Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-15
GRAFT COMMITTEE
HASBEEN APPOINTED
.4h 'a
Members Fear Coat OF
/ WhiteWaSh Will
Be Applied
HOUSE
HOUSE
4Sth Day-Afternoon Session


| committee was appointed yester-
day afternoon by the Speaker TO ln-
'estigate into the charges of graft
that have been flying back and forth
about the House OF Representatives
ever since last Saturday. The COM
mittee, 1t was announced. was to be-
gin its sittings at 10 o'clock this
morning in the Speakers private Of
flee. Single, Coney, and Kawewehi
were appointed as the members OF
the committee. They could not say
last night whether or not the hear
ings would be public. but 1t is prob
able that they will be on the star
chamber order, that being in line
with Speaker Holstein's general POI
Icy as regards everything but mat
ters OF mere routine.
The judiciary Committee, to which
was referred the resolution presented
Tuesday by Kaleiopu for the appoint
ment Of an investigating committee,
reported back a substitute resolution
OF the same general tenor as the orig
inal measure. and u was In accord
ance with the provisions OF this res
olution that the committee was APP
pointed to nose out graft II there he
any graft.
It was noticeable that Speaker
Holstein did not appoint on this conf
mittee any Of the insurgents. Ka-
ewehi is Democrat or a Hone Ru-
ler-he does not seem TO be sure Just
which. Single has made the state
ment on the ioor of the House that
he believes in standing by the Speak
er, right or wrong. Coney is anoth-
er member OF the Cabinet" and gen
orally backs Speaker Holstein up in
everything the latter does---unless 1t
be something that is liable to injuIe
Kauai.
When the House arose yesterday
the comment was freely made that
the committee is to be a whitewash-
ing committee, and that 1t will report
back that 1t could find no evidences
Of graft. Several members asked
why Cohen. Long. or Alfonso was
not made u member of the committee
instead OF appointing three men who
have steadfastly denied that there Is
any graft going on and who will have
10 be convinced against their own
previous convictions.
Kawewehi's "two-County" bill
was plastered with amendments yes
lerday afternoon until II presented a
deliciously ridiculous appearance,
and was then laughted to death. BY
the time the House got through
sticking amendments all over II II
looked so funny that even its proud
father was willing that II be given
decent burial, and he himself voted
with the other members OF the House
to liable II.
When. for the fifth time. the bill
was taken up for third reading,
there was an immediate food OF
amendments offered. the Clerk get
ting no less than sixteen to read.
And every one-oi them was adopted.
BY the terms Of one amendment
the City and County of Honolulu was
made u suburb of the County Of East
Hawaii, the amendment offered By
Fprtado providing that all islands
within 200 nautical miles Of the
coast OF East Hawaii be included in
the new County. Another amend
ment. also by Furtado. was to give
East Hawaii 70 per cent. Of the bal
ance in the County Treasury of the
County of Hawaii. Kawewehi OBJ
1ected strenuously to this. saying 1t
looked like graft, but the House
cheerfuily adopted the amendment,
When 1t seemed that there was no
room for any further amendments to
be plastered on. Rice arose and In q
regretful tone announced that the
bill was spoiled, so II might as well
looked duly mournful, but all the
members turned their thumbs down
and the bin gave up the ghost.
Did Not Concur
The House refused to concur In
the Senate amendments to the SHOW
bill" the motion to non-concur meet
ing with a chorus OF kokuas. A con
ference committee consisting OF Co
hen, Like, Kinney, and Kamahu was
appointed.
The House by a vote OF ID to ~
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