Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-02-10
The Bar Association
Favor Increasing
Circuit Judges Salaries

owing to the February term session,
members of the Bar Association were
SLOW In making up n quorum for the
adjourned meeting yesterday after
noon. II was i:20 before the required
fifteen had assembled, when there was
another wait for the return of Secre.
tary Case from drumming up rally.
General A. 5. Hartwell was nomin-
ated for temporary chairman, but Geo
A. Davis objected that the bylaws
required a member of the executive
committee TO preside.
A. G. NJ. Robertson. rs an executive
committeeman. called the meeting to
order only to ask for the nomination
OF a chairman.
General Hartwell was unanimously
elected and taking the chair called for
unfinished business.
w. a. Kinney thought bills submit
ted from committees should be in print
ed form, so that each members should
have copy home for his study.
Salaries Of Judges.
Geo A. Davis presented the follow
ing resolutions
BE 1t Resolved. that committee OF
three members OF this Association be
appointed by this Association TO pre-
pare an Act providing for the pay
ment by the Territory of Hawaii to the
Judges of the Circuit Courts of the
First and Fourth Judicial Circuits OF
this Territory of the sum OF one thou
sand dollars per annum In addition to
the salary now fixed by law. and TO
the Circuit Judges Of the Second Third
and Fifth Judicial Circuits the sum OF
five hundred dollars per annum In adj
dition to the salary now fixed by law.
And be II further Resolved. That
said committee shall present said Act
TO the Legislature at the coming SEES
sion thereof and in the name of this
Association urge the passage OF said
Act"
Mr.. Davis argued in behalf OF his
resolution.
The chairman questioned II the reso-
luton did not require unanimous con-
sent. as this was an adjourned meeting
10 consider business formerly takeG
up.
Printing OF Bills.
W. l.. Stanley. to test unanimous con-
sent. seconded the resolution. Lyle \,
DiCkey objected TO giving the resolG-
ton precedence and II was withdraw,
for the time being.
Mr.. Kinney. on the matter OF two
bills regarding a revision "f the stat
| Advocated having
submitted in printed form,
The chairman suggested that ;ht
bills in question ought not 10 requtr,
3 much deliberation.
Secretary Case thought tic Asso3ia
ton could hardly incur heavy printing
. bills until II paid outstanding debts. i
owed several hundred dollars.
Mr.. Davis seconded Mr.. Kirneyi
suggestion as motion, objection it
i the endorsing OF proposed measures
without full consideration.
MT Hemenway said that II members
paid their dues the Association coult
pay It's $500 OF Indebtedness.
4 The discussion was continued by Me-
4 Weaver, followed by Mr.. Kinney, wh'
'"' INV va ~ WV 4''N''''S VI '''''"e'
action. Mr.. Case certainly could no
have referred to him, the speaker said
N when he spoke OF Indebtedness, for h
had contributed his share to Assocla
n non expenses In other matters.
CHAIRMAN Hartweil mentioned, a
one instance, the draft OF bill on ne
n sotable paper 1t conslsted.of 10 page
q Of typewriting and the committee wa
gwen 10 understand that II was
transcript OF law recommended b.
the American bar Association whic
also was adopted by seventeen States
surely there could be little need OF eX
tended dellbera'ion over such Dill
: r. ). Gill proposed an amendment I
Mr. hinneys motion but round tina
MS IDEA was already covered
MI Kinney by request dictated nj
motion, IN erect mat the secretar
nave the Dilis recommended by com
mlltees printed ana copies turnishe
IS,