The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-23

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the vote unanimous passing the bill
On third reading.
Senate bill to authorize the Trea-
surer of the Territory to pay road
tax deposits to the counties passed
third reading.
House bill amending the law relat-
ing to the inheritance tax passed
third reading unanimously.
House bill relating to diseases Of
animals passed third reading 1879, Co
elho and Mallekau being the opposers.
House bill giving warehousemen
lien for storage was read third time.
Knudsen said he had been inform
ed that the Inter-Island Steam Navi-
CATION Co. had goods carried in its
steamers left in its warehouses for
years. He thought the bill should
give a lien also to common carriers
and moved an amendment according
| ly, given a lien to them on goods af-
ter these are kept for six months.
Woods asked if six months was
not too short a time.
Chillingworth referred to railroads
as having goods piling up and not
called for. The bill was exclusive of
all but those storing goods for hire,
of whom there were few if any in the
Territory.
On the presidents suggestion and
motion of Mccarthy further consid-
Grafton was deferred until tomorrow.
House bill amending the loan act
of 1903 was read a third time and
passed 1870.
House bill amending the law relat-
ing to the practice of medicine and
surgery, prohibiting the unauthorized
assumption of the title Dr., permit
ting the practice Of osteopathy and
declaring non-interference with reli-
gious convictions, provided that the
health laws are not violated, was read
third time. 777v~WM
Fairchild moved an amendment to-
lerative of Christian Science, though
he was in some doubt as to whether
or not this would be class legisla-
! ton.
Coelho supported the amendment
and, answering Kalamas question of
what the difference was between
Christian Science and Kahunaism, said
Christian Science was a religion and
Kahunaism was not.
Kalama, citing the Hawaiian die
, tionary, denied the difference.
With an amendment to the amend
ment suggested by President Smith
it carried.
Fairchild moved the bill pass third
reading, which carried 1871, Chilling
worth being the lone opposant.
, House bill relating to the failure to
return property for taxation passed
third reading.
I LAND LAWS RESOLUTION.
! Kalama presented a report of the
public lands committee on Senate
concurrent resolution memorializing
Congress to enact a special homestead
law for the Territory of Hawaii The
committee recommends consideration
of the resolution in committee of the
whole. The report says:
THE object of the Resolution is
plain on it's face, IN that it seeks to
memorabilia Congress to give this
Territory a special Homestead Law,
or, in other words, special Land
Laws, Under the present Land Laws
of Hawaii, four different methods are
provided for the acquiring of home
steads from the public domain and in
which citizens of the United States
may enjoy. They are as follows:
(a) Homestead Lease or the Nine
Hundred and Nienty-nine Year Lease;
90 Right of Purchase Lease;
X(c) Cash Freehold; and
(d) Settlement Association.
Criticism has been made by many
in regard to the above system, and to
quote the recommendation of the
Land Advisory Commission, in it's re-
port on page 5, says: '"That the me-
thod of sale under Right of Purchase
Lease and Cash Freehold be utilized
to only very limited extent, and
then only under conditions where its
provisions can not be abused" And
then RETIRING to the Settlement AS
ISOLATION provision, it said: This
has not fulfilled its purpose, but has
been the method by which the great
est abuses have been practiced."
In the second preamble of the Re-
solution, it is there stated that the
Homestead Lease is obnoxious to ev-
cry American citizen and resented by
Hawaiians who are entitled to equal
rights with all other citizens. That