The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-03

the Chinese interpreter, while Doyle
was getting the mme pay for doing
only half OF the work.
Mr. Andrade chairman OF the COM
mittee said that the committee had
attended 10 the work imposed upon II.
It's members had. In fact, gone outside
the resolution and obtained all the In
formation possible relative TO the
competency OF Doyle. II the committee
had adhered to the exact wording of
the resolution, it's report would have
been that a call had been made upon
Judge De Bolt, and that 1t had found
that Chester Doyle had been regularly
appointed Japanese interpreter and
translator The committee, in the
spirit OF the resolution, had made a
careful investigation, and while 1t had
not as Mr.. Kumalae had charged, gone
outside seeking testimonials as to the
fitness of Doyle, such testimonials had
been put into it's hands voluntarily.
At this point the noon recess was
taken, Mr.. Andrade still having the
floor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the discus
sion OF the report Of the special COM
mittee was continued, and Mr.. Andrade
resumed his talk where he had been
stopped in the morning. The petition
that had come to the judiciary COM
mittee, he said, had not been sought,
end the resolution from the Bar Asso-
citation had not been, as Mr.. Kumalae
assumed drawn by the secretary and
passed at a meeting at which Mr.. Case
alone was present. That was not true.
Mr.. Kumalae must understand that Mr..
Case rs not the kind of man to take
action not warranted by the facts.
Further, Mr.. Kumalae has attempted
to poison the minds Of the members
Of this House by the statement that
these resolutions were brought here
at Mr.. Doyle's instigation. That was
not true. Mr.. Doyle was not member
OF the Bar Association. He was not
eligible to membership. 1t is not the
province Of this House, said Andrade,
to go about probing the action OF Off
cials appointed by the President of the
United States to perform high and i'm
portant functions. Judge De Bolt has
the right to appoint anybody whom he
pleases as Japanese interpreter. 1t Is
the province OF this House to make the
laws. The Governor executes them,
and the judiciary interprets them. Let
us stick to our own province.
This resolution, as 1t Is worded,
should never be sent to the judiciary
committee. We have absolutely no
right to go into this matter at ALL
Mr.. Harris said that the morning
paper had referred to Mr.. Haia as the
watchdog Of the treasury" He want
Legislature was sitting here at heavy
Ioi1 1x,a n he coll n
an official with whom 1t had nothing
to do. It would come, eventually, to
a question with the taxpayer Of wheth-
er the House was doing it's duty in
sitting at such expense to discuss
matter that did not concern 1t. Mr..
Kumalaes charges were not supported
by single affidavit. Mr.. Kumalae
was mistaken in having said that the
petition was signed by Mr.. Case as one
lawyer out Of fifty in the Territory.
Mr.. Case did not sign that resolution
in his individual capacity. The rec
ords show that he signed 1t as secre-
tary Of the Bar Association.
Mr.. Kumalae: "Mr. Speaker. he is
mistaken. did not say that. Let
the stenographer read his notes"
II am perfectly willing to have the
notes read" said Mr.. Harris.
Then Mr.. Kumalae protested that
the reading was not necessary, but the
notes we're read and bore Harris out
in his contention.
Harris then resumed his speech,
contending that the whole matter
should go over until the appropriation
bills come to be considered.
Mr.. Knudson said that the COM
mittee, Of which he was one, was to
investigate this matter for the good of
the people. They had done that. The
people being served were the lawyers,
the Japanese and the courts. I'VE find
unanimous opinion on their part
that they are being properly taken care
Of" said Knudson. THAT being the
case, this $4,000 is being properly
spent, and its expenditure meets with
popular approval. IL that is true,
personal grievance Is being aired here,
and this House is too august body
for that. ! enter my protest, as men,
ber of this House, against personal
grievances being aired here"
Mr.. Fernandez, also a member OF the
committee, said that Judge De Bolt
had told him that Chester Doyle was
fully qualified to act as interpreter,
and had given satisfaction to the
court. The man displaced had not.
Judge De Bolt told me that Chester
Doyle could not translate Japanese
writing into English, nor transcribe
English into japanese. II Chester
Doyle is not competent to act as inter-
prefer, then. while this House cannot
remove him, we can refuse to pay
him. | move. therefore. that the re-
port be laid on the table to be con-
sidPred with the APPROXIMATION bill" :"
This was seconded by Harris, and car
ried.
The House then took up the order OF
the day, which was the second reading
of Senate Bill No. /. The committee
was not ready to report, and the matter
OF the appearance of the Board or
| Health before the House was taken up
on the report OF the special committee,
| and discussed by Mr.. Harris. who
| thought the board should be notified II
l II VAS desired that they should appear