The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-15
CHANCE
FOR THE
CLAIMS
Good Assurances
Given to
Pratt.
BIG ESTIMATES
FOR TERRITORY
The Coinage Bill Bids Fair to Win
Out-Reciprocity Is Losing
Ground.
Especial to the Advertiser }

WASHINGTON Cd, c., December l.
There were several people of Hawaii
an interest on hand today at the OPEN
ing of Congress. Mr.. j. G.. Pratt OF
Honolulu came in this morning, and,
after both houses had adjourned, went
down to the House restaurant. where
he enjoyed light lunch with some
friends. He has begun work immedi-
ately and received some words of en-
couragement. / told in recent letter
how Mr. william Haywood, who was
also at the Capitol this afternoon, had
started the work Of the fire claims by
having the international aspect of the
matter developed by the ministers of
China, Japan and Portugal. Mr.. Pratt
was told this morning by a prominent
SENATOR who is a friend of Hawaii
that that aspect of the case would un-
doubtedly give it better standing be-
fore Congress and he believed it would
| have fair chance of favorable action
/ from Congress at this session.
| Delegate Wilcox, as is already known
in Honolulu, crossed the Pacific in the
same steamer with Mr. Pratt, but he
! has tarried en- route, and will not be
! here for day or two yet.
| QUARANTINE STATION
/ The estimates of the Secretary of
the Treasury, forwarded to Congress
| today, contain several items for Ha-
wall The secretary asks $65, 900 for
disinfecting wharf and runway COM
| plete at the Quarantine Station at Ho-
nolulu. He asks $4,000 for barracks
! for housing Orientals undergoing de-
tention; $4,000 for laundry plant, in
cluding machinery and building, and
10000 for retaining wall around
Quarantine Island. 1t is probable that
! a part of this money may be appro-
priated at this session, but doubtful
whether Congress will be willing to
give the entire sum- In addition to that
sum of $780, 900 for the Quarantine Sta
ton at Honolulu, the secretary re-
| quests that $4,000 be appropriated for
the maintennce and ordinary expenses,
including pay of officers and employees.
ISLAND SALARIES.
| Other items for Hawaii included in
| the annual estimates to Congress are
| SIS 900 for the salary of the governor;
/ So 900 for the salary of the secretary;
| SIS 800 for the salary of the chief justice
and two associate justices; $23,500 for
/ the salaries of circuit court judges; and
| SO 900 for contingent expenses. These
| items will all be appropriated in the
sums mentioned, without doubt, as will
| an item OF $4,000 for the payment OF
! the salaries of the clerk and reporter
| Of the United States district court for
! Hawaii, at $4,000 and 81 200 respect
lively.
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.
Another Hawaiian item inserted in
! the estimates is $4,000 for maintain
! ing the existing lights on the Hawaii
an Islands. 1t is accompanied by
| foot note that from the reports OF the
/ Hawaiian commission it is found that
| this is about the amount which 1t will
/ cost to maintain the Hawaiian lights
now in operation, based on the cost OF
maintaining similar lights in this
country"
NO RECIPROCITY.
| The hopes of any treaty with Cuba
on reciprocity lines during the present
session become more and more remote.
The arrangements for treaty, which
seemed all under way three or four
weeks ago, seem now to have been en-
| tirely disconnected and the prospects
| for reaching an agreement are by no
means Drlgnt. Inc Senators ana men-
bers who fought Cuban reciprocity last
session are fighting it now just as Bit
terly as ever, with few minor excep-
tions. The session will be short and
| there will be great press for time to
attend to other matters that must in
reality be disposed of before March 4,
next.
COINAGE BILL.
Representative Hill, of Connecticut,
who is a member of the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, and
who has taken an active interest in the
Hawaiian coinage bill, said today that
it would be easily adopted by the
House at this session. which would
| insure it's becoming law.
| ERNEST G. WALKER.