Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-15
THAT BILL FOR
JUDICIAL SALARIES

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Editor Evening Bulletln:-"The Al.
lCwance OF Moneys, to the Circuit
Judges Of the Territory of Hawaii, in
augmentation of their salaries as now
paid TO them. by the United States"
deserves discussion.
In Section so OF the Organic Act II
Is set forth that the salaries of all
officers other than those appointed by
the President shall he as provided by
the Legislature" and the act, having
provided for the number OF Circuit
Judges, goes on to reCite, that the sala.
ries of the Circuit Judges shall not be
diminished during their term of office.
Section 80 fixes the respective sala-
ries Of these judges. appointed by the
President, so they shall be of certain
amounts, TO be paid by the United
States This. most clearly and def.
nitely, shows that for services of the
Judges of this Territory Uncle Sam
pays-and pays in full.
II may be that the Judges are not
adequately paid and that their saa.
ries should be increased. But by
whom? Not by Hawaii; for payment
Jurists-by the Territory, could be
(ond most likely would be- speedily
stayed by process applicable to the oc-
casion: and among the curious things
of the future would be the action of
the Federal Court prohibiting the pay.
ment Of Territorial moneys to the
Judges of the Circuit Courts of Hawaii.
Our judges Of the Courts Of Record
are paid by the United States for the
work they perform; and, II the ser.
vices are worth more than $4,000 per
year, then representations looking to a
proper Increase should be made TO the
Congress.
II the Act to augment salaries of
Circuit Judges Is passed by the pres
ent Legislature, the moneys paid there
under will be given to Judges whose
services have been appraised by the
trainers of the Organic Act, and which
services they render to their employer
a gratuity to each judge-from the
Territory-is what Is now proposed;
no services are rendered to the Ter
rtory, but to the United States by the
appolntees and employees of the United
States.
II the Circuit Judges rendered SER
vices, to our Territory, special and
apart from those for which they are
engaged to perform, then the proposal
to pay them extra" might stand the
test, which, as matters shape them
selves, Is practically certain to be made
II our legislative body passes an Act
to pay judges pin money-it is pin
anCe"?
There are, in Hawaii, a number of
Federal officials each receiving a spec.
flied salary from the direct employer
the United States; why should they
DC satisfied with the pay they accepted
their positions for? Why not indivi.
dually, or collectively, arrange for the
passage OF Bill, by the provisions
OF which, all Of Uncle Sans appointees
and employees should receive. from Ha.
wall, monthly wage, stipend or sala-
ry, OF an amount equal to- say, one
eighth Of the pay awarded them by the
United States?
u the Judge proposition is logical,
then the entire Federal Office holders
plan Is good Sauce for the male goose
i5, also sauce for the goose which Is
now asked TO lay eggs-golden ones;
the SoIons may cackle, and sit,-surely
nothing more,
why not buy each judge stove, or
bath Oub, or paint their back fences
annually Of course,
The proposal Is the same as that
made come years ago when Circuit
Judges were first appointed by Presl'
dent Mckinley The Bar Association
hm..d out the subject ana came Ia
'Nr combustion that the bill for ~ an
identical a purpose AS the present
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