The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-22
$25,7oS.24

On this showing the grand jury thus
comments:
"Your grand jury is convinced that
certain members of the House of Rep
resentatives betrayed their trust to
the enrichment OF personal friends. Es-
pecially is this manifest in the matter
OF typewriting, wherein it appears that
bills and resolutions have been type
written as many as three times. Fail
ure to fasten guilt, however, has pre-
vented this grand jury from finding
indictments thereon, except in the
cases heretofore reported.
Partisan perquisites were especially
manifest in relation to the Printing
and Enrolment Committee OF the
House. This committee had in charge
the printing of all bills upon first read
ing, adopted committee reports refer
red to it, translation and typewriting,
and the prices allowed by this COM
mttee for typewriting and translation
were exorbitant and uncaled for.
Further, rs cents page was allowed
by this committee for proof-reading,
which was absolutely unnecessary and
had it been found necessary, should
have been included in the price of
printing, which was $I.5o per page. In
the case of translation, for which was
paid rs cents per page. the translator
was not alone paid therefor but was
also paid IS cents extra for the type
writing of the English or Hawaiian in
depreciation.
The Legislature, outside of the sal
airy of the official stenographer, paid
s., $3.50 for typewriting, which would
have practically supplied seven expert
StenographerS in constant attendance
upon the House during the regular
printing was $7,S747o, and All extra
charge was paid for the proofreading
of the sum OF SI,oS5.S5, which should
not have been incurred and which
should have been included in the orig
inal cost OF printing. The further sum
OF sos was ridiculously paid for So
called comparing, which also should
have been included in the initial cost
OF printing"
THOUSANDS FOR LOAFERS.
That Assistance to private individuals
was evidently the order of the day is
shown by the payment OF S5SI3,46 to
clerks, whose duties according to evi-
dence were mainly confined to idling
about the House OF Representatives
One clerk drew an extra of S. for in
sorting the date in the original and copies
OF committee report
ORGANIC ACT VIOLATED.
Upon the dual language question the
grand jury speaks in the following
straightforward terms:
Your grand jury particularly desires
to call TO your Honor's attention that
the failure OF the House OF Representa-
tives to comply with the provisions OF
the Organic Act, in that the proceed
ings should be in the English lam
guage, was the cause OF the cost to the
Government OF $S.aSIoo, as shown by
the summary hereinbefore reported,
And your grand jury cannot too
strongly recommend that for the pro-
lection OF the taxpayers OF this Terri
tory and the efficient and expeditions
performance by legislatures OF their
duties that all proceedings be conduct
ed in the English language. As far as
your grand jury has been able TO as
certain, although many of the members
were Hawaiians born their rendition
and understanding Of the English Lam
guaRe was, IN most respects, sufficient
20 the proper execution OF their duties
as legislators
Much has been sad by previous
grand lurles IN respect 10 the matter