The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-04-03
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swoop. IL we need more water, why
not let the authorities develop the sup
ply in Nuuanu valley. which can be
done with no additional cost in che way
| of purchase price. The government
would better spend its money in build
ing roads to sell It's lands and so get
some return"
Kumalae started to answer Harris's
questions when told th.tI that ge',tle-
men would like a reply as to whether
the committee had looked into the mat
ter of the cost of mains and reservoirs,
! but wandered from the question and
the Speaker called him to order. Harris
| was foredoomed to defeat, anyway.
The question required on his amend
ment to table the report, and it was
beaten on a roll call as follows:
Ayes-Chillingworth. Greenwich, Har-
ris, Knudsen-t.
Noes-Ayiett Damien, Fernandez,
Gandall, Haia, Kali, Kalama, Kaniho,
Kealawaa, Keliinoi, Kumalae, Kupihea,
Lewis, Long, Nakaleka, Gill; Paele, Pu-
laa, Purdy. Vida, Wright-21.
Abeent-Andrade. Jaeger, Kou, Pail
-
BY the same vote, 81 to 4, the motion
to adopt the report was carried. and
the bill to purchase was made the or
, der of the day for today.
BECKLEY's SPEECH.
This being completed, the House en-
tered upon the routine of advancing
bills, which proceeded amicably enough
until House bill "a, which is the meas
ure to encourage diversified industry
by exempting growers of sisal, castor
oil beans and vanilla from taxation for
ten years was reached. The bill went
to committee of the whole after
somewhat warm discussion, the Speak
er calling Kumalae to the chair. En-
tering upon the discussion in commit
tee there was some spirit of levity
manifested, when Beckley took the
floor and recalled the sense of decorum
in a speech in which he claimed that
sugar was king of these islands, what
ever flag f1oated, and that 1t was time
to consider gravely the encouragement
of diversified industries. This was es-
pecially the duty of the members in
view of the keen competition and the
increased production of beet sugar on
the mainland When sugar was up, the
down. we had hard times. Sisal was a
waste land growth, and its production
particularly desirable. There was q cry
for the settlement of small farmers in
the country.
I'VE do not want any more small
farmers, gentlemen" he said. There
are small farmers enough in the coun-
try II you give them a chance. The
trouble is that the sugar plantations
control the country. The merchants
are subject to them. And you cannot
change conditions so long as the pros
perity OF the country depends upon the
rise and fall in the price of sugar"
SPEAKS FOR NATIVES.
He said the native Hawaiias who |
sat in the back part of the hall should |
be the owners of small farms, and
would be If they had received any en-
enlargement from the powers that be-
He asked that the bill be passed in the
interest of these Hawaiian small land
owners.
There was a lot of talk. after this
Greenwich offered an amendment re-
ducing the time of exemption to five
years, and Fernandez made speech
against the bill. He said a lot of things
among them some about the duty of
Home Rulers to their constituents that
caused Beckley to leap to his feet on
question of personal privilege.
The honorable member has charged
me with trying to keep money for taxes |
out OF the Territorial treasury" he |
said. and with being n liar to con-
sttuents of the Home Rule party. !
challenge him to prove 1t. Mr.. Chair |
man. when l speak on this floor i speak |
to the House and not 10 the gallery. |
II the committee wants to limit the ex-
emption TO five years, am willing, but |
my contention is for the passage of the
bill because 1t viii be good thing for
the people. ] do not believe we should
look at only one side of It, as We do
when We confine our view TO the bene-