Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-06

| The Board of Supervisors has taken
up the lsoi-laukea matter, as was ex-
clusively predicted in the Blu e.
tin yesterday, and a committee OF
three of the County fathers, appoint
ed at the meeting last evening, will
now delve into the matter of notes,
bribes, bats, and prospective SWELL 4
ings of the County Golfers, or what
ever other names the famous fifteen
hundred has been called.
Chairman Hustace took the bull by
the horns, bringing the affair to the
Iattention of the Board. Harvey and
Fern did what they could to save
their Democratic brother from the
gnominy of an investigation, but 1t
was in vain.
Hustace said that the Iaukea mat
ter was attracting considerable at
tention, and for this reason he felt |
that 1t was his duty to bring 1t up.
THAT matter l feel comes under
the Board" he said. 1.-THE County
Act provides for such Investigations;
1t is within the power of the Board.
| feel that we should go into the mat
ter. Under the County Act we can
impeach. and think that we should
take it up. and the best way. think,
would be to appoint a committee to
investigate"
ct is already taken IN by the At
torney General" said Harvey.
But it is up to the County to in
vestigate the official acts of the Sher-.
in, not so much those of this Japan
esq.," answered Hustace. IF the
Sheriff has done wrong we want to
know It."
Harvey asked Deputy County At
take up the matter.
Milverton answered that there was
40 doubt but that the Board had the
lower. As a matter of fact. 1t was
he only body which could impeach.
Cox recommended passing the mat
Ter up to the County Attorney for in
estigation.
Harvey thought this was good
dea lie did not see that 1t was nee
'ssary for the Board to take up the
natter when there was no complaint
Hustace answered that no com.
Ilaint was necessary. He felt that
he public felt that the Supervisors
were ignoring the matter, while II
vas, in fact, its duty to investigate
Dwight wanted to refer the thinl
| n ha D,lian hpt
iidestepped.
Archer wanted to know what tn
trouble was. rs 1t newspaper" h
tsked Some newspaper call me
'ool. but have they prove l am
fool?"
n well, you don't want me to ap
T. 1oint committee to look into that
n 10 you?" asked Hustace.
\ Archer wanted to proceed as wa
lone in former cases, namely: to star
4 Impeachment proceedings immediate
II lly, but Hustace thought 1t would b
u better to have a committee look int
q The matter first.
h Harvey again recommended havin
y the County Attorney handle the mat
ter.
Archer was afraid that the finding
Of the committee might disagree wit
Z those of the Attorney General, where
N upon Hustace answered that the mat
ter was up to the County and not I
the police authorities.
Harvey was In favor of an invest
II cation, but believed that the one cor
Quoted by the Attorney Genera
should be sufficient. '
Hustace answered that no matte
what that result might be. the Boar
a petition of twenty-five signature
was submitted asking therefor.
Cox answered that no steps coul
be taken before such a petition wa
presented. though Hustace though
differently.
Harvey again took up the fight fc
his fellow-Democrat. He was afrai
that the Board might get resu
which might be different from this
found by the Grand Jury.
IIustace held that the Boar
should make an Independent invest
cation, and Milverton added Thu
there was no doubt but that 1t WI
II within the province of the Board
take the matter up.
= Dwight again wanted the Poli'
: Committee to take up the burden, b'
Cox did not fancy this. and Arch
suggested that Hustace be appointt
a special committee.
Hustace said that the question W;
not whether lsoi had tried to bril-