The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-07-27
HAWAII.

OAHU.
Honolulu 200 1.50O
Waialua and Koolauloa..... 200 1900
Ms,anae;; MooiannoTo @9 @ sSS sOS
$4,000 sis.6Oo
Two years..-.-.-.- 42, 400 Two yrs. 80, 200
Medicines 500 per for districts 2years & 1900
Medicines for Honolulu $1,000 per annum. .... 400
Dispensary Druggist $3.50 per annum, years.. lao
Other medicines for sundry parties, years.. l76O
Total-- - 900
L. Aholo, Geo. E. Richardson, Fred H. haysel-
den, c. II. Dickey, James Keau.'
After some discussion relative to the merits of
the physicians at Hilo and Lahaina, the Presi-
dent forwarded the business of the House by de-
claring discussion out of order, and put motion
previously made that, the report be laid on the
table for consideration with the Appropriation
Bill. Carried.
Representative Kaulukou moved that the report
be laid on the table to be considered with the Ap
preparation Bill Remarks made by the member
IN connection with his motion caused discussion
to ensue which the President finally ended by
saying that motion to lay on the table could not
be discussed.
Representative Aholo agreed with the President
that the motion ought not to be discussed. But he
considered that the President was to blame for
allowing discussion to go on.
This charge the President admitted.
Representative AholO then said that as the Pres
ldent had allowed others to speak on this motion,
he hoped he might be allowed to say few words.
With regard to a remark relative to DIR. Kuehn of
Lahalna, he would say that, short time ago
boy fell from tree and the native pronounced
him dead. DIR. Kuehn told them he was alright
and would come to in few minutes, and would
not give him any medicine. This caused a great
deal of indignation. The boy was carried home
and put on a bed and kaIIH,la sent for, but be-
fore he arrived the boy got up. After that the
natives looked upon DR.. Kuehn as very skilful
doctor, and one that could cure without medicine
(Laughter.)
The motion to lay the report upon the table was
then put and was carried.
Representative Thurston offered a resolution
that the Minister of the Interior be instructed to
discontinue the sale of lease of land, near Ha-
kalau Plantation, district of Hilo, Hawaii, adyer-
tised to take place on Thursday at noon, in front
of Aliiolani Hale. In support of his resolution
he said that he wanted to put stop to the prac-
tlce of letting out Government lands on long
lease The land ought to be retained for the pur-
pose of the Homestead Act. The Government
should not lock up valuable suitable land from
settlement under twenty years lease.
Representative Kauhane did not approve of the
resolution, as he did not hearlthere were any Ha-
waiians who wanted to settle on this land.
Representative Castle thought that Rep. Kau-
hane was ''at sea- In the matter. Several petl-
tIons had come III from people asking that the
Government lands adjoining their lots be sold
them. Then they were large numbers of Portu-
guese with money ready to buy land. There
could be no doubt that it would be better for the
country to have the public land tahen up by set
tiers, than by those who wanted them for LARGE
cattle runs and plantations.
Representative haulukou moved as an amend
ment 20 the resolution, "that the said land be
divided up into homesteads according to the pro-
visions of an Act passed in 1881" Rep. Thurston
accepted the amendment
The Attorney General (Dare) said that the
position taken by the member from Molokni
(Thurston) was one of high sounding principle.
the settlement of the country by families He
would support it himself if there were any law on
the statute books that public lands should, on the
expiration of leases, revert to the Government |
but owing to a breach of the conditions the At |
torney- General and the Minister of Interior had
decided to reenter on the land and so as to settle
rights grown up with the lease, offer the latter
for sale at public auction"
Representative Dickey desired to know if there
would be new lease.
The Attorney General answered in the afirma
tive and then went on to say that a protest |
against the sale was filed by lawyer, a member |
of this House. Finding he had no legal grounds |
and the Minister of the Interior and the Attornev
Gensral were right, he waited until the eleventh /
hour ana then brought III this resolution to ask !
the House to stop this sale. If the Assembly /
adopts the resolution, it will simply be an expres
sion OF an opinion that this land should be re- |
served for settlers. These gentlemen ought to |
have attended to this at an earlier date
Representative Thurston said that he was snr
prised at the position taken by the Attorney Gen
eral and to set matters in their proper shape he /
would say that, two parties desired to obtain this
land one the Hakalau Sugar Co., of which Messrs.
L. ID. Davies d. Co. were the agents. were repre-
sented by Rep. Dole in the courts, and the other
the Hawaiian Commercial Co, or more properly
Mr. Claus Spreckels, who was represented by the
attorney General. Ihis was the true situation.
Laughter.J If the Attorney General has GOT A
opreckels collar around his neck, let him come ont
and say so and not endeayor by subterfupe to cast
gnominy on the efforts of those who were actino
Tor the best interests of the country. The Attor.
1ey-General had suggested that a bill ba brouoht
n ordering the canceling of the lease after the nr
posed sale, but, ne should have known that no leo
slatlve resolution could annul contract made bv
he Government in that manner.
Ihe Attorney-General, "Mr. Thurston one mo
nent. Mr.. Thurston.o 80 -V
The President suggested to the Attorney GeneraI
he improperly of addressing members bv their
lames. - ~
Representative Thurston said be was willing to
lave his name used, he was not ashamed if it.
Inc Attorney-General said that Rep Dole had
brought In the resolution
Representative Thurston said that the Attorney
Tenerai was undoubtedly trying hard to wriegIe
'ut OF lne matter but 1t would be hard for him to
70 so the Homestead Act was as plain as the
u L.IgilSn could make. If the Assembly waited un-
II after the sale before acting on the resolution
hen the land would be gone for twenty wears
more: he could not understand the rights of par
les Claiming an interest IN the land could be pro-
ected by sale at auction when everyone was en-
ltied to bid. 1T the Assembly desired to further
be Interest of Davies & Co.. Ur Spreckels or the
eople their vote would show it.
. The Attorney General stated that, he had
Col. Spreckels in the courts of Cali ,
ornIa but this matter was an act of his prede- |
essor tNeumann) and the sale had been adver-
5eu oy the minister OF the Interior. He was not !
dYocatlng the interest Of private persons as an I
ct of public necessity.
Representative rhurston again stated that he ,
as acting for the public good and had no per-
onal interest in the matter
representative kauiukou now moved the Or