The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-18


lands There should be new and expert
valuations"
The House Committee asked Mr.. VIII
cox in rather informal way about his
school bill, and "jollied' him consider
ably about the cartoon in the Adver-
tiser, wherein he appeared sitting upon
hot stove, with a warm brick i'm his
pocket. drafting The measure
"Smebody here in this city drew
that bill for me-" explained Delegate
Wilcox. He followed the law OF MI
nos pretty closely That has provision
for the purchase of fuel ana he put It
into our bin. And that Was well
enough" declared the Delegate. There
are some cold sections in Hawaii, where
it is Necessary to have schools. In some
Of the highest attitudes of the Islands
you should remember we sometimes
have snow" Mr.. Caypless suggested
also that fuel for the schools was nee
essary in Hawaii 1t is safe to con-
lecture, as | have before written, that
none OF these bills will pass Congress.
Delegate Wilcox has recently intro
duced several bills, some of which viii
certainly be interesting in Honolulu.
one Of these is a bill to provide for the
settlement of fire claims during the bu-
bonic plague. The bill is very brief,
having been introduced March 81 as
follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That the sum of three million
dollars is hereby appropriated out of
any money not otherwise appropriated.
for the settlement of the fire claims for
the destruction OF properties in the city
of Honolulu during the bubonic plague
in the year nineteen hundred.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby empowered to pay
out of the Treasury the above sum to
the commissioners of the fire claims of
the Territory of Hawaii, who have the
adjusting of the said fire claims under
the authority of an act of nineteen
hundred therefor"
Another bill introduced by Delegate
Wilcox the same day provides for the
| appointment of Senators according to
the plan agreed upon by Representa-
tives Powers of Maine and Robinson of
| Indiana, composing a subcommittee, as
| told in. my last letter. The plan has
not Yet been reported TO the full com
I mittee and remains in statu quo. The
| text of the Wilcox bill on this subject
/
| reads:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
| House of Representatives of the United
| States of America in Congress assem-
| bled, That the several Senators elected
in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth
! Senatorial districts at the first general
| election held in the Territory of Ha-
| wall shall except as hereinafter pro-
vided, each hold office for the term OF
| four years from the date of such cleo
| ton.
Sec 2. That for the First Senatorial
| district n. Russell and J. ID. Paris shall
| each hold office as a Senator for such
district for the term of two years.
| THAT for the Second Senatorial dis
| trict William White shall hold Office as
Senator for such district for the term
of two years
THAT for the Third Senatorial dis
trict d. Kanuha, George r. Carter, and
| William c. Achi shall each hold office
as a Senator for such district for the
| term of two years.
That for the Fourth Senatorial dis
trict !, II. Kahilina shall hold Office as
a Senator for such district for the term
| of two years"
| THE HAWAII RAILROAD JOB.
| Recently there has been about the
Capitol big plump, jolly fellow,
known in Oklahoma, his native heath
az "Gristmill'' Jones. He is a Territor-
| ial Senator, railroad promoter, and a
friend of Capt. Hammer, an OElahoman
who sojourns in Washington much of
the time, Captain Hammer is a friend
OF Delegate Wilcox. "Gristmill" Jones,
who has aspirations to succeed Dele
1
ma. has his eyes upon Hawaii as a ia
vorite field for exploiting new railroads
and to accommodate him Delegate WILL
cox introduced bill Ito grant the right
| OF way through the islands of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii to the Hawaii Railway