The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-31
Most Important Result From the
Organic Act Amendments,
Thinks Governor.
TERRITORY NowFoR SURE
Flaws in Original Law Are Now
Repaired-Capitol May Be
Given Back.

the Organic Act has been finally passed
by both branches of congress, signed
by President Taft, and is now law.
The exact provisions of the act are as
yet unknown here, as no report has yet
been received as to the action of the
conference committee. There were sew.
eral radical differences between the bill
as passed by the senate and the bill as
passed by the house, but these were
merely as to details and did not affect
the general intent of the measure.
Governor Frear yesterday received
from Delegate Kuhio cablegram as
follows:
president signed Kapaa land bill
today, Affects Kapaa sales"
The passage of this bill, " said Gov.
ernor Frear yesterday, "is the most i'm.
portant thing, as affects Hawaii, that
has happened in a long while.
As regards the effect on the Kapaa
land sales, Governor Frear stated that
the only feature that can now be affect.
ed is the leases. And probably the only
effect in this case will be that the sale
of the leases will have to be postponed
in order that the matter may be sub.
mitted to the land board, provision for
the appointment of which is made by
the act Just signed.
Will Bring Americans.
One of the most important probable
effects of the Organic Act as now
amended will probably be to induce
American immigration. The way is
now open for providing hundreds OF
homeSteads to bona fide homsteaders
and special effort will be made to
bring American citizens from the main
land. Governor Frear states that he
has been making up list of lots to be
thrown open for settlement, and the list
includes about 1000 homestead lots
totaling 10000 acres. Drawings will bt
held for these, on the plan of the draw
ings held on the mainland by the fed
eral government when new land il
opened up. Governor Frear says tina
the drawings for some of these lots viii
be advertised on the mainland, in tn,
hope that American citizens may b(
induced to come to Hawaii to settle
The bill provides that all land trans
actions, with the exception of the salt
of homesteads, shall be submitted Il
land board of six members who ar,
to be appointed by the Governor. Gov
ernor Frear says that he has for SOM
time been considering the matter O.
the makeup of this board and has con
sldered several names in that connec
tion, though, of course, no one has ye
been appointed.
Capitol May Be Ours.
One of the most important effect
of the new act will very possibly b
the turning over to the Territory o
large amount of valuable propert
now held by the federal government
including the Capitol and the Judiciar
Building. The new law gives the Presi
dent absolute power to restore to tn
Territory any land taken over from tn
Territory for federal reservations. Gov
ernor Frear states that this is one o
the important matters that will b
taken up in the near future and tha
an effort will be made to have th
federal government deed back to tn
Territory certain property including
the Capitol and Judiciary Building.
s69 Are Citizens.
Another effect of the Organic Ac
as now amended will he to settle def
initely the question of the citizenshi
of the 500 persons who were naturalize
by the circuit courts and whose statu
has ever since been matter of doubt.
County Bonds.
The bill also authorizes the countie
TO issue bonds and likewise permits tn
Territory to issue bonds for longe
periods than at present. This shoul
permit of the Territory getting bette
terms when its bonds are offered fc
sale.
Vicious Defect Remedied
Under the new law, supreme coul
justice will not be obliged, as at pre-
ent, TO sit as Judge in a case wher
he was once counsel for one side or tn
other. This will abolish one of tn
defects of Hawaiian Jurisprudence.
We Are Now Americans.
The Organic Act as now amende
makes Hawaii in reality and in a
respects a part of the United State
something which various department
of the federal government have appea
ed inclined in former times to doub
General appropriations, such as tho
for forestry, reclamation, topograph
work and photographic work, now a
ply to Hawaii the same as they
to any other of the States and Ter
tories. This, says Governor Frear, W
enable the pushing ahead more rapid
of various Investigations now in pro
ress and will enable the Territory
use more of the conservation fund (
other purposes.
Legislative Powers.
Many minor matters are cleared
by the new law and the power of I
legislature is more closely define
Hereafter it win not be necessary
attempt to determine the powers
the legislature by analogy with 9th
Territories, for the powers of the loo
lawmakers will be definitely dehn
in the Organic Act.