The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
10STH DAY.


RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Lucas presented a resolution,
that committee of five be appoint
ed to define the duties of Fire Mar
shall of the Honolulu Fire Depart
ment, and report by bill or other
wise within five days. Adopted.
Noble Widemann moved that the
bill to amend the election law be
made the order of the day Thurs
day. Adopted.
Noble Mccarthy moved that,
whereas there is disease among
Portuguese in Ililo, which is liable
TO become epidemic, resolved that
the Minister of the Interior be in
structed TO confer with the President
of the Board of Health, on measures
to prevent such disease from becom-
ing epidemic. Referred to the Min.
lister of the Interior.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of bill to grant
possession of certain leases to Her
Majesty Queen Kapiolani.
Noble Cornwel moved that the
bill pass. He said: The Bill No.
17S before this House, is an Act to
restore the leasehold of certain lands
to Her Majesty the Queen. The
legality of the lease issued, by Mr..
Bush who was Minister of the In
terror in 1888, was never questied,
until law suit was defeated, in
which one of the late Cabinet was
counsel for defendant. This was a
suit brought by myself against Mr..
Fernandez, for trespass and the
Supreme Court sustained me, and
awarded damages after this case
was decided in my favor. The late
Minister of the Interior Mr.. Thurs
ton, with that animosity that he has
always shown towards the Royal
family, at once commences action
against me to recover these lands,
on the grounds of the lease not being
issued according to law. Whether the
lease was legal or illegal, whether it
was valid or void is not to the pur-
pose in this petition. The Queen
leased the land to me. For such SUBJ
leasing one of the Ministers, Mr..
Aholo, endorsed his consent in writ
ing as required by the original lease.
l had no means, Mr.. President of
knowing whether every formality of
law had been complied with or not.
l was justified in assuming every.
thing was regular, because one of
the successors of Mr. Bush in office
endorsed his petition and accepted
rent from me, as also the late Minis
ter of the Interior Mr.. Thurston up
to Jan. 1889. Now, Mr.. President
| considered myself entitled to Ger.
tain equity, which members of this
House, have advised me to bring
forward here, in the form of claim
for damages. But l declined to dc
so. | was then assured | would have
their support of bill TO restore my
lease, or such portions of that land
which had not been appropriated by
the government for homestead pur-
poses. and this is all that this bill
asks of this House. l have pre-
sented the facts as they are to this
House and will leave the matter tt
your judgment. | leased the land
in good faith, this Government has
accepted of my rent, and if tn
honorable members believe | hav
any claim they will vote for tn
passage of the bill, if not against it
1 will now move that this bill pass
Noble j. NJ. Horner said they ha,
an onslaught on the treasury of tn
kingdom yesterday, and to-day the,
had an onslaught on the publ
lands. There were laws for tn
control of the public lands, by whic
the Ministers must be guided. III
did not believe in taking the Minis
ters' business out of their hands
They had done SO in regard to tn
Kalhi Hospital and driven tn
doctor and nurse out. They ha,
driven the doctor out Of the Asylum
He moved the bill be indetinitel
postponed. If it was to pass TIL
name of the hon. Noble should /
inserted in place of Her Majesty
as that was what the bill mean
The land was devoted to the publ
before the homesteads law WI
enacted, and it should be left f,
homesteads now.
Noble Widemann was for once {
the side of the hon. member fro
Hamakua and would support b
motion. He did this because wht
the late Minister of the Interio
Mr.. Thurston, happened to do rig
by mistake he did not want to ups
his action. Mr.. Thurston did rig
in taking up this lease, and he ther
fore supported the motion to ind
linitely postpone the bill.
, Noble Cornwell regretted tn
when the hon. member from Hon
lulu decided for once to support NJ
Thurston, for once he was mistake
f, When that lease was made in Is
+ the land was not worth more tn
? 500 year, and 1000 acres of la
alongside Of il was only bringi
S7j year. II was just Ms gooo
lease as ever MI lhursl0n mat
= although the land had doubled
+, value since,