Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-14


thing has occurred in this House in
the knowledge of any member. is not
that member a scoundrel II he does
not tell what he knows? Mr.. Speaker
ask not to be placed on that com.
mittee."
Should Be Probed.
Kaleiopu took the floor to support
the adoption of his resolution. This
thing has been brewing for some time
past" he said, ION account of the
trouble we have had over the stenog.
rapher. and want to find out every
fact in connection with It. We want
to dig away down to the bottom and
find out all about It,"
Graft In Atmosphere.
Long expressed his surprise that the
story had become public property and
did not know how II had come to be
credited to him. But he did not deny
the truth of the story or that he was
responsible for the statements con.
tanned in 1t. Long has for two or
three days been threatening to start a
sensation by telling what he knows
about some things. and he made II ev-
ident that he Is going to stand by his
guns
Ever since Saturday when the
word graft was uttered by the Speak.
err" he said slowly and deliberately,
tho atmosphere has been filled with
graft. Believing as ] do that IL any
graft does exist. whether among the
members or the officers of the House,
II is our duty to investigate into the
matter, we have no alternative now
in the street and elsewhere that there
are members of this House assisting In
the translation of different documents
II has gone so far that the chairman
of the Committee on Public Expendi.
lures and Accounts has questioned the
propriety Of permitting any translation
to be made by member of this House
and a bill presented for the work by
some one else.
IL prefer that this resolution should
go farther. Officers and members of
the House are being accused OF an at.
tempt at bribery, further, Of an at.
tempt to stun their expense bills.
I'VE have arrived at the most crucial
point OF legislation. feel that II
would have been better II this matter
had been left imprinted, but since It Is
there, let us investigate thoroughly"
Like expressed mild surprise over
the story, saying that this was the first
he had known of any members of the
House getting paid for translation
work. The matter should be investi.
gated and II the story were found not
to be true, the paper should be cen.
sured.
The Old Wall.
Rice thought the members ought not
to take too seriously anything the
newspapers Say, for, Of course, they
have to have Just so many big head.
lines each day. The reporter who
wrote the story, II It were not true,
should be censured. He wanted the
committee to investigate all the
charges that have been made within
the past few days.
Sheldon made his often repeated
remark about liking to be roast
ed by the papers because that insured
his reelection. Sheldon. It may be
remarked in passing, is about the most
touchy OF all the members over what
the papers say about him. He sug.
gested that Long ought to be made a
member of the committee to do the in.
vestigating.
Kawewehi was In favor of the adop- |
ton OF the resolution. These things |
are coming out toward the close of !
the Legislature and they ought to be |
examined into. Speaking for the mem. |
bers from Hawaii, he declared that
none of them had done or said any.
thing of which to be ashamed. II the |
charges made are true, they lower the |
standard OF the House and blacken |
the names OF the members. He moved |
to have the chairman of the Miscel. |
laneous Committee put on the commit.
tee, because, he said, this Is one of |
that miscellaneous things that that
committee should deal with. Besides,
the chairman Of that committee knows
lot about miscellaneous things" He
offered to be member of the commit.
tee himself II the Speaker desired 1t.
Before the motion for the adoption
Of the resolution was put, Castro of.
Tered an amendment, to strike out the
word honorable" before the word
members" AS II was obvious that a
member engaged in grating could
hardly rightfully appropriate the al.
iective, the amendment was adopted
and the House then adopted the reso-
luton, The Speaker referred it to the
Judiciary Committee.