The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-16

Mr. Lloyd What is the character of
the bar in Honolulu?
Mr. Mcclellan In my judgment, the
bar in Honolulu will compare most
fayorably with that of the larger cities
of the United States. both in profess
sional ability and in character. Almost
all of the members of the Honolulu
bar are men with college and law
school training, and to secure prac-
tice of any Importance they must be
thoroughly versed i'm both English and
American law and decisions | would
like to refer to the Federal or district
judge. The bill provides that the Fed
eral judge snail receive $1,000. That is
the same salary paid in this country to
the circuit judges. | would also call
the attention of the committee to the
fact that the Federal court in Hawaii
has the jurisdiction both of a district
court and of a circuit court. and, as a
matter of fact, the volume of litigation
there has been so heavy that it is nee
essary to ask for a second Federal
Judge. That matter has been taken I'M
der advisement by the Committee on
Judiciary. No action has as yet been
taken
Mr.. Capron. Is It not a fact that
Ju ige Doles court has been about the
worst overwOrked of any of the Unit
ed States districts anywhere? l was
told that that court was i'm session al
most continuously the whole day and
year. 1t works longer than do the pos
tai officials.
Mr.. Mcclellan. That is true, and ]
think it is a very great injustice that
man of the ability of Judge Dole, pre-
siding over a court carrying the litiga
ton which that court does, and consid-
ering the Importance of the litigation
involving such large amounts, should
receive such a small salary as $4,000;
and l want to call attention to spe-
, cial injustice that has been done that
, court up to this time. The judge of
that court has been receiving only $4,000
year, whereas the district judges in
the United States receive $4,000. The
9 judge in Hawaii is doing three times
Y the volume of business ordinarily done
e by a Federal district court, and at ST.
= 600 a year less salary. 1t seems to me
{ that the Importance of the position of
a the Judge in Hawaii should command
a salary as large or larger than the
circuit judges in the United States. He
. should receive a salary of $1,000 a year,
t and should not receive cent less. His
4 court is performing the duties of both
Y courts. The volume of the Federal
courts business is great. 1t includes
q questions of revenue, of counterfeiting,
of admiralty, of bankruptcy and other
- large classes of litigation.
Mr. Smith In that connection I
: might state that there is a small out
. of-the-way Territory named Arizona,
where they pay the judge only $4,000 a
I year, and he is the nisi prius judge,
Z the district judge, and the circuit
!. Judge, and has all of those cases.
4 Mr.. Mcclellan. l can only speak for
: the conditions as they exist in Hawaii.
will now come to the last item, the
= question of the salary of the United
n States marshal in Hawaii. | submit
the resolution of the Merchants Asso-
+ citation on the subject.
IS The marshal in Hawaii receives no
If fees. He receives only salary of 81
e 500 Year. and he has a very RESPONSE
l. BILE position. He disburses large sums
l. of money, and he has to look after q
. large volume of business of the court
IF involving numerous trips to the vari-
Is Gus islands That work has been heavy
because the court has been overcrowd-
>, ed with litigation, and the marshal has
% an insufficient number of deputies. The
: salary of marshals in Alaska is $4,000
- which is $500 more than the Merchants
= Association asks shall be allowed to
- the marshal of Hawaii. BY reason OF
7. an inadvertence the bill calls for only
- $1,000, but it should be $500, being $500
=, less than is received by the marshals
NJ in Alaska who have no more work tC
~ do than has the marshal in Hawaii.
The Chairman. Can you refer us tC
10 the cases of any other salaries?
Mr.. Mcclellan. Referring again t
20 the salary of the secretary of the Ter
,, ritory, | would call your attention t
!, the fact that the secretaries of Alask;
~ and Porto Rico each receive $4,000 pc
40 year This figures should at least be tn
~ minimum to be paid the secretary o
Hawaii.
- The Chairman. Will you insert il
40 your remarks the aggregate of all o
s the salaries paid out of the Fedora
Treasury?
- Mr.. Mcclellan. | will append a lis
no of executive and judicial salaries 4
1b Hawaii paid from the Federal Treas
n ury. The list is as follows:
10 Salaries paid from the Federal Treas
Of ury for judges, clerks, marshal'
o. and attorneys in the Territory {
nd Hawaii.
~ District Judge ............$ 10000
- United States attorney. 10000
Assistant attorney ........ 10000
- Clerk United States court 10000
~ Marshal .............. 2,50OC
T. Two deputies ........... $4,000
" Chief Justice supreme court $4,000
&c Two associate justices at
o5 $4,000 ............ 100000
Clerks, supreme court .. $1,000
To Seven circuit judges at So
o oo 600 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 21,OOO.(
No Clerks .................. 7,35O(