The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-06-04

L
phies are purchased for all COM
petitive drills and shooting
matches. All regimental and bat
talon notices are paid from this
fund, laundering for headquar-
tiers. etc.
Total ......,.....,...........Sl 1880 90
INCIDENTALS.
1 lnCidentalS ..,.,...,..'.....'.'s E,ovv w
To use of two telephones; repair work
on bungalow, drill she'd store rooms.
rife range, etc: markers for medal
shoots, target frames. target cloth. tar
get paper, target pastors, ETC.; II and
30 foot American flags and repairing OF
same; incidentals for public funerals in
which the military take an active part;
horse hire for mounted officers. The
flags above mentioned are for use on the
Capitol building and need repairing
about every three months. Repair work
OF all kinds on uniforms of officers and
enlisted men. Necessary paints and
oils for all buildings connected with the
military. Brooms, mops. soap, sapolio,
etc, and numerous other articles.
out of the military appropriation have
to be paid all expenses for uniforming
and equipping the Governors staff. ex-
penses of Adjutant Generals Office and
everything else pertaining to the mill
tary branch of the Government.
Trusting the above tented estimate
meets with your approval. l have the
honor to be, yours, with respect,
A. ii. MOORE,
Clerk Military Department, n. q. II.
After the report had been read a
motion was made to table the same,
as it bore but two signatures. Ewaliko
I thought this did not make any differ
ouce. as a third member of the com
mittee, who was sick at home, had eN-
pressed himself as being in favor OF
! the report as filed. The House con-
cluded not to adopt the report, how
lever. and by an almost unanimous vote
1T was tabled until properly signed.
7 II being in order for Beckely to
make his report he arose amid IA death
like stiffness, and told the listening
Representatives what the result of his
travels had been. From previous con
Iversations the Representative from
Maui had given forth the impression
that he had letter from the Presi-
dent, but the message had been given
Ito the Hawaiian only by word of
Imouth, and as to its Importance and
Significance, almost any construction
| might be placed upon it. The report
made by Beckley Is an follows:
Il arrived in San Francisco on the 18TH
of last month and without any delay pre-
scented the documents entrusted to me 10
the Presidents private secretary 1t was
impossible at that time to have any
claim on the time OF the President owing
to the very serious illness Of Mrs. Nc
kinley. For a week Mr.. Mckinley was
forced to cancel all engagements and the
4 uN,y Nv nf hn a. r.
1 tended to the President In his trouble.
"did not push matters during that time.
bit spent the week In seeing the differ
cnt prominent Congressman and Cabinet
members in San Francisco, Among those
whom met was Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Wilson, with whom ! talked con-
corning Hawaiian matters. He told mo
that II WAS with considerable pleasure
he was now able to send the Hawalans
word that he would visit them next year
Iso that he might look into the agricul-
Lural situation In these Islands.
The Secretary of Agriculture said that
The was Of the opinion that Hawaii could
be made to possess more diverse COM
| mercial interests than at present. At
the next session of Congress he said he
would take pains to see that an appro-
priation was passed, In order to promote
the agricultural interests of the Hawaii
an Islands
/ IL attended the graduation exercises at
the University of California shortly aft
I err my interview with the Secretary. The
=, sum of $4,000 is annually expended for
the Department of Agriculture In that
State, and yet, out of the 24O graduates
| but one girl student came from that de-
partment.
! after Mrs. McKinley's convalescence,
| visited the President, and was cordial
ly received by him. In speaking of the
past differences between the Legislature
and the executive, the President said that
all these matters would be adjusted soon
after the adjournment of the present ses-
sion. on the same day, word was re-
ceived by a foreign steamer that the
same difficulties in the Legislature were
still going on. The President advised my
| immediate return to the Islands, but
asked me TO return to Washington be-
| fore the next Congressional session, lie
advised us TO let the past be buried to
put aside all party hatred and pass the
Appropriation bill, not only for the good
| Of the people but to the credit OF the
Legislature,
THE President also told me to tell you
| that In passing the Appropriation bill we
should have In our minds ever this one
word. economy" Pass the Appropria-
ton bill, said Mckinley. but do nothing
thai viii In any way hamper or impede
the Government. One by one your trou-
/ bles will be settled. Remember this al
ways, the people are the Government
''fhe President sent his most cordial
aloha 10 tho Hawaiian people. saying
that he would surely have come to Ha-
$ all had cable been Ia operation. but
a. present Il was impossible for him TO
be- out Of reach OF Washington for a
slngie day lie stated that he would
sursly come 20 Hawaii before his term
RaS over, but. IN the meantime, the
lfonae must pay strict attention 10 Ila