Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-23
KUHIO'S BILL IS
BEFORE The HOUSE
Lei iSIature To Pass Upon
Amendments To
Organic Act
HOUSE,.
oay-Afternoon Session.

IFiftyFourth Day-Afternoon Session.
The special committee on land laws,
appointed in the House in conformity
with House Resolution 1852, submitted
its delayed report yCstcPday afternoon.
The report differs rather widely from
sentiments expressed in the House
particularly In regard to the adlninis-
| tratlUn Of the land laws. The nom
bers of the Legislature have iI2istcd
that the Legislature itself should he
| given by Congress power to amend the
| land laws OF the Territory, this opin-
| ion being tho contrary Of that eN.
pressed by Governor Frear. In this
respect the committee, however, sides
with the Governor. The report says:
Although This Legislature has al.
ready, by House Resolution No. ., gone
! on record as being in favor Of v2sting
I In the Legislature the power of amend
! ing ana repeating If necessary. tho
! land laws, still your committee feels;
after mature consideration, that mis-
object can as well be accomplished by
| having the Congress Of the United
States act upon this, "a well as ether
matters contained In the proposed res
Olutiun. which are Of vital import NICE
to the public interests"
! The report Is accompanied By Il
lengthy concurrent resolution outlin.
Ing the changes which It is desired
| Congress shall make in the Organic
| Act to satisfy the present needs AMI
requirements Of the Territory and its
people and more nearly conform q cx-
listing conditions and aid the develop.
ment along traditional American liacs.
The bill which II Is desired Congress
shall pass is Cupids bill introduced by
him In Congress. and differs in several
particulars from the Governors bill.
Cupid has been promised that If the
Legislature adopts this resolution Con.
gress will pass the bill.
Among other changes recommended
In an amendment to make the pay of
the members Of tha Legislature for
each regular session. in addition to
mileage. at ten cents mile each way,
no compensation to be paid for any
extra session.
Another proposed amendment allows
the Territory or any poltiCa! or mu.
nicipal subdivision thereof to incur in,
.dCbtodnCss In ono year not to exceed
one per cent Of the total assessed
value Of the property thereof; the
total indebtedness of the Territory or
any subdivision thereof shall not al
any time be beyond seven per cent
and three per cent. respectively Of the
assessed value. No bonds shall be Is
sued to run more than 30 years.
Aside from the proposed changes In
the land laws and the amendments ont
lined above, II Is proposed that the fol
flowing officers shall receive the follow
Ing annual s1lalieG. TO be paid by tho
United States: The Governor ten
thousand dollars: the Secretary OF tho
Territory five thousand dollars; the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Oi
the Territory; six thousand dollars
the Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court, Ave thousand 1--WE hundred dol
lars each the judges Of the circuit
courts, four thousand dollars each: ths
United States district Judges, six thou
sand dollars each; the United State.
Marshal. four thousand dollars: the
United States District Attorney. fiv,
thousand dollars. And the Governor
shall receive annually, IN addition Il
his salary the sum of one Thousand
dollars for stationery, postage and In
cidentals; also his travelling expenses
while absent from the capital on Off
cial business, and the sum of two thou
sand dollars annually for his prlyat,
Secretary.
Section ninety.sCyon of the Organit
Act IL 10 be amended by adding there
: 10 the following:
"prOVilDl That for the DrcycntIO,
, AMI suppression Of Infections and con
: tagIouF diseases, ana the improvement
\ Of sanitary conditions in Hawaii, sucl
, sum as shall be necessary, not cXccca
r Ing twenty-five thousand dollars, shall
: be appropriated annually, to be ~
pended under the direction Of the Coz
ernor ng occasion may require"
sec. II. That section one hundre
OF said AcI is hereby amended by ad,
Ing thereto the following:
"All records relating TO naTuralizs
I lion all declarations Of intention I
: become citizens Of the United State!
and all certificates of IatuTnllzatio
filed, recorded, or Issued prior to Jun
2 twen'y,nlnrh, nineteen hundred IN
: Fix, In or from any circuit court of In
!. T"rr'to"v ~ Hawaii. shall for all pu
o poses be deemed to be and to hav
"ecn made, iiled. recorded, or Issue
by court with jurisdiction To nnturd
' lie aliens, but shall not be by this A,
. further validated or leGalizeG."
Consideration OF the resolution wa
put over by the House until this aftp
noon, to allow of its being printed.