The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-23

ought to known to correct them with
ont suggestion from anyone.
The jury system should be changed
SO as TO have everything tried by one
jury. This is imperatively demanded
by the steady advance of civilization.
In the great Republic of the Unit
ed States. no matter where a man
comes from. he is tried by jury OF
citizens of the United States Who
ever is citizen of this Republic
should be entitled to sit on jury. il
otherwise qualified and the distinction
between iuries should be quickly and
forever abolished by the next Legisla-
ture II would have a tendency TO
unite more closely the citizens and put
them all on an equal footing.
The time of drawing a Jury should
he changed, so as TO have the jury
called for the second Monday of the
term. In that event all "jury-waived
cases eases Of divorce" and all pre-
liminary motions, etc, could be heard
and determined during the first week
without the expense Of jury. and all
cases to be tried by jury could be put
at issue and DE ready for trial without
delay or expense during the second
week of the term. This would greatly
reduce the expense of the term and
would dispatch the work in q business
like way.
The law should be changed to pre-
vent n case from the outside circuits
being brought originally in the First
Circuit. 1t is an imposition on the
profession and on litigantS TO be drag
sed to Honolulu. simply because some
attorney there happens TO get the case
and sees fit TO bring ii TO Honolulu. as
against the place where its jurisdiction
properly belongs; and if the changes
are not made by those who ought TO
make them. the people will make them.
II is one of the strongest induce
ments TO those who otherwise might
not be in favor of annexation, 10 Sc
cure immediate annexation TO the Unit
| ed States that the laws OF the Federal
| Government of the American Union
could be extended over this Republic
as Federal territory, so that the prae-
| tiee of the law would be at once and
| forever settled. But enough of this.
| started out TO tell you what the
| Court was dong. l think have done
so generally. l wish TO add, however
| that Judge Hitchcock and his family
expect 10 return by the next trip of the
Mauna Loa by way of Punaluu.
Messrs- Stanley. Humphreys and Pau
| Neumann are going 10 Honolulu by
the Mauna Loa on Monday next Col
onel Little goes TO Honolulu, also. il
the interest of some cases now in tbs
First Circuit, and TO look after tht
preliminaries in the Gallagher case
which he prosecutes.
Sheriff Andrews and all OF his. dep
uty sheriffs who have been in attend
ance at court. have been alert and &C
tive. and prompt in the discharge o
their duties, which greatly aids III,
Court in. keeping down expenses.
Genial Dan" Porter. clerk of tn
Third and Fourth Circuit who has
kind word and smile for every one
is suffering from severe cold, but
like all faithful servants, diligentl.
PERFORMS the duties of his office with
out complaint
Thus closes the April term of tn
Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, witt
the general expression from litigant
and lawyers alike that. so far as prac
teal. the wheels of justice have turnet
justly and promptly.
Henry s. Townsed. Inspector Genera
of Schools, is here looking into tn
Mills embroglio. II is the general sen
timent of the public that. inasmuch a
the Supreme Court sustained ]. .
Paris in the contention which cause,
his removal, he should be at once re
/ appointed. 1t would be good policy, q
well as honorable and fair.
Yours as ever, no CHEONG SEE.