The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-23
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back in the Senate yesterday And II
was plainly shown that the majority in
the upper house were not anxious TO
emulate the stupid actions Of the Cali.
fornia legislature and would not be mis-.
led by Coelho' 8 absurd attitude as sole
defender Of the rights Of the "eommon
people"
At the morning session Coelho pro.
dueed resolution declaring that the
bin embodying the proposed amend.
mcnts to the Organic Act now pending
before Congress is a deep, dark and
wicked conspiracy, against the people
of the Territory Of Hawaii and direct
ing that an immediate halt be called by
cabling to Washington, pending a con.
sideration of the matter before the
Legislature.
Coelho then proceeded to throw a few
verbal handsprings in connection with
The Department Of Public Lands. He
produced a resolution calling upon the
Commissioner of Public Lands to pro.
duce all the data and correspondence
relating to land applications during the
last four years. This modest request,
he stated, was in line with the neces.
sity Of examining into the numerous
complaints that had been made against
the administration of the Department
of Public Lands by outside residents of
the Territory who, according to Coelho,
believe that they have been discriminat.
ed against in favor of residents of Ga.
hu. President Smith took occasion to
enlighten the Maui statesman as to the
amount of labor that would be required,
pointing out that the correspondence
and data covering the work of the last
four years in the land office would be
a tremendous mass in the aggregate.
The resolution was finally referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
The Judiciary committee, to which
Coelho's prize measure on sea fishing
was referred, recommended yesterday
that IL be laid on the table, briefly
pointing out the absurdity of the meas.
ure as submitted. The committee show.
ed in it's report that forbidding the
fishing waters of the Territory to aliens
wonld increase the price of fish to a
figure that would make hardship for
the poorer people to bear and would
also be in direct violation of the treaty
rights of other nationalities.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 2,
introduced by Senator Baker, which
had as its object the turning over of
all schools to the control of the various
counties, did not meet with approval
at the hands of the Senate Committee
on Education. The committee in its
report stated that it did not think the
time had yet arrived when such radi
cal change in the control of the school
system would be wise.
Secretary Savidge finally secured ar
assistant yesterday and George Lowe
sometime interpreter in.waiting to L. L
McCandless, is the lucky man. Senator
J. T. Brown was loves sponsor and
the lawmaker from Hawaii got the
place for Lowe under an amendment
to rule of the 1907 Senate rules
which gave Secretary Savidge the
power to appoint his assistant. The
only other nominee for the place was
George Van Giesen, whose name was
offered by Senator Quinn, the nomina,
items being then closed on the motion
of Senator Brown. The balloting gave
Lowe eight votes and Van Giesen six
The House Concurrent Resolution pro
viding no compensation for the mem
bers of the Legislature if an extra ses
sion is found necessary was adopted
yesterday ON Kalama's IS motion, thu
following out the precedent that wa
established in 1907. House Concurren
Resolution No. ., which declares il
rather feverish terms that there shal
be no government by commission il
these islands, reached the Senate yes
ferday.
President Smith suggested that tn,
resolution seemed to take it for granted
that there was definite plan on foo
To place the islands under the contro
of a commission. He added that unde
the circumstances when there was moth
ing more dependable than fumors to q
on 1t would be advisable to refer tn
measure to the judiciary committee. H
observed that the phraseology coul
well be improved and upon the motio
of Senator Fairchild of Kauai the anti
commission measure was referred to tn
committee suggested by the Presiden
of the Senate.
In the House.
Both the morning and afternoon SCI
siens of the House yesterday were shoI
but both were crowded with promise
of strenuous work to come. Importau
measures were considered and introdu,
ed, including a resolution condemnin