The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-27
BAR MEMBERS
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ed bar trained In the prevailing Amer
lean system Of law practise and court
administration and bar of suficien,
numbers to furnish competent men fol
all offices Of the judiciary and those
Offices such as United States Attorney
having to do with the administrator
of justice in Hawaii; and
Whereas The status and condition OF
Hawaii when it became a part of the
United States, was SO different from
that of other territory acquired by the
Federal government as to win for these
Islands at once on organization of local
government the appointment of Hawai-
ian residents to very nearly all offices
and that since then the exceptions that
were made at the time of annexation
in the case of the United States Dis
trict Court and the department of the
United States Attorney for Hawaii have
not continued to be made as vacancies
occurred but members of the Hawaiian
bar have been chosen to fill such vacan.
cies;
Be it Resolved by the Bar Association
of the Hawaiian Islands, That in nc
case should these or other similar Of
fees in the Territory Of Hawaii be filed
by non-residents when, as now, there
are here available men to fill the same
ably and honorably and to the satisfac-
ton of all; and
Be it Resolved, Further, That copy
of this resolution be sent to the Presi-
dent of the United States, the Attorney
General of the United States, the Presi-
dent of the Senate, the Chairman of
the Judiciary Committee of the Senate,
the Governor of Hawaii, and the Dele
gate to Congress.
The Bar Association of the Hawai-
ian Islands went on record yesterday
afternoon as opposed to the Milling of
positions of Federal Judge and U. s.
District Attorney with persons not cit
liens or residents of the Hawaiian Is
lands, and So cabled to President Taft,
The resolutions given above, offered by
c. F. Clemens, and seconded by George
Davis. who added an amendment, were
adopted
In the absence Of W. A. Kinney,
who was unable to be present, A. G..
NJ Robertson assumed the chair, with
w. A. Greenwich as secretary. The
latter read the call for the meeting,
which was to consider the above reso-
luton, which was then presented by
Mr.. Clemens. George A. Davis felt
that in addition to a copy of the reso-
luton going to the President and the
Attorney General, that the President
of the Senate and the chairman of the
Judiciary Committee should also be
furnished with copy. 1t would have
more weight if sent to these officials.
Mr.. Wilmington said that second
proposed resolution (Which was finally
struck out) was Objectionable. This
section read:
"Be is Resolved, further, That this
association, representing the bar of Ha-
wall and constituting very nearly all
who practise in its courts, is fairly en-
titled to be at all times directly con
suited in the matter of such appoint
ments and to have an opportunity to
be heard in advance of any action in
the premises.
Mr.. Wilmington said he did not know
of any part of the United States where
the habit is followed of f'directly con.
sulting' on matters of appointments.
That portion of the resolution, Mr..
Wilmington averred, was open to seri,
Gus objection. He was as strongly OPP
posed to the star-chamber method of
having men appointed to offices of this
Territory, as any one, but the only
point he wanted to make was that he
thought it Objectionable to say that
the Bar Association should be "direct-
ly consulted before any appointments
could follow.
]. A. Magoon said he did not think
"we" took enough interest in the mat
ter of the appointment of judges TO
Hawaii. Whenever there is vacancy,
he thought the Bar Association should
take action, but he thought the pres
ent resolution under discussion should
be limited to judicial officers, and not
involve other positions.
NJ. F. Prosser did not think the Bar
Association was trying to be dictate
rial, but he felt the Bar Association
should be consulted in regard to such
appointments. He did not think 1t
fair to the attorneys or their clients
not to have some knowledge or say
as to appointments He felt that the
resolution was all right. "We ought
to have some say as to who the judges
should be for Hawaii" added Mr..
Prosser.
Mr.. Magoon thought that the addi-
ton of having a copy of the resolu-
ton go to the President of the Sem
ate was a whip to compel the Presi-
dent to swing into line.
Judge Stanley said he fully en-
dorsed the remarks of Messrs. Whiting
ton and Magoon. and the second por-
tion of the resolution certainly appear
ed objectionable to him. 1t was going
little too far to say that the Presi-
dent be directed to consult with the
Bar Association. The patronage or
these Offices was vested in the Presi-
dent of the United States,
Mr.. Davis thought that the language
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