The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-06


surmountable odds, Representative
shafroth Of Colorado had the amend
mcnt put In that these Judges should
/ be appointed by the President That
made Judge Humphreys appointment
possible. He then turned around and
used his position as Judge to influence
the notification Of a law which was
passed by a Legislature that Is more
in accord with him than with Governor
Dole.
HILO'S BREAKWATER.
Mr.. Phillip Peck of Hilo, whose brief
visit in the city was mentioned I'm my
last letter as at the New Willard Ho-
tel, has returned again and viii be
here some days. He went to New York
/ with Mrs. Peck. leaving her there to
/ visit with a sister while ne pursues his
4 mission here before committees of Con-
! gress He has been piloted around the
/ Capitol by Representative Stark OF Ne
/ braska, with whom he became ac-
/ quainted some years ago, when Judge
| stark visited Hawaii. Mr.. Peck comes
/ here in behalf Of the citizens of Hlo,
who want the harbor surveyed for a
breakwater. The bank of which he Is
| president voted TO pay the expenses
OF his trip, because of the good patron
age OF business men OF Hilo, who are
vitality Interested in the breakwater
| project. Mr.. Peck says he and his wife
| had a pleasant trip across the Pacific.
| having come on the ship Enterprise,
which used oil as fuel He has been
working quietly but industriously and
effectively here, saying a good word on
every hand in behalf of Hilo without at
all disparaging Honolulu.
| Mr.. Peck has arranged for a hear
ing before the Senate committee on
commerce regarding the breakwater
/ project. 1t is too late for any action
! of Congress at this session, as the riv-
er and harbor bill has passed both
! houses and is now in conference. But
Mr.. Peck hopes to interest prominent
! Legislators in the matter and possibly
| to have some beginning made by one
| of the departments. He went to Chair
/ man Foraker of the committee on the
| Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, r.
| whom he explained the great need of
! a new pOstOfiiCe building at Hilo. IT Is
understood to have been chiefly through
Nr Pecks efforts that the amendments
regarding public buildings at Hilo and
Honolulu were put on the omnibus pub.
lie building bill. He does not know
just how long he will remain here but
he wants to discuss these different top
les as widely as possible and also To try
to interest officials in having the Fed
eral Government maintain the light
, houses along the coasts of the Terri
tory and also to establish more light
houses. He attended a hearing last
Monday morning before the committee
on the Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
touching the fire claims. He would
have spoken In behalf of the claims
had there been more time.
PRATT WORKING HARD.
! Mr.. Pratt made quite an extended
statement at that hearing and there is
understood to be some sentiment in the
committee favorable to putting these
claims on the general deficiency bill as
an amendment. The best opinion is
that this will be done. Mr.. Pratt Is
working industriously to that end The
all important question, however, is
whether it will stay on in conference.
The Hawaiians here are very much
afraid it will not
TRAMWAYS JIG is UP.
Delegate Wilcox has asked for a talk
with the committee on territories be-
fore he leaves for Hawaii. He told me
this afternoon that the jig was up as
far as the tramways bill is concerned.
The bill was drawn in Hawaii and
sent TO me-" said he. But they must
wait. We can't do anything here. The
Legislature will soon be in session
again and they can present their bill
before that body. The Legislature can
do what it pleases with the measure.
| Congress won't act"
IMMIGRATION.
The question of the operation of the
/ immigration bill, which the House has
! been considering this week, upon Ha-
wall was preached briefly the other day
in debate. 1t seems settled that the
bin does apply to Hawaii in any par
ticulars but the following colloquy in
the debate may be worth mentioning:
/ Mr.. Robinson of lndiana-I see that
by section of the bill that it pro-
vides United States shall be CON
strued TO mean territories over which
the United States has jurisdiction,
What is the operation of the law, first
with reference to Hawaii?
Mr.. Shattuc-It takes in Hawaii
MT. RQolnson or lndlana-With refer
ence to the immigration from the Ter
ritory of Hawaii how would II apply?
j Mr.. Shattuc-I would like 10 call up
on some of the great lawyers upon the
committee to state that.
Mr.. kleberg-It would apply.
Mr.. Robinson of Indiana-would II
apply to immigration to the Philip
pine Islands?
Mr.. Shattuc-Not from the United
States.
Mr.. Robinson of Indiana-From other
countries?
Mr.. Shattuc-It applies to all other
countries equally and to all OF our new
possessions equally.
Mr.. Robinson OF Indiana-Then I'M
der 1t you can not either receive JAP
anese or Chinese in the Philippine Is
lands?
Mr.. Shattuc-No.