The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-10

the Government was absolute own. 4
of that land, with the viii behind
Showing that the eXecutriX had abs
lutte power to sell the land The ,eEs i
would have been nothing but a cow
pasture if it had not been for that
road. The Legislature was not taking
this phase of the matter into consider
alton at all. The bill provided for $12.-
600, while the tax books showed that
the estate only owned $60, 600 worth of
land on Tantalus. 4
There was 90 acres of land. tn
Government had not taken more than
one thirtieth, but the estate claims one.
fifth of the value. Then if the heir~
did have an interest in the land sold
it was only a one-half interest Ths
Government was not going to econo.
mize-it was against all experience
if the Legislature voted the entire a.
mount claimed.
President Crabbe asked why tha
committee did not recommend going Ia
the courts. He agreed with the Sem
ator about the betterment of the prop
erty remaining to the heirs, but the
Government title would not be clear
until the ten years were up. In answer
to a remark about the will by Senator
McCandless, the President asked how
many wills like that one had not been
broken. If his claim had been five
years later he could have broken his
grandfather's will. At least ten law.
yers had so informed him. The report
of the committee was all right but
he did not think they ought to shut
out the Coney estate where there was a
doubt.
TRUSTS THE COURTS,
Senator Baldwin had intended to
support the report, but a remark Of
the chairman indicated something was
left out of the report. That was about
the half-interest of the children He
did not see that it was a risk to leave
the matter to the Supreme Court. He.
thought it was safe to leave anything
to the Supreme Court of this country.
They were human but honest. 1t was
probably cheaper for the Government
to settle the price now if it had to pay
for the land.
BELIEVES 1T UNWISE.
Senator Paris, the President having
taken the chair, amidst a running fire
of Interruptions from Senator Achi.
who charged him with discrediting the
matter first he thought il should be
left to the courts, but when he saw
the will and the deed he could see no
use in appropriating money.
Senator Baldwin said the Coneys
COULD not sue without the consent OF
the Government and this bill would
show the Government that the I1egis-
lature approved of submitting it to the
Senator Paris replied that it was
easier for the Government to expend
the money once it was appropriated.
He had perfect confidence in the in
tesrity of the Supreme Court, but did
not believe that appropriating money
in this way was wise. ..-.
President Crabbe stated thafnS
ly reason he opposed adoption
report was that he saw a chg - Z
a decision of the Supreme COZ
AMENDED AND PASS q 1
The motion to adopt the repo. Il
committee received only the vo1. f1iAA&
the three Public Lands committeesne65
The amendment carried with Senator
Baldwin's addition, and the bill as
amertied passed second reading, TO he
read a third time today
MATTERS DEFERRED.
A message from the House an
nounced it's adoption Of the report of
the conference committee on Senate
bill No. g.
Senator Dickey caused the suspen-
sion of a motion to adopt the same re-
port by stating that the clerk Informed
him that the correct footing did rot
agree with the total mentioned in the
first section. The discrepancy arose
from neglect to set forth a House
increasing the Kapiolani
park item from $4,000 to $4,000
The report was deferred till o'clock.
House concurrent resolution, by Rep
resentative Kumalae, fixing the mini
mum wages of road laborers at $i.59.
a day came up by another message.
Senator Isenberg asked for ruling
If it should not be a joint resolution to
be signed by the Governor.
The President gave an opinion in the
negative.
On motion of Senator Paris the reso-
luton was deferred till Saturday.
The Senate shortly after II O'Clock
took recess until d. m.
EIGHTEEN MONTHS BILL.
When the Senate met at o'clock
there were nine members present. The
conference committee report on the
Eighteen Months Current Account
measure was received and accepted
and the bill was passed Eird reading
The Andrade joint resolution was re-
ceived from the House but President
Crabbe, was not ready to see action just
now, saying that he had asked Sen
ator Baldwin to see the Governor
to ask his opinion as to the competen-
cy of the resolution at this time.
Senator Achi reported verbally that
the conference committee on Senate
bill No. 2. the Six Months Salary bill,
had been unable to agree, and had adj
journed. There was some discussion
over the course to be pursued, ana
finally it was decided that a written
report should be made by Senator Achl
when it may be decided that the com
mittee will be discharged and new
conference asked. The Senate then aa-
journed.