The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

In those words President of the Board
of Health Pinkham admitted that the
segregation law was violated during
the visit of the legislative committee
to the Settlement on Molokai The ad-
mission was made last night at meet
ing of the committee appointed by the
Senate to consider the resolution intro
duced by Achi advising the Governor to
dismiss Pinkham from his position.
The resolution as follows, was intro
duced early in the day:
Whereas, The Board of Health al
lowed several persons To go TO Kalau-
papa to see their friends through the
request of the legislature; said persons
Were, however. only to be allowed in
the corral at the harbor; and
whereas. When said persons ar
rived at said Kalaupapa they were al
flowed to go at large, contrary to the
conditions of their permits and con-
trary TO the provisions of Section 1131
of the Revised Statutes of Hawaii; and
Whereas, L. E. Pinkham, President
OF the Board of Health. was at Kalau-
papa at the time. and failed to do his
duty as President OF the Board of
Health in carrying out the conditions
of said permits; and
Whereas, Said action was contrary
to the law and the rights of the public
,at large: it is hereby
Resolved, That the Senate hereby
advises the Governor to remove said
l. E Pinkham from the position of
President of the Board of Health; and
it is further
Resolved, That the clerk of the Sen
ate be hereby ordered to send certified
copy OF these resolutions to the Cover
nor
(Signed) w c. ACHI
Senator from the Third District
There was not great deal of debate
when this resolution was presented to
the Senate Achi moved that the reso-
luton be given to a special committee
OF four. one from each island. This
was an important matter. he said. The
head of a department had been openly
charged with violating the law IL
that were true. then the Senate had a
perfect right to advise the Governor to
remove such official. 1t was. In fact,
the duty of the Senate under the Or
ganic Act.
Paris thought that the Senate itself
was blameable for taking people down
to the Settlement and spending the
public money in unauthorized fashion.
And he also thought that the resolu-
ton should be so worded as to call LOT
yaan investigation of Pinkham's conduct
at KaIaupapa- However, he would
second the motion of Achi to refer the
Achi said that he did not ask the Sen
ate to adopt the resolution at this time.
But these charges have been made
Indeed. he would take the response
bjlitv OF making them himself. And
he thought the resolution should take
the course he asked for it.
President Isenberg had been shown q
letter from Pinkham addressed to
Speaker. Knudsen of the House relative
to this matter. but had refused to bring
it before the Senate until it had been
properly presented. The Achi motion
then carried. and the special committee
was appointed
The committee was called together by
the Chairman last night Senators
Achi. Dickey and Wilcox being present
and Woods absent. A number of Wit
nesses had been examined when PINK
ham made his admission: and he added.
a little time afterwards: There is no
dispute as TO the facts here. 1t is
question of responsibility. When 1
make my statement l think We will
get tOgethe
Lieutenant Of Police Luahilu was the
first witness called. He said he had
been ordered by the High Sheriff 10 go ,
to MoIokai on the Kinau and report to |
Il 4 ted
to Pinkham and had been told that all /
4 matters were in the hands of the House |
committee. He saw people coming