The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-05
Honss of Rerressntatiyss.

/ House of Representatives
CornunicarionS from the Senate an
roqrcs5 passage of House bills Nos
ts. rsl2ti1g 10 appeals, and 81. relating
+ 70 the free carriage os mails from the
/ isrer settlement o. Molokai: also
( transmission Of Senate bin No $. re
tasing 70 the preservation OF certain
lands for public purposes,
Third reading o. Senate hin No IS
relating 10 HSpiolzni Park. announced
Rep Winston moved that the bill
/ es referred back 10 3 select COMMITTEES
since he hsG learned some facts which
might hare important bearing upon
the provision for transferring OF Gov
eminent land
Rep KanaUoh2 said he could see ne
reason why there should be sny fur
rhsr consideration The committee OF
1 Public Lands had locked wsl into the
matter and recommended passage ci
Z cke bin The Government was geetins
twenry-Six seres for ten. That was
quite good transaction
Rep HSia thought that the bin
should 30 back To the committee. since
member os the House had found some
E2ws
Rep Ryerufr-The COMMITTEES went
into consideration OF this bill with
great care Several times was in ths
sane o6ics when Mr.. winston got his
Information l cannot for the life OF
ne see why the gentleman there gave
Ee no information that there was
something wrong
Rep WinstO1-I didn't say that the
man had said snythlug was wrong. He
simply gave NE figures which show
very plainly that something is wrong
Rep, Rycrofr-This bill euanated
from the President himself Mr.. Irwin
Is 4 pubiie-splriVed man and the DIFF
ference in value between twenty-five
and ten acres leaves 4 difference Of
value decidedly 10 the advantage Of
the Government
Rep Rieh2rds-As | understood il
this bin came out Of an offer from Mr..
Irwin 10 make certain transfers where
By the Government will have EzDfo-
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, ard has run the gauntlet
with but one small change which
makes 10 difference in the bill Ordin-
srfly I would be in favor Of adopting
the committee report, but 2 member OF
this House says that there Is some
thing wrong The House cannot afford
10 pass the bill with such a charge
hanging over IT. | think that the bin
should 90 back 70 the same, and not 10
= select committee | would not wish
to see any reflection cast on the Com
uittee On Public Lands. There is no
doubt in my mind that the bill viii
come back in its original 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 seashore, and land there is WORTHY
five and six times as much as land the
will get by this traRsae-
ton
Rep Winstnn-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
srnment Of allowing people 10 hathe
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 viii stum-
BE and get hurt II Rep. Winston viii
come out fat-footsd and say what Is
wrong or what he objects 10. we can
discuss and settle the matter; but he
states one thing at one time and an
other At another time From his last
remarks he seems to De obiecting to
the bill as whole Let Us know what
: the matter. so that Ee viii know
what We are talking about
Rep RyeF0ft-Rep- Winstoa Is right
II regard 70 the matter of right OF way
to the ssashore- The committee did
Try 10 ger some provision for bathing
purposes. and that IS the reason Why
80 much time was taken IN the COL
siderztioa Of the bill When spoken 70
about the matter, Mr. Irwin said that
II such q report was made 10 the
House the transaction eOald be eonsid-
cred at az end The President met
With Mr. Irwin and both were very
much in favor OF getting some land
along the seash0re for public bathing
purposes Mr. Irwin said that he
would help the Government in the
purchase Of certain land which is nov
uadE consideration, should the Gov
ernnent conclude 10 buy it
The motion to refer the bill back
TO the committee was lost and the bin
passed third reading E1th Z vote Of 10
TO 2 Reps Winston and CIuney voting
against IT.