The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-14

cousins and his aunts." Laughter.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare moved the bill
be indefinitely postponed Lost
The amendment offered by Mr.. Dickey
was put and carried.
The bill passed as amended. and
was ordered t. be read third time ON
Thursday.
Second reading of an Act 10 provide for
an official stenographic reporter for the
Courts OF this Kingdom
His ExceIlency Mr.. Dare moved the bill
be considered section by section.
Mr.. keuu moved it be indefinitely post
poned
Mr.. Castle argued that it was necessary
to have evidence taken down, as it would
! prevent frequent disputes. He gave sew
eral illustrations of the evil effects of the
/ present methods of Court practice in the
trial of causes and appeals.
Mr.. Kaulukou thought the time had not
come for them to have an official reporter
/ Mr.. Keau thought it impossible for one
man to attend to all the Courts in the
| Kingdom. The Chief Justice had not said
! in his report that ne needed Il reporter.
! He thought it was an unnecessary bill.
The question then put To the House,
/ and the President announced the motion
! for indefinite postponement carried
! His Excellency Mr.. Dare said he voted
! no, but wish ed to change it to aye so as to
| move Il reconsideration of the vote by
which the bill was indefinitely postponed.
| He was convinced that this Assembly by
| its vote had not acted up to its usual stand
I'd nf int Df
! greater Importance for the preservation of
life and property than the preservation of
| correct evidence. The only sure way OF
| preserving evidence was to have verbatim
| report of it, as it falls from the lips of the
| witnesses The abstract of evidence as
taken by a stenographic reporter is of alb
solute value to every resident in this coun-
try. This bill was not in the interest OF
any one class of men, but i'll the interest
OF every man having business in the King
dom A trial Judge is made not only
Judge of the law but also Judge of the evil
dence under our present system. When
causes are on trial the evidence is pre-
scented Oh both sides, but the Judge de-
cdes. In the absence of Il preserved rec
ord of evidence, there Is no use to appeal
from trial Judge. But an appeal is good
if an official record OF evidence is kept.
Let men stand or fall in our Courts ac-
cording TO the evidence. When parties are
dissatisfied, let appeals be taken from the
records This is matter which would
preserve our liberty and punish our per-
jurers.
Mr.. Dickey said it is true that a stenO-
graphic reporter is a good thing, so is a
sewing machine He liked the idea of
reporter, but this country is not in rush
for one. He did not believe they could
have any purer records of evidence than
now They must look at the cost, as the
Government needs every cent it can get
hold Of He had talked with the Justices
of the Supreme Court and they did not
seem to care much about the matter.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare asked Mr..
Dickey to point out any law which states
that the Supreme Court Justices constitute
committee of this Assembly.
Mr.. Dickey said there was none; but
they know more about the laws of this
Kingdom than the Attorney General does.
Mr.. Dole said he could understand that
the members, after voting 5000 for Mrs.
Swan the previous day, hardly feel like
Il
porter, The more money they voted for
luxuries and alohas, the less they would
have for necessities This matter may be
regarded in the light of necessity, though
they have got along so far without re-
porter. Mr.. Dickey was not engaged i'll
law enough to know how much this re-
porter was needed. There was as much
necessity for a stenographic reporter as for
an interpreter. 1t was not luxury but
a necessity Mr.. Dole proceeded to
illustrate the necessity for this appointment
at considerable length, and pointed out
the futility of appeals from Judge to the
full bench
Mr.. Dickey rose to a question of privi-
lege. In answering question put to him
by the Attorney General he had spoken in
a rather rude manner and wished to apol-
ogize.
Mr.. Kaulukou was OF the opinion that
the time had not come for them to employ
a Court reporter. They could not tell
whether such person would report cor
rectly or not. He had heard of meeting
of lawyers, at which Il resolution was pro-
posed that they had no confidence in the
Supreme Court. That meeting took place
i'll Mr.. Dole's Office. He had practiced
law in the Supreme Court and thought the
lawyers were to blame in not taking clerks
to make a note of the evidence
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said the APP
pointment of reporter was not for the
relief of lawyers but for preservation of
testimony. 1t would not only affect the
rights of every man, but those of his chill
dren. He did not know of a civilized
country that did not use system of short
hand notes in Court proceedings.
Mr.. Aholo said he had listened to the de-
bate, and thought the passage of the bill
would help the lawyers, also the public.
Perhaps in two years time they would be
ready to employ reporter
The motion TO reconsider the vote was
then put and lost by a vote of Is to II.
MARRIAGE LICENSE BILL.
Third reading of an Act to amend sec
ton Il of an Act, entitled AN Act to re-
peal chapter 10 of the Civil Code" APP
proved January 10, 1865, relating to mar
rage licenses.
On motion of Mr. Kaai, the bill passed.
PRISON REGULATION BILL.
Second reading of AN Act to assist in
the regulation and management OF prison