The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-09

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isifaiion htd not Issued
Recommendation MADE
tttn rt GASES ihcfe were samo signs
~ life. hat IN thirty enscs she zee
ords DO not show that any nciIon has
been had in them since ihe niminis
traitors we're appointed
"fn the Fourth Circuit. fifteen cnses
arc in the docket Az but two as.m
90 be receiving some attention. Tn
one. the attorney is trying 10 find fhs
administrator Ia the other The 90.
ministmior was ordered to filc an In.
yontory iu thirty days from Decem et
L. 1906. but s0 far nothing has boon
heard from him.
ain the Fifth Circuit. only one case
s left pending entered September "A,
1905; hearing November 5, 1908, aud
continued, owing to inability Of couu.
sci for petitioner to bc present, ia
January Is. 1909. This ease is very
recent, but shows that the court is
following up the ease promptly.
"Though this committee Is unable
10 enter into the merits Of these eases
and as they are of private matter
and no law gives the Attorney Gen
eral IS Department the right TO inquire
into the reasons why these eases are
So long pending, or why these varioui
court orders seem to have been treat
cd so slightly, yet Your committee be
lcves that some good may come OF
this investigation, and your committed
mges the various circuit judges tC
make a close investigation of all pro
bate cases pending, as your commit
tee is convinced that many of these
cases should have been settled long
ago"
The report of the judiciary Commit
tee was adopted on a unanimous vote
following the motion of Coelho, the
introducer of the resolution.
Petition from Kauai.
Senator Knudsen of Kauai presented
petition from the residents of Kealia
asking an appropriation for pipe lint
to supply water to that place. The
petition was referred to the Ways anC
Means Committee.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on House Bill No. 81, entitled
an "Act to amend Chapter ii of the
Revised Laws of Hawaii, relating t.
Taxation, Educational and Judicia
Districts. The object of the bill il
to amend Paragraph of Section IL;
of the Revised Laws by striking ou
all of the words after "Puna,' begin
ming, "but for, etc"
The report says ''as the Ahupuaas O.
Olaa and Keaau belong to Puma ant
are much more easily administered b.
the officers of Puma, your committed
can see no reason why they should b'
part of South Hilo District and 81
recommends that the bill pass. y Th'
! report was laid on the table to be con
sidered with the bill.
House Bill No. 20 was reported favo
rably by the committee but upon tn,
suggestion of President of the Senate
Smith action was postponed on th'
measure. The bill is entitled "An Ae
to Amend Section 2Sl6 of the Revise'
Laws of Hawaii" and the object Il
give Judges discretion to grant fe
not to exceed 800 to any lawyer VIII
has been assigned by the court to dc
fend some impecunious criminal.
The report states that Gas rul
young lawyers are only too glad to b
assigned to cases, as the eXperienc
and advertising they thus get NOR
than repays them for their time an
trouble. In some of the outlying ell
cults, however, this custom of assign
ing counsel has acted as a hardship
and in those cases a fee might properl
be paid The power to grant this fe
should be limited, however, to tn
Judge of the -Gircuit Court befor
| whom the ease is actually tried, S
your committee has amended the bi
in that particular.
Smith Asked Delay.
President Smith desired to be hear
on the subject, ana Vice President @
the Senate Kalama took the chair q
the presiding officer.
~ am afraid that if this bill b,
came a law in its present FORM sal
President Smith, ait would result
abuse and possibly cause people abl
to pay for the services of IA lawyer I
pretend that they could not and thu
impose on the court. This should hay
careful consideration, and ! move thu
it be continued until tomorrow"
Inc motioh VI pOstponemeut WAS pl
to vote and carried.
An exhaustive report was submitte
by the Judiciary Committee on Senat
Bill No AS, an Act to repeal sectio
259 of the Revised Laws relating
covenants for renewal at auction ,
certain government leases The 7
port of the committee is favorable {
the adoption of the measure, and
part says:
"This section forms part of Cha
ter 81 of the Revised Laws, whC
chapter authorizes the SuperintendeI
; of Public Works, with the approval
l the Governor, to lease governmel
lands under his control in accordan,
with certain prescribed conditions. II
particular section under considerable
briefly summarized, requies that
covenant be inserted in every su,
; lease to renew the same upon reque
( of the lessee unless the premises co
cred by the lease are desired for 'pu
5 lie uses of which proposed uses d
T. lessee must be given notice at lea
4 one year prior to the expiration of
term. The repeal of this section won
5 relieve the Superintendent of Publ
= Works of the obligation to insert
o such leases such covenant and won