Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
MEASURES IN COMMITTEE
Consideration of the Hawaiian Bill to Begin
Monday.
Civil Government for Alaska-By.
NUNS Nomination OppOsed-The
Merchant Marine.

The House committee on territories de-
cided today to take up the Hawaiian bill
next Monday, when General Hartwell of
Hawaii and Mr.. Hit of the Hawaiian COM
mission will be heard. Alaskan legislation
will be the next heard, and after that
dates will be fixed for hearing the claims
of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona for
admission to the Union.
The consideration of the shiprine bill
will begin before the House committee on
merchant marine at 1920 tomorrow morn
ing. when President Griscom of the Inter-
national Navigation Company and others
will be heard.
The Pacific Cable.
The House committee on commerce gave
n hearing today to Messrs. Schrymser and
Bayiies. president and vice president of the
Pacific Gable Company of New York, rela-
tive TO the laying of a transpaciiic cable
Mr.. Bayiies contrasted the two opposing
ideas Of a government cable and one under
private control. maintaining that the pri-
Vate ownership would prove more adyan-
tage"us to the government, The plan of
his cable as outlined. was for line to
Honolulu. Midway Islands. Guam and I.u-
zon. with a branch line from Guam to
Japan, total of S.2Sj miles
Admiral John Irwin. retired, and Francis
B. Thurber president of the American cy-
ownership of cable routes.
The committee fixed January % for a
hearing of government officers relative to
the cable. and also adopted resolutions ask
ing the Secretaries of War and of the Navy
for fun Information.
The question of proper civil govern
ment for Alaska received attention from
the committee on territories of the Senate
To-Day. The committee had under consider
alton the bin proposing changes in the gov
efnment, and In that connection heard
statements from Governor Brady ]. S.
Price, who represents a convention of citi-
zens of Alaska: D. b. May. special agent
of the general land office, andtR. Lewis, an
attorney-at-law, residing in Juneau All of
them advocated the passage of the bill but
generally suggested amendments.
The Army RitI.
The House committee on military affairs
organized today. selected the usual sub
committees and determined to take up the
army appropriation bill next week Bills
were favora bly,. acted on establishing a mill
tary post near Des AIoines. Iowa, and Civ
ing part Of the Arlington national cemetery
grounds TO the Agricultural Department
for Improvement. In the absence of Mr..
Lentz no time was fixed for beginning the
Investigation of the troubles in Idaho, as
directed by the House Yesterday.
The Senate committee on finance had the
nomination of w. d. Bynum to be general
appraiser al New York under consideration
today, but failed to act, owing to the op-
position of the democratic members. They
based their objection on the ground that
he was named as a democrat. which, they
claimed. was false designation.
The subject of legislation concerning
trusts was discussed by the House commit
tee on Judiciary today but no action was
taken. The proposed constitutional amend
ments on trusts have been referred to a
subcommittee consisting of Messrs. Over
street Lfttletield and Lanham, and the