The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-11

DtidtOI Sdlu ne Udu alSO H'dIu llAdl bIti7
GERS IN Porto Rico received extra pay.
After the time OF the Senate had been uc-
cupied FOR half an hour over the point
senator Fairbanks read from General
Davis testimony on Porto Rico affairs
that no army officer received any extra
pay for civil services. With pressing
business before II, the time of the SEN
ate was consumed for nearly an hour IN
inquiries ABOUT fhct "hlch lelephOnc
inquiry or the Secretary or War would
have settled in three minutes
w. N y.
The Latest Letter
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-On Friday,
thc 2oth the conference ranort on IN.
f,tt an, ,.t, .,,,-
hawaiian plii ucN'l"Pcu "PPos't'oI'
mainly from Senator'S Pettisrew and
Tilman. The point was made that rne
,uI o,fo,,,, ~, tI,,,.,ii,,, ir.., ,t;ot
'''' '"' az " "''''' i""' MN
mprlson Tor hon-payment OF taxes ms
had escaped the notice of Senators dur
.ng the earlier discussions OF the bin. The
sentiment prevailing was entirely against
any imprisonment for debt ScuHtol.
.pooner declared that he could not ycte
FOR bill with such provisions i'm it, SEN
dtor Pettigrew also objected to the
amendment of the House bill which ex-
cepted seamen from the operation of tho
provision which abolished Imprisonment
Tor failure to perform contracts
Senator Cullom had detected uneSpcct-
ed opposition to the conference report
favorable vote on it, wisely concluded 10
withdraw the report, have a new confer
eEce, and avoid delay. He therefore ask
go the. Senate TO refuse ia confirm mo
report and TO send il Lnci far auothnr
consideration He also asked that il
should be sent to the same Committee on
Conference but with the substitution OF
the name Of Senator Clark of Wyomlns.
in the place of senator Lodge, who was
absent This was done. The Conferences
Committees of both Houses got together
at once and made several changes in
their report which removed the obiec-
tons made by Senator'S Senator Nor
gan was sick and could not attend, MIR.
W. o. Smith called upon him and stated
the action of the committees. Senator
Morgan said he was opposed TO the bill
after ii had been cut up'' by both Houses
and his own inclination was to refuse to
sign the conference report But he said
that he recognized the pressing need Of
legislation and would not oppose the con-
ference report. He said thai Hawaii mad
not been fairly treated and he regretted
the necessity of joining in passing an in
prevented further DELAY.
The debate over the matter of seating
senator QUAY occupied the time of the
senate unfil the clnse of tho day ON the
newt dav Senator Cullom nreseHted again
Tho amended conference report. but he
ba5 received sssurancps even from SEN
stor Pettigrew. that the report would not
he strenuously opposed Senator Bacon
~ Gcorgia asked a Tow ouestjons SEN
o. ,or pat;iar..TY agaip made an Attack On
inc Hawaiian planters and Mr., Platt of
nrotasted against limiting
tLa nower of tho President TO the an-
,,ni,tmant Of oMciaIs who uers residents
nf the Terri,orv He believed that the
prosIdept shonlS NOT he Restricted. lie
thoT~ht thn rastriction wns unconstitI,-
tinnni mi n md haen reneatedly Wits
rIo,.ad obout tba Senata mar The House
,pwnnid tot.a g, dacidcd stand ON the uuns-
" o.'iu AN :, - 80 as" hiII Htbst
tdInr anu 49, Ih9o9 G The instant
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i !.rrb, nIpastion 10 will ths senate arree
-, ~. ~ n,nr, 81 ,ho ConfSrenre Commit
70 >" ''S'' -
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- ,ta Sonnta nuiatIy nroceeded 10
othar business il seemed Tor the moment
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Py W. ou e.c 0r of the Sehafe MIR BEN
net mn old friend of General HartwelI's.
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80 49, nj, LIN NJ Gtrox noJaJ ~, tbc |
.onfornnca rannrt On 20 Tawaiian hill |
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~ ,,St ~ All ~ 81 wi, - 90
he nppcesnt,v ~ pmbaclsinr The grnwtb 81 |
,reot co,1oSsa ,ions In usunii in stoted
Tbot Tho drift Of tbincI In Hawai- w"uId |
a cSuda smnIl farmers mud settlers and
an cnmro az, sor,,,la ini,nr II, onnnso5 tnc
In ba"sI,so i, Ala roJ nrat,jae for N f,,I
nv n,iast,Sation 81 tbn cdpmdi,jors of iohnr
n ~, IL caTi,aI i, ITawaii Nj rnsbman 81
,Vosbin"tn, vas indi,,rant becausa tba
nr"yision 10 nostnone the oncration Of |
10 novIrntion Iaws bad hann stricl,cn
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AZ ;be bonr Tor adinurnmont onnroocr-
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,entInr the temnerance cause arose to
,nnNs,s tho confnrenca renNrt which boS