The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06

/ lhC tiUodh4e CAttt Ul paragraph =
which reads:
Every person who shall pay at an,
election, personally or through another
or by any ways or means on his behalf
directly or indirectly, give or proyid
or cause to be given or provided, o,
shall be accessory to the giving or pro
viding or shall pay wholly or in par
/ any expenses incurred for any meat
| drink, entertainment or provision to o.
for any person in order to be elected
or for being elected, or for procuring
| the election of any candidate, or FOL
| the purpose of influencing such person
/ or any other person to vote or refrain
from voting for any particular person
or party, at such election, or on ac
| coont of such person having voted OF
refrained from voting, or voted or Pc
Trained from voting for any particular
person or party"
Luau Not Outlawed
Senator Kalama asked if the section
would not outlaw the campaign luau
and put dull end to the happy days
of 'teat, drink and be merry for to,
morrow we may have Government
job Mccarthy did not think that
the luau would be included in the out
law division, and that weary campaign
ers could be fed as in former days.
Senator Smith stated that the section
was already in the election law, and
that it simply followed custom to
guard against undue influence being
used in election. None of the upper
house members remarked that a candi-
date who gave any kind of 1uau or
entertainment to the members of his
party after election would be acting in
direct violation Of the law, and subject
himself to ''fne of not less than one
hundred dollars or exceeding one thou
sand dollars or by Imprisonment at hard
labor for any term not less than ten
days or exceeding two years, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment at the
discretion of the court. -
It is evident enough that the rather
sweeping law has not been very seri-
ously regarded and the Senate made
no effort to strike it from the provis-
ions of the new bill.
Coelho said that some provision
should be made for county clerk of
the County of Kalawao. He said that
the only regular county official in au
thority there was a deputy sheriff, and
that sthe officials of Maui did not pos
sess jurisdiction. He stated that he
would offer an amendment covering his
suggestion when the committee took
the bill up again in the afternoon.
Debate ON Roads.
The second reading of House Bill No
90, providing for the opening of roads
in settlement lands, produced an ex
tended discussion on the question OF
the proper vesting of authority. As
the measure was received from the
House it provided that the Commits
sioner Of Public Lands may, with the
approval of the Governor, provide for
the opening of roads needed for the
of lands given to the peo-
pie for settlement. Senator Knudsen
moved for the passage of the BILL He
stated that the old law contained a
provision that a limited percentage of
the appraised value of the land could
be spent for roads, while the amend
ment proposed not less than so per
cent. of the purchase price could be
so expended.
Senator Makekau saw possibilities of
harm in the practical operation of the
of the bill. He insisted that
it would actually bar out the home
steaders and would encourage the gov
eminent officials to dispose of public |
lands at auction to the moneyed peo-
ple.'' He added that he did not see
any possible benefit that the bill would |
secure that should give it precedence
ever Act 90 of the Session Laws Of |
1905. He moved to tables the measure |
from the House.
Senator Mccarthy stated that the |
bill did not conform to the idea he had i
formed of its purpose from converse |
ton with its sponsors in the House |
IF Representatives. He said that he
lad understood that the money derived
from the sale of public lands was to
be included as special deposit in
he treasury with the percentage of
road building So fixed as to produce
he best results.
Question of Power.
Senator Robinson declared that he
lid not agree with the contentious of
Senator Makekau. and President Smith
suggested that it would be advisable
% pass the bill as it was received
rom the House of Representatives. He
aid that it was an advance over the
u esent law.
Senator Makekau then had another
bieetion. He moved to substitute the
Commissioner of Public Lands in place
f the Superintendent of Public Works
S the official responsible for the lay
% ho /
.The Superintendent of Public
lands is not familiar with local is
and conditions, he said "Settlers
viii take up lands and build fences
nd improve their holdings generally,
when along will come man from the
Department of Public Works, run a
Dad through the property and. cause
he work of the homesteaders to- go
or naught. and infiict on them loss
hat they can not afford to bear.
The Senator from Honokaa tontend-
d further that the Commissioner of
'ublic Lands, by reason of his famil-
arity with the actual conditions in
olved, would not be apt to make an
rror of judgment in the laying out
f roads.
The Commissioner of Public Works
5 the proper official to build the
Dads. said Senator Knudsen, and if
-eu are going to make these amend