The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-19
And If So, Can the Legislature
Be Depended Upon to Garry
Out the Program?
A TENTATIVE BILL PREPARED
Amendments to Organic Act Are
of Greatest Importance
TO the Territory.
(From Sundays Advertiser.)

Can the legislature be trusted 10 ear
~ out the plans Of theGoyernor's
conference. or will II recommend some
thing which congress will not agree tot
That IL the question that has been
most debated at the recent sessions Of
the conference, and the answer has not |
vet been found. Upon the answer de.
ponds whether or not a special session |
Of the lawmakers will be called 20
pass upon the proposed amendments 70
the Organic Act.
Up TO the present only Republicans
have had any part in the conference,
but il " probable that general CON
ference will be held, possibly this
week, NJ which Democrats and Home
Rulers will be present and the matter
Of the land law amendments present
ed with view 10 asceTtaining what
is liable 10 be the attitude Of the
legislature toward bill for the amend
ment Of the Organic Act, which II is
proposed that Delegate KuhiO shall in
produce in congress at the coming ses'
sion.
The amendments 10 the Organic Act
which are Of most importance 70 the
people Of this Territory, refer, Of
course. 10 the land laws. There Ii no
opposition 10 the proposition that the
land laws must be amended, The only
question Is as 10 how they should be
amended.
Tentative Bill Prepared.
A bill has been prepared by the con
ference which IL Is proposed that Dele
gate Kuhio shall introduce in congress.
This bill covers the minor amendments
10 the Organic Act proposed, such AS
raising the salaries Of the Governor,
the secretary and legislature, and IL
also covers the proposed changes IN
the land laws Of the Territory. II IL
over the latter that n hitch has oc'
Cured.
The land laws amendments, however
are virtually what was proposed by the
Delegate in the bill he introduced in
congress last year. That II, power II
10 be given to the legislature TO amend
the land laws Of the Territory. The
house Of representatives Of the legis
g. latuTe at the last session endorsed Thu
bill. But that does not count for much
innsmuch as the house also endorsed
the bill proposed by the Governor Civ
ing his excellency and an advisory
committee the power 10 make what
ever changes are thought necessary
In the land laws
House Regarded Safe.
However, the conference IL mo-
afraid Of the house. IL N considered
fairly certain that the lower lcgisla
tive body will stand by the confer
once In whatever action that latte
takes. II II the senate that the con
t. al. nf---uu1 nFnhuhlt
with good reason, Judging from tn
attitude Of the upper house at Tn
Inst session, when II refused TO en-
dorsc a bill which was practically tn
same M the bin which, In the even
1f special session, will be submitte'
20 the legislature for its approval.
The mntter has already been prctt
thoroughly threshed out by the kcpuf
lican conference, which has gone int
all the details. And now II II propose
TO call In the other political pnrtlc
and put II up 10 them, In order TO nm
out how they Hre liable to stand. J
IL appears that the new bill can OF
tain the endorsement Of both house
of the legislature, a special session vii
undoubtedly be called, II there ~
pears 10 be more than reasonnbl
doubt rs 70 tne 'nyos , , nn," .n " 90,
legislature, ~ ~ P"sa'p ~ a" n,io W" 90 ~
ference WIN pnDh w t"s Ia''" "na w.
lower honsn lhst S'HS'"p )" 'H'"''"
Knhlo's bllL
The Delegates Bill
II appears that the Delegate has !
large pnr won out In the conference
as the bin proposed by the deliberatol
{. "ov similar TO the one he Introduce