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of the measure and il was taken upOl
on second reading with the report o
the judiciary Committee which deelaz
ed that the bill would infict HARDSHIP
upon people least able to bear 1t an
| that IN addition the enforcement o
such a law would be in direct confiic
with the treaty rights of foreign IA
tions. The recommendation CT the judi
eiarv Committee was that the bill =
indefinitely postponed.
Bill Is Forced.
| Senator Chillingworth moved that tn
report of the committee be adopted
| Coleho Immediately offered an amend
ment to the bill by inserting the word
Hfor persons eligible to become citizens
| in the line closing the waters to aliel
| fishermen. He then entered into dis
QUESTION on the rights Of American citi
Gems and quoted a decision of the Su
| preme Court which, according to tn
CoeIho Interpretation, has ruled tina
States can place measures of prohibition
around the rights to fishing waters with
in their jurisdiction.
Coelho renewed his motion that tn
! bill as amended pass second reading anC
l
"ayeD and "ne" vote was taken
Those voting against the passage of thu
measure were President of the Senat'
W. o. Smith, Senators Chillingworth
Fairchild, Knudsen and Quinn. Thos'
whose votes carried the measur,
through are Senators Baker, Brown
Coelho. Harvey, Kalama, Makekau, Me
| Carthy, Moore, Robinson and Woods
So Coelho s diplomatic masterpiece
passed its second reading.
President of the Senate Smith tool
the floor when House Bill No. 20 was
taken up on second reading. The bill
was introduced in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes by Douthitt and is intended
to give judges the power TO grant fee:
to lawyers appointed by the court Il
act as counsel for impeeunious crimi
mails.
President Smith introduced an amend
ment to change Section l of the Dou
thitt bill to read as follows:
"Seetion establishment of coun
sci for defense. In any case of felony
in which the party accused is unable
to employ counsel for his defense, tht
Judge of the Circuit Court before whom
the case is heard may assign him eoun
sci from among the licensed practi
TONERS, and in any case of special hard
ship may allow a fee of no more thar
$500, discretionary with the court, tC
be paid by the Territory of Hawaii
The petitioner so appointed shall use
every lawful exertion in behalf of the
party accused upon pain of contempt
of court. -
President Smith said that he felt thai
the bill was an unwise measure in iii
entirety and feared that it would bt
subject to imposition unless carefully
safeguarded.
Chillingworth Objects.
Senator Chillingworth objected
strongly to the last sentence in the
amendment offered by President Smith
'fThis is slur upon every lawyer il
the Territory said Chillingworth
'.and I feel sure that sufficient though
|was not given to it's real meaning whe1
it was incorporated in the amendment. ;
Chillingworth IS amendment wa
promptly accepted by President Smitl
and on the motion of Senator Robinson
the measure passed its second reading
| House Bill No. 81, providing for /;
readiustment in taxation and school dis
| triets produced discussion among tn
Maui Senators as to the proper nam
for certain hill in the vicinity O
Waikiki. Coelho discovered that tn
government maps were a trifie astra.
| in the matter of spelling and when tn
photography of the bill had bee
properly and judiciously amended tn
bill passed its second reading
Blocks Resolution.
| Tt was when House Concurrent Resc
luton No. 5 was taken up for considera
! tion that the debate on treaty rights o
aliens occurred with President Of tn
Senate Smith on the floor protestin
/ against carrying out the policy tina
had been inaugurated by the passag
/ reading. House Concurrent Resolutio
No. asks that Congress be memoria
lied to extend Federal eondemnatio
of private fishing rights to the TER
tory for the benefit of the people a
large But Coelho was not Statistic
with the broadgauged justice of tn
phrase "people at large. - He instant
" saw visions of an attack upon hi
constituency and moved that it b
made to read "eitizens or persons elig
BILE to become citizens"
IT was then that President Smit
was forced to take the floor and tie
the Senate in plain language the exac
nature of the short-sigbted policy the
were committing themselves to and th
necessity of careful thought and o
avoidance of precipitate action in tn
determination of any matter that wi
have direct bearing upon the treat
| rights of the citizens of foreign n;
tions.
Asks for Delay.
eve should at least act with delil
Grafton in these Matters said Pres
dent Smith 80 For the sake of til
maintenance of our dignity we shoul
/ consider with extreme care all mea
ures dealing with treaty rights. Herr
tofore we have been always able I
secure the concurrence of Congress
our suggestions; let us not so lose TIL
confidence by passing measure in d
rect conflict with the government
known views on the subject. 1t wi
certainly not do us credit to pass any
thing at variance with the stipulation
of 4 foreign treaty.
Senator Mccarthy asked PresideI
Smith if he was prepared TO say sp'
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