The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-09
The CABINET
News Received from
Washington.
Seven Amendments to Territorial Bill
--Harbor Extension Conference
The Custom House.

The Cabinet met informally yester-
day morning to discuss the official cor
respondence from Washington received
by the steamer Doric Much interest
was felt in the matter as there was
hope that the Washington authorities
would have had time to reply to the
last notes of the Hawaiian Government
in regard to the assembling of the
Legislature and the establishment of a
Court of Claims.
The official correspondence developed |
|that up to the 9th of January Hon. |
"A. S. Hartwell, Hon. w. o. Smith, Mr. |
Caypless, Col. G. F. Little, Mr.. Hit, |
Mr.. Mondell and Mr.. Pritchard, United
Estates Geodetic Survey, had attended
Iall the meetings of the House Commit
tee on Territories. They all expressed
Etheir views at different times upon the
Ibill relating to Hawaii and the amend
Iments thereto.
| 1t is understood, from the tenor of
Ithe letters received by the Government.
Tat the committee will probably be in
la position very soon to report upon the
bill, as a whole; and the statement is
made with some certainty that their
report will most likely be favorable,
with the following amendments added:
ltD Removing the property qualifica-
ton; (2) Making each House of the
Legislature the judge of the qualifica-
ftlons OF its members; 90 Making the
ltenure of the Judges of the Supreme
lCourt of nine years in duration; (4)
Making the President of the Hawaiian
Board of Health salaried office; 60
IGiying the Governor of Hawaii author
ylty to call a special session of the Legis-
lature within thirty Gays after the Ter
tritorial bill takes effect; 60 Ratifying
land sales and leases; CD Retaining
1.-THE Hawaiian land laws.
i, Mr.. Hartwell has held a conference
II with the Secretary of the Navy upon
fthe subject of the extension of the Ho-
snolulu harbor. At this conference
fOf the proposed harbor extension We're
!: gone over and the probable large in
n crease in the demands of shipping fully
discussed. Mr.. Hartwell laid before
5the Secretary of the Navy elaborate
aplans and maps covering the subject
tof harbor accommodations on the kona
, tside of Oahu. After an extended in
squlry the Secretary of the Navy re-
aferred the matter for further considera-
stion to Admiral Bradford, who has
tcharge of the details of harbor affairs,
Mr.: Hartwell was to meet Admiral
bradford on the same question on jan
fuary 26th
Hon. w. o. Smith has been III con-
tference with DR.. Wyman, Surgeon Cen
: Eeral of the United States Army. con-
: ucerning the outbreak of bubonic plague
) There; he was instrumental in having
J 1.-THE preventive and curative plague
Iserum forwarded to Honolulu by the
. tsteamer China. Mr. Smith reports that
, ISurgeon General Wyman has agreed to
) Hsh1p here one hundred doses more OF
the curative serum and 1900 more doses
s Nof the plague preventive This will
{ Hprobably arrive by the next steamer
s Dfrom San Francisco. Should the Health
UDepartment of Hawaii need more as
, bsistance, DR.. Wyman says he stands
nready to lend aid at any time upon
Ecall.
. II President Dole has received a letter
Hfrom Secretary of State Hay acknowl-
: Hedging this Governments letter of the
} H4th OF January, in reference to the
, measures of the Board of Health tt
Eprevent and suppress the plague; an(
. Estates that upon January 23rd reply
> Hhad been forwarded, as received by thu
s Hast trip of the steamer China.
III The question of cutting down tn,
3 sforce at the Custom House was discuss
& Jed and information thereupon wa
kgiven by Collector General Stackable