Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-25
Representatives Irwin and Ly-
man Openly Declare Oppose
lion 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 big storm is brew
ing In the house, and IL Is expected
to break tomorrow morning when
senate bill Is comes up for third
reading In the lower house.
Senate bill rs provides for the
commission authorized TO investigate
the hawaii tangle.
During the last few days there has
been quietly organizing a strong oppo-
6ltion to the bill, the opposition being
particularly strong in the Hawaii
delegation. The Hawaii delegation,
however, is not by any means a unit
on the matter, Speaker Holstein
favorilg the bill and urging Ii en-
phatically. In fact, Mr. Holstein may
possibly take the floor to help in the
debate that seems sure to bring the
question sharply before the repre-
sentatiree.
The publication last evening in the
Fec0nd edition of the Star Bulletin OF
the fact that the bin had been pest
Doned when time came for third read
ing brought the matter out into the
hmeiieht 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
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-
I'll within3thc last few h0nrs Not
until third reading on the bin was .
deferred yesterday did the report de
velop that Il had been postponed be
cause its friends in the house had
not secured votes enough to make its
passage certain
Acknowledgement Thayer, who
favors the bill as the best solution
of the problem of getting at the Ha-
wall situation as well as the faults
in all the structure of county govern
ment, declared this morning that the
bin 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 Sill.
The first lightning flashes of the
impending storm that seems likely to.
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 Holstein arose and read 2
wireless from Manager Watt, of Olaa
plantation.
The MESSAGE said: Urge passage
senate bill 7S.s
Instantly Representa-. i've Irwin was
on his feet. demanding to know what
disposition was to be made OF the.
message. His fare. 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
q communication
Open Opposition to Measure.
The noon recess was announced at
once. and Immediately afterward, in
answer to queries bv Star-BnlletiE
renresen 'ative. Dr. Irwin and Repre-
sentative Norman K Lyman of Ha-
vail openly announced their opposir
ton to the measure. r few minutes
later Representatives McCandless and
Kalakiela of Oahu also declared them
selves against II. and II is taeitly un,
derstood that number of others are
supporting Irwin and Lyman. who an
rear today to be the leaders of the
opposition.
Alleges Political Game.
st is simply political game being
played by Bob Breckons to get hold