The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-26
men OF THE LAW
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toyed with the bundle OF documentary
ammunition that fattened his coat
pocket.
The permanent organization scheme.
after a fitful and uncertain existence
went away in painful and slow
death It's substitute was the appoint
ment of a quintette on constitution,
bylaws, etc.
Mr.. Gear selected from his bunch OF
documents one of which the following
is a copy, and formally placed il be-
fore the meeting by a careful reading:
Whereas. the Commission appointed
by the President of the United States
to recommend TO Congress legislation
concerning the Hawaiian Islands
under the provisions of the Joint Res
olution of Congress, approved July Z.
1898, in their report contained in Sen
ate Document No. 16, of the Fiftyfifth
Congress at the third session thereof.
have recommended that the civil laws
in Section 1852, Chapter 81 shall pro-
vide as follows:
1852. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist of Chief Justice and two Asso-
ciate Justices, provided, however, that
the existing Justices of the Supreme
Court shall exercise their functions as
Justices of the Supreme Court under
the provisions of this chapter accord
ing to their constitutional tenure of
Office And in the bill introduced in
the Senate of the United States by Mr..
Cullom, in the Fifty-fifth Congress at
the third session thereof, being Senate
Bill 1893, reported with amendments,
December 81, 1898 being entitled "A
bill to provide a government for the
Territory of Hawaii" it is provided in
Section 81 thereof, relating TO the ap-
pOintment, removal, tenure and sal
aries of officers, that, among other
things "All persons holding Office in
the Hawaiian Islands at the time this
act takes effect shall, except as herein
otherwise provided, continue to hold
their respective offices until such offices
become vacant, but not beyond the end
of the first session of the Senate, I'M
less re-appointed as herein provided,
except the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court and the
Judges of the Circuit Courts who shall
continue in office until their respective
offices become vacant" and.
Whereas, in the bill introduced in
the House of Representatives by Mr..
Hit, in the Fifty-fifth Congress at the
third session thereof, being House Bill
No. 10000. reported with amendments
January %, 1899, being entitled "A Bill
to Provide a Government for the Ter
ritory of Hawaii" similar provision
is contained as in Senate Bill 1893,
Resolved, That we, the Bar Associa-
ton of the Hawaiian Islands deprecate
any proposed jurisdiction in the ACTION
of Congress discriminating in favor of
the present Judicial officers as against
all the other officers of the Govern
ment so as to continue all the present
incumbents of the Supreme Court in
office for life and to continue all the
present Judges of the Circuit Court in
office during their term of Office ire
spective of any new appointment such
as is required in the case of all other
offices of the Hawaiian Government,
and
Resolved, That we request the Sen
ate and House of Representatives OF
the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled to strike out from the
proposed bills the parts thereof con-
tanning such present judges in office.
and that the judges be not excepted
from the operation of the law apple
able to the appointment of all other Of
ficerS.
In seconding this resolution, Mr..
Davis was impaSSioned in his delivery.
He claimed that the stipulations on the
IjudgeShipS had been struggled into the
enabling acts and that the new appoin-
| tive power should not thus be hamp-
cred, but should be permitted to select
| from the whole available body. Mr..
Davis uttered about 500 words, full
count.
| Mr.. Hankey made Fourth of July
speech. He saw the flag here, but
failed to see under the stars and
stripes any protection or comfort or en-
joyment of rights and privileges for
himself. Mr.. Hankey mentioned Pat
rick Henry before the assembly OF
the State of Virginia, sir.'
| Edmund Il. Dole, the Deputy Attor-
ney General, was as bad as the rest OF
them. He dallied around the edges in
stead of striking at the center. Though
he did not say it outright. it was evil
Ident that he was opposed to the reso-
luton He thought it ought to come
before a meeting more representative
of the bar He said he saw in the room
but half a dozen men who had been
practicing here so long a time as him
! self and that he had been in the
Islands only four years. That was his
| best point. Mr.. Dole was climbing NJ
his step ladder to better reach the tail
| of the American eagle when he was
"coat-tailed" and quietly remarked, as
the windows ceased rafting. that in
view of what his brother McClanahar
/ had said he would cease"
Mr.. McClanahan had opposed action
on the resolution on the grounds up
| on which Mr.. Dole was celebrating
| There had been a bit of a caucus II
the hallway and the programmes haC
! decided TO wait till the afternoon %
Wednesday of this week with theil
plans, which will perhaps then be ma
4! ture.
Mr.. Humphreys made a little talk II
effect that he thought fair notice hat
been given, but was willing for delay