Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-23

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Injustice to Wilcox.
Mr. Harris said 1t was the worst
kind OF injustice to Mr. Wilcox to
adopt the resolution. II should be
laid on the table. Mr.. Wilcox would
be on trial before the District Court
tomorrow and it was through this
channel that his guilt or otherwise
should he established. II he was In.
nocent, the Court should say the
word. Mr.. Kumalao said he was in
favor Of the adoption Of the resolu.
! ton. Perhaps It was not Mr.. Wilcox
| but MIR. Cooper who was in the wrong
There was in the possession OF the
special committee appointed to invcs.
| tigate the Deputy Auditor some infOr.
nation which connects Mr.. Cooper
with certain things carried on in bus.
mess hours. There was a possibility
Of a resolution OF want OF confidence
| in Nj. Cooper.
At this point in the proceedings.
Mr.. Harris arose to point Of order,
stating that Mr.. Kumalae was not
speaking on the resolution. However,
as this was the last of Mr.. Kumalae' S
speech, there was no need for the
Speaker to call him to order.
Resolution by Mr.. Wright for $500
Tor school purposes at Alae, South ko
hala, referred to Committee on Educa
ton.
Resolution by Mr.. Kupihea. referred
to the same special committee as tho
one under the resolution of Mr.,
Wright relating to Chas. Wilcox.
Be II Resolved. That the Superin
tendent of Public Works be instructed
70 answer the following questions:
/. When you assumed the duties o
your Office did you at any time ther
or thereafter. notice that Mr.. Charlie,
Wilcox, an employe in your office
committed the crime or Offensc OF EN-
bezzlemcnt as now charged agains
him?
.. Was that malfeasance on thu
part OF the said Mr.. Charles Wilcox il
; his said Office the cause, ground, o
reason of your discharging him from
. said office, a scienter of which yor
knew already?
Wants 9o.Day Session.
Concurrent resolution by Mr.. Kan
tho, adopted:
Whereas, measures important an,
OF great consequence to the commu
nifty at large could not be completes
within the time specified In the Organ
ic Act under section AZ of the same
and,
Whereas, said time as specified 70
legislative action Is inadequate to tn
completion OF necessary local legisli
tive measures; and,
/ Whereas, the present compensate
/, OF the members Of the Legislator
, would be insufficient to meet such nee
q esary legislative period so requisite
to be extended; be it therefore
q Resolved, by the House of Represer
q tGtives Of the Territory Of Hawaii. tn
: Senate COnCurring, That the Congress
: OF the United States he requested I
amend said sections 43 and 90 of tn
: Organic Act by inserting the wOr
n ninety" in lieu of the word sixty /
a section 43; and by inserting the word
S six hundred" in lieu of the word
t -four hundred" in section 20 of III
a said Act thereof; and, be 1t further
O Resolved. That copy OF this col
current resolution be forwarded eac
to the President of the Senate and tn
= Speaker of the House Of Represents
a tives of the United States, to tn
chairman of. the Senatorial Commi
# sion of Investigation into the Hawai-
d an affairs, and to our Congressioni
e Delegate, to be by them acted upon /
= the Fifty-eighth Congress.
d On putting the motion, Speake
o Beckley said: All those who eXpeC