The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-03-28

County oi Hawaii I am, haarYtf. up
tUsri a. tiftaIn vital itih O. ndN .un
thiueH in ihe b. aud which would tc
uVtfeOrc through tho aior.ion OF ny
anne ndiucnts
In Hawai-, only.
truus fret amendment was read.
% amcniad section tHrcH. sn that the
meetings of the commission should be
phtiir Hnd might be- held % any place
ar places n tire County OF Hawaii, In.
stead oi the Territory, as In tho orig
iual section
This amendment means that the
| commission should meet In hilo OF any
other place in the County OF Hawaii,
\ said Doctor Irwin. "nud not In Homo.
lulu. which would work hardship on
many. requiring witnesses and others
! having business before the commission
/ TO 70 20 lot OF trouble and loss OF
time in getting 10 Honolulu. The com.
mission can do all ice work on the Is
land OF Hawaii | move this house
| agree to tho amendment"
This brought Representative Hol.
| stein 10 his feet. 81 arise to oppose
this amendment, began Mr.. Holstein.
:" II seems to me that while the amend.
ment may be germane to the bill. the
appointment Of the members of the
commission should remain strictly in
the hands of the Executive.
''This measure is broad in its
scope continued Holstein, "snd the
best thing 20 do is TO let the bill alone
4 and pass IL as IL came from the senate.
l see nothing to fear in bringing wit
nesses TO Honolulu, should the commits
4 sion elect TO meet in this city; it may
meet in Hilo or at any other place its
| convenience may require 1t would be
wrong to require it to meet only in
llilo, because If the investigation
should take, say, n year, the members
would have to reside that time there.
7 Therefore, / move this amendment be
tabled. Representative Tavares OF
Maui seconded the motion to table.
> Kupihea arose to speak, but Holstein
raised point of order and Vice.
Speaker Coney ruled the noisy fifth dis.
trict member out Of order. Kupihea
asked for an "aye" and "no" vote
on the notion to table the amendment.
Irwin s first amendment was tabled
by vote of fifteen to fourteen, rs
: follows:
!. Ayes-C H. Cooke, G. P. Cooke,
Goodness, Holstein. Hubby, Kaaua,
; Kaupiko, Kinslea, Makekau, Sheldon,
Spalding. Tavares, Waiaholo, Watkins
and ice.Speaker Coney.-15.
Noes-Asch, Silva, Irwin. Kalakiela,
Kauiho. Kawewehi, Kuphea, Lyman,
McCandless, Paele, Paxson, Poepoe,
Robertson and Wilcox.-14.
Small Faith in Thayer.
Doctor Irwin s second amendment,
providing for the expenditure of the
appropriation under the direction of
the commission. instead of the attor.
rev general, was agreed to without OPP
position.
"The reason why I ask that this
amendment lie agreed to-" explained
DR.. Irwin, sis because some of us do
not have much faith in the attorney
generals department. The member
from the first district told me the at
torney generals department is full of
bows Mr.. Irwin here referred to the
speaker. evidently, who, however, is a
second district man.
at seems TO me this amendment il
very necessary" said Holstein, "and
I move the house. agree to it, The
amendment was carried.
a Wanted Territory to Pay.
DIR. Twins third and last amend
!. ment called for the striking out of sec
ton twelve Of the bill in its entirety
e. The section reads that "upon the com
p pletion of the work of the commission
'e and the fling of its final report Will
N the Governor the auditor of tho Terri
CT tory shall certify TO the auditor OF thu
le County of Hawaii the total amount o.
money expended for the purposes O
this act. and the auditor of the Count,
it of Hawaii shall thereupon draw a war
m rant upon the treasurer of the Count,
n of Hawaii for such amount in favor o
ne the Territory. and forthwith forwar,
ne the same to the treasurer of the Terri
tory for the reimbursement OF the Ter
ritorv for the amount so eXpendcd.'
With some reference to the Hi
scandal being more the fault of tn
system than that of the individual an
that the system needed impro vemept
Doctor Irwin moved agreemens to til
amendment
An Insult to the County.
Again jumping to his feet, Mr. Ho
stein opposed the amendment. "I OF
opposed to this amendment and I b.
lieve the majority of the HaW ali dele
CATION in this house oppose 1t. If tn
amendment is adopted it will take on
from the bill one of its most vital sec
tons and leave only SHELTON, n us,
less measure. This house is in dut
bound and should be governed by tn
resolution Of the County of Hawaii.
Holstein read the resolution, which p,
titioned the legislature to allow th
County of Hawaii to bear the expcns
of the investigation and urged the pa
sage of the hill. He emphasized ths
portion which read, "the expenses I
be paid by the County of Hawaii"
"Mr. Speaker continued hoIsteiI
"the Hawaii supervisors had copies q
this bill before them when they adopte
this resolution and they knew whs
they were about" Irwin arose {
ask Holstein a question, but the latte
refused to yield, stating he would nc
be interrupted while speaking. 81
the board Of supervisors of Hawaii say
the expenses shall be paid by them.
exclaimed Holstein, "are VIC to spur
now the request, are we TO insult tn
] people of Hawaii, whom The boar
: represents oficiallyf I hope this houi
win have manhood enough not I
spurn the request. Therefore, NOV
this amendment be laid on tins table
: The motion was seconded by Wa
L. IL