Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-17
HOUSE REVISES. EMERGENCY BILL
SENATE GIVES JUDGES ADVANCE

cause his son-in-law, the previous
treasurer of the Territory, had gone
away under cloud, and he did not
want any money appropriated because
he was afraid the latter might be APP
pretended. He wanted to know of the
members II one mans vote in the
House decided any matter. He had done
absolutely no influencing. He simply
believed that the item would not re-
suit in any good to the Territory 1t
had been stated in the very same pa
pers that had accused him Of killing the
item, that Mr.. Taylor, head of the De-
partment of Agriculture and Forestry,
was insane and he for one would like
to know what good II would do to
bring back an insane man to the
islands He could not be convicted.
He would simply be sent to the insane
asylum. He could not see the least
use in appropriating the sum and
while he did not intend to resist the
insertion of the item II IL was the
pleasure of the House to pass 1t. still
he did want his position clearly de-
fined. He did not consider It worth
his while to talk back at the newspa-
pers for their Misrepresentation OF
him, considering II the best thing to
do to simply place the matter before
the House. His name had been
smirched by the newspapers in ques-
ton. He had come from the Island OF
Kauai to do the will of the people and
he had come with an honesty of pur-
pose, with a firm determination to vote
according to the dictates of his own
conscience.
Beckley in Favor.
Mr.. Beckley was in favor OF tho
passage Of the appropriation. The alb
sconding business should he put a stop
to- Most of the trouble of late in the
absconding line had been over the mat
ter OF the money of the Chinese Fund
which had been contributed to by hun.
dreds Of Chinese residents of the Ter
ritory. The Territory had been the
keeper of this money and was respons-
lDle to the depositors for the various
sums. The Territory should protect
them and the apprehension OF the alb
.
steps in this direction.
There was time coming when cap
italists would be appealed to on behalf
of the Territory to put up money to
carry on its work. Would this money
for the loan bill be forthcoming II the
capitalists were given no guarantee
that the Territory intended to preserve
llw and nrlnr
I happenings of the last few months?
Besides this, the eyes of all the world
were on the American Hawaiians IN
the Legislature and they would do well
to consider their actions. II was a well
known fact that there had been for two
years past and was at the present time,
a well defined attempt on the part OF
certain people to have the franchise
taken away from the native Hawaiians.
The insertion OF the sum of $500 in the
emergency bill was a move in the di-
rection of law and order and II It was
not put in II would be in the nature OF
a black eye to the Hawaiian members
of the House who were in the majority.
Vida Wantc $1,000.
Mr.. Vida said he too was in favor of
the appropriation but he wanted an
amount that would do some good. lie
wanted both Wright and Taylor sent
for and that would certainly take more
than the amount that was being asked
for by the Attorney General. He would
ask for an appropriation of $4,000. A
man had been sent after Wright and
he had only gone as far as San Fran
cisco where he spent a very pleasant
time and succeeded in spending $4,000
He stated upon his return that Wright
had gone down into Mexico and that II
was not possible to get him. II Wright
had gone to Mexico, then IL was the
proper thing to appropriate enough
money to find him as well as Taylor.
Might Be Others.
Mr.. Aylett seconded this amendment
of Mr.. Vida, stating that what the PEG.
pie wanted was results. II man was
sent to apprehend Wright and Taylor
he should come back with something
The people did not care to spend q 10,
of money and then have the man sent
to apprehend the abscOnders come back
empty handed OF lack of funds. II
would be the proper thing to have
enough at the disposal of the Attorney
General for the purpose mentioned fol
there might be others to apprehent
that he had no idea Of at the present
time.
The chair asked Mr.. Chillingwortt
II he would accept the amendment an(