The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-14
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Of the Hawaiian legislature under tirg
long dead q re5o.Ii1n was 10 .y.u-ed
ID. provide for he raising OF some llHas
then badly needed by The sale o. bonds.
The resolution MAS very short and 10
the poiut IL authorized the minister
q fiuan 70 have cagr fed AID 10 sell
100000 worth of bonds b oe1r pes
cent interest. There IL Stopped. There
was 40 provision for payment oi in-
teres, or for d asing fund 10 redeem
the bonds. a ha9le (which means any
fore gnerl Who was then member, rose
with an inquiry as 10 what plan was
proposed 10 be followed for the pasmcat
of the bonds. He VS. met With tha en-
tirely Ingenious reply on the part u The
Hawaiian oh that's the other 't!-
lows lookout. We ueedn't trouble about
that
without doubt one q The arst rtaa-
ures to be introduced will be one proy.d-
ny Tor the payment OF pension 10
former Queen Liliucka.ani For a long
time IL Was tle plan Of her own people
when they once got coutrol OF ie local
machinery OF government 10 vote 20 her
sovereign sum o. money 10 bulk VAIL
ously placed at from a quarter 10 half
million N rs thought, however, that
the conservative members OF the legs
lature that will see that VITA nIea ma
tCriaily reduced revenues il @lG.l be
more than unNise 10 think o. voting such
a sum 81 money al tbs time and Tat
they will in consequence, therefore, ll b.
sNtuie a plan for granting paniie3.
This undoubtedly wll We SiG,uup sttr
and il is the opinion OF those $40 Cte
acquainted with the temper Of The sugar
men OF tie Is and who are most Age y
interested ia whatever is done, hat such
. proposition would meet with slmost
universal favor.
Another matter which must receive TIE
attention OF th.s leg sis ure e he pro-
y.sjan OF a fund for the Payment Ct
claims Arising out Of tine Ares which
/, spread Ut the time that certain infested
buildipes we're burned durins the preTa-
lence Of be huboni0 plaElc. Tic losses
ran MO the millions ani ymenJ may Be
insisted upon by China and Japan. whose
: subjects We're the iatgcs; losers.
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. Il is also probable that there will be
some line politics. OWN 10 The fact that
d according 10 the oensF there has been
growth o. tac population of the sland
= amounting TO nearly $4,000 people and
representation must be provided for this
largely Increased population. The
! islands have not been distrietoi Tor
many years and under the new division
= OF representation the great center OF
population, Honolulu win be sure OF a
{ large increase in is number OF msm
hers. The land laws q the islands may
q be changed only by action OF congress
I but as the lands are held FOR the beneut
4 % thc Territory undoubtedly there Will
4 be some hard hghts over the conditions
\ OF rental under which large sugar estates
hold vast areas now al very small annual
payments.
While these are some OF the subjects
a which have been discussed which are
y liable 20 engage the atteat.on of The legls-
lafure one condition obtains WhlCl of
itself may furnish amusement, interest
J nd peraapA many heart hu-aups. In
= der the organic law ihe senate must
/, confirm an The appointments @. The g, s.
" ernmonL During tbs campaign b Was
,. freely said by the independents that d -
7, would not confirm single appointes a
~ Governor Dole The conservative Chsr-
- erttr OF the independent leader In The
I. senate however, aud the great cbtuSl
"a which seems 70 have come over he sDir'
/, 81 the dream OF Delegate wilcox, WtC
- Is The real boss, may furnish a surprise
"a IN TACT, IL is now said that not an ap,
:, potntee VIII be- turned down unless aef.
~ nite Charges may DC made against him
The HlWalian Is not stable man. II.
Is easily Influenced aud any forecast o
4, Nhat he Is liable 10 do may he upset b!
\ the man who gets his ear last. Il d
u with This knowledge that the results o
= the hyst legislature OF Hawai- WI ,,
/ watched with great interest by Wash
lngton.