Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-30
CRABBE PROVIDES
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Joint Resolution Offered
in the Senate
Yesterday.
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
ARE FINALLY SETTLED
Kanuha Presents Resolution for Pro-
lection of Forests - RusselS
Public Health Act Defeated
by One Vote.

At the afternoon session Of the Sem
ate yesterday afternoon, Mr.. kanuha
introduced a lengthy resolution relat-
ing to the devastation Of valuable for
est lands in the Islands. He cites
Waialua particularly. The resolution
was called forth by n communication
from Allan Herbert whose zeal in tho
interests Of forests Oh these Islands
has never been an uncertain quantity.
The resolution, which reads as fol-
lows. was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture:
Whereas, members Of the Senate
had. this day. come into possession
of the following information from re-
liable sources:
That on the Island of Oahu, at this
very moment, there are engaged
force of several hundred Asiatic Ia.
borers and others, in the work of de-
stroying a valuable amount Of timber
and forest trees, for the construction.
without warrant OF law, on and
through valuable forest land the pub
lie domain of the United States, OF
canals and water bitches for the pur-
pose of diverting the natural streams
from the adjacent lands to which said
waters naturally of inalienable right
belong This Is all being done under
the corrupt and fraudulent pretense
of supplying water to the colony Of
"Wahiawa."
II Is nevertheless a fact that the
entire scheme Is with the object Of
vesting in the "Waialua Agricultural
Company" the perpetual and exclusive
right to said water supply, to the
perpetual ruin of the plateau Of wal
anae-uka" and adjacent lands, and
Whereas, the Legislature Of the
Territory of Hawaii is prohibited from
passing any law relating to the public
lands in the Territory by Article w.,
Section IA, paragraph 2. of the con.
stitution of the United States. also by
Section 70 OF the Organic Act. and
further, by decisions of the United
States Supreme Court, as will appear
in the case of Gibson vs.. Choleau 10,
Wall. page 80; and
Whereas, immediate action Is neces-
sary to protect the public domain In
this Territory In the interest of the
people against spoliation and unlawful
alienation as to public lands, forest
and water rights; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the Senate, The House
lof Representatives concurring. that
the United States attorney, resident
in Hawaii, Is hereby appealed to In
this important matter, to the end;
that II possible, by action brought In
the United States Court for the Dis
trict of Hawaii he may be able to
avert the unlawful alienation OF the
public domain of the public water
rights and forests, at least until the
57th Congress shall convene.
That certified copies Of these reso
J lutions be forthwith transmitted &c
the President. the Secretary of the
Interior, the United States Attorney
General, the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land ONCE. the President of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House oi
Representatives Of the United States
also to Honorable ]. c. Baird, United
States Attorney General for the Dis
|, trict OF Hawaii, and to the Delegate
for the Territory of Hawaii.
Dated this Goth day of April, A. d
1901.
DAVID KANUHA.
After this resolution had been dis
posed OF the clerk announced the ap
pointments OF the Governor. The Re
, publicans made a hard fight to hav,
these considered In open session bu
the Independents stood firm for secre
! session and this prevailed.
AS was stated in yesterdays Bulletir
all the appointments with the excep
ton OF the Treasurer, the Superlnten
dent Of Public Works. the Commits
sioner OF Public Lands and the Boart
OF Health were confirmed
At the close of the secret session
Mr. c. Brown made the motion tina
the result he given out to the public
This carried.
Senate bill GS, one OF Dr. Russcl'i
pets and the bill that provides sucf
big salaries for members of the Boar,
NJ Health and undertakes to revolu
tlonlze the whole system, was an
bounced In third reading. The yot'
stood 10 7. As Mr.. Paris did no
vote on the first call. and his was th'
deciding vote he let his voice b.
heard ana voted 10 give the bill quie
little sleep on the table, So ended th'
Public Health act that, In the begin
ming ~ the session, cave promise o
such fruitful results,
Al this stage IN the proceedings Mr.
cabho introduced The following res0
tuition
Ne II resolved by rho senate ana an
House ~ Representatives that th