The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-07-10


Smith, Henry Warehouse, c. W. Ashford.
Rep. f, Brown moved the report be
adopted
Rep. Kinney moved Il be laid on the
table To be considered with the hill. Noble
Smith had rehsShed in the report all the
arguments used in the committee and in
the House Ii the House was willing 80
vote money for the required books he
-ould say no more, but he was afraid
when the time would come that no money
would be voted The Government Law
Library is inferior 10 many of the libraries
in Western Colleges. If all lawyers were
able TO carry rs much law in their heads rs
Noble Smith the law library might be shut
up. Experience teaches, however. that the
average practitioner needs law library.
The Clerk ot the Supreme Court has sub.
mitted q statement OF the immediate needs
nj the library, which would require $500
to purchase. Among other works needed
are some standard English reports. II
this bill Is to be thrown away. the House
should be prepared to make an appropria-
ton. The present law library i a stsnd-
ing disgrace 10 the country. He noticed
an item in the appropriation bill for a law
reporter, which Is necessity. Courts are
sometimes called to decide cases involving
SIS. 600 and $4,000. on points of fact, and
are obliged 10 rely for statements OF wit
Smith would no doubt get up and Squelch
out the proposed appropriation, but his
conscience would not be easy II he had not
stated the facts of the case.
Noble Smith would tell the House a
secret, IN answer 20 the remarks Of the
member from Hamakua. He had been
practising attorney for several years. and
did not keep law library. except an old
Constitution 2 Civil Cole and Bible. Ii
able number borrowing his, the speakers,
law books, if this bill should pass.
Rep. Kinney said that some able lawyers
IN the States pronounced law library
complete when it contained WebSter's Die
tionary and the Bible.
The report was adopted.
BLUE BOOK.
Minister ThurSton announced the report
of the Bureau.Of Immigration printed.
QUESTIONS TO MINISTER.
Noble Townsend asked the Minister of
Interior ~ what mechanics and overSeerS
were employed on the Molokal water
works between the 10Th February ana SlSt
March, under Mr.. {. Is. Wilson; % at
what rate was each 10 be paid; Isl have
they been paid; ID il paid when?
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Kawainui moved that 1000 be ap-
pTopriated for landing improvements in
Hama. Referred 10 the Public Lands, etc,
Committee
Minister Ashford moved the reports OF
the special committee on compensation
OF REPRESENTATIVES be made = special order
for Saturday. Adopted.
NOTICE or NEw BILL
Noble Baldwin gave notice of a bill to
amend Section p. Chapter ", of the Civil
Code. relating 10 the Bureau OF Public In
SIrueIion.
APPROPRIATION BILL
Special order of the day. House went
into Committee OF the Whole, Rep. Il p.
Kalauko2 in the chair. on the Appropria-
ton bill Continued from Monday.
District Judges North Rona, $500. Rep.
Paris moved it be 81 900. Passed as in the
bill. South Kona. $50, passed. South
Kohala. 81 10. Rep. Mcguire moved it
be 81. 40 Noble Smith noticed some sal
aries reduced from those formerly paid
and would ike to know the reason. Min
ister ThurSton said the Judges Of the Su-
preme Court and the Cabinet had carefully
gone over the salaries and the proposed
amounts are based or the amount of bust
ness in the respective districts. The item
passed IS I'm the bull. Hamakua, 50 600.
Rep. Paehaole moved it be Sl,sO0. Rep.
Kinney opposed the reduction. / properly
qualified man cannot De got 10 DO the WOTk
Tor less than 5000. There Is more sugar
raised IN H4makua than in any other
district in the Islands. Acknowledgement
And more criminals? Minister Interior
And more whisky used9 Noble Smith
4 hand district. Judging from the sample
in The House Item passed as in the bill
H0nuaulu. $50; MakawaO, $500; Hama.
81. so. Passed. Lanai, 500 Noble
~
moved 500. Rep. hamsuOha moved $50.
ReD. c Brown did not think the salary
should be reduced. The Ministers had
gone carefully into it with the Judges; II
the House wishes to change this one, 1t
msy s. Eell change all. Passed IS IN the
bill NoloEai. 81 -2JJ; Eva, $50; Waia-
nae $50: Haizluz- $50; kOO!aulOa- SS0Ji
kO0laupOk0. 81 00J; Hanalei, $1,000; IA
wzihza- 81 ,nuJ; koioa, 81 30; Waimea.
81 90. Pissed.
Minister Ashford moved to postpone the
consideration OF salaries OF Clerks OF ID, ID
sud sth JudiCisi Circuits until the Judiciary
Commission report Carried
Expenses Supreme Court $1,000; Cir
cuit Courts. s. On; witnesses in criminal
cases. s. 5D1 Passed.
law Books Purchase OF Law Books,
81 6J1 Noble Castle moved an amend
msnt- For Parchsse OF Law Books and
maintenance L-zN l-LALl4lE. 4lI LAlt
prens and Circuit Courts. 10 b under the
SuueTFisi0n OF the Supreme Court, 81. 90
The question i II the necessity exists and
II the HO1se Tili make provision for IL II
would b vel as SAID by the Attorney
General E few days ago for the Judges to
Rad the bo0ks that are there. II Is Heces-
ssrT for Judges and lawyers 8 EeA a. Tor
mechanics 70 have full supply Of tools
30 one having the root Of the matter n
MIN 5-TIf szT thsrno more hooks are needed
Minister shfOTd SAID the memorandum
prepared bE the Clerk q the Supreme
Court shows that there ! pressing need
for books 10 the amount o. $50. And II
Libraries are 20 De supplied IN the outer dis
tricts. there 1iIl BE- further cal that viii
certainly require al d 81 80.
Pep. z Brown moved that the books %
b purchased b printed II the English and
Hawaiian language
Noble smith novel ths item pass a. IN
the uili. The sum q 500 had been voted
every t-zo yesrs until 1ss5 when 81 30 Ezs
voted.
Minister Green supported N0ble Smith $
-10tiOn- The SEdgess did not ask any more
Req. Kinney supported the Amendment
II Is al important II The Courts % get TIE
judges OF the n ~ SIDE iron the start.
Committee rose and the House resumed.
Noon reczs- one hour
Afternoon
House II corarllrrse Of the EhOle r.