The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-21
HAWAII
At THE
CAPITAL
Third Judgeshi
To Come Up
Soon.
L. L. InOMPSON
ON THE GROUND
Albatross and Fish Commission.
hawaii's Coffee Protective
Resolution.
Especial to the Advertiser.)

U1AsHINGToN. d. C. Dec AL
Va though the day Of dealing with
" the little Hawaiian patronage
now on the carpet is near at hand, the
President has not yet found the time.
II have been delaying the matter OF the
additional 1udgeship," said Attorney
General Knox this afternoon as he left
the White House, that the President
might have time to get through the
stress of work incident to the begin
ming of the session of Congress. The
Attorney-Generali indicated that the ap-
any day.
There was a furry in the Senate the
other day when fhe appointment of
Marshal for Hawaii Territory was ta-
ken up for reference to committee.
There is nothing. however to indicate
that there viii be opposition to the
confirmation. Senator Bacon of Georgia
insisted that the appointment ought to
go to the Senate Committee on Terri
tories. as Hawaii is now a Territory,
and he won on that point Some Sen
ators wanted the appointment to go to
the Committee on Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico.
Commissioner Bowers of the United
States Fish Commission received a tel
egram this morning from President JOr-
dan Of the Leland Stanford University,
and from Prof. Gilbert, touching the
cruise OF the Albatross to Hawaii and
finally approved plan by which the
Albatross shall not leave San Francisco
for the work ip the Hawaiian Islands
till March i. In these dispatches a few
days ago II was stated that the Alba
tross would leave San Francisco for the
work Jan. l. Since then, however, the
matter Of cost OF the cruise has been
looked into and II has been deemed
feasible on account OF the lack OF ap-
prOpriations. that the AlbatrOss shall
not sail till the later date mentioned.
March ].
The government allows US only 49,.
900 a year for our ships. operated by
the Fish Commission" said Mr.. Bow !
ers this afternoon The cost OF coal
alone on the trip Of the Albatross to I
Hawaii will be $4,000. II she should
start on the trip January 1. as we had
planned. we have money enough to keep
her going till May l. However. on the
Dn March I. we shall have money
enough to keep her at work in the Ha-
waiian Islands till after July 1, when
the appropriations for the next fiscal
year viii be available. Under a recent
decision OF the Comptroller or the
Treasury. our appropriations for ships
have been crippled. for every dollar eX-
pended anywhere for boats. even the
cost OF an oar for skiff, has to come
ont OF this s35.OOO appropriation That
sum Is by no means enough for that
work and the coming year / believe I
can get larger amount.
Mr. F. f. Thompson OF Honolulu ar
rived in Washington this morning and
Is registered at the Shoreham-
Representative Needham of CalifOr-
MIA. vino has been quoted hitherto in
these letters on the prospects Of the
r-hinese exclusion act. stated today that
he had made a careful canvass OF the
situation in the House and Senate and
had been able to locate no opposition
% the bill. Mr.. Henry c. Smith OF
Michigan. n Republican. is the only
man on his side or the House who
thinks a re-enactment is unwise. Al
though there are some Republicans
IS no would like an amendment. favor
Ing the admission Of Chinese into the
Hawaiian Islands. the opposition to ,
that will be very stout.
Mr.. Harry Wicks. OF the Island of ,
Hawaii has been granted patent for ,
4 cane carrier and feeder.
Secretary Gage Of the Treasury De-
1artment has transmitted TO the Speak :
r Of the House copy Of a concurrent :
resolution. praying that Congress I'M
bose a duty on all coffees imported from
'ther countries, with a view 10 the pro- g.
lection or the coffee industry in Ha- I
N1ii and other parts OF the United ,
states. Tt was forwarded from Acting q
Governor Henry E Cooper at Honolulu :