The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-05

proyal of members to the court as
formed.
+. NJ Swanzy spoke of the general
dissatisfaction expressed at the ap-
pointments made. Ii had been the i'm
preston down town that the business
men would be called upon in the forma-
tion of the court as their commercial
experience would have been of great
value in the determining of claims He
did not think that all the members OF
the court as at present constituted
we're competent tc pass upon all mat
teTs that would come up before them
He wished Il understood that he did not
mean to question the integrity of any
member of the court but he said that
the court should have been made up OF
men from mercantile pursuits.
A. V. Gear followed the first speaker.
He said that as a member of the Coun-
III OF State he knew that whatever ac-
ION was taken Dy the Chamber of
commerce would be given due consid-
3ration by the legislative body now in
'ession. During many conversations
he had had lately with representative
business men he had not i'll single IN
stance heard an endorsement of the
court as a body. lie said that President
| Dole was on record as stating that some
Of the members of the court would be
business men. He added that many
JpIniOns had been expressed in the
Councl of State meetings adverse e
| he conduct OF the court. One was that
II the claims should be thrown out or
recount Of the governments ability to
pay and that there was a question in
| me minds of many as to when the
| laims would be paid The court had
| % authority to pay the claims and a
great deal OF money would be needed to
| meet the expenses OF the court People
| Ictually in need and suffering as a re-
| uit of the fires would have to wait
| ill all the claims we're adjusted and
the total sum allowed in damages by
he court asked for from the legislature
| some six or eight months hence. He
ssked that a resolution be adopted
either approving or disappearing OF tne
| present court and the conduct OF tn
lsame. .Es
/ j. b. Atherton said that he had failed
to find any endorsements among the
business men of the appointments made
on the Court of Claims He thought
that if no change could be brought
about by the action taken by the Cham
Der the least said about the court the
better. lie bad nothing against the
lcharac.c .. Che members OF the courj
but they wefi nea who had had but
lhttle commercial experience and h.
Thought were too young to be capable
Of Iassing upon many matters to be
brought before them. He wanted &c
see no delay in the payment of the
claims and thought that the Council o
State should have the power TO insist
upon the immediate payment of award
made by the court. Hearty applaus'
greeted Mr.. Atherton at the conclusion
of his remarks.
F. NJ. Swanzy then introduced the
resolution already given. After it:
reading the resolution was generally
discussed by the members and the sug
, gestion was made that a committee o
five be appointed to wait upon th'
Executive and try to arrange a settle
ment of the matter to the satisfaction o
the Chamber. In case IL was decided
| that the claims could not legally ~
| paid Immediately the Chamber COCl'
: represent the great urgency Of the lat
, ter course to President Mckinley AM
, ask for power to have the money paid
+, The idea of sending committee witt
- tho resolution to President Dole wa
, objected 10 by G. NJ Cooke. He said
IL am in favor of sending the resolution
| first. Then if the Executive desire
communication with us. we can appoin
2 a committee. To send committee nov
5 might look like interference. TIL
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