The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-11


ne Printing Committee
Rs1. Achi presented the report o. the
committee 20 whom had been referred
the resolution appointing q committee
70 Ec6 cut what had been done by RE
Commission o. Registry q Deeds @nd
Transfers appointed on October 9Th.
1855. A. the present time me sS-
perSeS connected with searching and
aScsrraInf-g the titles 70 lands IN this
5 COUNTY, are constantly Increasing. and
As long IS the present system cor
( ttrues. = long VII the increase OF
expenses co1Cirue-
This matter received the careful
T consideration OF me Special Session
OF 1885. and the Regular Session OF
1885 and steps were taken 70 reach
che objser sought Tor IN the latter part
o. The following resolution:
Whereas. OF the SCh day Of June.
1886. Joint resolution was adopted
by the Legislature OF 1886. providing
for the appointment OF s Commission
70 examine into and report on this
matter. and Is your committee cannot
ascertain thar me House viii SET the
\ benefit Ct s report from the CommiS-
sion appointed in 1886, unless they pre-
sent : report 20 this House;
And whereas. Il Is Of great Lmp0r-
/ lance that steps should be taken 70
& reduce the expenses connected with the
f transfer Of real estate and Of the SET
+ Cli1E Of titles. your committee Is OF
T the opinion that ChiS House should
take some step 10 have beginning
made concerning this question Your
Z committee would therefore recommend
Z the adoption Of the following resolu-
/ ton which Is made Z part q this re-
port
( The above resolution was adopted
with an amendment by Minister Da-
non 10 ehe effect mat 800 be voted
Z the committee for the employment Of
experts OF other help necessary in max
7 ing Investigations.
Rep. Richards arose At this point
and moved for reconsideration Of the
vote to postpone the consideration OF
the proposed amendment 20 Article 101
Of The Constitution about which there
was 50 much discussion on the pre-
Ttous day
This motion was seconded BY Rep
I Atkinson who referred in no uncertain
/ language TO the remarks Of Rep. Loe-
( bernstein on the previous day Mr.. At
ki1sun said that. in Secoldiug the mo-
ton OF Rep Richards. he stood Tor
I me party representa- in the House and
I also for the Government For years
there has been Z struggle for this kind
OF Z Government II was now IN its
f infancy and should De protected 4
man who would propose such an
amendment was RoyaIiSL II heart and
I was paving the way for change in the
direction suggested When the House
finds Z snake IN c1e grass It should
take measures AZ once 10 crush IT, The
I gentleman inSulted the President Of
the Republic. the American Minister
who was present and the House too
when he said that ne was speaking 10
the American people and not 10 the
House.
Rep Loe6enstsin answered calmly,
stating mat II had been ordinarily the
custom when : matter had been de-
fer-ed for future action 10 carry il out
with good Intention Referring 20 the
hint made By Rep Atkinson that he
had sneaked into the House, The speak
81 spoke Of the large majority by which
he had been elected II he. in the heat
OF debate, had said anything diseour-
teOus N his speech Of the previous
day, he was certain the gentlemen OF
the House knew he cid not mean l.
Mr. LOebeustein referred 20 the party
which ne represented and the plank
II their platform which called for z
widening influence The striking out
OF the clause. As proposed, was z step
in that direction
Rep. Paris stated It at his opinion
that the amendment would strengthen
me Government The natives look up
On the clause Is z sIur, the striking
out OF which would bring 2 great many
good native Hswaiizns into the fold
The HaEaiians were being gradually
educated up 70 : Republican form Of
. Government
Rep. Gear said there was much force
and weight in the remarks OF Reps
L0ebe1steiu and Paris The amend
ment would have 10 be made some time
bar not now The action would be mis-
understood and. through the agency OF
the press. il would be spread about
that there had been weakening Of
the Government As q question OF po-
Icy IL was certainly Z most absurd and
I faulty proposal
Rep AehI spoke Of the passage Of the
amendment The natives realized full
y that there was 10 longer q chance
for Monarchy. The striking out Of the
clause as proposed would make no diff
ference in regard 10 annexation. II
The natives had come in before, annex
alton would have been a realized fact
already. The clause as II stood was,
Is considered By the natives, an insult
Rep Atkinson spoke again on the
subject He referred 70 the statement
made by Rep. Loebenstein that the
party Of which he was q member had
driven the native into a feeling of an
tzgonism against the whites. Mr.. At
kiEs0n challenged this as being uneor-
rect and referred 10 the late Walter
Murray Gibson as being the one who
had created the antzgonism.
Reps McCaudIess and Pogue opposed
the amendment In their opinion, not
z hundred natives would be added By