Arizona republican., 1899-02-19
HAWAUANS ANXIOUS
Situation in inc island Re-
 gdrded as Critical.
An Urgent Necessity for Le1iSIafion by COngreSS-The Bending Bill Not Likely 10 Become a Law at This Session.

Washington Feb. 1S-Creat anxiety
 respecting the prospects of the bill to
 provide q government for the territory
 of Hawaii is felt by it's friends and sup
 pGrters both in and out of congress. It
 is by no means confined to the mem
 bers of the republican party or b men
 who are thick-and-thin supporters Of
 all the provisions of the pending bill,
 but it is shared by most, if not all, of
 the minority members of the house
 committee on territories, as we'll as by many other democratic representatives
 who have become familiar with the
 facts and who regard the condition of
 affairs in Hawaii as a critical one. They have been led to believe that it
 can be remedied only by the affirmative action of congress, and while they are
 strongly opposed to some of the pro- visions of the pending bill they would probably be willing to accept them rather than have no legislation. At the least, the subject is one which they urgently insist ought to be considered before the expiration of the present congress.
 Among the calamities they fear in default of proper legislation is gen. eral jail delivery of all criminals and alleged criminals who are in prison in Hawaii awaiting trial. and substantial grounds for this fear were expressed today by friend of the bill. So great is the anxiety of Hawaiilns sojOurning in Washington on this subject that a delegation consisting of Paul Neumann Justice William A. Kinney and c. M. Robertson visited the White House and in an interview of some length sought tC impress their views on President Me Kinley, who listened attentively to | what they had to say, and they came i away feeling somewhat encOuragedA
 The parliamentary situation as to the Hawaiian bill in the house of represen- tstives cannot be regarded as favor able. It is far down on the calendar of the committee of the whole, with near ly two hundred other bills ahoad of it, and the committee that has charge of it does not enjoy the privilege, which to several others, of calling up at any time or out of the regular order measures of which they have jur- isdiction.
 It is not expected that the committee on rules will feel justified so late in the session, and with the fate of nearly all the general appropriation bills hanging in the balance, in taking any special action for the benefit of the Ha- waiian bill. There has recently been some talk among friends of the meas Ir1 in favor of an effort to obtain unan- fncrls consent for it's consideration, and they have been led to hope that if that is tried no objection will come ] from the democratic side. The chance i; 0f obtaining unanimous consent, how ever, even fer the consideration of the ( pill must be regarded as slim, in view of the near expiration of the Fifty-fifth congress.
 A motion to suspend the rules might win, but there would be no opportunity 1 o make it, even if recognition could be for that purpose, earlier than within six days of the end of the ses- sion, because the only other suspension lay remaining (February 20) will be claimed by other committees than that 2n territories