The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-26
TRUE TO ITS RECORD.

because the Judge in the exercise Of
his duties granted licenses TO certain
members OF the Legislature. emitting
them to apear as attorneys before
the district courts. which are nothing
more than justices courts as known
on the mainland Yesterday morning
Owner Thurston fairly frothed at the
mouth over the granting OF these If
censes. even attacking the Governor
and the Attorney General in his rabid
ranting. He declares that the Bailiff
Act, which empowers the circuit judges
to appoint bailiffs Of their courts. was
smlggled through the Legislature.
thus indirectly charging the Governor
and Attorney General with not attend
ing to their duties. the one as execu-
tive and the other as the law officer
OF the Territory. He says the Bailif
Act held concealed within its ambigu-
Gus phrases a power" etc.
Now let US see il that is so. and If il
is. where wee the Governor and Attor-
ney General (not TO mention ex-Judge
Cooper all this time that they did
not discover these ambiguous phrases?
The bailif act was introduced in the
Senate March 18th. and the title of
the bill clearly indicated what it was.
for the title read:
An Act relating to the appoint
/ ment OF Bailiffs for certain Courts
in the Territory of Hawaii and de-
fining the duties and powers of
! such 6aiIiffs and fixing the amount
Of their compensation, and pro-
yiding for the payment of such
compensation.
Could anything be palmer than this ?
Could the English language state the
object of a bill more explicitly than
the object of this bill is stated in its
title? And defining the duties and
powers of such bailiffs" Surely that
seems plain, does it not?
But to make it still more plain. Sec
1 AsOh - VI lIE Jill
Section g. That it shall be the
duty of the several bailiffs ap-
pointed under this Act TO at all
times preserve order in the courts
OF which they are appointed. and
under the order and direction of
the judges of such courts to exc
cute their commands and make
proclamation of their orders,
| judgments and DEGREES. and to
serve and to otherwise execute
under the order and direction of
the judges aforesaid all and every
process issued by said judges or
issued out of their respective
courts; and while so serving or
executing any of the orders, d.
rections, commands and process
aforesaid. said 8ailiffs shall have
and they are hereby vested with
all of the power and authority en-.
| joyed and possessed by Sheriffs.
Does the Advertiser hold Governor
Dole and the learned Attorney-Gener-
al to be such numbskulls as not to be
able to understand the plain English
of this bill. Were they so obtuse
that they needed a diagram to go
with a bill so plainly worded as
this. in order that they might under
stand it? The Republican has said
good many harsh things about Gov
ernor Dole and the Attorney General
but it has never for one moment taken
them TO be fools or imbeciles as the
Advertiser is now trying to make
them out TO be.
Going further The Advertiser directs
what it calls an open letter to ]. o.
Carter. foreman of the grand jury in
which it says:
The Advertiser directs your
attention to certain facts stated
on the front page of this paper,
whereby it appears that while a
bill was pending in the Legisla-
ture, giving to Judge Humphreys
such powers as have never been
conferred upon any other man in
Hawaii since the days of abso-
lutte monarchy. he ignored all
rules and precedents heretofore
recognized by the courts of Ha-
wall, and transformed out of
hand, practically without examin-
alton. sixteen members of the
Legislature into practising law
yers.
This is not hearsay This is
all matter of record. on the files
of the Legislature and in the ar !.
chives Of the First Circuit Court.
While a bill was pending in the
Legislature giving to Judge Hum
phreys these wonderful powers he
was turning out lawyers ad infinitum.
Now let US examine that statement
and see how much credence is to be
attached to the open letter. The
Bailif Act, known as Senate Bill No.
Sc was introduced in the Senate
March 18th. 1t was reported back
by the committee and given its sec
ond reading on -4arch 21st and pass
ed third reading March 2sth Then
il was taken TO the House and finally
passed by that body on April 18th
and was delivered TO the Governor
April 18th the Governor approving
the measure April 2sth. AS the Act