The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-30
LAWYERS
CRITICAL

! came In for some hard knocks at the
meeting of the Bar Association held
yesterday afternoon, the occasion being
/ a resolution mp for debate advocating
the amending of the Organic Act to
create two additional judgeships. Incl
dentaly, 1t was brought out that the
J newly-elected members of the House of
Representatives are preparing to make
salary grab as their first hard work.
The association had been called for
the regular quarterly meeting, about a
score of members attending. T Give
Davies occupied the chair. and C. F..
Clemons, in the absence of r. b. An
derson. acted as temporary secretary.
An echo of the Carl Smith case came
up in the first business brought before
the association, the moving of a reso-
luton by w. o. Smith that the consti-
tuition be amended so that members
found guilty of unprofessIonal conduct
, snail be liable to expulsion or to what
ever action at the hands of the ASSOC
citation the association may see nit to
take. AS the constitution stands at
present expulsion is the only punish-
ment possible for unprofess.onal con-
duct.
Beyond discussing the matter short
ly no action was taken. the writsen
notices to the members notifying them
or the proposed constitutional amend
ment not having been sent out.
w. o. Smith proposed that the asso-
ciation recommend an amendment of
the Organic Act, raising the number of
Supreme Court judges from three to
five. The proposal was made in view
OF the great number of cases coming
before the supreme Court BY lessen
ing the work on the members by add
ing two more judges to the bench there
would be fewer cases go to the United
= States Supreme Court on appeal, said
Mr.. Smith.
| Before this matter could be acted
upon, d. L. Wilmington called attention
, to some unfinished business, a resolu-
! ton having been introduced at the
previous meeting by T. NJ. Harrisoh
which awaited action. This resolation
| asked the U. S. Supreme Court to seN
| the Hawaiian cases coming before it\
| at the present session somewhere to-
sether and at some definite time, so
| mat the attorneys from Hawaii could
! attend to their Washington business
without unnecessary waste of time and
in the one visit.
| The adoption of the resolution was
moved by r. w. Breckons, seconded by
Judge Perry, and passed.
! Judge Perry then moved that the as
s'c'a'ioh auopt resolution express.
lug appieeia''uh oi the decisions ana ,
!E Vi 'uuse lie boit curing MS
,. "s ins' ''use Oh 'he first Cir
cui' Nour', no" coming 10 close, ana
recommending his reappoihtHheht. Ihe
resolution WAS seconded by Mr.
pte'hohs.
ihis resolution was also carried, only
one oisseh'i's vote oeihg heard.
Inc question ol ihcrees s'hs the huih-
per Oh supreme ~onrt judge was then
taken up again, the ueoate on the
resolution growing warm at thnes.
Nr' nreehoi's salu 'iiat ne mao inter-
vac" ca i',osl oi 'iie hiei'pers Oh tne ear
an" penoh ~, Tue matter anu WIN ohe
e".ePt'oh all hao asreeu 'hat hNe
Jooses were NECESSARY ior tie cNpeo'-
tious aespatch Oh business.
T. "A hhuoseh OF haua'' saia that
III connection WIN TINS proposai 10 ASK
tor d" ahiehuheh' Oh 'he organic Act
II Hight De interesting 10 kho" thal
the members OF the legislature also
ihtendeu 10 ask ior an aihehuheht 10
the ACT. IN view OF the iact that they
We're deprived OF the privilege OF hold
ing government once they wanted
TO secure raise or their sessionai IN
oemhity TO slooo. A resolution 70 this
erect would be passed In the House
ana doubtless In the Senate and Mr.
hhudsen thought that the suggested
amendment TO the organic Act re-
spec'ihs 'he supreme court Judges
hhisht De ADDED IL wouid be easier
70 se' what amendments were desired
.hey were Jumped
Inc o'her lawyers thousht not IL pc
ing the generally expressed opinion
.hat they did not want TO nave any
thing 10 DO with the legislatures reso-