The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-13
UNDER THE Starry ELAG.
DETAILS OF THE TRANN NH.a .
SOVEREIGNTY.
Attorney General Smith has reper-
ed His Resignation to Take Efret on
the Appointment of His Successor.

1t is not every nan who an afford
to throw up a position with $500 a
month, but that is whatN. o. Smith
has done. Eyes, he sid this morn
ing, Il have FORWARDED my resigna-
ton as Attorney Gepral to Mr.. Dole,
and he will prooaly forward it to
President NJ, Kia e. The resignation
is to take eff-ct orlH when my success
sor is appgintoa ad qualities, as L
do not wis o. smper the govern
ment in any W. You Know | only
joined tle cab ct to iurther the
cause Q pnneNtion, and now that
that is accomplished i feel that L am
privileged TO 'osign public life and
devor my VEla time to my private
business.
EumoI rs been current for some
days that 'aul Neumann was to be-
come the iead of the law department
IF Hawai- But neither Mr.. Neumann
nor ary ne else who might be eXpec-
ted Il lnow, would give any color or
countedDce to the rumor.
Most public officials who did not
take ne oath Of allegiance yesterday,
have Ion $50 today. Those who re-
puire new bondsmen have been busy
lprep ing them and getting the neces-
saIG sig atures of bondsmen.
I "A. i subject of inquiry yester-
da by those present at the flag rails
in ceremonies as to whether Chief
= Tee Judd had taken the oath when
| lie administered it to President Dole,
inc he members of the cabinet
( TIE lief Justice makes the follow
fng ST. ament about the matter:
"rlc egal principle upon which the
pruceeuing was based was this. I'M
p,edately upon the reading of the
proclamation announcing that the eX-
ercise of the civil, military and judi
cial authority in the Islands was YES
ted in those persons who had eXercis-
ed it under the Republic of Hawaii,
ipso facto the right to administer
oaths was vested in the judges of the
courts of record, although they had
not themselves taken the oath. On
that theory, and [ think l am right, |
administered the oath.
Il had intended to ask one of my
brother Judges to administer the oath
10 me. But in the labor of admins.
teling the oaths to the entire body OF
WHICH HOl OILY lHt
oath itself but the making of a writ
ten record of it, it did not seem con
venient to carry out this intention
and the oath was administered to me
later in the afternoon by John y
Hassinger."
Two wagonettes. gaily decorated
with bunting and flags, and filed will
jolly crowd of celebrauts and the
Quintette Club, were driven arount
town yesterday afternoon after thu
ceremonies were over. The party ser
enaded Minister Sewall, Mr.. Dole
Chief Justice Judd, the members o
the Cabinet and the editor of TIL,
Star.
There were fifty-four men in eacl
of the four companies comprising tn
naval battalions yesterday, forty-tw
in the artillery detachment, nine pic
neers, four in the hospital corps an
sixteen in the band, making 2S7 Il
all.
Colonel Fisher said this mornin;
that out of all the members of tn
National Guard who were in the pa
rade yesterday only one did not TAX
the new oath. This man was in poo
health and concluded not to remai1
in the service on that account. A
to the absentees it was expected tina
most of them would take the oath tc
day.