The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-06
MONEY IS
VANISHING
Three Thousand
Remain for
Court, e.

The total expenditures from the fund
for general expenses of Supreme and
Circuit courts for the year ending
June 30th, were s31,sS216. For the
month Of July, according to the war
rants already paid by the auditor. there
has been an additional expenditure of
approximately 1857. The total appropri-
alton made by the legislature for the
two years was $4,000. and there re-
mains but little over $4,000 for run
ming expenses OF all the courts for the
remaining eleven months Of the bien-
NAL period.
If the present August term of court
is to be measured by the expenditures
made in the past by the second judg.e
the statement Of Judge Gear to the
grand jury yesterday that he might be
compelled to stop work before the end
of the term for lack OF funds Is prob
ably correct. There is still to be paid
the jury for the special term hold by
Judge Humphreys and probably other
expenses In the remaining island cir
cults. This will leave about $500 for
the present term of court, which is not
very much more than the cost of some
terms held in the past by Judge Gear
II on the other hand the present term
is conducted on the same lines as laid
down by Judge Robinson and some of
the judges in other circuits, the money
still remaining in the appropriation will
not only be sufficient for the August
term. but also for the next term to be
held here.
The trial jury and the grand jury
ally necessary for the conduct of the
ally necessary for the enoduct OF the
courts, the salaries being paid out Of a
special appropriation. The trial jury
which is composed of eighteen men can
blIf xxyhi
run the cost to less than $500. The
grand jury with twenty-five members
will hardly hold sessions more than
half that time, and the expense should
not greatly exceed $500, unless there is
the usual charge of 5000 or $500 for
clerk hire, which Judge Robinson has
held is not authorised. but which has
always been allowed by Judge Gear.
The bailiffs are paid from the general
appropriation, excepting Bailiff Sea,
who Is also acting for the Supreme
Court. Interpreters, stenographers and
clerks are also paid from the salary
and though there are
two regular court reporters, the term
has been opened by the employment
of third stenographer. who must be
paid from the general fund. Miss
Neumann, who occupied that position
last term, was paid at the rate of $40
per day and drew altogether about $500.
Auditor Austin said yesterday that
when the appropriation was exhausted
he would simply stop the issuance of
warrants. He knew of no way by
which the courts could be continued.
unless by continuing the operation of
courts: the parties TO whom the money
is owing going to the next Legislature
for reimbursement. AS a. matter OF
of fact,<sthe judges could continue to sit
for the hearing of court cases which do
not require jury trial. as the salary
provides for stenograph-
efs. interpreters and clerks, which is all
the machinery required in such cases.
There are enough of these matters on
the calendar to occupy all the judges
for the remainder of the fiscal year.
and if no solution is found to the prob
lem those cases could be cleared and
the jury trials be put over until the
legislature meets in February.