The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-09

He said the principal question was one
Of the lepers, and he was of opinion
| that there might well be some discus
sion of the question. AS soon as he
| had finished his statement J. p. Cooke
for the purpose of presenting the mat
ter to the chamber, proposed the res
olution as finally adopted. He said
there had been some discussion as to
| the propriety of bringing the land
question with that of the lepers, and
he was of the opinion that the two
! should be treated separately.
| Bruce Cartwright said that the latter
I question was of sufficient Importance
to entitle it to have treatment by itself
The land matter was an important one,
| but it should be kept apart. ]. P.
Cooke said that he was of the opinion
that immediate extension of the Amer
lean land laws would worA injury, but
he hoped that the investigation would
proceed as recommended by the sub
committee. The cablegram was ap-:
proved and ordered sent.
E. d. Tenney said that in time it was
more than probable that the American
system would be extended to the Is
lands, but this could not properly be
done until there had been a definite
conclusion as to the forest reserva-
tons, which would make it necessary
that there should be careful and tech
pical Investigations.
F. A Schaefer moved that a cable
gram be sent urging that there be no
action on lands at this session, and
there were several other motions and
amendments brought up, the whole
matter being finally settled by the
adoption of the amended motion that
there be forwarded a cable urging de-
lay until a memorial could be formu-
lated, and that the message be for
warded at once by Messrs. Macfarlane,
Schaefer, and Cooke.
During the discussion George r.
Carter sai@ that there was an idea on
the mainland that there was vast
body of land here which had to be ex-
plored and surveyed and that induce
ments had to be offered to have it
taken up. The Organic Act and the
treaty of annexation as well, he said.
provided that the lands should be held
for the benefit Of the people and there
could be no one so much interested as
those who live in, the Territory. w.
M. Giffard said that a cable telling that
a memorial was coming would be best,
and this met with the approval of the
chamber.
On motion of w. G. Smith is was de-
cided that the heads of the other bod
les of the city should be asked to siga
the memorial, and this was done.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to draft the memorial on the
subject of the land laws: F. A. Schae-
fer, w. NJ. Giffard, and F. NJ. Swanzy.
On motion of W. w. Dimond it was
decided that a memorial on the leper
question should be sent on, and Messrs.
Dimond, Waterhouse, and Smith were
named to draft the paper.
Mr.. Macfarlane wanted to know if
it would not be wise to ask the execu-
tive officers of the government to act
in opposing the proposals, but it was
decided that this would not be best, AK
the chamber and similar bodies would
move at once.
1t was decided that William Hay
wood should be notified of the messag- |
es, and thus informed of what was to |
be done in the premises. The meeting |
then adjourned for the sending of the |
The men whose names were |
wanted were seen and agreed to sign, |
and later in the day the Planters AS
scciation met and had the subject be-
fore them, giving their support to the
plan
REPUBLICANS ACT.
Some members of the Republican