The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-01
DELEGATE WILCOX BACK RUSSIA IN A FERMENT.
WILL HE LEAD HOME RULERS TO
BUSINESS?
The Territory's Representative Talks
of Work at Washington-Has Made
Friends With Gear Now.

Friends With Gear Now.
Delegate Robert w. Wilcox returned
this morning from Washington, COM
| ing from san Francisco on the trans
! port hancock. The news that he had
! come home spread very quickly about
| town and he mad not been on snore an
! hour before many Home Rulers and
| other friends were hurrying to greet
I him. lie drove to Senator Kalauoka-
lani's resluence on Beretania street,
| where many VISITORS called to say
| Aloha and talk politics.
Hawairs delegate to Congress says
| that Washington agrees with him and
! hfS appearance indicates that it does,
Tor he has gained flesh and looks bet
| ter, since he left here for the scene of
! his present labors in behalf of Hawaii.
His trip here is to be only a short one,
as he intends to go back in May. Mrs.
! Wilcox and the rest of the family re-
main at the national capital.
The arrival of the delegate may oper-
ate to save the Home kule party here
| from its tangle of family quarrels. The
| delegate says he made the trip to see
old friends and look after business. The
friends, however, are mostly members
| of the legislature and the business is to
see that the latter does something in
the way of legislation. The delegate
| stated this morning that he had not re-
| ceiVed very full accounts of what was
going on in the Legislature here, but
I he had the idea that lot OF very valu-
| able time was being wasted.
They ought to have had program"
| said Wilcox ''and should have been able
! to carry it through. AS far as L can
see there is not much time left now for
many necessary things and there will
| be a fearful rush of business at the
| end of the session"
Senators "Bill" White and Kalauo-
kalani were the first to see the dele
gate. He was not expected on the
| Hancock and no arrangements had
therefore been made for meeting him
at the wharf. He was recognized be-
fore the vessel docked, however and a
large crowd of natives gathered to well
come him. Speaker Akina of the House.
| Representatives Emmeluth and Makai-
mai called on him soon after got ashore,
and then many others paio their re-
Spects. Legislative business was the
topic after greetings had been exchang-
i ed.
Among many Home Rulers the idea
1 prevails that their leader-in- chief has
4 come Just in time to save the party, if
| saved 1t can be in the short time of
the session that is left. Calls had been
sent to him to come, and there were
broad smiles on the faces of Independ-
ents today when they heard the news
that he was here. Tney hope that the
discordant elemnts that will not select
| a leader from among themselves and
| follow him to the accomplishment of
| some legislative business will be will
ing TO patch up differences under the
| common leadership of the man who
headed their ticket in their victorious
campaign of last November.
Delegate Wilcox expresses himself as
| grained al his reception in Washing
ION, and very hopeful for the measures
for Hawaifs benefit that failed to pass
during the session of Congress Just end
ed. he laughs at the Gear unpleasant
ness, says that he and Gear have made
friends now and that the Senators and
i congressman at Washington paid no
attention to the Gear charges when
| they came to understand the situation
In the rush of business at the end
OF the session not only Hawaii but
many other places were pushed aside"
said the delegate. THE river and har-
Dor bill, under which there were pro-
visions for harbor surveying at Homo
lulu, Hilo, Kailua, Pokuu, Kahului La
haina and Waimea, Kauai, was killed
| Dy Senator Carter, but will of course
come up again. A bill for a revenue
cutter for Hawaii and appropriating
S25O,OOO therefor was strongly recon-
| mended and will pass next time 1t
passed the sundry service bill commits
tee, but in the cutting down of appro-
prlatlonS by the conference committee
| 1T was cut out. The treasury depart
ment strongly favors it and l have no
doubt it will go through next session.
| "A lighthouse bill for Hawaii and a
bill to provide a fish commission for
the territory, were also killed at the
END OF the session. About the only
| thing that got through was the agricul-
| tural commission, for which $4,000 a
year was appropriated. Jared Smith
| is now on the way here to take charge
l had letters asking that the proposed
agricultural station be at Hilo, as there
! is more land there. but the government
already has ground behind Punchbowl
| we shall see, however, when Mr.. Smith
gets here.
"A commission was asked for to visit
/ Hawaii ana look into the public lands
| question. Senator HansDorough intro
duced a bill providing for senatorial
committee to visit the islands for this
purpose but the contingent funds COM
mittee thou"ht 1t looked like junket-
ing trip proposition and the measure
was killed in that committee. / saw
senator Cullom and asked his assist
anee in the matter and United States
commissioner of public lands Benjamin
hermann may come here to investigate.
senators Carter and Harnsborough
Doth had measures to apply American
iand laws to the territory and they
though that no more public lands
should be sold here at this time.
1T was only a short session OF Com
gress and there were so many clash
ing Interests that little could be done.
At the next session / expect 10 get the
cable bill through. Nearly all are in
| FAVOR OF cable at least between Hoo
nolulu ana San Francisco. The bill for
recolnagle OF Hawaiian silver viii also
pass next time"
But for the unpleasantness caused by
aehf . chalBe OF treason, Delegate VIII
cox says MS treatment was very COR
| dial' For A time there We're some
people In Washington who thought se-
ilouhly OF that matter" said Wilcox,
but they dropped IL ne soon az my
| position was explained ! met Mr..
| henr later and we made friends al
lasi, ] thought ! should hnd him here
| when ] Eoi back but suppose now ho
must De on one ~ the sleamors due to-
morrow Both Domo"rais "Hf W.
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