Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-22
Standard Oil Combine
Secures
Majority In The House
Secures

ployment OF 80 many men: In this
way local labor would suffer Men
now employed shovellng coal would
be thrown out OF their Jobs.
| Broad then proceeded to read from q
COPY of yesterdays Bulletin an article
headed Destruction Wrought by Lack
Of Care In Handling Low Oil"
Rep. Harris at once rose to a point
: Of order and wanted to know what was
Icing read. The paper was handoa
TO the interpreter to read. Mr.. vii.
cox read the article in both English.
and Hawaiian.
Rep. Smith wanted to ask Broad a
question.
Rep. Broad said Smith could talk
when he got through
Broad said further that he was per.
fectly willing to answer any question.
Proceed" said the Speaker.
what was II that exploded asked
Smith, referring to the newspaper
story of Los Angeles explosion caused
ry gases from carload Of oil; was
II oil, ammonia or steam"
Broad stated that according to tho
newspaper article the gases from tho
carload of oil exploded.
Smith said he understood from the
reading that II was the boiler that had
exploded. He did not think there was
any oil in the boiler
Smith went on to say that there was
nothing in the article to show what
kind Of oil was involved. Los Angel.
es was near the fields wehere the oil
was produced.
Rep. Holstein jumped to his feet
to inquire: who is responsible for the
introduction into the House Of these
marked newspapers?" He went on 10
draw attention to the fact that a Bul.
lctin, marked. had by some person
been placed on the desk Of each meG:.
Der. A blue pencil mark had been
placed against the article referred to
III the case Of each copy Of the news
paper.
Rep. Broad stated that the paper he
had looked at was not marked.
But who placed these papers on our
desks?" asked Holsteln.
Broad said he did not know.
Fernandez arose to talk on the oil
question. He said that the responsible.
ity lay on each individual member a.
10 whether or not the storage of oil
In this city was to be made safe prop
osition.
For several years past, he said. there
had never been an accident here OF.
account Of low test oil: $50 degree oil
had been handled here and II should
he continued to be handled. The great
possibility of danger from low test
oil was to be seriously considered
Rep. Warehouse arose TO question
of privilege. He had also found copy
Of the Honolulu Evening Bulletin Ua
his desk. The article referred l. had,
In his copy blue pencil mark around
It and the words How would YOU like
10 have this happen In Hawaii?' had f.
been written by some person on tac
paper near the article.
Somebody cried out the name Of !
Captain Miller" as the person rPspon |
sible FOR the distribution OF the Bulle ,
tins.
Thea arose the cry: who is this
Captain Miller?"
Said Holstein: This question OF !
same class, II seems, with the question
Who paid Paul Smith"
Does anybody know Captain Nil /
!er?' asked Rep. Waterhouse.
Refer the matter to the Police Com.
mittee," suggested Rep. Kaleiopu. I
Rep. Warehouse then moved N.
matter he referred to the Police Con-.
mittee. that that committee be in
struCted to find out who was Captain
Miller.
Rep. Smith took the floor in q quiet
way TO announce that Captain Miller