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many opportunities for fraud which
! your committee believe are frequently
| taken advantage of, and sometime
fraudulent claims are asserted success
! fully, as it is exceedingly difficult L
| obtain evidence TO controvert ties /
| mOny as to relationships and family
| histories for twenty years back.
| Should this bill pass, the period Of
| adverse possession will be reduced
/ 10 ten years and the result will be tina
a claim Of title based upon extrinsiC
| evidence, is set up, it will be far more
easy TO obtain testimony bearing upon
the question Of possession, pedigree
and ether matters relating to the vail
dity OF the claim and thereby render
it less difficult to expose fraud and
discover mistake. Land titles would
be rendered more valuable because less
liable to attack.
The necessities Of a progressing and
developing community demand more
security in the matter of land titles
than We now enjoy, and it is proper
to require Of land owners a reasonable
amount of vigilance in the care and
supervision of their lands, and it is
but right to furnish the careless for
sleeping on, instead of asserting their
rights when their inactiOn is detri-
mental to the community at large.
1--WE believe that the passage of
the bill will have far reaching effect
in the quieting of distributing titles
and will thus cause a marked improve
ment in land matters. We therefore
recommend that the bill pass"
Rep. Isenberg presented the follow
ing resolution: BE it resolved that
the Minister of Interior send the Super
intendent of Public Works to Kauai
as soon as possible to find out the
damages done to the bridges Of Kauai.
The Laval and Hanapepe bridges have
been washed away and the Waimea
bridge is in great danger. Traffic has
been entirely stopped on Kauai" Res
Olution referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands.
Notices were then given of intention
to introduce bills, as follows:
Achi-''An act to amend Sections
Is, 16 and II of Chapter LVII of the
Laws of 1892
McCandless- act relating to the
restriction of the importation and sale
of opium and preparations thereof; and
amending Sections 1 and 3 of Act II
of the Executive and Advisory Councils
of the Provisional Government re-
lating thereto"
Loebenstein-"An act amending Sec
tion of Act 81 of the Session Laws of
1896 entitled, An act relating to in
ternal taxes.
RObertson-"An act to prohibit the
sale, giving or furnishing
of foreign goods, wares or merchan-
disc, stamped, marked, branded, wrap
ped or boxed in such a manner as to
induce any person to believe that the
same were grown, produced or manu-
featured in whole or in part in the
Republic Of Hawaii
These bills all took the usual course.
Rep. LOebenstein introduced his sub
stitute bill providing for the granting
of a franchise to build and maintain
an electric railroad on the Island of
Hawaii
Second reading of House Bill AZ, re-
lating to the practice of law in the
police and district courts. The bill was
indefinitely postponed as recommend
ed by the Judiciary Committee to
whom it was referred.
Second reading of House Bill 80, re-
Jating to tax appeal courts. Various
were made and the bill
finally passed second reading.
House took recess at u m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate Bill 10, relating to pounds,
brands and marks brought up
for consideration and passed frs read
ing. Rules were suspended and the bill
was read second time by title. 1t was
then referred to the Government Lands
Comitteee.
Second reading of House Bill SO, re-
lating to electric street railway on
Oahu. Referred to the Special Com
mittee appointed for the consideration
of such matters.
First reading and passage of Senate
Bill relating to the time granted for
the construction of steam railroads
on the Island Of Oahu and the exclu-
siVe franchise therein named. Second
reading set for today.
First and second readings and pas
sage of Senate Bill 20, relating to cleo
ton of Senators. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Second reading of House Bill "a
relating to the adulteratiOn Of food and
drugs with report of the committee.
Under suspension of the rules Rep.
Loebenstein read the report Of the COM
mittee to whom was referred the resO-
luton relating TO, damage of roads
and bridges. Mr.. ROWell was going to
Kauai and would attend to the damages
there Resolution and report laid on
the table.
Under further suspension Of rules
Rep. Gear presented a petition asking
that an appropriation be made for the
preparing of certified copies of probate
records and the preservation of the
same. Referred to a Special Commit
tee.
House adjourned at $50 p. m.
Give Yourself Weight.
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