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second reading and passed without
discussion.
BAR ASSOCIATION CHARGE.

second reading and passed without
| discussion.
BAR ASSOCIATION CHARGE.
The Bar Association acknowledged
the receipt of the resolution slamming
the United States District Attorneys
for defending criminal cases before
Territorial cases, through its secretary,
| and announced that the Association
were about to get ready to see whether
the matter would be taken up by them
at some future meeting perhaps.
Speaker Holstein said that the mat
ter had been deferred three times now
out of courtesy to the Bar Association.
This was said in a tone that indicated
that the speaker considered that
courtesy had gone far enough.
KALEIOPU MOVES TO TABLE.
Kaleiopu wanted the resolution Ia
bed. 1t was aimed at shutting the
U. s. District Attorneys out of the
territorial criminal courts and was a
scheme of the Bar Association to make
it appear that it was the Legislature
which wanted it. If the lawyers want
ed to shut out this competition, let
them appeal themselves to Washington
and not make catspaws of the mem
bers of the Legislature. IL may be
that the Bar Association might want
backing from the Legislature, which
was another question.
RAWLINS TO THE DEFENSE.
Rawlins said he would not say one
word concerning the merits of the reso-
luton, but he wanted to defend the
Bar Association from attack. 1t would
seem that the former speaker was mis-
informed about the introducer of the
resolution. 1t had been presented by
Honorable Moanauli, but from whom
he got it or where the speaker neither
knew nor cared, but it did not come
from the Bar Association.
Kaleiopu explained that what he
meant was that the resolution came
from those connected with the Bar AS
ISOLATION.
Rawlins accepted the explanation, but
denied knowing any ill-feeling between
the association and the Federal attor-
neys. One reason why the executive
of the association had not had a quorum
to deal with the matter was because
he had not gone, for reasons publicly
citation could not be blamed because
their executive committee did not want
to deal with such a question but want
ed it brought up in general meeting
Kaniho wanted to know what power
the Legislature had over the doings
of the Federal attorneys. In default
of knowledge of his own on the sub
ject he seconded Kaleiopu's motion to
table.
Sheldon agreed that the Legislature
had no more power over the Federal at
torneys than they had over the Lanai
deal matter. The intent of the resolu-
ton was to show the ideas of the
people here respecting the defense of
criminals in certain courts while prose
cutting them possibly in the Federal
courts
At the present time the Legislature
is trying to debar territorial officers
from conducting civil cases in the
courts and are consistent in extending
the principle to Federal officials in
territorial criminal cases.
Sheldon moved deferring action until
Saturday, by which time the Bar Asso
citation could be head from.
Coney agreed, provided there be any
assurance of hearing from the Bar As
ISOLATION. The communication this
morning had been very indefinite and
the end of the session was approach
ing.
Rawlins said he understood there
would be a meeting of the association
on Wednesday, but he made this state
ment with all possible reservations. He
refused to commit himself on any point
to any extent.
Kaleiopu rose to point of order and
wanted his motion to table put with
out further debate. The speaker ruled
in his favor and shut out Pali's mo-
tion to amend.
Being assured that he could not be
heard, Moanauli gravely rose to his
feet. He was the introdueer of the
resolution but has preserved a silence
concerning it compared with which the
song of a clam is boarding house
gramaphone in full action.