The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-10-22
PROPOSED BILL
PLEASES KUH|O
Delegate Strongly in Favor OF
Amendment of the Land
Laws of Hawaii.
SPECIAL SESSION WISE MOVE
Republican Members of the
Legislature Are Well
Satisfied.
SPECIAL SESSION WISE MOVE
(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)

(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)
''The enactment into law by con
gress of the bill agreed upon by the
conference, to be submitted to the leg
islature for its endorsement, will be a
mighty good thing for the Hawai-
ians," said Delegate Kuhio yesterday
afternoon in the course of a discussion
of the bill and the probably action of
the legislature. "It will put stop to
land grabbing and give the Hawaiians
a chance to acquire and own their own
homes without danger of losing them
to the big corporations. / think that
the provision that a homesteader may
not mortgage his homestead after he
has got the patent to it, however, is
not right, and l am not at all in favor
of that. 1t seems too much like re-
stricting the rights of the individual.
"But, take the bill as whole, l
think it is a good one, and it would
be hard to improve on it much. sup
pose the Legislature will make some
changes, but | don't know of much
that needs to be changed. 1t is the
best bill the conference could devise.
GAS a whole, l think the bill is a
.ood one, and it should receive the
support of the Republican members of
the Legislature, anyway, and l don t
see what fault the Democrats can find
with it. / hope they will all stand
by it.
Congress Will Pass Bill.
"With the endorsement of the leg.
islature back of me, l feel confident
that / can go before congress and get
the bill enacted into law. Without
the endorsement of the legislature, l
10 not feel that l can accomplish any
thing. In fact, the congressman who
were here recently intimated as much.
They were ready to pass any bill for
the amendment of the Organic Act
which the legislature would endorse,
ut they were not willing to do any,
thing without the endorsement of the
legislature.
Salary Increases.
"I am rather doubtful as to whether
or not the legislature will vote to in
crease the salaries of the territorial Of
| ficers, the Governor, secretary and the
Others But in view of the fact thai
| he bill carries raise in the pay o.
the legislators themselves, it may b.
that they will stand for the othe
raises. OF course, it all comes out O.
,ur pockets ultimately.
"I haven't seen many of the mem
bers of the legislature and don know
| N
| haven't read it through very care
fully myself since it was put into it:
present form, although l know all it'
provisions. But / think it is goot
bill and feel that the members of tht
legislature ought to endorse it. o.
course, if they can improve it any, al
right. But someone had to start it
and it was up to the conference.
81 think the legislature ought to ge
through its work in two weeks, at most
and possibly in less time. 1t was ;
wise move to call a special session."
Douthitt Is Pleased.
Rep. L. A. Douthitt said that al
though he had not had time thorough.
to digest the bill, he believed from
what he knew of it that it is goo(
one anu SHuulu DG cHuOIbtu ny iuc lcS
islature. "What we want" he said
"is a change in the land laws that viii
make it possible for the Hawaiians t.
hold their land and make it impossibl,
for the big corporations to get hold o!
it. l think the provision that home
steader shall not be allowed to mort
gage his homestead is an excellen
one."
Huddy and Chillingworth.
Representative Huddy, who left las
night for the Garden Island, also ex
pressed himself as fully in favor of tn,
bill, which he said he thought an excel
lent one, so far as he had had tim
to read if. He thought the legislator
should have no hesitancy in endors
ing it.
Senator Chillingworth expressed hin
self as satisfied with the bill an
thought the calling of special sessio
good move on the Governor S part.