The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-23
HOW THE RELIEF BILL
WAS FRUSTRATED BY
A FEW LOCAL FIRMS
The Breckons Case and the Second Judgeship
.-.More About the Notifications Larger
Army Details to Be Expected.

both kilograms concluded with this
identical sentence:
"Unless something like this is done,
Hawaii is likely to find herself worse
off than at present by withdrawal Of
American passenger vessels. +"
Mr.. Matson IS telegram stated that he
is now building a steamer for the Homo
lulu trade at cost of 100000 and
has paid 100000 toward her construe
ton. He referred to the Honolulu
Merchants Association, composed Of
largest business interests as having
changed its position and as "strongly
favoring continuance of coastwise
laws
Apparently with view to clinching
the implied threat of withdrawing all
American vessels, now plying between
the Pacific Coast and Honolulu, a tele.
gram was included by Senator Perkins,
from F. S. Samuels, stating that it had
been currently reported on the Coast
that J. J. Hills ship, Minnesota, was
going to seek British registry and sail
under the British flag.
The Delegate conferred with Pacific
Coast Senators and reluctantly conclu-
/ ded under the circumstances that it
| would be very unwise to press the bill
| for action at this session of Congress.
/ He seems to believe that the measure
+, can be put through next year if the
: subsidy bill again fails.
The Breckons Case.
| There is now every assurance that
| District Attorney Breekons will be out
/ of office before the close of this month
and also, probably, that President
Roosevelt will appoint his successor if
] Gov Frear makes a recommendation
| before March f. When he was last
| in Washington the Governor in com.
menting about the then pending
charges against Mr. Breckons, stated
that, in case the Harr report should be
unfavorable and a vacancy should oc,
! cur, he was much in doubt where he
could find competent available Ha.
waiian lawyer for the job. 1t is sup,
posed here. however, that Governor
Frear has been searching for a nan of
late and that he will forward recon,
j mendation at an early date.
The final decision with reference to
the District Attorney rested very large
" upon disclosures regarding the pri-
waite law practice he has conducted
while in office. That had more weight
with the Department of Justice than
charges about Mr.. Breekons conduct in
! other particulars. It is recognized
here, as in Honolulu, that $4,000 is too
small salary for a United States
District Attorney, if he is to be barred
from accepting retainers in civil cases.
Eventually Congress viii probably be
urged to increase the salary to $4,000
year The Department frowns upon
the acceptance of retainers In civil
cases from persons who are likely to
CbElc 1AlO CVAAiSb Win JIG tA1iuAheaA
laws.
The Department of Justice viii not
make public the charges against Mr..
Breckons, or the Harr report. 1t is
following the same practice in this In
stance that it always follows and which
was followed in the case of Judge ke-
poikai. As a matter of fact there is
no official recognition at the Depart
ment or at the White House that either
official was required to resign. As has
been stated previously in the Adver-
Users correspondence, District Attor.
new Breckons was informed by Senator
Warren of the ACCESSIBILITY from the
viewpoint of the President, that he re-
sign.
| Judge Selden Kingsbury has just
been confirmed by the Senate as sue.
cessor to Judge Kepoikai. The renomi'
nations of Judges Wilder and Lindsay
were forwarded to the Senate several
DAYS ago and will undoubtedly be con-
firmed shortly.
The Second Judge.
IT looks now as though the House
bill. creating an additional district
Judge for Hawaii would pass the Sen
ate and become law at this session Of
Congress. The bill has been favorably
reported to the Senate by Senator
Clark, of Wyoming, chairman of the
Judiciary Committee. 1t is known as
an omnibus territories bill and contains
provisions for other territories than
/ Hawaii. The Senate made some slight
amendments, one providing that both
the district judges shall each receive an
annual salary of $500 a year. To
make assurance doubly sure it lneor'
porated into the bill as amendments
some material in other recent Congress.