The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-10
BAR WILL
PRINT BILLS
of
Amendments
Delayed.
Members Want Measures
Before Them When
Voting,
More Money for the Judges Ad-
vocated and Committee
Will Frame Laws.

When the Bar Association meets on
Monday evening of next week, at 7:SC
o'clock in the Castle & Cooke nall. ii
will be to consider the procedure and
compilation measures reported at length
from the printed bills. 1t was decided
at the meeting of yesterday afternoon
that these two bills should be put
into type and 100 copies of each printed
for distribution to the members of the
association, so that the discussion
might be intelligent and fully consid-
cred.
There were seventeen members of the
association present when Executive
Committeeman Robertson called the
meeting to order, and General A. S.
HartweIl was chosen temporary chair
man. He then announced that the re-
ports of the last meeting were on the
table, and could be taken up on mo-
ton.
w. A Kinney raised the point that
he would be loath to see the associa-
ton act on proposed laws when the
same had not been printed, and there
fore carefully considered, which could
not be done on mere report. G. A.
Davis presented the following:
of three members of this association be
appointed by this association to pre-
pare an act providing for the payment
by the Territory of Hawaii to the
judges of the circuit court of the First
and Fourth Judicial Circuits of this
Territory of the sum of $1,000 per an
mum in addition to the salary now fixed
by law, and to the circuit judges of the
Second, Third, and Fifth Judicial Cir
cults the sum of $500 in addition to the
salary now fixed by law. Also, be it
further
Resolved, That said committee shall
the coming session thereof, and in the
name of this association urge the pas
sage of said act"
Mr.. Davis said that he had talked
with members of the bar on the matter,
and considered that a majority was in
favor of such action. Judge Hartwell
ruled that there was another matter be-
fore the session, and it could not be
set aside without unanimous consent.
Objection was made and the resolution
went over.
Judge Dickey moved that the asso-
citation proceed to the consideration of
the bill providing for the compilation
of the laws. Mr.. Kinney said that as
there We're no copies before the mem
bers, he would move an amendment
that the bills be printed and laid before
the members, and then a meeting be
held at the call of the secretary. Davis
members wanted to know just what is
being prepared as a matter of legis-
lation.
Treasurer Hemenway and Secretary
association of $3.50, which should be
paid before there be incurred any fur
Their Indebtedness. The suggestion was
made that the discussion proceed now,
and that the printing be delayed until
there had been oral discussion, and then
printing if necessary.
Kinney insisted on his point that
there should be careful consideration,
which could be had only after printing.
He said the association should not
wrong direction. He insisted upon his
Judge Hartwen called at
tention to one bill. that bearing upon
negotiable paper, which is the bill pre-
pared by the American Bar Associa-
tion, and has been adopted by seven
teen states, saying that he did not
think there could be any long consider
alton of that bill. There was a long
discussion, which finally resolved itself
into vote on the amendment as pre-
pared by Kinney, that the secretary
have printed the bills this far recon-
mended by the committees, that these
be distributed, and the secretary after
several days call another meeting.
This motion carried with one dissent
ing voice, that of Judge Dickey. The
size of the edition was fixed by motion
at 100 copies.
G. a. Davis re-introduced his resolu-
ton for more money for judges. saying
4 judge to maintain himself and that
4 we'll paid judiciary was a necessity.