The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-11
CAPITOL NEWS
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Congress. He is very busily engaged
in finding out what extent of regulation
of the free coming of the japanese the
eastern members of the Congress would
agree to, and this has not been wholly
satisfactory to the western representa-
tives.
Anything which will arouse interest
in the matter would be welcomed, and
on the other hand there will be close
attention paid to this action, as by it
will be established the ultimate stand
ing of the Chinese residents of the Phil
ippines. There, as in Hawaii, there
have been made citizens in the past
Chinese merchants who have large in
terests in the city's business life, and
who have always been regarded as sciti-
zens.
Another interesting feature which
is commented upon here is that during
the past election there were votes cast
by the very men VINO have been de-
clared to be aliens by the decision of
the Solicitor of the Treasury.
CHINATOWN FIRE LOSSES.
There is a feeling here among officials
WHO Suoulu hiiOW tHdl there Will Dt
recommended by the Governor to the
Legislature when it meets first that an
appropriation be made for the payment
of the losses during the fire in China
town. OF course the time of the Chi
nese embassy has been taken up with
other and more serious matters and
that country is not in good shape to
ask and insist upon quick action on the
part of the people of this country, but
there has been some work done thus
far on the part of the Japanese lega-
ton looking toward an early settlement
of the matter. The sum of the losses
as they are viewed here will not ex-
coed two millions and may fall below
that figure
1t is said that the President will ap-
prove such an appropriation for the
purpose, but there seems to be senti-
ment, among very few, it is true, but
still sentiment, that there should be
some kind of general allowance made
by this Government to cover the ex-
penSe of quarantine and the loss occa-
stoned at that time. This takes the
form of question on the part of some
men here as to whether or not there
will be a fair chance for a bill which
would set forth the efforts made by the
Hawaiian people to prevent foothold
by the plague there and thus save the
mainland from being infected. Should
this be pressed it is thought that there
might be a settlement which would
leave only part of the burden upon the
people of the Territory. For grounds
upon which to place this kind of meas
ure it might be urged, according to
those who have talked of the case, that
the Islands being a part of the coun-
try should not be compelled to stand a
charge which in the case of a state,
would come largely upon the national
Government At least there could be
charged to the national Government
naturally all the expense of the quar-
antine. In the case of an epidemic Of
yellow fever in the south the marine
hospital service is called upon to take
part in the matter of fighting it and
this might be turned to good purpose
in the making Of the argument in the
matter OF the plague. While nothing
has crystallized here, there may be
some action taken which would pave
the way for measure at the next or
long session; this one is too short to
hope for any action.
What will be the attitude of Congress
when the matter of the maintenance
of the proposed municipal forms of gov
eminent which are being discussed in
Hawaii come up here, should attract
just as much attention now as any
other feature. In the case of territor-
les there may not be incurred any
bonded Indebtedness without the per-
mission of Congress. This has been
seen many times in the past when the
various ambitious counties of the west
ern territories have desired to obtain
permission to give to some promised
railroad a bonus for passing through
the county in question. There is neces-
sary always the passage of an enabling
BILL 1t is very doubtful whether or not
there could be obtained such consent
for a bonding of the cities of the Ter
ritory in face of the successful and
economical administration of the cities
under the system of the past.
Hon. William Haywood, former Con-
sui Ganeral, who comes to the capital
| to represent the interests of the COM
mercial bodies Of the Islands, Will ar
rive in the city tomorrow. His trip to
the east was made by the southern
route and was interrupted by stop in
New Orleans which delayed his arrival.
B.