The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-28
Irrom wcndncrlay AdvcrtIscrl

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against the rcappurionmcnt resolution.
The Hawaii delegation was practical
~ delugcd with wireless messages yes
tcrday. received from friends IN Ililo,
all urging the passage Of the bill, but
some of them rather turned up their
noses. Speaker HOlstcin received one
message which read, "Urgo passage
senate investigation bill"
Lyman, Irwin, Hubby and others, ex.
cept Silva, were remembered in the
same manner. Irwin claimed people in
Hilo must have thought the members
were out to kiln the bill, which was not
So He and Lyman had several amend.
ments to introduce and, with the adop.
tion OF these, they would not oppose
the bill
One amendment, it was understood,
would require the Territory, since il
was to conduct the investigation, to
bear the expense Of the Same and not
tax il on the already long.sufforing
treasury of Hawaii county.
Democratic Opposition.
As q rule, the Democratic members of
posed TO the bill, and yesterday it was
stated on good authority that Kalakie-
Ia, Kupihea, McCandless and several
others, had expressed themselves very
much in opposition to the measure and
were out and out to attend its funeral.
1t is claimed, by some knowing ones,
that Auditor Mcguire, and likely others
who may be involved in the alleged de-
falcations, being Democrat, probably
accounted for the strong opposition
manifested by members of the house on
the Bourbon side. Mcguire, it win be
remembered. has been one of the most
prominent Democrats in Hilo.
While unopposed in his candidacy,
since the first county election when he
was elected over John II. Wise, now
clerk of the senate, by the slight ma
iority of seventeen votes, Mcguire has
always taken a strong partisan share
in the Hawaii campaigns, having, on
several occasions, been campaign man
ager.
See Insult In It.
Several opponents of the measure
state openly they oppose it because the
bill is practically an impeachment of
the jury system in the first judicial cir
cult; that it amounts to as much as a
vote of lack of confidence in the men
chosen as grand jurors in Hilo and the
Island of Hawaii. They claim the sem
ate hold.over committee investigation,
which resulted in the discovery of the
alleged Juggling of county funds, was
ample and complete and that the mat
ter may now be safely committed to
the grand jury without the expenditure
| 30 al 81 60 a. l..
of time.
That lobbyists are busy around the
corridors, the lobby and even on the
floor of the house during recesses and
before and after sessions, is fecog-
nized fact and that they, one and all,
seem to be working in opposition to
the passage of the bill, is claimed
without fear of contradiction.
Kai Working Hard.
John K. Kai, county clerk Of Hawaii,
for years an employe of the clerks Of
fee, until his election four years ago,
has been much around the house the
past few days and very often in con-
sultation with the Hawaii members.
He is close-mouthed and has always
been SO. Whether he is lobbying
against the bill is not known definitely,
but suspicion points strongly to that
end.
Another politician from Hilo, now in
Honolulu, also very busy these days, is
Simeon X. Kahana, for years employed
on the Hilo police force and member
of the house during the 1907 session.
Then, there is the valiant Noa w
Aluli, a one.time Hilo resident, now
clerk of the house judiciary committee
Since he removed to Honolulu, after
failure to gain political preferment in
Ililo and Waikiki, Noa saw a great
light and is now a Democrat. He is
one of the counsellors.in-ch to the
Democratic minority of the house. lie
is opposed to the bill and has made
no attempt to hide the fact. Aluli is
held by his Bourbon friends of the
faith as legal luminary of no mean
quality and an oracle in whom many of
the unregenerated place implicit faith.
Representative Silva, unless he has
changed his mind since yesterday, is
also opposed to tho bill. He is now
enjoying n leave of absence as captain
of the Hilo police force, in order to
attend this session as a representative
Of the people.
Taken on the whole, there is certainly
strong opposition to the senate bill and
its passage today is very much in
doubt, although it's friends are work.
ing with might and main in its favor.
Would Dodge the Expense.
The bill, as originally introduced in
the senate, Prov les for the creation Of
a commission, tne members of which
are 20 be appointed by the Governor,
under Section 50 Of the Organic Act,
and the appropriation Of twenty thou.
sand dollars TO defTay the expenses Of
the proposed investigation Of Hawaii =
financial muddle.
When first introduced, the bill pro.
yided this appropriation should 30 made
out Of territorial revenues, but resol.
utions passod by tho Hawaii board Of
supervisors asked that the expense be
horne by The county IN question. ON
tlni representation tho bill was amend.
ed, making the appropriation payable
out Of territorial funds, bat 10 be- o..
imhufsed by the County Of Hawaii.
: This la now opposed by many Hawaii
, members ~ the house, some Ginning
since he Territory n forcing thls bot.
I Yfri phiInu n should hear M rEurn.e