The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-30

legislation are quite sure to raise the
question of constitutionality. In the
course OF a week or two some more
definite idea OF the situation can prob
ably be gathered. Very likely the rep
resentatiyes of the sugar trust would
fight such a provision in the hope of
gaining advantage in their struggle for
free Cuban sugar.
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATION.
In any event it looks certain that
there will be much of interest before
Congress this winter, as affecting the
Territory Of Hawaii. Chairman Knox,
of Massachusetts, of the committee on
territories in the House, is not yet in
town and his views regarding ques-
tions of territorial legislation are not
known here. A new chairman must be
chosen for the Senate committee on
territories in place of ex-senator Shoup,
of Idaho. whose term expired at the
close of the last regular session of the
Senate. Senator William J. Sewell. of
New Jersey. is in line for the chairman
ship.
Ex-Attorney General Hartwen, who
came to the States several weeks ago
IN company with Secretary Henry T..
Cooper. has been in Washington lately
and met the representatives of the Su-
gar plantations. Most of the time he
has been near Boston with his daugh-
ters.
KOHALA IRRIGATION.
The Hawaiian mails have brought
little of interest lately to the Depart
ment of the Interior. Mr.. Arthur c.
Gend, an engineer of Chicago, recently
wrote that he proposed coming to
Washington soon in the interest of
leases on government lands in KOhala
for the purpose of digging irrigating
bitches. He detailed how he had just
returned from Hawaii, where a party
Of engineers had been engaged in sur
veying in the Kohala Mountains with
a view to conducting the water from
there in irrigating bitches to arid
lands. This work. at a cost of $1,000,
has been done in the name of John
Walter Underwood, of Honolulu. He
also mentioned how a license for a
lease had been awarded by Governor
Dole. October 8 and mailed to San
Francisco. whence il had been tele-
graphed TO Washington.
However. all the effort to secure leas-
es OF the government land in Kohala
Will be Unavailing for the present. The
Department Of the Interior is firmly
convinced that legislation is necessary 3
by Congress. and will authorize no
leases OF the character desired before
Congress has acted.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
The divergence of views among Re
publicans in Congress, which have
developed considerably since
mention in these dispatches recently
regarding the prospects of ship sub
sidy bin. While one cannot speak def
nitely. Yet the outlook is stronger than /!
ever that no subsidy bill viii pass. II 4
Is certain that the bill viii have 70 oe
q subsidy on tonnage. which the Pa
rific Coast delegations want, as we'll as /
the delegations from the middle west 4
ern States. whose products are largely .
agricultural. insist that there shall be i
3 subsidy on tonnage. -Isepresentative !
Jones. OF Washington state. and others .
IF the committee. among them Repre-
sentative Minor. Of Wisconsin. think il
very doubtful If any legislation is ac-
for subsidies this winter.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP.
As far as can be learned there have
been no developments in patronage
matters. The application OF Mr. van
Drsdel. attorney general of Wyoming (
% he United States district attorney in 1