The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-30

right. III the Government desired to
reserve any land for those purposes
they should do so before making leases.
Rep. Richards hoped the House
would not concur in the Senate amend
ments.
In secOnding, Rep. Rycroft spoke
earnestly of the provisions in the sec
tions named. It would be as much as
any Minister'S official head was worth
to act prejudicial TO the public inter
est regarding leases of large tracts OF
land.
Rep Bond supported the motion of
Rep. Richards not to concur. Carried.
Minister Smith said Section 2S was
something entirely new to him. 1t
was altogether different from the one
as in the original bill and passed by
the House. The substitute section
was foreign to general leases, the
subject matter of the original section,
On motion of Rep. Richards the
House unanimously refused to concur
in amended Section %.
Section 40 provoked considerable
discussion. The Attorney General
thought the Senate did right in
striking out the provision which said
q homesteader should lose his lease il
liquor of any kind was distilled upon
the premises. He believed in punish
justice in making the innocent suffer.
Rep. Richards was opposed to pros
ecuting women and children. If
liquor was made on the land it would
be the wife and children OF the
guilty party who would suffer.
Rep. Rycroft spoke from expert
ences that had come to his notice in
Hawaii. The women and children
were always cognizant OF liquor max
ing when it was done on the premi-
ses. AS a matter Of fact, every woman
and child in the neighborhood knew
about it. If the provision was passed
it would prevent liquor making.
Rep. Hanuna favored the provision
making leases subject to cancellation
if liquor was manufactured on the
land. Tbs Senate only added another
to their long list of mistakes in strik-
ing il out.
BY a vote of to the House con-
Cured in the Senate amended section.
Section 40 was concurred in after an
amendment making $50" read instead
of $50" days, etc.
Minister Smith said the provisions
of Section So relating to conditions of
right of purchase leases made the
time of improvements in Paragraph
8 too short. The section was not con-
CURED in.
Section Sc, regarding violations of
lease conditions, thirty days notice
was made obligatory before Commits
sloners could, with or without legal
process, take possession of such lease,
etc.
The Acknowledgement was of the
opinion that this would work a hard
ship against the Government. III a
lease is forfeited, the Government
should be in q position to step in and
take possession. He moved House
nonconcur. Carried.
Sections "a, 90, 81, 40, 43, 40, 40, 90,
81, SO, 81, SO and 80 were concurred in
by the House.
Sections not concurred in were to
%, AZ, s., 66, 6S, Y, 70, SO, 81
and 81. The title was not con-
Cured in on suggestion of Attorney
General that further investigation was
necessary, to see If all land laws and
amendments had been covered.
The committee rose and reported
progress as above.
Third reading was concluded, and
the bill will go to a conference COM
mittee.
A communication was read from
the Senate transmitting eDgrossed
copies of Senate Bill No. 10, relating
to Labor Commission and repeating
Acts 4 and IL of the Executive and
Advisory Councils. House Bill No. 4,
regulation of currency with Senate
amendments. House bills u and Is,
concerning withdrawal of kerosene
from Custom House, and acquisition
of rights-of-way with Senate amend
ments.
The House was notified of the in
definite postponement OF the Electric
Railway bill.
On motion of Attorney General,
House bill No. Is was made special
order for Tuesday.
At 4 10 the House adjourned till 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning.