The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-04
THE
Bar Association
Will Forward
Memorial.
Action on Salary for
Circuit Judges
Postponed.
Memorial TO Send to Congress Is
Changed SlighsIy-Advertlser
to Consressmen.

Inc bar Association UNANIMOUSLY
adopted the resolution favoring Home
Rule for Hawaii and opposing the pro-
posed Mitchell amendments to the Or
ganic Act, at a largely attended meet
ing held in the offices of Kinney, Nc
Clanahan & Cooper yesterday aft
ernoon.
w. o. Smith presided and there were
present besides him: A. S. Hartwell,
w. A. Kinney. W. L. Stanley, B. L.
Marx. John W. Cathcart, Frank An
drade, L. A. Thurston, L. A. Dickey,
E. P. Dole, W. C. Parke, J. A. Magoon,
E. A. Mott-Smith, R. D. Mead, S. H.
Derby, A. Crooke, C. r. Henenway, w.
L. Whitney. D. L. wilmington and
Chas. E. Clemens.
The report and resolutions opposing
the Mitchell amendments allowing ap-
peals from the Supreme Court in cases
where the amount involved exceeded
5000, and also the amendment per-
uniting the appointment of judges
from outside the Territory were read
and formally adopted by unanimous
vote of the meeting. Upon motion of
W. A. Kinney the association then vot-
ed to purchase 500 copies of the Ad-
vertiser containing the views of the
leading lawyers of the Territory upon
the proposed legislation and TO send
one copy to each member of Congress.
It was decided also to draw up CO.
pies of the resolutions and report to
be submitted to Delegate Kuhio, and
to the chairman of the House and Sen
ate committees on Porto Rico and Pa
cific Islands, to which the bills intro
duced by Senator Mitchell have been
referred.
D. L. Wilmington suggested the
elimination of the paragraph in the re-
port which stated that the amendment
as to appointments was aimed at max
ing Hawaii pocket borough for con-
gressional patronage, saying that such
an expression might arouse antagonism
of members of Congress, particularly
among the men who introduced the
bills. He said that the reason Cali
fornia's influence in Congress was no
greater than it is, was due to the fact
that California made demands and in
sisted outright on having certain
things, without regard to the wishes
of other congressman. He suggested
that the wisest course even though the
statement might be true was to omit
ND IN he a Sny-xr.a :
tive as possible in everything that was
asked.
Mr.. Kinney said that the statement
of Mr.. Wilmington was worthy of con-
sideration and that the report had not
been intended to be sent TO Congress,
but was simply for the information of
the Bar Association. If the petition
was to be sent to Congress it might be
better to eliminate the Objectionable
paragraph. Mr.. Hartweil also took the
view that even if the statement was
true it would be better to omit it, for
fear that it might have an evil. effect
upon some members of Congress. The
adoption of the resolution and report
was finally considered and then adopt
ed again with the Objectionable para
graph stricken out. The petition and
resolutions are to be signed by mem
beers of the bar and forwarded to
Washington on an early steamer.
Mr.. Kinney reported that the COM
mittee which had considered the sub
ject of increasing the salaries of cir
cult judges in Honolulu had not come
to any conclusions and he was given
more time.
The association then adjourned to
meet again at the call of the chair
man.