The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-29

from the salaries Of the two police to
pay this man.
GANDALL WANTS DEL1BERAT1ON
Gandall asked as to complaints ever
having been made. and wanted to know
why protests had not been made. Vida
answered that Andrews had told some OF
the officers that II they exposed his sys-
| TEN of docking he would fire them, and
as poor men they had to keep their
Jobs. Gandall said only one side had
| been presented. He did not oppose the
appropriation but he wanted to warn
| members to be careful. He did not
want to see action looking to the re-
quest for Andrews resignation except
after close investigation.
Wright interrupted to ask If Gam
dali had ever seen Andrews and there
was a long colloquoy, Gandall saying he
was not defending Andrews but con-
| demned police who would keep silent
rather than lose their places. The COM
mittee rose and reported progress and
the House then took recess until
p. m.
When the session was resumed Can
dali continued to assert that only one
be a second side and that no allegation
was made that the official had con-
verted the money to his own use. He
maintained that the officers who per-
mitted their salaries to be locked and
did not protest to the High Sheriff were
culpable. He called upon the members
to weigh carefully the question of ask
ing that an official be removed without
further evidence being taken.
NO DEMAND FOR REMOVAL.
The Chairman ruled out of order the
amendment of Kaniho asking for the
discharge of Andrews.
Kealawaa had read the letter from
the captain of police of South Hilo, say
ing that while his salary was 500, but
that he only received s75.
Pulaa said the practice was one which
came down from the time of Marshal
Hitchcock, of docking salaries for uni
forms and went into a long explana-
ton of the police methods. He digre ssed
to the Hackfeld wharf and other sub
jects and wound up with demand for
the passage Of the item. He likewise
explained to Andrade that the police
man signs a voucher, on which a war
rant is issued, the officers being COM
PEELED to pay back the amount claimed
as due the department. Andrade said
the fact that the policemen consented
and acquiesced in the payment, there
was a new phase to the case. AS to
Andrews. he said, he had been brand
ed as a thief, a feon, everything that
was bad. This was not fair to An
drews, he said, for he should have a
hearing.
MONEY FOR UNIFORMS.
Vida read letter showing that An
drews had refunded uniform money col
lected in Kohala in March and said it
was unjust that the police pay S. a
month on the fund and perhaps get
only one uniform, worth perhaps only
$40.
Haia argued that the uniform money
should be repaid and Kalama argued
as to the difference between systems
to the credit of Maui. Kaniho was
afraid that some man who had been
discharged might not get his money
and Vida had read an inserted in the
bill list of the officers who We're to
receive s4S each for refundng of rates.
The item was then inserted in the
bill.
GANDALL PRAISES KAUAI.
John Gandall rose to a question of
privilege, saying every island had had
a champion but Kauai, and he proceed
ed to tell how on that island everything
went on peaceably and quietly and he
wished to publicly commend the Sheriff
of Kauai for his course.
Kaniho suggested that the remarks of
Gandall be communicated to the Sheriff
of Hawaii and that he be requested to
guide his actions accordingly.
The committee then rose and report
ed. The House refused to take re-
cess until evening.
Kealawaa then introduced the bill of
which he had given notice in the morn
ing. The bill appropriates $4,000 for
expenses $1,000 for the Senate and
$4,000 for the House. The bill also
provided for the repeal of Senate Bill
No. 2, it's expense bill, but the Speaker
ruled as that bill had been signed and
the money drawn, the bill was out of
order.
The House then adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Achi presented a report of
the judiciary committee on the House
unpaid bills with a substitute bill. The
report is as follows:
Honorable C. L. Crabbe,
President of the Senate.
Sir: Your Judiciary Committee to
whom House Bill Number was re-