Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-23
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mouse about once in two months, all of |
his time being spent on the Brown =
ranch. The only time he was to be .
seen in Halawa was on Sundays to ,
see Nakaleka go to church.
New Items In Bill.
On motion of Mr.. Beckley the item ,
of s175 per Mr.. Jones was inserted.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, the follow.
ing new item was inserted in the bill: !
John Moore, s45." Mr.. Lewis explain.
ed that the services were rendered as |
a luna on the road from Kalspana to |
Kaola, Hawaii"
Hackfeld Wharf, Continued.
The item, II. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd,
for labor and materials for wharf, slOS.
794.97," was taken up for consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Fernandez, the fol-
lowing special committee was appoint.
ed to consider the item: "Messrs.
Beckley, Fernandez, Gandall, Long
and Aylett.
Mr.. Beckley said he was ready to
report at once. He had worked last
night on the matter and had found that
20 far as II. Hackfeld & Co. were con.
cerned they had been perfectly straight
In every transaction. The materials
lowest possible prices and every labor
60 had been paid personally. No mon
ey for wages had gone through the
hands of Cotton Bros. II. Hackfeld &
Co. advanced the money in good faith
and they should be paid back in good
faith. II il was desired to repudiate
the acts of the executive. the House
should remember that II would be max.
ing Hackfeld & Co. pay for the con.
tract for the commission which had
been agreed on between the Govern.
ment and Cotton Bros.
Beckley's Verbal Statement.
Mr. Paele wanted the committee to
report in writing and Mr.. Beckley said
that he had made his verbal statement
without any objection having been
made. II was his own statement of
the facts which he had learned yester-
day. If the remainder of the commit.
tee wished to prepare a written report,
he would not claim his prestige on the
floor and he could not be forced to
sign the report.
Mr.. Long said that II such was tne
attitude of Mr., Beckley, he would move
that another chairman CT the commit.
tee be appointed. He as n member OF
the committee wanted time to consider
the matter and such privilege was Ger.
tainly due him.
Motion to Reconsider.
A motion was made and seconded to
reconsider the vote taken on the APP.
pointment of the committee of five and
there were all manner of opinions ex-
pressed by various members. FINALLY
Mr.. Lewis began to explain about the
driving Of piles and other matters con-
nected with wharf building. when Mr.
kanlho arose and asked: Where are
We at and what are we trying to do?"
Chairman Harris ruled the point well
taken and instructed Mr.. Lewis to talk
on the motion.
MI. Lewis having nothing more to
say. the motion TO reconsider the vote
on the appointment Of special com.
nittee. was put and carried and Mr..
Kaniho moved the passage OF the item.
kaniho's Good Samaritan.
The member from Hawaii said that
the circumstances surrounding the
Hackfeld item reminded him of the
story Of the Good Samaritan in the Bi
bic II. Hackfeld & Co. were the peo
pie who had been beaten and robbed
and the robbers were the Governor and
his executive council. The Legisla.
tire was the good Samaritan to give
assistance to the man who had been
beaten and robbed.
The argument had been made that to
pay the Hackfeld claim would be to
open the way for the Government to
do the same thing again. This might
be so, but the power lay with the Leg.
islature to enact laws to prevent any
future occurrences Of the kind.
Hackfeld & Co. should be paid. The
Government would get all the money
ceipts.
Paele In Doubt.
Mr.. Paele said there was no question
about the money being due HacIfeld
& Co. The only question was In regard
to whether the Federal or Territorial
Government should pay the claim.
Mr.. Beckley, arising to a point of or
der, said that all the wharfage in the
harbor belonged to the Territory and
maps showing the lines drawn by the
Feueral Government were in the Pub
.., orks Office. Mr.. Paele replied
mat he had no objection to paying the
money, but he did not want to vote for
the item until he was sure where the
responsibility rested. He wanted to
see the maps and diagrams. Mr.. Pa.