted. The report bears with
it the approval of the course of the
Governor and advice to him to remove
the official.
Senator Kalauokalani arose at once
and moved that the report be laid on
the table, and its consideration be de-
ferred until the meeting of the senate
in regular session in the spring. Achi
raised the point that the motion was
out OF order because of it's composite
character, and it was renewed by the
Home Rule leader in form deferring
the consideration of the resolution
until the term of 1903. Nakapaahu
seconded and, without debate, the mo-
ton was lost, there being only the five
Home Rule votes for postponing, while
the Democratic member voted with the
Republicans, making eight
The motion then came up on the
Rykposal to adopt the report of the
60 mittee, and this carried, s to 4,
Kaohi not voting with his fellow Home
Rulers. The secretary was then in
struoted to notify the Governor of the
action of the senate, and the Boyd in
cident was closed The report of the
committee was as follows:
REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS.
Honolulu, It. H, Nov. 80, 1902.
Honorable c. L. Crabbe, President OF
the Senate.
Sir:- Your special committee to
whom was referred the Governors $
message, making certain charges
against the superintendent of Public
Works, and declaring his intention by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to remove said Superintendent
of Public Works, J. II. Boyd. from Of
fee, beg leave to report that we have
looked thoroughly into the charges
made against Mr.. Boyd, have also look
ed into the general affairs and examined
ment.
Your committee have had lengthy in
teryiews with j. H. Boyd, B. II. Wright,
H. E. Cooper, the clerks of the Public
Works Department, and several other
witnesses, relative to the charge In the
Governors message against Mr.. Boyd
!. of cash shortages, and also with refer
$nce to other matters connected with
The Public Works Department.
We did not have the books exported,
as we found that this had been done
twice this year by the Deputy Auditor.
We found the system of books and the
method of keeping the same. good; more
especially with certain changes inaugu-
rated by the present Acting Superin-
tendent II. E. Cooper. The most i'm