The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-22

mittee. informed the House, with re.
gard to each of the foregoing bills.
that its necessity would be emphasized
in the event of the Senates overriding
/ the Governors veto of the belt road
bill
For Irrigation Companies.
Senate bill to confer powers of
eminent domain on incorporated irri-
cation companies passed third read
ing % to 6, upon the following vote,
Ayes-Affonso, Archer, Castle,
Cockett, Coney, Cooke, Holstein, Hud.
dy. Kanekoa, Kawewehi. Long, Make
kau, Marcallino. Moanauli. Rice, Rick
ard. Sheldon, Towse, Waiaholo Wat
kins, Williamson Yates-22.
Noes-Correa, Fernandez, Kama
noulu, Kawaakoa, Keliinoi, Mahoe-
6
kau Ditch Franchise.
! Hale at considerable length discus
sed the concurrent resolution to re-
guest Congress to grant a franchise
for construction of a ditch in Kan.
He was anxious about the rights
Of homesteaders. Coney replied,
saying, among other things, that
the proposed franchise would mean
the expenditure of six or eight mil
lion dollars in Kau and an increase
almost right away of 100000 a year
in taxes collected there. Keliinoi
moved an amendment leaving out the
surrender value and providing instead
that the price should be one agreed on
between the land commissioner and
the company with the approval of the
Governor, which drew from Towse
the ironical remark that the member
from Maui was placing too much
power in the hands of the Governor.
The amendment died and the resolu-
ton passed third reading.
Kilauea National Park.
A report of the public land commit
tee was adopted. which submitted
amended metes and bounds for the
proposed Kilauea National Park. The
report says in part;
Your committee held considerable
hearing, at which various and divers
persons and interests were represent
ed. Your committee has had a new
survey arranged under which some
pasture land Of approximately one
tn usand acres is let off the proposed
Kilauea Volcano National Park. Your
committee found from the arguments
adduced during these hearings that
the land is very valuable for ranch /
fattening purposes and does not con-
tain anything which really should be
included in the reservation area
To Refund License Fees.
9oney introduced "a bill with a
preamble showing the payment by
Frank B. Craig and Henry K. Ogowa,
of an immigrant agents license fee to
the Treasurer of Hawaii who had no
legal right to issue the licenses. The
bill authorizes the Treasurer to re-
pay to Henry K. Ogowa and Frank B
Craig each the sum of $166. &C.
To Include Honolulu.
The city fathers Of Honolulu will /
be able to condemn property for pub
lie uses if bill introduced by Rep
iesentative Towse yesterday become
law. 1t is to amend the law of 1907 !
providing for thd exercise of the
power of eminent domain by the
counties so that it shall be construed
to include the city and county of /
Honolulu
Improvement Measure.
Senate bill to provide for local i'm.
rrovements upon streets, etc, in the
city of Honolulu unanimously passed
third reading.
County Money Deposits
Senate bill to amend the law relat.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Captain Sam Johnson, as the crack
of the Islands. To bring
up his command to a high standard,
plenty Of Practise is needed and Cap
tain Fetter has recently started a
new plan which is apparently work
ing with great success.
A special prize has been offered
for the next six months to the squad
which shows the best average atten.
lance at drills. The prize is one of
$500 in cash and in addition to this
he non-commissioned officer in COM
nand of the winning squad will re.
,eive a gold medal The result has
been splendid and for the past two
weeks, that is, since this prize was
the full company has turn
ID out and the drills have been excep-
ionally good.