The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-16
Especial to The Advertiser)

"a iASHINGTON, ID. c., May "A
" merry fight in the Senate over
the question OF territorial APP |
want to quit when there was prospect
of defeating such a bill as that which
passed the House. Something like
snapshot judgment on the situation
was taken there and Mr.. Carter feels
that the Republicans of the House did
not do all they ought to have done
for the struggling Republican party In
portionment seems in prospect. Mr..
George r. Carter has returned here, az
ter a brief sojourn again in Roches-
ter, NJ Y, where he was a guest at
dinner party with Lord Kelvin, to take
ND the fight In behalf of an appor-
tionment bill more to his liking. HIS
slogan is two short-term Republicans
two short-term Democrats, and three
short-term Home Rulers.
Mr.. Carter has remained over here
SO long now that he is very anxious 10
get back to Hawaii, but he did not
want to appear in the guise OF running
away from the fight and he did not
Hawaii. He was one of the delegates
from Hawaii to the Congress or the
Sons of the American Revolution, when
has just adjourned here, but was UNI
able TO get back to Washington In
time to attend His two colleagues,
who came on here as delegates from
Hawaii, have departed, being now IN
New York.
Senator Foraker has promised TO
take up the appointment bill next
Monday at n meeting of the commit
tee, but the matter may be postponed
that the committee may consider the
fire claims question. Hon. William
Haywood has gotten Senator Foraker
and others interested in the question
and there Is some hope OF getting a
provision on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, which Is now before the Sen
ate and being considered for amend
ment. AS that matter is of so much
Importance to the Islands, Mr.. Carter
is willing to give way for IT. He feels
that he can not stay much longer III
Washington, because of the press OF
business matters IN Hawaii, but he
wants to help his apportionment plan
along as much as possible before he
leaves.
Mr., Edgar Caypiess is working like
a tiger to get the House apportionment
bill through the Senate, as he regards
IT as a substantial gain for the Home
ing. He has succeeded in some fashion
in getting Senator Blackburn. of Ken
lucky, a Democrat. lined up with his
proposition. 1t remains to be seen how
much Roadway can be made in that d.
rection. Senator Foraker processes to
be friendly to Mr.. Carriers plan. but
it is by no means certain yet whether
T. will get out OF committee.
Mr.. w. o. Smith and Mr.. +. M. Hatch
have been here a few days looking al
ter the quarantine matter. They nave
conferred with DR.. Walter Wyman,
Surgeon General of the Marine Hos
pital Service. and with Attorney Gen
eral Knox. They have met with great
success and expect that the plan of
compromise. agreed upon before they
left Honolulu, will be carried out. 3"
successful has been their mission that
Mr.. Smith will probably leave Wash
ington in two days, next Monday. He
is a guest at the Shoreham and has
been In conference with Mr.. Haywood
considerably on matters affecting the
Islands. Mr. Hatch is n guest at the
Raleigh.
II is stated here that Mr.. Haywood
will probably visit Honolulu this sum
mer for the purpose of talking ovei
matters and comforting with different
members of the Hawaiian Sugar Plant
ers' Association.
The Hawaiians here are pleased a.
the prospects of getting revenue cut
ter for the Hawaiian Islands. Tit
Senate has adopted an amendment ap
propriating 100000 for such cutter
In the following language:
For the construction of revenue cut
ter of the first class, under the direc
ton of the Secretary of the Treasury
for service In the waters of Hawaii
500, 900; and the total cost of said reve
nue. cutter, under the contract whicl
p II hereby authorized therefor, shall no
exceed 100000"
The amendment was put on In tn
Senate last year but was struck out II
conference. When informed that Sen
ator Allison might be willing to engraf
the amendment on the bill, Delegat
Wilcox went to the treasury Depart
raent and got strong recommendatio
therefor from the head of the Revenu
Gutter service. The hard fight wi
rome in having the amendment kept o
the bill in conference.
Finis seems to have been written o
the efforts to get the Hawaiian ditto
bill through the Senate. as word ma
been received here that Colonel Parke
has compromised the matter in Hone
lulu and that II has been agreed TO auC
ton of the privilege of digging the IL