Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-31

Wanting to Differ.
/ Mr.. Achi moved in amendment tc
have two committees appointed. one
for criminal and one for civil laws, to
act with the Chief Justice. The Legis-
lature would not have time to amend
the laws. but could enact laws prepared
1 for legislation. Action must be prompt.
| Mr.. Rawlins seconded Mr.. Thurston' :
resolution, and Mr.. Weaver the amend
ment.
Patchwork Preferred.
General Hartwell agreed with Mr..
Achi that prompt action was necessary.
There was not suggestion made by
excepting perhaps that regarding APP
peal bonds. The patchwork method
met his hearty endorsement. He had
IA horror of bran-new system, which
would be the beginning of long course
of difficulties. The patchwork metho1
was the method of growth.
Mr.. Warren favored the original res
olutions. saying the amendment was
only the same thing.
The resolution carried over the
amendment by large majority.
orrens Land System.
Mr.. Weaver read the following report
on the Torrens land registry system.
Resolved. that whereas a system OF
registering title to land has been In
force In Australia. In Its various colo
nfaa "a ntta n a knnwn
as the Torrens system, and whereas the
Canadian provinces of Manitoba, and
Ontario have enacted since in 1885, sim
liar statutes and whereas OF late years
the system has been adapted to the
needs OF the states of Maine, Massa-
chusetts. Illinois, Minnesota, Washing
ton and California, and whereas by va
rious judicial decisions of the highest
courts of various states such system
has been upheld as constitutional. and
whereas the Massachusetts statute has
been before the Supreme Court of that
State and OF the United States and up
held. Now therefore,
Resolved, that committee of three
be appointed by the chair within one
day from date, to investigate the sub
ject OF the adopting the system OF land
registering in this Territory and 10
recommend as far as possible the de-
tails to be contained in the bill. Thai
the committee be required to report e
subsequent meeting hereof with q
draft of the bill"
Judge Dickey seconded the resolu
ton. saying he did not see how tn
adoption of the system permissivel!
could work any harm. He was no
sure that the committee should not b
instructed to draft a bill.
! Mr.. Weaver stated that he had draft
ed a bill after the Massachusetts, Act
He said they were suffering In thi
Territory from the fact that land wa
slow asset on account OF involve
titles. There we're ten States nov
where the matter had been agitatet
and recommendations Of the system
made by bar associations. The syste;
would be a good thing for the lawyer
and a good thing for the country
I, After some informal talk the resolu
, ton carried unanimously and the chat
appointed Messrs, Weaver, Dickey an
Hartwell as the committee.
: Code Commission.
Mr. Gill moved a resolution to tn
effect tnat II was advisable to ask tn
p Legislature for the appointment of
Code Commission. Something turtle
: than patching up the laws should b
done for the future, He moved that
committee of three be appointed
s consider the subject Of having con
s mission appointed by the Governo
8 with the advice and consent of III
& Senate.
Z Mr.. silliman seconded the motion
Z He understood that similar commits
Z sion was liable to be ordered by Coz
I gress II they did not act here. 1t wou
{ be better to have the codifcation of Il
( laws In the hands OF those who WEI