The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21
HAWAII S
NEEDS.
In
Congress Want
Attention.
WlLCOX'S ABSENCE
CAUSES COMMENT
A Bill Was introduced To Prohibi,
Drinking BY the
Natives.
Special Correspondence

WAShiNtION, ID. g. Dec. 1.-COn-
gress has completed FIVE days work.
the end OF the first week of the short
session OF the Fifty-sixth Congress Is
Mt hand. and up to this time Robert w.
Wilcox. Delegate from the Territory OF
Hawaii. has not put I'm an appearance
No one knows where he Is at this end
and what may be his intention Is as
remote as his whereabouts. Informa-
ton came to the secretary of the
House OF Representatives., unofficiaIly.
Of course. that the Delegate was In New
York a week ago. but his present loca-
tion has not been ascertained.
Perhaps 10 was as well that he did
not appear at once. for there are one or
two reasons why he may do well by
remaining In virtual retirement until
he has had some time for the taste to
get out OF the mouth OF his to be asso-
ciates. When Congress met there was
n tendency on the para of several mem
bers. on both sides of the chamber. to
ask whether or not there was not a
means to prevent his being allowed 70
take his seat. The point was made by
ssane members-Berry of kentucky Tor
/, ,instance--that IL Roberts OF Utah could
be asked TO stand aside because he was
breaking the laws of the land, why
should not Wilcox be asked to walt fol
his seat while the committee was de-
tsrmining whether or not his utter
ances during his campaign did not con
stitute n bar to his holding the Office
OF Delegate. Sulzer OF New York Is nov
OF opinion that in event IL was proved
; that Wilcox had said that he was II
.fsvor OF a queen and that he would
work for restoration of the Islands t
the native peoples, then that he wa
: guilty Of sedition and should be barre'
: from sitting as a member. Other mem
bers expressed the same opinion bu
there is little belief that when the tim
. comes they will make a stand for dis
barment.
Congressman Hit of Illinois, VIII
: WAS one OF the members of the com
mission, and who fought the battl
which resulted In the granting of
!, member with full powers OF the othe
Delegates from the Territories, was q
hrst said to be the man who woul
make the fight against Wilcox. IN
Ia not the case, although Mr.. Hit
. thinks the people OF the Islands shoul
have sent to Congress a man who woul
b. more representative or the interest,"
of the people than the Delegate electe'
J. Mr.. Hit said that he did not think ths
.. anything reported to him as havin
been declared by Wilcox during II
- campaign was sufficient to keep II
a Delegate out OF the House. He sa
I. that when Wilcox was before the con
,. mlttee urging the settlement OF II
!. claim of the former Queen against u
= nation. that he was conservative in h
VI atafernents and that there seemed J
y reason TO believe that he would be II
& cendiary when elected n member.
m there was need of man who cou
= represent Hawaii at any time duriI
= the formation OF the laws or when q
!" flght for annexation was on, there
need for one now. The estimates 4
= the year have come In, the committe
ON both sides are at work. and IL the
". are any appropriations given to Z
OF newest Territory they will have TO
n put into the bills wishin the next fe
days The total appropriations Will
- may be given. should the estimates
followed In every detail. will aggrega
81 n million and three-quarters. They mi
IL. be summarized about as follows:
Light houses and maintenance..s CO.,
Harbors and landings ........... SOO.'
ou Postofiice and Custom house for
=. IilO sssssssssss.ss So,
I'm Lot for public building. Honolulu 1901
~ Dredging Pearl Harbor yoO.'
es. Naval station .s............s. zVV''
Secretary Cooper In giving the es
. mates TO the Secretary OF the Tres
ury goes briefly into details and e.
m phasizes the necessity OF additional hf
Dor facilities. With Cooper's hgui
are copies Of letters 10 him from Hac
field a Co. Irwin a Co. Castle & Cool
lC. Brewer a Co, and Theo. III. Dav
~ a. Co. giving itemlzed statements
- the vessels consigned TO them und'
W. detained here by lack OF wharfage d'
Ing the past year.
Besides under lighthouses" Cool
gives the following needful appropr
as tions: Makapuu Point, Oahu. 800
ma Kahuiui. Maui. $4,000; Puma. Haw
sfO. 900: Kallua. Hawaii. 5000. Un'
. "harbors and landings are the folio
ing: Dredging Honolulu harbor. :,
'ra 600: Youman's slip. $4,000; Kawa s
$40 900: Alakea slip. sl.250: Youma
,aa wharf si2. 900: Kawa wharf, S1O.C
=. Aiakea wharf $3.50: harbor impro
msnt nj HIio. ship wharf extension. =
1x- 600. vailoa harbor and channel. "
u 900: Kailua boat landing and Hook
boat landing. $1,000: fpostoffice and c
tom house at Hlo. $4,000; lot Fede
sco buiiding in Honolulu. present owner