The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-02
WALLACE
THE FAKER

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resolutions being slated for n third
reading. These wcrcl
House Bill l56, requiring the testi.
mony Of witnesses before coroner
to be taken down In writing, signed
and y transcript forwarded 20 the At
torncy General.
WHAT DID HUGHES MEANT
House Bill 1873. establishing the Ha.
waiian library, was objected to by Rice
as being in the same position as tho
Kohala hospital bill, which the Gov
crnor had vetoed because il carried no
appropriation. He thought the Gov
ernor would be in the same mind about
this bill.
Hughes reminded Rice that man was
n reasoning animal and sometimes
changes his mind, while mule never
did. 1t might be after the appropria-
ton bills were finally passed that there
would be money for this and for the
Kohala hospital too.
House Bill 1856 was held over.
SENATE BILLS PASS.
Senate Bills GO and 81, relating to
private schools and bringing these more
under the control of the Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, passed third
reading, Kaniho and Mahoe against.
Senate Bill 80, also relating to private
schools, enabling the authorities to keep
account of the attendance of children,
passed third reading
LABORERS' PAY.
The special rush bill, number 1874,
making $l.25 day the minimum wage
for any laborer on any government or
county work, which had been put on
the special order of the day, was given
a 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 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. 5. District Attorneys out of the
territorial criminal courts and was
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. 1t 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
sociation.
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
stated in the House. The Bar Asso-
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
iect 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
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 meeting of the association
IN Wednesday, but he made this state
nent with all possible reservations. He
'efused to commit himself ON any point
% any extent.
Kaleiopu rose to point of order and
wanted his motion to table put with
nut further debate. The speaker ruled
n his favor and shut out Pali's mo-
ion to amend.
Being assured that he could not be
leard, Moanauli gravely rose to his
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