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House of Representatives.

House of Representatives.
Communications from the Senate an
nOunced passage of House bills Nos.
40, relating to appeals, and 81. relating
to the free carriage of mails from the
leper settlement on Molokai; also,
transmission of Senate bill No SO, re-
lating to the preservation of certain
lands for public purposes.
Rep. Richards reported as follows
for the Printing Committee:
House bill 5S, substitute bill for SEN
ate bill No. 3S, printed.
House bills Nos. 81 relating to
claims against estates of deceased per-
sons, and SO, relating to public parks.
typewriter.
House bills 46, relating to the prac-
tice of medicine, AZ, an Act creating n
new department of the Executive to be
known as the Department of Public
Instruction; IL, relating to land dele
teriOus to public health; 25, income
| tax; also, Senate bills Nos. 9, internal
tax Act, and II, relating to licenses,
handed the President for his considera-
! ton.
Third reading of Senate bill No. 30,
relating TO Kapiolani Park, announced
Rep. Winston moved that the bill
| be referred back to a select committee
| since he had learned some facts which
might have important bearing upon
the provision for transferring of Gov
ernment land.
Rep. Kamauoha said he could see no
reason why there should be any fur
ther consideration. The committee on
Public Lands had looked well into the
matter and recommended passage of
the bill. The Government was getting
tWenty-six acres for ten. That was
quite a good transaction.
Rep. Haia thought that the bill
should go back to the committee. since
member of the House had found some
flaws
Rep. Rycroft-The committee went
into a consideration of this bill with
great care. Several times | was in the
same office when Mr.. Winston got his
information. ! cannot for the life of
me see why the gentleman there gave
me no information that there was
something wrong.
Rep. WINSTON didn't say that the
man had said anything was wrong He
simply gave me figures which show
very plainly that something is wrong.
Rep. Rycroft-This bill emanated
from the President himself. Mr.. Irwin
is a public-spirited man and the diff
ference in value between twenty-five
and ten acres leaves a difference of
value decidedly to the advantage of
the Government.
Rep. Richardson's | understood II
this bill came out of an offer from Mr..
Irwin to make certain transfers where
by the Government will have Kapio-
lani Park in it's possession just as il
stands. The bill has been through the
hands of the Executive, the Senate and
the House, and has run the gauntlet
with but one small change which d,
makes no difference in the bill Ordin-
arily l would be in favor of adopting
the committee report, but a member of
this House says that there is some
thing wrong. The House cannot afford
to pass the bill with such a charge
hanging over it. / think that the bill
should go back to the same and not to
a select committee. / would not wish
to see any reflection cast on the Com
mittee on Public Lands There is no
doubt in my mind that the bill will
COIuG DdCh III us OIiSludl form.
Rep. Cluney-It may sound all very
well for the Government to be getting
twenty-siX acres for ten, but you must
remember that the ten acres are along
the seashOTe, and land there is worth
five and six times as much as land the
Government will get by this transac-.
ton.
Rep. WinstOn-When this bill was in
the hands of the committee something
was said about getting the right Of
way through the land to be transferred
in order TO secure the right to the Gov
ernment Of allowing people TO bathe
free Of charge. | was very much sur
prised when the report of the commit
tee came in with no provision regard
ing the right of way to the seashore.
Rep. RObertson-It seems to me that
we are wandering about in the dark,
and if we don't look out we will STUN
bic and get hurt. If Rep. Winston Will
come out flat-footed and say what is
wrong or what he objects to, we can
discuss and settle the matter; but he
states one thing at one time and an