The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-02

free of license fees and moved an
amendment to that effect
Kawewehi wanted to know why he
had not made the amendment without
talking about it so much.
Cohen said that such an amendment
would let every Japanese and Chinese
store in town escape, because each one
would promptly file statement that
business was poor and less than $500 n
year. He could not perceive of, any
merchant doing less than $500 n year,
receipt of less than $3.50 day. IL
| that s all they take in, they had better
go out of business. Such an amend
ment would defeat the whole purpose
of the bill,
Rice Ggreed with this, and on show
of hands the amendment was lost.
Kaleiopu offered another amendment,
to strike out the penalty clause. Shin
| gle pointed out the necessity of the
clause, as added to the bill by the
| Financial Committee, and Alfonso re-
ferred to the qualification, and Kale-
iopu said he could not understand such
silly talk. What he was defending was
the poor Hawaiian at the fishmarket
with n dried salmon to sell. cit is
measure as this. -
Rice wanted to know if the House
wanted the resources of the Territory
collected or not. If they didn't strike
out the penalty. Sheldon did the
smooth talk. Kaleiopu butted in and
was called down by the Speaker. The
amendment was lost and rollcall on the
bill found only Kaleiopu voting no.
|
II House Bill "a, Castro, relating to in
ventories of government assets, requir
ing an annual stocktaking in Territorial
and County departments.
Sheldon didn Y want any track kept
of House and Senate belongings and so
moved. Rice wanted to know if Castro
wanted to hire guard, and the Speaker
suggested putting the Archivist in
charge, No one referred to the way
D desks and things disappeared from an
: early Legislature, and the amendment
t passed. AS amended the bill passed on
rollcall without opposition.
District Magistrates Bill.
House Bill Is, Sheldon, requiring
district magistrate to be qualified to
r practice in the district courts of the
: Territory.
The introducer explained the merits
Y of the bill and accepted an amendment
Q in the title, suggested by Castro. Kale-
/ iopu saw in the bill an attorneys graft
r at the expense of the commonsense. lay
. men, who, under the bill, would be-
T barred out from being appointed as
district magistrates If the law should
p pass, it would disqualify many at pres
ent holding district magistrate appoint
| m Of than, Gov ba -,
a or forty years. He moved the indef-
n mite postponement of the bill.
i, Coney defended the law. He stated
!, now that some of the appointments
!, were disgraceful and evidences of ia.
= voritism. cit is shame to let some
y of these men, who know nothing of law,
decide the cases of poor men who can
not appeal In one county we have n
magistrate who pays no attention tn
the evidence of the case, but consults
II and takes the opinion of the deputy
@ sheriff as final - Coney urged the
s measure as one to encourage Hawaiians
e to study and fit themselves for the
IS positions.
&c Nhwahine opposed the bill on the
same grounds as Kaleiopu, and ventured
IS the opinion that sometimes even quail
It fed lawyers were not filter to be mag
X istrates than laymen. Thought the time
II would come when counties would sup
port the district courts, and when that
time comes district magistrates should
be elected, not appointed. The speaker
d slammed attorneys in general and said
he Thought the father of the bill had
v an idea that only lawyers could make
d laws.
p Furtado did some talking and declin.
D. ed to yield to allow Kaleiopu to make
# an explanation. Kaleiopu sat down
rs with a look on his face that BODIED i'll
" for the member from Honokaa. A min
st ute later Kaleopu jumped up to 4 point
er of order and was ruled out by the
r. Speaker.
% Sheldon said that he knew that there
10 were uncles and cousins and grand
fathers holding magistrateships, but
i. urged the members to forget the per
N sonal end of the game and pass the bill
=. for the common good.
n ROllcall found the House divided q
~ to 8 in favor of the bill.
he Senate Bills.
he Senate Bills 80 and Al were intro
as duced and committed to the Judiciary
d. Committee.
I'D