Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-18
GRAND JJRY CRITIClzES
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the missing vouchers, owing to the
fact that the Federal Grand Jury OF
the United States District Court OF
this district had already investigated
the matter and found indictments
thereon under the Federal Statutes.
Betrayed Trust.
Your Grand Jury Is convinced that
certain members of the House OF Rep
resentatives betrayed their trust to
the enrichment of personal friends. Els.
pecially Is this manifest In the matter
OF typewriting, wherein 1t 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.
Partizan Rerqulsites.
Partizan perquisites were especially
r0anifest 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 II, translation and typewriting,
and the prices allowed by this COM
mittee for typewriting and translation
were exhorbitant and uncalled for.
Further, 20 cents page was allowed
by this committee for proof-reading,
whiehswas absolutely unnecessary and
| had Il been found necessary. should
have been included in the price of
printing. which was $3.50 per page. In
the case OF translation, for which was
paid 25 cents per page, the translator
, was not alone paid therefor but was
also paid 25 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
s2.SS9.S9 for typewriting, which would
have practically supplied seven expert
stenographers in constant attendance
upon the House during the regular
4 and extra sessions. The total cost oil
printing was $7.374.79, and an extra
charge was paid for the proof.readinl
of the sum OF s1.0S535. which should
not have been incurred and which
should have been included in the orig
inal cost of printing. The further sum
OF 1905 was ridiculously paid for so
called comparing, which also should
have been included in the initial cost
of printing.
Clerks Idled.
Assistance to private individuals
was evidently the order OF the day, fol
no less sum than s5,S13.4G was pait
by committees of the House to clerks
whereas the clerks duties, in accord
ance with the evidence before thi'
Grand Jury, was mainly confined Il
idling about the House OF Representa-
tives. One clerk was paid S. addition
al for inserting the date In the origi
mails and copies of committee report
Costly Hawaiian.
Your Grand Jury particularly desires
to call TO Your Honor's attention tina
the failure of the House of Represent
atives to comply with the provisions o
the Organic Act, In that the proceed
ings should be In the English Ian
guage, was the cause of the cost to thu
Government Of sS,2S1.90. as shown b,
the summary hereinbefore reported
And your Grand Jury cannot to-
strongly recommend that for the pre-
lection of the taxpayers of this Terr
tory. and the efficient and expedition
pc rformance by Legislatures of thei
duties, that all proceedings be conduc
ed In the English language. AS FAR
your Grand Jury has been able to a
: certain. although many OF the member
: were Hawaiians born, their renditio
, and understanding OF the English lai
guage was, in most respects, sufficier
a., to the proper execution Of their dutie
as legislators.
!, Much has been said by previou
), Grand Juries In respect to the matte
/. of House vouchers, but this Gran
r Jury makes the foregoing report nj
to the purpose of criticism but that 4
ture Legislatures may appreciate thu
, public funds are being expended by
o and resulting injustice Is being 4
!. hicted upon the people whom 1t repr
Q sents.
Houses Of Prostitution.
A In accordance with the instruction
of Your Honor. this Grand Jury has !