Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-04


practically Worthless? That is the
principle you are applying here. -
Mr.. Houston. This Is contemplated
/ to apply to the homestead lands
That Is. The agricultural lands and
/ that is the only pant that is available
! as homestcads or viii be used "a
! homesteads There win be no appll-
/ cation for the waste or arid lands.
( Mr. CrlmpacSer II the VIE In.
hosits on so acre tract that may be
worth Is cents an acre. the husb1 md
can "ot take advantage Of the h me
ste provisions Of the law at al
Mr. Houston. ! take 1t that is a con.
dition which is not possible to arise.
Mr.. Crumpacker One can not help
II sometimes. lie may by" ri"
Z Mr. Horton. It m'grt D. lmpns.
slbl, to provide fnr eNiy.,,l M; g
tat may a"he. bi tbs ~ 90 b.
a vi . pr lSfin ttat VII o n man
or lis wife owne so &C % nf lon
tl,av ago MT emitted 20 h,m stead.
/ Mr. C1u1ler The gcnt!.m n from
Tennessee stlteg the situation The
purpose and object of this provision
Is to Distribute the h1mcstelds In
Hawaii as much as possible. II ia
intended to secure the homesteads
for those who desire the hOmesteads
out of the limited amount OF land that
will be available for that purpose. III
thtre Is one thing that ~ desirable
above another. In my Judgment. In
Hawaii. il Is that the American cit.
izen--in that Territory should have an
opportunity to acquire home. The
Hawalians themselves are greatly in
terestcd In that question.
Mr.. Crumpacker But let me sug
gest to the gentleman that man is
j, citizen and his wife is a citizen.
Now. You say that because one cit
izen has so acres of land another cit
izen shall not have any.
Mr.. Gambler No; not at all.
Mr.. Crumpacker. That is the eff.
feet of IT,
Mr.. Gambler. II is not intended that
because one citizen has homestead
another shall not acquire homestead.
but II Is intended that the other cit
izen who has no homestead shall have
an opportunity TO get II homestead.
and that is the purpose and object OF
the law.
Mr.. Crumpacker II the wife owns
. piece of land. her husband who Is
citizen, can not get any homestead
land.
. Mr.. Gambler II Is because of the
) conditions that exist, and, as suggest
} ed by the gentleman from TENNESSEE
/ (Mr. Houston), this provision Is in
| tended to bring about a condition
. which will enable the American citi
zens In Hawaii--and the Hawaiians
! themselves are American citizens-tc
| acquire homestead. 1t is not to pre-
} vent anybody from getting home
. stead but to enable those who desir,
homesteads to secure them and II Il
. intended to prevent any person who
f. has already obtained a homestead
no matter from what source, from &C
I curing two homesteads, in order tina
everybody may obtain one home
/ stead
r Mr.. Crumpacker. In my State thu
wife's land Is not the husbands home
I stead. The wife owns her land ant
: receives the income from II free from
Q the control of her husband,
y Mr.. Gambler That may be true, bu
Z nevertheless It Is also true that al
v though the wife may own the land
l. still It Is the homestead which Is oe
4 cupied by the family.
: Mr.. Hamilton. The conditions Il
RI Hawaii are totally dissimiliar fron
4 those in Indiana. The purpose here |
4 to make the family unit, and tn
I purpose is to give to family suilic
:, ent land to support the family Now
Q as bearing upon that, Governor frea
d Says:
e "A person Is, not permitted to
take up one homestead for an
o other, as he can now. There ~
2. too little public land-less than
, 100000 acres--and perhaps not
4 more than Is per cent of that is
cultivatable. Each person shall
a be given only one opportunity out
IS of the public lands; II he wants
Z more land, he can buy 1t OF
IS private owner. He should not
n speculate in the public lands,
d That really covers the subject, Tn
$ area is limited.
Mr. Mann. Can man take tw
t. homesteads now out there?
N Mr.. Hamilton He can now
N Mr. Mann. Under what law
S. that?
. Mr. Hamilton. That is under the'
Il law,
d Mr., Mondell, VIII the gentlema
yield?
10 Mr.. Hamilton. Yes.
Mr.. Mondell The committee vel
properly has attempted to confine a
/, eptryman to one homestead. TT
4. committee very properly has httemp
70 ed to prevent the taking OF secor
: homestead, but | would like to ca
Il the gentlemans attention to the Ia
"A that the provision while II proven
one who In the future initiates 7,