The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-06-02

my mistake was in trusting Knox
If any of you go to Washington on
business of this nature, | advise you to
get someone to object when an objec
tionable measure of this kind Is
brought up in the House. Where
there is no objection the bill is likely
to pass.
"When an objection is made the bill
has to be set for discussion. If l had
thought for a moment that Knox was
going to fall down | would have ar
ranged matters with some member be-
fore leaving for Chicago.
Started on the Senate.
81 then started in on the Senate. ]
went 10 see Senator Foraker. Strange
to say, Hawaiian matters are not re-
terred to the Committee on Terrific.
res, but to the Committee for Porto
Rico and the Pacific Islands, of which
Senator Foraker is chairman. also
went to see other Senators. Foraker's
committee was with us.
81 felt that if we did not succeed in
getting anything done this session
there would be chaos in Hawaii.
"Caypless said he was confident that
his bill would pass the Senate. He adj
mitted that had the entree with the
Senators, but was none the less sure
of his bill going through.
Saw Senator Foraker.
81 made an appointment with Sena
tor Foraker. These men are exceed
ingly busy. Just to give you an idea
how difficult it is to see some of these
Senators, Senator Foraker said that
he could talk to me II would come up
to his house while he was dressing for
dinner. I went. He was not dressing.
He had finished dressing. | asked him
about our apportionment bill.
80 am going to report it Monday for
YOU he said. Tt will go to conference
and you will have to keep a watch on
it. He explained that Congress was
in bad humor, having so much Phil
ippine and other important business
on its hands.
81 told him that l could not stay to
attend to the matter. He said that
someone would have to look after the
bill. He said he thought the will would
pass the Senate. Foraker said further
that he was taking my word for the
bills importance to the Republican
party He himself, he said, did not
see the Importance of the measure. 1t
was a small matter, after all, in his
opinion.
I'VE discussed the matter further
with the result that l addressed i let
ter to Senator Foraker, at hts sugges.
ton. | will read the letter:
Letter to Foraker.
Washington, d. c., May 4, 1892.
" Hon. ]. r. Foraker. Chairman Of the
Committee for Porto Rico and the
Pacific Islands, United States
Senate
"'Dear Sir: House bin 1876, even
as amended by report 1912, apportlons
the Hawaiian Senate adversely to the
Republicans and favorably to their OPP
ponents, the native Home Rule party
However, owing to the many
measures of national Importance
which will now occupy Congress until
its close, it seems as If the best inter-
ests of Hawaii Mil be served by yield
ing to the bill ~ the form that it has
passed the House, rather than accept
the rendered support of the majority
of the members of your committee,
which means a further delay; con
ference with the House and the pos,
sibility of the matter being lost sight
of in the last days Of the session.
1.-THE Importance of some action by
Congress outwelghs all other consider.
atoms. Kindly thank the members of
your committee who have signifed
their willingness to assist the Republi
can party and the natives that are 10y.
al to 1t. Very sincerely,
GEORGE r. CARTIER"
The Dinner to Dole.
Senator Carter went on to speak of
the friendly and Interested attitude of