The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-29

| public lands. He SAID that 1t would
permit the person really desiring q
home to obtain land with the least de-
gree of effort and yet would prevent
the acquisition of land for the purposes
of speculation or investment. The
Governor stated that the power Of sale
and exchange would be subjected TO a
check by the approval of two-thirds Of
board appointed by the Legislature
He said that it would not interfere with
transactions less than $4,000 IN amount
or Of forty acres IN extent.
Judges Disqualifcations.
| Governor Frear characterized the see
tion relating to the disqualification of
Judges as being exceedingly desir-
able He said that at the present
time there was no prohibition against
Judges considering cases in which they
| have been of counsel.
The section turning over the title of
public buildings and improvements to
the Territory. the Governor said, was
desirable. He said that the tile of
ali public improvements was now vested
| in the United States Government, add
| ing that the transfer of public utilities
| TO the counties was purely upon ''snf-
ferance' and that the legal control
| could not be vested in the counties i'm
til the title was finally turned over to
the Territory by the United States.
After the Governor had concluded
| his summary of the proposed amend
| ments, Senator Smith moved that the
committee of the whole rise and recon-
mend the passage of the resolution as
| received from the House. He urged
that action should be taken at the pres
ent session, pointing out that two ses-
sions of Congress would expire before
another session of the Territorial Leg
islature.
Senator Mccarthy said that he was
in favor Of the resolution with the
exception of Section 5, relating to the
land laws. He said that it was not
possible to give the land question the
attention it deserves. He moved that
the committee rise and recommend the
passage of the resolution with Section
No. struck out.
Fairchild's Views.
Senator Fairchild opposed striking
out the land clause He said that the
approval of the resolution by the Gov
ernor and the Delegate to Congress and
TIE I1OuSt VI HHcuiS W
sufficient cause for the Senate to give
its approval.
Coelho then launched forth into a
defense of his first motion for indef
mite postponement, which he renewed.
He asserted that the passage of the
resolution would put the members of
the Senate Gin the category of chill
dren.' He said that it was in direct
Tho continent contained
in the resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Alfonso, and which was pass
ed by both branches of the Legislature.
He declared in thunderous tones thun
derous considering Coelho's size-that
he was loyal to the Delegate and Con-
gress and that the adoption of the reso
the Legislature.
Senator Smith asked Governor Frear
if the proposed bill was not substan
TALLY the same as the measure intro
duced in the Congress of the United
replied that it was and accorded with
the expressed views of Kuhio.
Replying to an observation of C0el-
ho's that the Senate would stultify it
self by taking action ON the resolution
senator k1liiltH pOlHLCQ Out tihb bitS
House acted favorably on it without
hesitation although it also passed the
Alfonso resolution.
Coelho referred to the advice voiced
by former Vice President Fairbanks
ON the profits of careful legislation.
Questions by Moore.
Referring to a remark of the Gov
ernor that some of the clauses of the
bill did not meet with his full ap-
prevail, Senator Moore asked the Chief
Executive to specify the sections that
he was in doubt of.
Governor Frear said that the propos-
ed amendments, taken as a whole, were
satisfactory and that it was necessary
to give and take to reach. any sort
OF an agreement when the views were
apt to differ widely.
Mccarthy renewed his motion that
the committee of the whole rise and
recommend to strike out the section
relating to the land laws and was sec
onded by Moore.
Coelho Withdrew his motion for in
definite postponement, stating that
with Section stricken out he would
have no objection to the resolution.
Report Adopted.
McCarthy's motion carried and when
the Senate was called to order President
Smith took the floor. He urged that the
Senate carefully consider its action be-
fore adopting the committee of the
whole report, striking out Section s..
He argued that the adoption of the
report would put the Legislature in the
position of going on record as being
without an expression of opinion on
the question of the land laws.
Senator Fairchild declared emphati
cally that the Senate would be making
a great mistake to indorse the striking
out of Section s. He said that from the
viewpoint of the .'vested interests
such q section in the Organic Act would
be decided hardship but from the
viewpoint of the general public would
be a decided step in advance.
The report of the committee of the
whole was then adopted, Brown, Coelho,
Harvey, Makekau, Mccarthy, Moore,
Quinn, Robinson and Woods, affirma tive, |
and Baker, Chillingworth, Fairchild,
kalama, Knudsen and Smith against it.
Following the noon recess of the Sen
ate notification was received from the
House that it had failed to concur in
the Senate amendment, striking out
Section s.
President Smith named Senators Me