The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-22


Foraker, chairman OF the Senate COM
mittce before which the Hawaiian ditch
bill Is pending. and with this decision
went a letter from Secretary HitchcocfS
strongly urging that the Hawaiian
ditch bill be defeated. The secretary
wrote that there was ample power un-
der the law for the Governor To- ac;
i'm such cases and stated It as his
opinion that 1t would be unwise to pass
such legislation at this time. This let
ter Of the Secretarys was written i'm
answer to a request from the Senate
committee for his recommendation ON
the pending bill. In his letter the Sec
rotary included recent letter from
Governor Dole declaring his belief that
the legislation would be unwisc.
From all appearances this kills the
Hawaiian ditch bill. The Senate COM
mittee held brief meeting last Mon
day, at which Mr.. G. 4. McCrossor
appeared in behalf OF the bill. As sew
eral members of the committee wer,
late I'm appearing. Mr.. McCrosson had
hardly fifteen minutes to present his
side Of the case aud then the commit
tee adjourned. another meeting may
be held next Monday. but unless there
- 0'll' 'AiiilEN VI ilbEi Aiil vi Allf l'tii I
OF Chairman Foraker the committee
VIII pigeon hole the bill.
Mr. McCrosson. however, Is hopeful
He said today that he thought the rec
ommendation of the Secretary of the
Interior would have little weight, as he
had already decided both ways. THAT.
to my mind. makes our case all the
stronger" said Mr. McCrosson. "Capi-
al Nttn In.
taking as long as there is doubt about
the law, and the best lawyers In the
Senate declare their opinion that the law
Us not fully determined by reason Of
the Secretary's decision. You see the
condition would be that as soon as any
body made a move to construct an ir-
rigation ditch, somebody would take
him into the courts and then all that
has been decided by the Department of
the Interior might be reversed. Capt.
tai does not enter into projects on such
uncertainties.
LITTLE ALIAS SMITH.
Judge Little II stnl at the Mctropoli-
tan Hotel, waiting for something q
turn up in the gubernatorial situation
As President Roosevelt has been away
all this week, Judge Little has simply
been waiting. and that is all he could
do. The President invited him to sub
NIT his views on the Hawaiian sltua-
ton, as he has invited all Hawaiian
visitors here of any prominence. The
Judge has been much at the Capitol
generally visiting daily the committee
rooms of Senators Clark and Warren
of Wyoming. He has been seeking ad-
ditiOnal endorsements for the COVER
norship on every hand. all of which, of
course, are duly filed at the White
House for the Presidents inspection
II is understood that Senator Quay OF
Pennsylvania is, at least passively, sup.
porting him, as Judge Little is "A ma
tive Pennsylvania. The Judge, how
ever, Is quite as non-committal pub
licly regarding his candidacy as could
be expected.
II am here on private business" said
he today at the Capitol.
You would not have the Governor
ship"
We'll" replied the Judge, warily. ~
am well satisfied with my salary as a
Territorial Judge, but ! would not be
averse to salary OF $4,000, such as Is
paid the governor. If any one in au-
thority should press the guberna torlai
salary upon me, ! should, of course, be
willing to accept it,
And everybody In Honolulu and Hllo
knows that the Judge would be more
than willing; he would be eager to get
on the pay rolls as Governor of the
Territory for the increased salary.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Delegate Wilcox is now able to be at
the House almost daily. He has been
looking around for some help to get
the $4,000 900 bill, to reimburse people of
Honolulu for the loss OF houses by fire
during the plague. He will not succeed
in that. The Marine Hospital officials,
with whom he has consulted, have
given him no encouragement.
Pretty full knowledge of the general
matters before Congress, in which Ha-
waiian people are interested, has gone
before in the press dispa tches to San
Francisco papers. A very extreme ex-
clusion bill passed the House, the Cali
fornia delegation having complete con-
tr0i OF the measure in that body. There
was occasional mention of the condi-
tons In Hawaii during the debate, but
TINS was only casual as to labor condi-
IONS there No prospects appeared OF
an amendment, allowing Chinese labor
ers TO come into the Islands, and would
not have stood a ghost OF a show to
pass. The Senate Is dealing with the
measure this week and II now seems
as though a milder measure will be
passed there. perhaps before this let
ter leaves the mainland. 1t Is pretty
safe To predict that the measure as It
becomes a law will be little more than
a re-enactment of the present law
The House is debating this week on
the Cuban reciprocity bin. Republl-
cans and Democrats have both divided
on their attitude towards the bill, but
the test vote the first day on going
into committee OF the whole made Il
PLAIN that the bill will pass there by n
large majority, probably some time
next week, as the debate promises to
be prolonged. The chief interest now IL
whether any successful combination