The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-22

3 present law without even mentIonln,
II.
+ "The changes may not he ninterin
! and the object sought IL not question
cd, but Legislation Of this kind docl
+ not reflect credit upon US.
The reading Of this did not seen
to please the members. Rnwlins moved
that consideration of the veto be sus
pended until this afternoon 60 allow
him and the other members to 90 over
the Governors objections. his motion
carrying.
At 10:45 the House rose for recess
Afternoon Session.
On resumption OF business after re-
cess the House returned tc the order
OF reports from standing committees.
receiving from the Miscellany commit
tee recommendation that an item of
$4,000 for the extension of Kukui street
| to Asylum road in House Resolution
l42 be stricken out and the other items
or the resolution adopted. The recon-
mended items are: $500 for extension
of Bates street to Liliha, $4,000 for
the extension of Vineyard street to
Asylum road, $4,000 for a new road
at the west end of Judd street from
Puunui drive to Nuuanu, $4,000 for n
new road at waialua, $1,000 for a new
road from Aiea to the railroad station
ana $500 for new road from Kalauao
to the station.
kaleiopu wished to refer the whole
thing back to the same committee be-
cause as put in by them the report
means nothing. Mahoe defended his
committees report, the debate over
nothing getting animated, the two ora
tors, the interpreter and the Speaker
quartetting at times. The report was
py vote sent back to the committee.
LEGAL ALIASES.
An act relating to change of name
amending the present law regarding
the same, was introduced by Rawlins
The bill provides that any person may
change his name by publishing the
fact in the newspapers and securing
decree from the Governor. The bill
further confirms and ratifies all
changes of name made by decree of
the Governor, or by the President of
the Republic of Hawaii, or by any king
or queen of Hawaii. The bill passed
first reading.
LEGAL LIGHTS CLASH.
Sheldons bill providing for the en-
ployment of court counsel for per-
sons charged with felony was brought
up, having been left on the table
pending the introducer's return. The
Judiciary committee had reported fav-
orably, with Rawlns and Long refus-
ing to concur. Rawlins explained his
opposition, which was to the effect
that except in cases of murder he |
thought it unwise for the government |
to help those under trial. The people |
had to pay to enforce the law and he |
saw no need of having also to pay to
help those who broke it.
kaleiopu thought it clear on the
face of the law that only the attorneys
would benefit who would get the peo-
pies money for defending the violators
of the laws.
Sheldon said that he was an attor-
ney himself and at times cases other
than those of capital offenses had had
counsels for the defense appointed for
them. The limit of $50 for fee, as
set by the bill, would not be so much
of a bait for attorneys. who kept out
of sight now when there was an as
signment to- be made with low fee,
but who flocked around when fat
fee was in prospect.
Long, the other dissenting member
of the Judiciary committee, said that
it was on his suggestion that Judge
De Bolt had recommended the passage
of bill making an assigned attor-
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had been assigned to case in the
courts and learned that it took money
to make defense in a murder trial,
and in that case the money had to
come out of his own pocket or not
come at all. He had secured mitiga-
ton of sentence but came to the opin-
ion then that defending murder in the
first degree was not paying business.
He opposed the adoption Of the re-
port as 1t had the effect of creating
! lawyers trust. He would rather see
he bill go to the waste basket than pass
IN its present shape. AS it stood a
Judge or magistrate could appoint his
particular legal friends to all cases and
form a lawyers trust for the defense
Of criminals.
Sheldon closed the debate. He was
surprised at his very learned friend.
How about his little anti bill, which
says man cannot treat another in a
par and now he says this bill should
go to the waste paper basket The
speaker was wroth and showed it.
A show of hands tabled the COM
nittee's report and took the bill along
With 1t.
ANOTHER LEGAL BILL.
Long introduced measure amending
Section 1861 OF the Revised Laws, re- F.,
ating to arrest of judgment and stay
If execution in any action when an
lppeal has been duly taken and per-
ected.
THE SALARY GRAB.
The House went into Committee of
he Whole to consider the amendments
o the County Act fixing new salaries :
or all county officials. This bill was
ooked upon as a good thing for the !,
payment of debts to county friends and
he play was made in the very first
TEN, that of the salary of supervisors,
which Kaleiopu moved be made $500
| wear instead of 5000. .