Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-03
MLOAN BILL
AND RESOLUTION
ONLAADSEAIL
Senate Defeats Credit Meas.
ure While House Tables the
Lyman Commission Plan

Two measures of more than ordin-
airy fmportance-the farm loan cred
its bill and the senate resolution
seeking a change in the land laws
IWent down to defeat last night in the
separate houses of the legislature,
and with them went also by far the
biggest attempted trade the session
had seen.
Senator ChiIlingworth's resolution
was killed in the house, and in the
senate Representative Lyman's farm
loan measure made its demise. Both
measures reused fiery debate before
they. were finally squelched by the
legislators.
According to the story that was
current yesterday at the Capitol. GER
tain members of the legislature fig.
ured out a compromise plan by which
the farm loan bill would be preserved
in the senate in return for the saving
OF the land resolution in the house.
An amendment introduced by Pa,
checo last night whereby Congress
would first approve of farm loans in
Hawaii before they could become ef-
fectiye started the argument in the
senate, being hoped on brisk1y by
Castle who declared 1t would be dis
grace to send such a law to Congress
for that .body's decision.
Castle AssaiIst Measure -
Congress could never pass such a
crazy bifl,' said Castle, who as chair
man Of the Judiciary committee, had
reported with the minority against 1t.
at was drawn UP in violation OF all
principles of good banking and COM
mon sense. The bill is fraud and
Il does not stand for sound fe yisla-
tfon. The way to assist the farmers
is not by such scheme as this but
first by good roads and marketing
facilities. 1t is purely and simply an
appropriation, it is not a scientific
loan" J =.
Pachecs[ vowed that the bill was
drawn by men who know the hard
ships of rural life and that It was a
symbol of constructive legislation. 1t.
was one OF four big measures of the
session, the others o. which had been
killed. This enc Should pass as
amended to put the burden on Cop<
. : . >
The final vote stood s to against
the measure, as follows: L..
Ayes-Coney, De3ha, Kamauoha,,
Makekau, Mikaeie,' Pacheeo,, Chilling.
Noes BALDWIN, Castle, Cooke. Cor
rSa Hind, QUINN, Robinson, Single.
House Throttles Resolution rs
ChillingWorth.s resolution on land
laws met It's death in the house long
after midnight when, after the lands
committee had looked it over again
and finally recommended that it be
not PASSED. it was tabled on a show OF
hands. With only five or six represens
Aati4es voting in the negative.
all the trouble IN the house ane11t,
4 the resolution began early in the.
evening when the lands commit ee;,
headed by Ranresentatire Norman
Lyman. reported that the committee
could not agree and referred the feso-
luton back to the house.
Representative Andrews moved
that the repor.. be tabled.
This measure provides an imIort-3
ant change ii the land laws Of the
territory, Andrews said, and to take.
Eft up and ihtsliigently discuss 1t at.
this late hour would pc. ito my mind,
ia great mistake.
1T changes tne entire land laws OF
this territory And it would net be
fair to ourselyes or to our constitu-
ents to force tt through at this late
hour. It takes from the homestead
ers the right to apply for land and
places ali the power in the hands
OF the governor and aeomInission.
This land board Is given the power to
refuse any application and the right
to lease such LANDS rs IL sees fit, The
question is, shall the people nave q
chance to- secure THIS land or shall
All the power Of land disposal be
piaced IN the hands of the governor
and this cominissi6ng 1t narr0ws
dONn 10 the Eaet where We are asked
an the last day Of the session to reTo
lutionize the land laws OF this ter.
ritury.' ,s.
Representatives Grow Restive
Representative Lyman wanted the
committees report adopted. Repre-
sentative Kula arose and, speaking II
Hawaiian, talked about the measure
to such length that members arose on
the ground that he was out Of order.
Speaker Holstein, who had been fin
gering the pages Of his rule book,
then ruled that the report was out of
order. Some one made a motion to
recommit the report to the lands com
mittee. The motion was carried.
Half an hour later the COMMITTEES
reported out again, recommending
that the resolution be tabled. The
motion was carried.