Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-09
The Hawaiian Judiciary.
Continued from first page.

NOiNibS obIJ lOCdl law tub uuHl
resort should be in this country.
Otherwise wealthy corporations
might get ahead of poor men. In
answer to question he stated
that the position of the islands as
proposed would be that of the
States but without statehood.
Mr.. Thurston was not aware if
the Commission were going into
details. If it were, then the Bar
should 60 into details.
Judge Early was asked if he
would kindly enlighten the meet
ing from his Territorial expert
ence. In substance he responded
thus: Our territorial system is
not satisfactory. There are four
districts whose judges act also as
United States justices. Each Su-
preme Court justice has a differ.
ent district in which he holds a
Territorial district court and a
United States court. There are
probate courts, the judges of which
are elected. We have home rule so
far as that is concerned. In all
matters over 500 the District
courts have jurisdiction with an
appeal to the Supreme Court. We
have found the system very un
satisfactory. Gases are fought but
it is a very hard matter to get
case reversed. Arizona, Oklahoma
and New Mexico have petitioned
to have one Supreme Court for the
three Territories. II you get differ
ent courts from what we have in
the Territories it will be better for
you. An independent appellate
court, with at least three judges,
would be much better for you.
You could have Federal courts
Circuit or District as you like to
call them. Twice year our Su
preme Court holds Federal SEES
sion, but there are very few cases
IA few revenue ones, etc, We
have petitioneaa tcr a law to enable
us to elect Circuit judges, not to
come into conflict with the FEEDER.
al judges. In your organic Act
which you will have you ought to
guard against that, or you will
have your Supreme Court judges
hearing appeals of cases that they
have already tried. Our people
want to elect their other judges, as
they now elect probate judges
amoung county officers.
Mr.. Thurston, having another
engagement, wished to say before
leaving that he would vote "Aye"
for everything there excepting
No. 6.
The Attorney General-Are you
in favor of limiting the tenure of
Office for Supreme Court justices ?
Mr.. Thurston-Yes, l am.
Mr.. Neumann understood the
opinion of the members of the Bar
with whom he had conversed to
be that a distinction should be
preserved between the Federal and
the local courts as in the States.
| am in favor of having our sys.
tenn pretty much the same as now.
l am not in favor of having the
tenure limited. l should prefer
having the judges appointed by
the President of United States,
rather than by a Governor whom
L do not know.
Mr.. Silliman suggested that if
the appointments were made by
the President the judges might be
changed every four years.
Mr.. Neumann - That may be,
but l have a good deal of conf
dence in the President of the
United States. There has never
been cipher in that office yet.
Mr.. Hatch, being called on by
the chair for his views, said he
thought they might vote on those
resolutions that day.
The Chair - Without referring
them
Mr.. Hatch thought it was very
desirable to have the present sys
tenn continued 80 far as possible.
With Mr.. Neumann he was op.
posed to having it changed.
Mr.. Neumann said these was
bound to be Federal Court here
Federal cases were bouud to
ariSe--so that they did not need to
say anything about that. They
wanted to have their local system
as simple as possible. 1t was
absolutely necessary that there
should be local judges on the