Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-18

Mr. Mann. It does not take n
motion to strike II out Just re-
ject the committee amendment.
The Chairman. The question is
on the adoption of the committee
amendment. a.,t.1
The question was taken, and the
amendment was rejected. -,
The CLERK read section Z.
Also the following committee
amendment WIS read:la
Line Q, page 18, strike out
a." after the word section"
and insert So ne a.
The amendment was agreed to.
The Clerk read section s.; also tho
committee amendments.
The amendments were agreed to. |
The Clerk read section ..
Also the committee amendment |
was read and agreed TO.
The Chairman The question is |,
on the committee amendments.
Mr.. Mann. Mr.. Chairman, / ask
for n separate vote on the amend |
ments first. The first Is on the
committee amendment TO strike out
"seven" and insert ten"
Mr.. Hamilton. wanted to ask
before proceeding to the considera-
tion of this amendment unanimous
consent to return to page 0 for the
purpose of Offering the following
amendment. He
The Chairman. without objec-
ton. the Clerk will report the
amendment. fs
Mr.. Hamilton. ] offer the fol-
lowing amendment:
Amend. section g by inserting
after the word "homesteaders,"
in line II. page .. the follow
ing: who have not thereto
fore made application under
this act" kl.
The Chairman. The Clerk will
report ihe, amendment.
The Clerk read az follows:
Insert after "homesteaders"
in line II, page o. the words
who have not heretofore
made application under this
act"
Tne CHAIRMAN. Tne question ls
on agreeing to the amednment.
Mr.. Mann. Application for what
Mr.. Hamilton. Homesteads. II
is on page 8, line II. This Is an
amendment recommended by the
subcommittee which framed that
section.
Mr.. Mann. But the word "appli-
cation In the amendment which, the
gentleman offered would have refer
ence to the written application inn
mediatoly following It and does not
relate to making the homestead APP
plication.
Mr.. Hamilton. I will ask that
the amendment be read again.
The Chairman. The Clerk will
again report the amendment.
The amendment was again read
Mr.. Mondell. The proper place,
! would suggest, for that amend
ment would .be after the word per
sons" on line 16-
Mr.. Hamilton This amendment
was suggested by the gentleman
from Iowa tMr. Goodl. who looked
over the provision carefully and
helped to frame It,
Mr.. Mann. 1t should refer to ap-
plications fof homesteads.
Mr.. Good. l have no objection to
that word being put in II 1t will
make 1t any clearer.
Mr.. Mondell. VIII the gentleman
yield to me for a suggestion?
Mr.. Hamilton. Yes.
Mr.. Mondell. 1t occurs to me
that the language is not happy, be-
cause II Is possible an application
has been made that is not effective.
What the gentleman desires to do is
to provide that these people shall
not be abused who have had the
benefit OF the homestead laws. The
benefit of the homestead laws means
those who have secured rights under
those laws. offer as an amend
ment to the amendment. after the
word persons, the words who
have not heretofore had the bene-
tit of the homestead laws"
Mr.. Hamilton. think We may
accept that amendment.
Mr.. Houston, Mr. Chairman, ]
want to state that | do think that
accompllshes the purpose that the
committee had III nnnd when this
amendment was prepared. The OBJ
ject Is to prevent persons from ap-
plying twice to haye lands opened
up for homestead entry.
1t may be that q set of 20 men
might try to have a certain portion
of land opened up for homestead
entry. Some of that 20 would not
get the benefit of the homestead act
and would not try to get 1t, but
they might try to get land opened
up again and again.
Mr.. Mann. Can anybody get
homestead under this provision?
Mr.. Mondell. / supposed that the
object OF this committee was to pro-
vide that no one who had had the