The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-01
THE GOVERNOR BEFORE HOUSE
COMMITTEE.
Answers Questions on Political Econo-
mic and Industrial Matters in Ha-
waii-Robinson of Indiana.

waii-Robinson of Indiana.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Talkng to
the tentative proposition of what legis-
! laton may be necessary for Hawaii,
Governor Sanford b. Dole of those lei
ands engaged the attention of the II use
committee on territories for some time
this morning.
Preliminary to beginning Chairman
Knox asked members of the committee
if any special information was desired.
Mr.. Robinson suggested that the whole
industrial field should be covered.
In reply Governor Dole said he should
be glad to have questions asked Mr..
Lloyd asked if there was necessary any
change in the organic law.
There were some things we should
/ have been glad to have had different
was the governors reply, "but we are
! endeavoring to get along as best we
can" Asked what the criticisms were,
Governor Dole disclaimed any intent to
, Criticise What he had in mind, he said
/ was first the question of elective fran
! Chises.
we had thought the franchise might
| have been properly limited farther than
| to Asiatics Second is the question of
| land matters. There is some vagueness
| regarding the provision allowing cor
! lOld IblS 10 nOlQ l,VVV acres, w neither
| this is to be held in fee simple or sim
ply by lease or otherwise is not SEEM
lllSIF understood by our people
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
There is also another very important
matter that may result in confusion in
| the future and that is as to the me-
. thod of the election of senator's" I'm
der existing conditions he explained
! that there was grave doubt as to
which of the senators terms expired in
! two years and which ones held over for
double that time There are to be fif-
teen senator's go out at the expiration
of four years. Governor Dole was of
opinion that unless bill similar to the
one under consideration. was passed,
an entirely new election would be nee
| essary to properly settle the question.
Mr.. Knox said the committee had pre-
pared a bill which would take out four
of those senators known as the "home
rulers" and three republicans" and to
| drop the senators of this class accord
ing to the number of votes they receiv-
ed, those receiving the less number to
! go out first.
! Mr.. Robinson of Indiana raised the
question of politics in this plan and
| some questions were propounded along
! this line. Chairman Knox suggested
! that political discussion would not net
/ a
cussion by the governor on general
! topics would
| rrIIL, AMI OrrUcT1O>-
! ,-.,--.--
me Iallu question was theh taken up
ana MI NhoN asked what lana laws
! would be heIptul. The large planta-
IONS are mostly on leased lands re-
Pheu Ihe governor ana Ihese leases
are nov HiIllteu 10 I'VE years II thls
Coulu pe extended 10 ten years II would
| We IlloIe slactoIS' as II taxes some
| elSnIGe IIolilhs 10 pIouuce sugar
crop
as 10 Mhether the amount OF lahd
lhat can De leased by single corpor-
alton should be made less Mr. Dole
IIousHt no chahSe Slould De maze
ever, ne salu Illat thefe was pro.
NiSioI when prevented the purchase OF
NJ 'f P6birsa,, tha, cool, +,,a o,,.,.,,o,,
in hand and piled him with questions as
to how many large holders of lands
there were in the islands: how many
| leases of large holdings came down
from the monarchy; how many leases
were made during the republic?
Il cannot answer those questions"
the governor broke in Il don't carry
those figures in my head"
Mr.. Robinson persisted in his ques-
TONS until Mr.. Knox INTERRUPTED to in
form Mr. Robinson that the answers
| to all his questions were in print in a
public report
What were about the number of
acres leased during the interim between
the annexation and the passage of the
| organic act?" continued Mr. Robin-
! SON
! Governor Dole did not know exactly.
Mr.. Lloyd suggested that there was
no need to ask these questions as tine
answers were all down