The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-31
EXPOSE AVERTEDDY
AeNON0F SENATE,
OPINION Of HOUSE
Killing Of Land Resolution BY Up
pereedy Prevented Sensation
Developments, Members Say
"B0k SHEVlKlpt CASTLE f
TERMS REPRESENTATIVES,
Breach Between TwopHouses ne.
suits IN Slaughter OF ..
,s,@ W.. Measures = 'm

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''skn expose 'that probabis SNsould have,
bren unparalleled id the history of INC
Territory WIS avertcd by the senate
Yesterday when n lfilea the homestead
ing resUiution TINT had becn sent MP
from the house, according toASiews tx.
pressed yesterday by hrchbefs or DIR,
house Of representatives. After MO,
traeted discussion and controversy over
the vaTioas measures presented at thei
special session touching the land prob
Icm, the legislature will adjourn tom6r
row without having taken any action
whatever on land questions. -. 49,
= Sharp conflict between fhe upper AM,
lower houses attended the fihal die
cussion on lRRd questions and Thu
reached its height IN the senate ybs
terday when the resolution seeking the.
app6iHtmefit Of . board to Investigate
the whole duestioh OF demonstrating was
somewhat @wfathfulIy thrust aside. The
resolution was, offered after the senate'si
land bill had been killed in the house
Comment ON Action ly ,tt-'s Z !,
i"It looks as though the senate wa.s
unwilling TO have the light turned on,
the land question in the manner PRO
rided for in the resolution" said Rep
resentative Lorrin Andrews yesterday
in commenting on what had been done
in the senate. He said 1t would have
been Impossible for the house to pass
the senate's land bin In the shape that
il was presented to the representatives
Speaker of the House H. L. H0lstdin
also expressed vigorous views on the
senate action.
TT was pointed out That an investi.
cation Of the kind contemplated by
the resolution might have shown that
individuals are making huge profits
from territorial lands upon which they
hold leases at low cost and which tare
sub.leased to plantations at Sky,
high rentals. 1t might have been
disclosed also that leases of the kihd
are held by officials Of the sugar com
panieS, who profit heavily two ways
on the leaseholds and as stakeholder
rs well. '' .'''' '"' -
>" The resolution which Speaker Hol
atem fathered is as follows:
The Resolution r"s coy. o.. 81
"Be il fesolved by the house OF tep.
resentatiEes, the, senate e6n6uIring; tina
the Governor Of the Territory is herebs
authorized and directed to appoint o
commission Of five members, not more
than three Of whom shall be of one
political party, and none OF whom shall
be Soficsrs; directors, or stockholders
in any corporation at present leasing
land from the Territory OF Hawaii, o.
directly or Indirectly connected with
any person or copartnership 80 leasing
lind, to- investigate'fu fully into the ques
tion Of homesteading within the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
1.-THE said commission shall make q
complete list and description of IN
lands owned by the Territory of Ha
Maii. shall examine into al leases Sot
lands owned by the, Territory Of Ha
waii, and make detailed report of III
such leases, showing the date wheT
the same we're entered into, the name,
I of the lessees, the present owners there
If. the terms Of the said LEASES, tn
uSes to which said lands are being tat
the present time put, the approximate
income from the said lands. aid all thu
improvements made tipon the said lands
the appT0xlhia To value of said improve
ments, the adaptability Of the said land,
for hotnesteading purposes, the he
"Nssity, If any, for irrigation for sold
lands, the proximity Of said lands VI
transportation facilities. and Of all 9th
OF facts bearing upon the. adaptabilfty
Of said lands TO h061esteatiing 'purposes
ihclhding the probability Of Rhy home
steader being able TO enter into reason
ahJh contracts with adjacent owner
fnr the cultivation, harvesting, aud dis
position Of crops produced, -
"Tbe said commission shan rstOrt tn
resbit If III Interrogation to- the mex
Legislative" of tBe" 1Tetitoty Of Hawai-
eonVening in regular session. The said
commission shah in such report EN-
holy therein DEMONSTRATION for thu
Understanding Of the 1anis Of the Ter
ritrrv Of HawRh by snch a system a.
shall encourages the Settlement upon ahi
cultivation and permanent ocenDatibr
Of the lands Of the Territory Of Hawai-
bv citizens ~ the United States.
"For IN" nurpnse Of its Investigation
the commission shall be authorized h
ir"ur. ava have paid npon the certi
firate Of the chairman, snch axpensel
% tn" commission shall deem necessa fy
provided! however. that tho total OK
Penses authorized or incurred for con,
ppnsatiou employees. and otherwise shhl
mot exceed the amount appropriated b.
the Territnrv Of Hawaii in the RDpto
printinn hin for such purposes enacted
- thiS sessian. - "
Defends Nee SIRE
S""pker HHIstein vestrr'la" asserte'
'fhpt fhR rbanEitiOn was the Kind Of {
Trersurr that the house feh that H.
r""nla ~ ihc Torri'n-v wanted and h.
r"iutetl out that the representative
ere closer to the peOple than are tn