Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 177, 1 August 1894 — Judicial Vacations, Decisions etc. PER GUARDIAN. [ARTICLE]

Judicial Vacations, Decisions etc. PER GUARDIAN.

% The members of onr frightfully over-worked and under-paid, (as well as under-appreciated) 8npreme Court, are ou what they are pleased to eall their aoreral ▼aeaiiona. The latter word is supposed to be used as a meana of distinguishing betwoen their presence in. and their absence from Honolulu. We congratulate the eounln* opon the recurrence of this "vacation,” and wish it might extend tbroughont the twelve montbs of oaeh year. We might then reasonably hoj>e they woold | not oftou bring tbeir gig.intic | intellecU in onison to bear upon 1 the exposition of the alleged law, ! as atfecting our fellow citizens. , The advantage of their Honon ■ taking an extended rest from so- i called judicial labors. will be ap- j parent to all who have read their zecent decisions. But one of tbose decisions sug- \ geets the idea that their Honors j might continne their little junkots indefinitely, esi>ocially as tbeir ■alanea are running on »t tbe rate of five to six thousauds per year during I their absence. lf any judicial i functions are required of tbem in | the meantime, wby not act, hear | and decide oases ‘por Qoardiau f j Or, if this suggestion soands a i liUle crode, why uot stay at Lome attend to their daties, and Uke tbeir bolidays and do tbeir jonketiog “per Guardian f’ It may be thought that legal decis- j ions rendered ‘per Guardian’ j might be a little off color. and not op to the usaal sUndard of conspicuoos and flaming ability whieh has ever distiuguished our Soprerae Coort But a pernsal o£ aome of the later deciaions that tribnnal woa!d speedily

y~- - — , of banish all apprehen»ion njx>a | that jx*iut. Tbis ide* will l*ear. j being thoogbt and Ulke<l abont. I It i* c5j>eci*lly recojnmeoded to i tl.e governn»ei»t «>f this alleged Repnblic tliHt, in c«se, (whieli Go«l f«rbid) there »bonl*l bc any u*rly v*c*ncies ajx*n tbe bencb oe I capied by the j reseut gHlaiy of •l« g«l aitists, their successors ! sh«uld b«? solected from «monp either the “uigg«.r'’ mm-trels, I who have becume stnnded ajx>n , this beacb, or thc colicky * ki«Is” of tbe profession, who have never looked a jury in tbe face. A* above remarked, there is somethiug in the suggestion of baving our Judges operate npon the community “j>er Guardian.” True, our present Judges have no Gnardians. But iet not tbeir honors, nor the community, be discouraged. Not ull things I needed are held in j>ossession. 1 Hoomann tra nui.