Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-25
Representatives Irwin and Ly-
man Openly Declare 0ppoSi-
ton to Senate Measure
BIG ISLAND INFLUENCES
AT WORK ON MEMBERS
Attorney General Mails One Ar
gument Being Used to Head
Off the Investigation

Over the probe of Hawaii county
financial affairs a big storm is brew
ing in the house, and IL is expected
TO break tomorrow morning when
senate bill rs comes up for third
reading in the lower house.
Senate bill 7S provides for the
commission authorized TO investigate
the Hawaii tangle.
During the last few days there has
been quietly organizing a strong oppo-
Eition to the BILL the opposition being
particularly strong in the Hawaii
delegation The Hawaii delegation,
however, is not by any means unit
on the matter, Speaker Holstein
favoring the bill and urging IL en-
phatically. In fact, Mr.. Holstein may
possibly take the floor to help in the
debate that seems sure 10 bring the
question sharply before the repre-
sentatiyes.
The publication last evening in the
second edition of the Star Bulletin OF
the fact that the bill had been post
poned when time came for third read
ing brought the matter out into the
limelight this morning, and today the
house Is dividing for and against the
senate measure.
Members of the house hint that
several big Hawaii corporations are
using their influence TO head off a
complete investigation OF the county
books and that they hope to confine
the probe to the grand jury called by
Judge Parsons. To this the hackers
of the measure reply that the grand
jury was called to cooperate with the
probe commission.
The fact that the senate bill is hang
ing in the balance has not been re-
allied by the territorial authorities un-
Gil within the last few hours. Not
until third reading on the bill was
deferred yesterday did the report de-
velop that it had been postponed be-
cause it's friends in the house had
not secured votes enough to make it's
passage certain.
Attorney-General Thayer, who
favors the bin as the best solution
of the problem of getting at the Ha-
waii situation as well as the faults
in all the structure of county govern
ment, declared this morning that the
bill by all means should be passed.
The senate is for the bill and appar-
emily all the opposition has been
stirred up in the lower house.
Wireless Urges Bill.
The first lightning flashes of the
impending storm that seems likely tn
burst in the house tomorrow when
Senate Bill No. IS is called on third
reading. were streaked this morning
just before the noon recess, when
Speaker Holsteiu arose and read 2
wireless from Manager Watt, OF Olaa
plantation.
The MESSAGE said: Urge passage
senate bill 7s.'
Instantly Representative Irwin was
on his feet, demanding to know what
disposition was to be made or the
message. His face. naturally pale
was still whittier with excitement and
anger. and had opportunity offered
the storm would probably have burst
then. But he could do nothing. The
speaker calmly replied that he read
the message because it was addressed
10 the house, and went on record IS
a communication.
Open Opposition TO Measure.
The noon recess was announced at
once, and Immediately afterward, in
answer to queries by Star-Bulletin
represent ative, DIR. Irwin and Repre-
sentative Norman X. Lyman of Ha-
paii openly announced their oppOsi-
ton to the measure. = few minutes
later Representatives McCandless and
Kalakiela of Oahu also declared them
selves against II, and II is tacitly un-
derstood that a number of others are
supporting Irwin and Lyman, who ap-
rear today to be the leaders of the
opposition.
Alleges Political Game.
at is simply political game being
played by Bob Breckons 10 get hold