The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-19
LAND QUESTION
Continued from Page oneJ

OF DISCUSSIONS IN the committees Oh
Congress and various bodies in Ha-
wall
The latest form proposed for the
bill is that recommended by a reso-
luton adopted by the House of Rep
resentatiVes at the last session Of
the legislature with some alterations
made as a result of further discus
sion and circumstances that have
occurred since.
These alterations are mainly of
form, although there are several OF
substance. They have been made
chiefly for greater simplicity, clear
ness, definiteness and the elimina-
ton of parts most subject to differ
ences of opinion but also partly for
better carrying out the general pur-
poses of the bill.
The present draft is only tentative.
While, from the very nature of bill
of this kind, almost anyone would
naturally think of changes that might
be made in it every time he reads it,
an attempt has been made to put 1t
in such form as will Cd be for the
best interests of the Territory, (2)
meet the views of as large a num-
Der of people as possible, and CD
be most likely to pass Congress. All
these things must be considered in
preparing a bill of this kind.
In it's present form the bill con-
tains 10 sections. All of these, eX-
cept section which relates to the
land laws, were approved by both
branches of the last legislature and
the changes in these are almost who'll
| ly of form. The objects Of these
sections are as follows:
Section 1 amends section of the
Organic Act. which extends to Ha-
wall the Constitution, and the laws
of the United States with certain ex-
ceptions. This is amended in two
respects. % The provision as to
what laws shall apply to Hawaii is
enlarged so as to include laws carry
ing general appropriations, such as
those for photographic, topographic
and soil surveys, some of which have
been held by the Controller of the
Treasury not to apply to Hawaii. CD
The proviso that certain laws shall
not apply to Hawaii is likewise en-
larged so as to remove the doubt
which now exists as to whether GER
tain laws relating to subjects cover
ed by the Organic Act apply to Ha-
wall.
Section 2 amends section 26 by in
creasing the pay of the legislators
from $500 to 5000 for a regular ses-
sion and providing that they shall
receive no pay for an extra session,
that is, a session held. Immediately
after a regular session in conse-
quence of failure to pass the neces-
sary appropriations. The provision
against pay for extra sessions merely
conforms to provisions which Con-
gress has already made in its appro-
priations for expenses for the last
| two sessions of the Legislature. This
does not affect the salaries for spe
cial sessions, which remain at 5000.
Section amends section So nearly
| by emitting the word "biennially' so
as to remove all doubt as to the va
lidity of appropriations that are not
biennial; and also incidentally by
emitting a proviso which has served
| its purpose and is no longer neces-
sary.
Section 4 amends section So relat-
ing to bonded Indebtedness Cd by
giving more latitude as to the times
within which bonds may be made re-
deemable and payable, so as to make
| it possible to sell bonds at higher
prices and with lower rates of inter-
est; and (2) by authorizing the legis-
lature. if it. so desires, to allow coun-
| ties to issue bonds without necessari-
| ly giving them the power of taxation.
Section repeats section 79 so as
to permit the legislature to discon-
tinue the Office of high sheriff, if ii
so desires.
Section z amends section "a: %
by disqualifying a person to sit as a
Judge in a case in which he has been
of counsel; GU by authorizing the
Legislature to add other causes of
disqualification; (3) by emitting the
provision disqualifying a judge to
sit on a new trial in a case previous
ly tried by him; and ca by provid-
ing that a judge shall not sit on an
appeal from a decision rendered by
him, instead of providing that he
shall not sit on an appeal in any
case in Which he may have given a
decision upon any point
Section amends section 81: Cd
by authorizing the President to re-
store to the Territory property pre-
viously taken by him for Federal pur-
poses; CD by authorizing him to
transfer to the Territory the title to
property used or required by the Ter
ritory for public purposes; and CD
by permitting the governor, when
authorized by the legislature, to
transfer to counties the title to prop
erty required by them.
Section amends section 80 by in
creasing salaries as follows: The
governor, from $4,000 to $4,000; the
secretary. from $4,000 to $4,000; the
chief justice from $500 to $4,000;
associate justices, from $4,000 to Sc,
900; circuit judges, from $4,000 to
$4,000; the U. S. district attorney
from $4,000 to $4,000; the U. S. mar
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