Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-04
THAYER SEES NO
real Hl]NOR IN
1AVB0OK Fight
In Formal Letter to Senate He
Asks for Receipt for the
Missing Volume

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Secretary OF the Territory Thayer
declines TO see any humpr in
the "iawbook fight" He has written
o formal letter to the senate about II
with a rather summary request that
the senate come through with re-
cefpt for one missing volume, Revised
Laws OF 1915
As told In the second edition Of the
Star-Bulletin yesterday baby ty-
phoon ragged around the senate cham
Der and capitol halls yesterday after
noon because Thayer had taken from
the senate chamber copy OF the new
Revised Laws and because later the
sergeant-at-arms was instructed to
get &c back.
The situation has seemed to amuse
the senators highly but II does not
amuse Thayer He sent the following
letter to the president OF the senate
today:
MAR. 4. 1915.
slIion. Charles F. ChiIlingworth,
President Of the Senate,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dear Sir: Both IN the afternoon
paper Of yesterday and in the morn
ing paper of today, ! see long ac-
count OF q debate which took place
In the senate Yesterday relating TO
the matter OF the three copies Of the
Revised Laws OF 1915 which are in
possession OF the senate. The impli-
cation in these articles and the state
ments reported to have been made by.
the senators present serious charge.
against myself which do not feel /
can leave unanswered.
= Il beg to call your attention to Act
IL OF the Session Laws of 1913. which.
created the commission TO compile.
the Revised Laws Of 1915, Section;
10 OF said act provides as follows:
The said compilation shall be.
printed and bound and shall be pre-
scented by the commission to the,
legislature at its next regular SEES
sion; provided. however, that when
said compilation Is completed the
secretary Of the territory shall
cause such a number Of copies
thereof as to him may seem neces.|
which. when so printed and bound,
may be furnished By him free of
charge 10 government officials for
Official use. and may be sold by him
ct ten dollars $50. 00) q volume for
the benefit Of the Territory
~on Monday, March i. six copies
.of the Revised Laws Of 1915 were de.
hvtrld By TIE Star Bulletin. Ltd. TO
the Legislature These copies should
have been delivered. In accordance
with the terms o. the above quoted
section, to the secretary to be by him
delivered to the senate and the house
The star-Bulletin Co. informed me on
Tuesday that no more copies Of the
Revised Lava Of 1915 would be ready
Tor distribution mt, next Monday
A. the work Of an the executive de-
1aftmenfs was being held up pending
the securing Of copies Of the new
laws. secured from the house Of rep
rescntafiVes one copy Of the three
which had been delivered to it. and
/ took the same action h the senate.
'You win please note that these
volumes were legally placed in my
custody BY the act referred to, and
senate does not relieve me Of my re- 1
sp0nsibility for accounting for them.
The statements made IN the SEN
ate. therefore. that ! had acted with.
out right IN securing q copy from the
senate Tor the use 81 the executive
department are incorrect. Al Of the
volumes It present In the hands Of
the senate are still legally in my Gus
fody, and must be so until have de-
'Ii4ered them to the senate, and re-
ceired the receipt of the clerk Of the |
senate therefor.