Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-17


bursting officer, was asked IL in the
vouchers presented TO him for pay
ment there have been any Irregular
tiles. He said that there had been
errors, but he could recall no irregu-
larities so far as actual payment was
concerned.
Questioned further, Mott-Smiti
said he knew of nothing that had
the color of graft. There had been
errors due to a mistake of construc-
ton. He knew of no exorbitant bills
that had been presented.
Whitney asked whether II It
should develop from the evidence
that Pilanaia, assistant clerk of the
Journal Committee, is engaged in
translating from English into Ha-
waiian, he would pay the bill. Mott
Smith said he would not, II he knew
Piianaia was doing that kind of
work.
Mott-Smith added that when
properly endorsed voucher comes up
to him for the payment of a COM
mittee clerk. he does not question 1t.
He holds the person who certiiies a
voucher as responsible for II.
Asked about the automobile bills.
Mott-Smith said he had rejected
them as not coming within the Fed
eral appropriation.
Lloyd Conkling, chief clerk OF the
Governors Office, said he knew of no
graft, SO far as the Federal money Is
concerned. He considered that the
1909 Legislature. has been more eco
nomical than that OF 1907.
No Divvy Offer
Edward Woodward, Clerk of the
House, was called and asked about
the alleged attempt on the part of
Stenographer Lloyd to bride him TO
approve n stuffed bill. He said that
in the bill presented by Lloyd for APP
proval all the items he checked were
wrong. One item that should have
been for one folio was for four an
other where IS folios had been typed
called for pay for "a, etc.
Woodward refused to o. X. the
voucher, so Lloyd tore 1t up. The
Clerk took the bill, first. and Lloyd
tried to get 1t back, but Woodward
refused. Lloyd got hold OF 1t, any
way, and tore 1t up.
Before Woodward got back from
lunch Lloyd had a correct bill pre-
pared, which Woodward thought
very strange, and he reported the
matter to Castro. The original bill
amounted to $5S.15. The correct
bin was for $44.
Woodward denied that Lloyd had
made any offer to him to "divvy."
Lloyd Denies All
James Lloyd, the ex-stenographer
of the House, was called In and ask
ed about the occurrence related by
Woodward. His construction of It
"ao thut tht Sicih Wub nuHy anu
in a hurry and refused to o. X. the
bill, so Lloyd said "oh, hi; I'll
make present of II to the Govern
ment," and tore II up. After lunch
Lloyd thought better OF 1t and drew
up another bill, from which he elm
mated the work done for the Journal
Committee and some other items. As
to the Incorrect items, Lloyd said
some of his pages were 81 lines long,
equal to three folios.
Lloyd denied absolutely that he
asked Woodward to let the bill go
through and fix 1t up later. 1.-THE
Clerk was so huffy that we hardly
spoke at ALL"
In regard to the Panama-hat Incl
dent, Lloyd said he asked Kaleiopu
to support the resolution, and said
he might be able to do something for
Kaleiopu some day. When Kaleiopu
took umbrage at the suggestion,
Lloyd told him he had no intention
of offering him a bride. He never
mentioned Panama hat.
Lloyd also denied fatty that he
asked Correa to move that his resig-
nation be not accepted.
Lloyd, in reply to questions, said
he knew OF no graft in the House,
and no Irregularities other than re-
quiring him to come and defend him
self against hearsay charges.
Single pressed Lloyd to tell OF
he might know in the way
Of graft or Irregularities. Lloyd de-
but was warned that he must
answer.
Lloyd's only complaint against the
House was that he was not paid for
his transcript of the minutes, and
that the Speaker had ordered that
the outside typewriting be turned
over to Miss Dwight and Miss Crewes
to the exclusion of himself.