The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-19
DOESN'T LIKE THE HULA
w. O. SMITH FAVORS AN EXHIBIT
OF OUR PRODUCTS.
Wants Hawaii Represented at the
Omaha Exposition by Something
That VIII Show Her Real Progress.

The current account bill making ap.
preparations for the various depart
ments was taken up on third reading
in the Senate this morning. On the
request of Minister Cooper an item of
$500 was inserted for an exhibit at
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha. Senator Holstein asked that
II be referred to committee, but the
senate desired to consider it in ses-
sion. President Wilder said: I'VE
might as well discuss it now, only we
ought to have some assurance that
there Will be an exhibit of something
else besides somebody's SON."
Yes, we want an exhibit of some
thing else besides the man who has
charge" added Senator Waterhouse.
Minister Cooper read communica-
tion from Robert w. Shingle, outlin-
ing proposed exhibit consisting of
coffee, chiefly, in various stages, rice
in various forms, taro and other pro-
duets Large photographs of Hawaii
an scenery, exhibits of native woods.
and perhaps an exhibit of antiuuities
from the Bishop Museum are also in
cluded. "A plan to have native boy
and native girl to serve Hawaiian
coffee free was also suggestef as a
part of the plan. The estimate of the
cost included in the communication
was $1,000.
Senator Brown said he was i'm ia
Vor of an exhibit, but doubted wheth-
er 1T was best to send it in charge of
one who had not been identified many
years with the Islands.
Minister Smith urged the approprla-
tion and said that it was doubtful if
the exhibit could be made in any 9TH
er way as cheaply as by the PROPOSE
tion before them. 1t would be mis-
fortune he thought if no other idea of
what Hawaii is should be presented at
that Exposition than would be given
by group of half naked Hula girls
or cyclorama of some object of nat
ural scenery. There ought to be an
exhibit showing our educational pro-
gress, our government system and our
material advancement.
Senator Baldwin advocated q large
enough appropriation to make a prop
er exhibit and have it in charge of a
man thoroughly conversant with the
Islands, their history and products and
would give his whole time to it and
"ouiu iioo NC lhtcItStcu III any Otner
matters at the Exposition.
Finally on motion of Senator Hook
ing the item was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
Senator McCandless reported on the
rider inserted in all the appropriation
bills requiring all road and bridge
work to be approved by the local road
boards before vouchers are paid He
said that from his conference with
the Auditor General he was convinc-
ed that no difficulty would be expert
enced in its operation, and he there
fore recommended that the section
stand in the bill. The report was
adopted.
Senator Hooking moved to strike
out the item of $4,000 for the expense
of coffee commissioner.
President Wilder said it ought to
be either stricken out or more speci-
fically stated how it was to be used
Most of the coffee men were opposed
to it in its present form, as he under
stood it. The item was stricken out.
Senator McCandless offered rider
to the appropriation item for a steam
er to run 70 Hawaiian ports not now
touched at, providing that the steam
er should be of not less than $50 tons
burden and not less than eight knots
speed.
recess was taken until 1870 this
afternoon.