The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-30
LEGISLATURE CONCLUDES ITS LABOR
IN GENERALIZATION AND MUSIC

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The Governors message vctolnR q
number NJ items In the appropriation
bill was not acted upon by the senate
until the night session
The appropriation bill having orig.
mated In the House. the Senate took
the usual course ~ deferring action
until the Representatives had express.
ed their views
The senate concurrcd In the House
amendments relating 90 tax Delinquent
cies without q dissenting vote.
House Bill No. 2S5, relating TO the
taxes ON real estate taken FOR public
purposes, passed third reading.
House Joint Resolution No. 10, com
memorating the memory of kamehame'
ha Ill by naming a Hilo playground
kauikeaouli Park, passed third reading,
The Senate resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole 10 consider the
House concurrent resolution on the Or.
ganic Act,
Coelho moved for the indefinite post
ponement of the resolution and was sec.
onded by Harvey. Coelho said that II
resolution, adding that he wanted TO
get back to work.
Fairchild opposed the motion for in.
definite postponement, declaring that il
would not be fair TO the House of Rep.
resentatives to throw the resolution out
with such scant ceremony.
At this point in the proceedings Gov
ernor Frear appeared before the com
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drew his motion for indefinite postpone
ment. Upon the request of Senator
Smith, Governor Frear took up the pro
visions of the bill as attached to the
resolution.
Governor Explains.
Governor Frear stated that the bill
| had been framed conservatively anC
| every effort had been made to draw il
up in manner that would cause il t
conform to the sentiments of the public
He said that it was naturally difficult Il
meet the wishes of all, but that the
| wishes of all had been taken into care
| full consideration in framing the meas
ure.
"The bill doesn't meet my views IL
some ways said the Governor, 'but
Idhtu us al WuOlt i IL III
, mirable measure that will meet oul
pressing needs, and will be a great i'm
provement on the Organic Act as it nov
| reads.'' n
Referring to the first section of tn,
proposed bill, Governor Frear said il
was intended to state specifically that
the Territorial statutes do not apply Il
the Territory of Hawaii. He said that
it was not Unlikely that the courts
would now hold that the Territorial
statutes were not applicable to Hawaii
| but that the first section was intended
to remove all uncertainty.
Governor Frear said that the fourtl
section was essential in many ways, per
hitting counties to issue bonds and al
lowing the Territory TO issue bonds TO
longer terms than is now possible, thu
disposing of the Government 3 securi
ties with greater ease.
The fifth section of the bill. GoYerno
F! Frear characterized as the most impor
tant of all, affecting the general Ian,
laws of the Territory. He said that j
would facilitate the homesteading o
public lands. He said that it woul,
permit the person really desiring
home to obtain land with the least de
gree of effort and yet would proven
the acquisition of land for the purpose
of speculation or investment. TIL
Governor stated that the power of sal
and exchange would be subjected TO
check by the approval of two-thirds o
board appointed by the Legislature
He said that it would not interfere witt
transactions less than $4,000 in amour
or of forty acres in extent.
Judges DisqualiAcations.
Governor Frear characterized the sec
ton relating to the disqualification o
judges as being exceedingly desiI
able" He said that at the presen
time there was no prohibition agains
judges considering cases in which the.
have been of counsel.
The section turning over the title o
public buildings and improvements t
the Territory, the Governor said, wa
desirable. He said that the title o
all public improvements was now veste
in the United States GOV eminent, add
ing that the transfer of public utilitie
to the counties was purely upon "suf
ferance' and that the legal cOntrC
could not be vested in the countieJ un
til the title was finally turned over t
the Territory by the United States.
After the Governor had conclude
his summary of the proposed amend
ments, Senator Smith moved that tn
committee of the whole rise and recon
nend the passage of the resolution a
received from the House. He urge
that action should be taken at the pres
ent session, pointing out that two SEES
sions of Congress would expire befor
another session of the Territorial Leg
islature.
Senator Mccarthy said that he wa
in favor of the resolution with tn
exception Of Section 5, relating to tn
land laws. He said that it was no
possible to give the land question tn
attention it deserves. He moved tina
the committee rise and recommend tn
passage of the resolution with Sectiol
No. 5 struck out.
Fairchild's Views.
Senator Fairchild opposed striking
out the land clause. He said that tn
approval of the resolution by the Gov
ernor and the Delegate to Congress AM
the House of Representative should b
sufficient cause for the Senate to Civ
its approval.
Coelho then launched forth into