Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-26
Senatorial Commission
FINISHES
In Territory Of Hawaii

The Senatorial Commission opened
It's last session in Hawaii on the lanai
of the Hawaiian hotel at little after
2: 30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, there
being in attendance very large num-
Der OF substantial people of the city.
Fitch on Conditions.
The first witness before the Commits.
sion was Col. Thomas Fitch who when
he was asked his age, answered: six
ty-four am sorry to say" This short
dialogue then took place between Sena-
tor Mitchell and Col. Fitch.
Mitchell-Col. Fitch. you were long
time ago a member of Congress from
Nevada, were you not?
Fitch-Yes. sir, was.
MITCHELL remember, you and I ha6
a fight on the floor.
Fitch--Yes, sir; and you got the best
Of 1t.
Col. Fitch then read a lengthy
paper on conditions In the Territory OF
Hawaii which, when he had completed
reading II, was received by the Com
mission with thanks.
Alexander on Lands.
Prof. Alexander read very long
document on the land laws of the Ter
ritory, intlmating that in some in
stances, changes might be desirable.
When he reached the portion OF his
paper touching on the leases Of land by
the government, Senator Mitchell ask
ed witness II II was not possible for
anything up to a hundred thousand
acres to be secured by any person who
might be In position. The reason OF
this question was because Of the state
ment on the part of the witness that
there was a greater tendency in the
United States than here for land 10 go
to the few. Prof. Alexander stated that
he did not believe any one could securs
in the Territory Of Hawaii the amount
of land which had just been mention.
ed Senator Mitchell answered that
such testimony had been placed before
the Commission at the morning session
There was a limit to the time Of leases
but not to area.
Yond Represents Young
Business Men.
p. NJ. Pond, real estate agent, appear,
ed before the Commission with petit
ton from young business men OF tn,
city, nearly a hundred OF whose names
were attached. At the conclusion o.
the reading OF the petition, witnes,
stated that the document had only beer
drawn up on the evening before so tina
1t had not been generally circulated
He hoped before the Commission
should leave for home ne would b.
able to present large number of ad
ditional names. Ut might be state
here that Mr.. Pond was very busy dur
ing yesterday afternoon passing aroun,
copies OF the petition for signature
Great success was met WITH The peti
ton reads as follows:
To the Honorable Members OF tn
Commission Of Inquiry upon Ha
| waiian Affairs Appointed by tn
United States Senate.
Gentlemen:-We the underslgne
American citizens OF the respectiv
terms of residence In Hawaii, and oc
equations set opposite our names. re
specifically represent that we view wit
satisfaction your inquiries into the con
dition and needs OF Hawaii and sin
cerely pledge our support to ever
measure calculated to establish In Hs
wall those great principles OF justic
and right OF which the American na
ton is the chief exponent.
Condition Critical.
Our condition today is critical. on
people have been harrassed by tn
plague and many OF them impoverishe
by the fires necessary and incident
its extinction. Our own goyernmeI
has been deprived of half OF its rey'
nues, and our banks and financial II
situations laid under heavy contrib
lion by the monthly shipment to II
Mainland OF 100000 or more OF gol
collected at our custom houses. o.
chief industry is suffering from the 10
price of sugar and the scarciay OF fiel
gardless of vocation or social positio
feels the resulting financial stringenc
Our mortgage Indebtedness has reacl
ed an unprecedented figure, and Is sti
increasing.
In this unhappy condition we ha'
sought diligently for relief in bett
adjustment to our conditions. Our el
tire Industrial and political situate
is being subjected to the most scare
ing and anxious scrutiny that nothiI
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