The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-03

that the facilities for practical demon
STATIONS in field work would be avail
able to the students; therefore
Be it Resolved by the Senate Of the
Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii
in special session assembled, the House
of Representatives concurring, That the
school fund commission appointed by
virtue of the provisions OF Joint Reso-
luton No. 3 of the regular session Of
1909. be requested to also investigate
methods of endowing colleges of similar
character elsewhere and to consider
wav and means for the endowment of
the College Of Hawaii; and report their
conclusions and recommendations per-
tanning thereto and such bill or bills as
may be deemed necessary or the etfec-
tuation Of such recommendations to the
Governor not later than July l, 1910.
Referred to committee on education,
Municipal Building.
Harvey presented concurrent reso-
luton, which was referred to the pub
lie lands committee, recommending that
when the Honolulu postotfice is surren-
dered to the government of Hawaii by
the United States government it and
Honolulu Hale adjoining be turned over
to the City and County of Honolulu for
municipal Offices
Public Lands.
Harvey also presented the following
resolution:
Whereas, The failure to stimulate
general interest in bona fde settlers to
take up homesteads in the Territory is
due to the unjust requirements of the
existing land laws; and
Whereas, 1t is the popular demand of
the citizens of Hawaii that the said
laws be modified in such manner as to
give prospective settlers more favorable
and encouraging conditions to compls-
with than are now exacted; and
Whereas, 1t is also the popular desire
of the people that further disposition
of the present holdings, public lands,
by sale or exchange, be suspended tenn
porarily;
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Sen
ate of the Legislature of the Territory
of Hawaii in special session assembled,
the House of Representatives concur
ring, That the commissioner of public
lands be and he is hereby requested
public lands now or that may hereafter
come under his control, until the pres
ent land laws of Hawaii are changed
Provided, however, that when deemed
necessary and for the benefit of the
public, he may exchange public land for
road, park o. public building sites.
Harvey moved it be adopted
President Smith suggested as better
that it be laid on the table for refer
ence to committee of the whole with
the proposed bill to amend the Organic
Act.
Coelho was in favor of passing it as
an immediate expression of the opinion
of the legislature. If tabled it might
be delayed to the last day of the ses-
SION
The president submitted that the pas.
sage of the resolution now would be
premature.
Harvey took the same view as Coelho,
fearing the resolution might be side
tracked, but he accepted the further
suggestion of the chair that it be re-
ferred to the public lands committee.
The Main Measure.
Chillingworth introduced the princi-
pal business of the session, in the form
of a concurrent resolution requesting
the congress of the United States to
amend the Organic Act substantially in
the manner and form of bill attached
to the resolution which the delegate to
was requested to introduce and
urge in congress.
Referred to printing committee
Nominations.
Another message from the Governor
was received, submitting his nominal
tions to office made since the regular
session. 1t was ordered to be printed.
Secretary E. A. Mott-Smith wrote
asking the senate for copy of the
minutes of each days sittings On mo.
ton the clerk was directed to comply
with the request.
On motion of Chillingworth at lilo
the senate adjourned for the day.