The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-26

fH m. ufHn lHIm incurred DURING
ihe biennial period .ndImr june l0
1900 msad Hd uadInr Nloe thr
iulrU1uOor bod ,nuDhru handy Boz ease
ans member wished documentary rti
douDa oI ihc virtue oi ihp claims Item
for fu Nu, lN. ieo, stanley stephen
.on Hu was STRICKEN tor thc reason
Chat b. jua been paid
House nnl 2a Knlelopus home icad
roads measure. passed third reading
unanimously as did the preceding bin
House Biu 3G. Longs measure TO
amend Section 25l2 r. T.. A., relating
to inheritance from illegitimate per
sons, passed third reading
FIRST FIGHT OF SESSION.
sheldon's bill, to provide "that iu an
cases Of felony in which the party ac-
cused is unable to employ counsel FOR
his defense. the court may assign him
counsel at Zee of no more than 500
discretionary with the court" was up
for third reading and 81 was ON this
measure that the greatest discussion of
the session arose.
Rice sounded q note of warning de-
claring that such measure was TO put
premium ON impOsiuOns in the court
People would be encouraged to go inJc
litigation at the mere prospect of beine
able to obtain lawyers at the expense
of the government; why there would bt
rush of complaints of poverty such
as had never been before II would
cost the government a large sum.
Sheldon strongly defended his mea-
sure and believed it would result IN
no hardship on the government, that
there would not be any great addition
81 expense inasmuch as the appoint
ment OF counsel and the awarding o.
fees was according TO the bill entirely
discretionary with the court. Frear
now Governor and formerly Chief Jus.
| tice had himself some years ago e.
commended the allowance Of fee such
as was sought to be authorized by the
! bill under discussion.
KANIHO SHOWS LIFE.
Kaniho Embossed his eloquence tc
some extent to condemn the bill and
moved It's indefinite postpOnement. He
believed such a measure would tremen-
dously increase the actions in TIC
courts.
! Coney believed there was nothing Il
fear, believing there was every reason
to repose confidence in the courts anc
to be assured that there would be No
unusual rush in the matter Of litiga
ton, the discretionary power given the
courts in this matter precluding the
possibility of the Territory being bank
rupted on account Of the bill, should
it be enacted
DOUTHITT HAS INNINGS.
If Douthitt was not father Of tho
bill he was at least mighty good mex
friend, for he certainly welded words
to advantage when he championed thu
cause of many a poor lawyer who i
too often inflicted with the doubtful
| ltDI'O' VI utlCuulllB lNIJilP WiAiAOAb piy
and the reverberation of his eloquen
tial argument must have changed a few
from original intended votes.
He showed where there was no doub
in the discretionary distinction OF tn
courts and how the measure could no
inundate the government with expen
ses, for the discriminating minds o
Judges would not permit of any undu
advantage OF the law, if it became Law
The laborer was worthy of his hire
etc. and a lawyer was sometimes
laDorer without hire. Too often
tender-hearted attorney would dig int
his own jeans to properly defend al
Impoverished accused and to sustain
his own reputation as an advocate O
successful justice, or words to that ef
feet 1t was but meet and proper tina
a lawyer shloud be paid a nominal re
(S100) for his time and energy an
brains and attention.
Kaniho came back with argument
that sounded good to half score O
more Of the members. He though al
'orneys in Hawaii got big enough fee
as it is without legislation encouragin
an increase of their income by such