The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-15

Pennsylvania B. & o. and some
others
Were these given to all the mem
bers?" asked Senator Dillingham;.
q think they were uniform"
I'm other words, they were absolute
ly impartial?" suggested Senator Gam
! BILE.
Gets Pass by Messenger.
GLOW did you get these lasses?'
continued Attorney Marble
Some came by mail, others by mes
senger. Shall relate that incident?
Eyes; tell it,"
Representative Flannigen, one of my
colleagues, came to me at my seat one
day and said a man wanted to see me.
/ He took me back to the brass rail and
/ introduced me to a man he said was
| the attorney for the Illinois Southern
railroad Flannigen left, and when the
lawyer handed me the pass he said:
Il want you to return the courtesy
and vote for Senate bill 313n !
looked up the bill and voted against
ic. As l understood it, it made jury
verdicts final in personal injury
cases."
Q.-What did you tell him? A
That l didn't know what the bill was.
did it pass?" asked Senator Jones.
"No, it was defeated in the House
after passing the Senate. Browne
supported it and made a talk for it;
very good talk"
He told of a practice of "eXchang-
ing" passes then In vogue among
members of the legislature. He said
when a member had passes on road
in a part of the state which he seldom
visited he would give them to col
league, who would distribute them
among his constituents. Edward ].
torst, now a state senator; Anton j.
Cermak, now a Chicago alderman, and
Representative Browne and Robert e.
Wilson we're named as some to whom
he gave his passes for the northern
part of the state.
Arranged by NANNY" Abrahams.
do you mean to say they loaned
these passes to friends to be ridden
on?" asked Chairman Dillingham;.
yes; that's the proceeding. 1t has
been the custom for years"
Q.-And you rode on these passes
in return? A.-No. didn't need
their passes. l had enough for my
portion of the state.
Q.-How were these exchanges
made? A.-Manny Abrahams was the
man who arranged those things for
the members. We'd go to him when
there was any fixing up of transporta-
| ton.
Borrowed Money of Marlborough.
Another phase of legislative graft
came out when Attorney Marble start
ed asking White questions of his finan-
clal condition when he came to the
Legislature. The witness said that he
was in debt, had a little borrowed
money in his pocket and did not re-
ceive any of his money until his salary
as a representative was paid. Instead
Of getting it the first week of the ses-
sion, he said he received it in three
installments, continuing until Febru-
airy. White said he borrowed money
from Otis Marlborough, a street car
motorman now working in the Chicago
& Milwaukee electric, who figured in
former trials and testimony.
Odd he have a state position? A.
He was a janitor.
Q.-How did he secure it? Al got
it and sent him with note to Capt.
Beck.
Odd you put anyone else on the
state pay roll? A.-That was the only
one.
Q.-What work did he do? Ale
never did an hours work all the time
he was on the pay roll.
The audience in the room burst into
laughter. Senators on the committee
sat up in surprise.
Paid $2se; Did No Work.
what was he paid?" asked senator
Kenyon.
HE received $23S, at the rate of 50
day"
Q.-How many other janitors were
there? Al think there were 1877.
Odd they all work as hard as he
did? About the same.
Are you talking seriously?" asked
the amazed senator.
yes; l have the official record here
fiji you want to see it," feplied White
picking up his papers.