The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-10
IN The HOUSE
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and was passed up to the Senate for it's
action. The bill is voluminous, and
represents a vast amount of work and
brain energy. It was drafted by one
of the ablest jurists in the islands, ana
one who has always had their best in
terests at heart. Representative Hughes
who introduced the bill spoke briefly
and warmly in its support, and it ap-
peared to be very generally approved
by all the members
The House was called to order at 8
o'clock with Speaker Holstein in the
chair. After prayer by the chaplain
the minutes of yesterdays sessions
We're read and approved
Kaleiopu introduced a resolution APP
proprlating $500 from the Loan APP
preparation for the purpose of drill
ing an artesian well for the supply of
Hauula homesteads, Koolauloa. The
resolution was referred to committee
for report
l1lttD READING
Hughes Bill, No. 2O6, providing for
establishing a home for the care and
maintenance of male children of len
rous parents at the Settlement. and
appropriating $4,000 for the same.
came up for a third reading.
Rawlins moved an amendment that
the bill go into effect upon the day Of
its approval The amendment was
adopted and the bill passed by unani-
nous vote.
House Bill No. &c, introduced by
Hughes, and providing for the subdi-
vision of public lands into home
stead claims for the benefit of actual
settlers, came up for 1t third reading
Long moved that the bill be passed
Kaniho asked for a. brief statement
Of the salient points Of the bill, and
Representative Hughes spoke on the
subject.
He said that the bill was designed
to do away with the leasing of great
tracts of government land to big COM
.panies, and to secure for the. indivi-
dual the opportunity to secure small
bodies of land, The bill he submitted
was one of the most important meas
ures. for advancing the interests OF
the Territory, and was along the lines
advocated and promised by the plat
forms of all the political parties. The
question of land has been the absorb
ing question of all ages, and accord
ing TO all laws of justice and right
belongs to the people for their enjoy
Inent and benefit. Despite the argu-
ments of pessimists and cynics that
the lands will not support the people
and that insurmountable obstacles
prevent the carrying out of the ideas
embodied in the bill he contended that
this was not a fact. and that given
the chance, energy and industry would
build roads, find water and create
markets. The same had been many
times predicted in the history of AM
erican settlement, and as often reput-
ed by. results. How much less are the
obstacles In land favored such as
Hawaii?
We, he said, had not progressed in
the past decade as has almost ev-
cry part of the mainland. In our case
it certainly has been the case of where
wealth increases and men decay. He
does not condemn any one for condi-
tons that may prevail, but believes
that changes are imperative.
The bill, he said, had been the re.
suit of great study and much worl
on the part of a man who has grown
gray in the service of the people, anC
who has ever had the best interests o
the people at heart. and has had tn,
noble motive of Kamehameha the law
giver strong in him in all his work
the freedom of the people.
Kalana thought the bill a good one
but the rights of the wealthy SHOULD
not be overlooked He also though
that the poor man would have trouble
in fencing eighty acres if it be under
took to use that much land.
A vote being taken the bill passed
by unanimous vote.
House Bill 17S, providing for tn,
deputy sheriff and road supervisors il
each district of the several COUNTIES
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of their own people, thei
families, their friends, or the families
of their friends, is meant. For exam
pie, a Portuguese in Honolulu Nigh
write his sweetheart in Lisbon, send
ng her the passage money, to come t.
Hawaii to marry him;>a brother Nigh
send for his sister; son might pa!
the passage Of his parents. This, how
ever, would never accomplish the i'm
migration expected to man the land
as it is desired that Hawaii should b,
manner.