The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-27
HONOLULU. II. T., MARCH q, 1901
BROWNS WASHINGTON TRIP.


that the result OF Mr. Browns trip to
Washington was much the same as
that of the man who went to the
goats house for wool Mr.. Brown
went to Washington armed with a let.
ter OF Dole's TO Secretary Hitchcock
which was TO be the open sesame to
all great things at the national CAPT.
tai Indeed how could it be otherwise
for was not the letter signed by Dole
the great, Dole the only ruler OF Ha-
wall? And 10 and behold when Mr..
Brown presented his letter to Sec
rotary Hitchcock he was told to go
and cooperate with Delegate Wilcox
OF Hawaii. Secretary Hitchcock tx.
pressed no yearning desire TO see Mr..
Brown or to waste time on the COM
munication from Governor Dole.
Even the letter of introduction or
credentials, whichever it might be
called, fell fat and Mr. Brown found
at the very outset in Washington
that he was small potatoes and few
In the hill in the national capital. IL
was quite different from Honolulu
where he is a member OF Dole's "ex-
ecutiye council"
And according to Mr. Browns letter
to Governor Dole he found out a
whole lot of valuable information
when he visited Mr.. Vandevanter. the
Assistant Attorney General for the
Department of the Interior. He found
out that the act of Congress confirm
ing all sales, leases and grants of pub
nc land in this Territory made be-
tween the 18th day of August, 1898.
and the 2Sth day of September, 1899,
had been compiled with. How i'm,
portant to know that the Interior De
partment and the President had com
piled with the law. The question the
people are asking now is, Was this in
formation which had already been re-
ceived in Honolulu before Mr.. Brown
reached Washington worth paying
nearly $4,000 forg
The letters of Governor Dole and
Mr.. Brown show conclusively that the
mission Of Mr.. Brown was to lobby
for a repeal of that clause of Sec.
SO of the Organic Act which provides
that mo corporation, domestic or for
eign, shall acquire and hold real ts-
tate in Hawaii in excess OF 1000
acres" In other words that the mis-.
sion OF Mr.. Brown to Washington was
in the interests of the corporations of
Hawaii and against the interests of
the common people and the small
land holders. And for this lobbying
Mr.. Brown was paid out of the Treas
ury OF the Territory. There was no
authority OF law for Mr.. Browns trip
10 Washington; he was not invited to
20 there. and as Mr.. Browns first let
ter TO Dole clearly indicates. the Sec
rotary OF the Interior did not want to
be bothered with him. Mr.. Brown
was gone three months during which
time he drew as salary the sum Of
$500. His expenses for the trip could
not have been less than $40 day, for
members of the Dole administration
when travelling at public expense are
not chary about the amount they use.
lnis makes a total OF 5000 more. |
Then add $500 for incidentals such SIS
the repair OF borrowed oyercoat and
the purchase OF linen mesh under
wear. and there is another total OF |
$500 making the aggregate $4,000. |
Perhaps Dole and Brown can tell the
legislature why the people should pay |
this bill. but surely no one else can.
Then how childlike and bland was
the suggestion OF Representative Gil
nllan that he supposed the going TO
Washington was the same as if Mr..
Brown had gone TO Hilo on official
business. or course the Governor
answered yes, but that is not the
way they look at such things in the
States. Hilo. il we mistake not. is in
the Territory of Hawaii. and Mr..
Brown Is supposed to be called TO DIFF.
ferent parts OF the Territory by his
official duties. He is not called upon
to so 10 Washington. however, in the
OF his official duty. There
Is no analogy whatever between going
to some point in this Territory and
going outside OF the Territory, as
dessrs. Gilfillan and Dole would try
% have the members OF the House be-
ieye. Money appropriated for the
conduct Of the various Territorial
,ffices is only appropriated for the
conduct of Territorial duties and {
here is no authority in law for the
payment OF Mr.. Browns salary or his {
while absent from the Ter Z
itory. To permit money to be drawn {
rom the Treasury to pay such &C 9
cunts is as rank steal as ever Tam 5
aany in its most corrupt days was r
utility OF 10
Only by special act OF the legis- :