Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-09
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

hesitate in saying that he is a more
able lawyer than myself
"lt Rests With You"
Either you will have to pay them
for the work they have done or | will
have to pay them out of the money APP
propriated for my department. II they
are not paid. they will sue on their
contract with the Attorney Generals
Department. II rests with you to de-
eide. II you want outside assistance
well and good. | wish to say, how
ever, that am ready to handle all the
wrok Of the government which the var
ious departments may send to me. !
do not want you to think fort one mo-
ment that / would be in favor of farm
ing government work out TO private
attorneys while am at the head Of
the department"
i3eckley-"What amount do you cal
culate would satisfy the attorneys in
question for work already done by
them in the fisheries cases?"
Andrews think that $4,000 would
be sufficient"
Q. Gould the Territory be sued on
ContraCt?"
A. Yes"
q. I'm case you yourself. acting for
the government, were to go on to
Washington, what do you calculate
Aould be your expenses
A. 81 think that each trip to Wash
ington would cost between $500 and
$4,000. This would cover expenses OF
travel, expenses while in Washington
and cost OF printing"
Harris-'In case all Of the rs cases
were to go to Washington on appeal,
what would be the result to the Terri
tory? What would II cost"
Andrews-''If one case were to be de-
cided in favor OF the Territory, there
would be no othe rappeals."
Q. Gould appeals not be taken on
other grounds"
A. Il know no other grounds. II is
purely a matter OF the Organic Act"
Q. There is an item OF $4,000 for
your incidentals, civil and criminal
cases under your department. That has
already passed. Do you consider this
Ia sufficient to carry on the work of ap-
peals to Washington and the like?"
A. 1T would be very close sailing
II had $4,000 a month, l could attend
to all Of the work for the next six
months in beautiful shape. The police
expenses are growing continually.
Seven or eight of the laws which the
Legislature OF the Territory has
passed might be attacked. OF course,
you understand that we will not have
to spend all OF this money II 1t is not
needed. We simply want TO be on the
safe side.
Q. you have given us to understand
that you will not employ outside as
sistance?""
A. why certainly will not. Ger
tain cases arise, however, where II is
q saving OF money to the government
to retain outside men. For instance,
there may be some small case on
Kauai that an attorney located there
might be willing to take at much less
expense than would be the result II we
were to send one Of the men from the
Office to take care Of the matter. But
when 1t comes to big cases like the
one we are talking about at tn epres-
ent time, feel that an Attorney Gen.
eral who would give work to outside
parties, should resign at once"
Mr.. ingworth-"Suppose one of
the important cases went against the
Territory, 1t would have to pay the
costs would II not, and would not these
costs be very heavy"
Mr.. Andrews-"It certainly would,
but the costs would not be over $3.50.
Personally, l would rather have Mr..
Robertson go to Washington to work
for the government but as said before
this matter is up to the Legislature.
will go II am sent"