The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28
THE SENATE DOES WORK
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ment was made under the power vest
ed in him by statute.
THAT he Judge De Bolt, in his
! appointment was not moved by any
consideration other than the best in
| terests OF the community, and that If
another person could be secured who
| would better fill the POSITION, he would
| be willing to appoint him, at the same
! time reminding your committee that
| he was limited in his appointment to
! American citizens only.
FRANK ANDRADE,
"a. FERNANDEZ,
81. K. PAELE,
! WIN ]. WRIGHT,
ERIC A. KNUDSEN."
Following the report is a testimonial
as to Doyle's competency, signed by
Judge Wilcox, Sheriff Brown, and Dep
uty Sheriff Chillingworth. Mr.. An
drade, as chairman OF the committee,
also reported the action of the Bar
Association and the resolution adopted
By that body, signed by its secretary,
Mr.. Case, in support of Mr.. Doyle.
Mr.. Kumalae got the floor at the
conclusion of the reading of the report,
and began by accusing Judge De Bolt
himself of having violated the law in
the appointment of Doyle. The mem
bers could not take his word on the
question of Doyle's fitness, because he
did not know any more about Japan
ese than Doyle himself The report
showed the certificates of three officials
who stated that Doyle was competent.
Kumalae said that he himself knew
more Japanese than all the men who
had spoken for Doyle, and all the
members of the Bar Association to-
gether. There was not a member of
the Bar Association who knew any
thing about Japanese. The resolution
adopted by the Bar Association was
undoubtedly rushed through by the
friends of Mr.. Doyle, who was himself
a member of that Association.
Kumalae said that the committee
had not examined Doyle as to his fit
ness for the place. Outsiders had been
examined, but not one word had been
obtained from the man under inves-
t;gation. 1t had been charged that Mr..
Hakuole was incompetent, yet he held
a certificate from former Japanese
Consul Mkt Saito stating that HAIKU |
ole was fully competent to interpret |
read and translate the Japanese Ian
guage. Kumalae then asked leave to
withdraw his previous motion to post |
pcne indefinitely, and move to refer
the report back to the committee
Mr.. Aylett supported this motion, |
saying that $4,000 was being paid to |
the Chinese interpreter, while Doyle |
was getting the same pay for doing |
only half of the work.
Mr.. Andrade chairman of the COM
mittee, said that the committee had |
attended to the work imposed upon it.
It's members had, in fact, gone outside
the resolution and obtained all the in
formation possible relative to the
of Doyle If 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 it 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 it had
not, as Mr.. Kumalae had charged, gone
outside seeking testimonials as to the
fitness of Doyle, such testimonials had
been put into its hands voluntarily.
AT this point the noon recess was
taken, Mr.. Andrade still having the
floor.