The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-31

Mr., Hamilton Of Michigan, Mr.
speaker. | ask unanimous consent tor
the present consideration Of the bill
which ! send 10 the Clerks desk,
Tho Speaker. The gentleman from
Michigan aslts unanimous consent for
Tho present consideration Of the bill
which the Clerl, viii report.
Tho Clerk read aB follows
| a bin 0l, H. iOjiO) to amend Section
~ " the act 10 provide u govern
moni FOR the Territory Of Hawaii.
80 II enacted, clc That the portion
NJ section ~ Of AN act 10 provide n
lROyornmont for The Territory Of llu-
wait approved April 30, 1900, which
roads ~ follows And no lease Of
agricultural land shall be- granted, old,
or renewed by the government Of the
TERRITORY NJ Hawaii for u longer period
than Ave years until Congress shall
lothmwlso direct" ~ hereby amended
~ read na follows. "And no lease OF
horticultural land shall be- granted,
sold, or renewed by the government OF
me Territory Of Hawaii for u longer
period than twenty yCnrs ana In every
such cnso The land or any part thereon
RD lrnpcd. may M any time during the
torn NJ Tho lease be- Withdrawn from
tine operation thereof for homestead or
public purposes In which case the rent
reserved shall be- reduced In proportion
M lho value Of the part $50 Withdrawn
land every such lonso shall contain n
provision ~ that effect"
Also. the following amendment was
read
on page I, line ~, strike out the word
."twonlg ana insert Nv word "liltccn,'
Mr.. Fitzgerald Mr.. Speaker ! re-
serve tho right 10 object, ! wish to ask
the gentleman II tho purpose Of this
bin Is 10 permit the renewal Of tho
Ienss held by the sugar mon for Il per-
l0d Of fifteen yonrsY
Mr.. Hamilton Of Michigan, The pur-
pose Of the bill Is 10 increase the small
holdings and to open up tho lands 10
settlement by small holders, AS the
gentleman knows, now tho lands arc
pretty generally held by large sugar
The Organic Net lenses Of agricultural
plantations. Under the provisions OF
the Organic ACtloasoB Of agricultural
lands we're not permitted To be grant
cd, sold, or renewed for more than
I'VE years, Now, the gentleman knows
from observation Of that country that
II rs quito impossible form man Of lim-
tied means ~ go upon the Wild lands
or Jungle lands aud improve them
within I'VE years. II rs necessary tol
remove large rocks ana lungIes, ana
perhaps make arrangements for lrrlga.
llOn; aud n would take Ave years, and
perhaps moro, 10 prepare the land 10
grow u CROP ana IN the case of some
crops, Hike rubber, aB the gentleman
knows, n would DO impossible 10 get !
crops 10 produce In less than -four or
hyo years 80 that tho result has been |
that those lands have been pretty gem
orally taken up ana occupied by cor
pOrntlOns, ana men Of small means
have not been permitted by reason OF
those restrictions To- enter upon these |
lands The purpose Of this bill II to |
broaden this provision and 10 increase
The number 0f small holdings.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, rs there any llmlta- |
zion on The number Of acres that can |
be leased by any individual or corpOr-
alton nxed IN the Organic Act?
Mr.. Hamilton Of Michigan No; there
rs, however, under the general law
provision, and perhaps the gentleman
may recall H.
Mr. Hamilton of Michigan. For In.
damn "A untuppI and tnuun nF 4 npFna oa
provided under section 2SG Of the home
slead laws The lease shall not cover
moro than acres Qf nrst-clnss agIl-
cultural land rs ncros Of BCcOnd-clasb
agricultural land, mere Of wet land, ,
80 acres 0f ilrst-cass pastoral land, GO
acres Of secOnd-Class pastoral land, ana
NJ acres ~ pastoral ana agricultural
land Now, the gentleman knows the
method III survey there. 1'hey do not
nse the rectangular system Of survey
chat We use here. n docs not obtain
there The wei lands, the gentleman
knows, are used torture ana rice. That
term "wet lands has legal mgnin-
canoe there, The lands above that are
used FOR sugar growing and plnenpplos,
ana these hre called "nrst-class agri-
cultural lands and socOnd-Glass ngfi-
lands, and 80 on mp" and tho
gentleman understands about the lands
further up,
Mr. Fitzgerald MY recollection n
that there we're very extensive hold
inRs lensed before our occupation The
lenses nre now beginning 20 fall In.
VIII II be possible under this bill for
those large corporations 10 obtain n
renewal Of their lenses for ~ yearsY
Mr.. Hamilton Of Michigan. / UNDER
stand not n IN understood 10 be the
purpose mud design Of tho BIN 10 pre-
vent thht
Mr.. Mann. ohll The attention OF l