The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-05

Clerk Wise had to come over 20 the
house and borrow some paper and. n
typewriter to write the official commu-
nication from the senate to the house.
He told the speaker as he went by that
he had been obliged to write the min
utes of the senate on his cuffs. Ques-
tion Will he file the cuffs among the
official records in the archivesi
AT 10:49 the awaited communication
from the senate was received and read
by the clerk.
A communication from the executive
was read acknowledging the receipt Of
message stating that the legislature
wds ready for business.
Interpreter Boyd took the oath of Of
fee.
The Governors Message.
"Mr. Speaker, message from the
Governor, announced the sergeant. at.
arms from the doorway, and Private
Secretary Mcbride, arrayed in the frock
coat and silk hat of office. entered ma.
iestically and delivered to the Speaker
the Governor s message.
The First Bill.
Kaleiopu introduced the first bill of
the special session, one to appropriate
$4,000 for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of the house for the spe-
cial session.
Assisting Homesteaders
A resolution which is liable to arouse
much oratory and opposition, but which
the introducer believes will go through
the house at least, and possibly the
senate, was introduced by Castro, as
follows:
Joint Resolution.
"Whereas, There are number of
homesteaders in this Territory strug.
ding under the burden of financial diff
ficulties to the extent of rendering them
incapable of utilizing and developing
the resources of their holdings, and
"Whereas, The full development of
the resources of this Territory can best
be attained by the occupancy and utiiz.
alton of the unappropriated public
lands by homesteaders, and
"Whereas, 1t behooves the territorial
government to consider methods where
by the present and prospective home.
steaders may be protected, assisted and
encouraged, therefore,
"Be it Resolved by the Legislature
Of the Territory of Hawaii, That the
Governor shall, as soon as practicable
after the approval of this resolution,
appoint a commission of three members,
who shall be experienced and competent
persons, to he known as the commits
sion on advances to homesteaders,
which commission shall study and thor
oughly investigate and examine into the
matter of establishing an office to con-
duct the business of advancing money
to the bona fide homesteaders of the
Territory on security of mortgage of
the homestead land and improvements
thereon at low rate of interest; said
commission shall consider ways and
means whereby said Office may be man.
aged and the business thereof conduct
ed, and shall likewise consider the most
practicable and feasible way of raising
money by means of proper legislation
for the purpose of meeting the full
requirements of the office.
'The commissioners may, in their
discretion, employ legal counsel to as
sist them in their work Said commits
sioners shall each receive 5000 for his
service, together with other reasonable
allowance for the expenses incurred
in the performance of the duties herein
prescribed; and the commissioner shall
make report to the Governor not later
than January /, 1911, with their recon-
mendations appertaining thereto, to,
gether with such bill or bills as may
be deemed necessary for the effectua-
tion of such recommendations.
"And the Governor is hereby request
ed to publish for the public interest the
report of the commission and their pro-
posed legislation before the legislature
convenes in regular session in 1911"
AT 1l:40 the Speakers desk being
cleared, the house took recess until
two O'Clock.