The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-21

t provisions OF this bill made ineligible. The
life of the bill was in section , He be-
lieved the change of system so long
in vogue and 80 familiar, for
a complicated bill like the one
under consideration would be bad
and dangerous to the rights OF the
citizens OF this country. As every other
section III the bill was provided with ma
chinerv TO help section ,, his objections
extended TO the whole bill The passage
of this law would cause a substantial con-
Fiction with the law on the statute books.
1t was not desirable 10 confer on one in
dividual the power heretofore granted TO
three He thought the law relating TO
water rights might be simplified- The
passage of this bill would cause much con-
fusion and disadvantages 10 arise.
Mr. Dole thought the Attorney General
had said great deal, and yet he had not
said much He had had no experience
| whatever under the old law. 1t had been
/ generally understood that the Attorney
! General would oppose the bill, having
been instructed by Mr.. Spreckels to do so.
/ His Excellency Mr.. Dare said that Mr..
( Dole ought to be reprimanded.
/ Mr.. Kaulukou asked Mr.. Dole if Mr..
Bailey had not asked him 10 support this
bill
Mr. Dole said he did not think SO.
The President ruled that Mr. Dole was
out of order.
MIR Dole said he did not wish to say that
it was really so regarding the Attorney
General, but that had been the talk. If he
says it is not fact he (the speakerl would
accept it.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said it was not
so. He was arguing against the bill at the
request of the late Attorney General. He
had never consulted with Colonel Spreck-
els, and had never accepted direction from
any man. He would say that MesSrs.
Dole and Castle were working for the bill
by the instructions OF Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Dole said he accepted the statement
of the Attorney General. With regard to
the rumors against Mr.. Castle and him
self, they were not afraid of rumors. For
himself, he would say he had never heard |
anything from Mr.. Bailey. This bill was |
for simplifying matters. As the law stands |
now it is not definite. This bill gives a |
system to what before was loose and !
ers was worthless and delayed business, as
it was impossible to get them to meet to-
gether. 1t was not dangerous to have one
case tried by one Commissioner. This |
law did not conflict with the Lahaina law.
In preparing the bill it was carefully /
considered, and revision was made by
several lawyers of experience in water
cases. 1t is considered to be as near per-
feet as possible 1t would be for the public
good to pass it, as it provided for the
prompt hearing of cases giving the poor
man chance against the rich. Under
the present system cases were begun and
then put off, until it caused discourage
ment owing to the defect in the law.
Mr.. ThurstOn said he supported the bill,
and was not interested i'll water rights. He
could remember as long as he had been at
the bar that every lawyer dreaded water
suit There was more trouble and mis-
understanding about such suit than any
thing else that comes up. There was no
point in Hawaiian law that needed more
study, or was SO uncertain, as the water
law great deal of trouble was caused
by having three Commissioners. On be-
half of the bar, he hoped this bill would
pass. Tie was rather AT the Al |
torney General taking the floor against the
bill, as he had not been in the country
long.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said that i'll
May last the late Attorney General
handed this bill to him, and asked him,
as he (the late Attorney Genera) was very
busy, to carefully review it. He did so
with an unbiased mind, and gave it a
calm and careful consideration. He made
some marginal notes, one of which was as
follows: "The law of water rights and
rights of way could be amended, and with
advantage. But this Act is not the heal
ing remedy required, but rather an exter-
nal counter-lrritant The general interest
of the Hawaiian subject will be best
served by the quiet and solemn burial of
the Act in the Legislative graveyard,
among the countless thousands gone be-
fore" He was still of the same opinion.
At II 80 the House adjourned to 80.