The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-30
WILCOX
LAUGHS At
HUMPHREYS
The Office Seeking
Judge Is
Crank.
DELEGATE THUS
PUTS OPINION
Sudden Activity Over Tramways
Bill Peck and His
tiilo Bills.
Especial to The Advertiser,


IN . RASHINGTON, d. c., June 16.-
vA There was some commotion
w among the Home Rule contin-
gent of Eawaiians here in
Washington on receipt OF news that
Judge Humphreys had Congressional
Aspirations. Delegate wilcox comment
ed vivaciously regarding It; Mr.. Ed
gar Caypless likewise commented vi
vaciously.
Delegate Wilcox says 1T was not al
together news TO him. II had a letter
few days ago. said he. as he leaned
on the brass railing in the rear Of the
Legislative chamber III was from one
OF my friends in Honolulu. who told me
that Humphreys had approached him
to ascertain how much support he could
have from the Home Rule party.
''Oh, Humphreys is very much of
crank" continued Delegate WILCOX,
and he intimated that the judges aspi-
rations to come 30 Congress would end
in fiat failure. Mr.. Wilcox thinks
Humphreys can't get any votes, and
lnuS also l0lnkS tdypftSc
THE bailiff and one or two other Off
GERS of his court might go to the polls
for him" said Mr.. CaypIess. sneering-
iy. He can't win anything. least of
all the Home Rulers
THE TRAMwAYS BILL
The sudden activity of Delegate VIII
cox and Mr.. Caypless in behalf of the
Tramways bin was briefly indicated in
a telegram from me per the Last steam
err They received an urgent word from
Hawaii to push the bill for all there
was in them, but the effort was short
lived. A subcommittee was appointed
by the House committee on Territories,
consisting of Mr. Brick of Indiana, Mr..
Powers of Maine and Mr.. Lloyd of Mis-
souri,, the latter a Democrat. Governor
Powers was away and as the two gem
tlemen from Hawaii urged the legisia-
ton earnestly, they secured a hearing
subcommittee seemed 10 be inclined to-
wards recommending the bin favorably
at first, but finally after tive or three
days of considera ton, they decided to
allow il to so to the full committee
without any recommendation, save that
the matter be postponed till next ses-
sion. There is no chance of the bill
becoming law at this session of Con
gress. Mr. Pain of the Tramways Com
pany is believed to have been urging
the Delegate and Mr.. Caypless to do
their best TO get the legislation started
in Congress.
The arguments made before the sub
committee were TO the effect that moth
ing could be expected OF the Hawaiian
Territorial Legislature. as the oppo-
sition TO the installation of electric
power on the Tramways line was sufh-
ciently strong to prevent legislation
Mr. wilcox told the subcommittee of
two that he had a petition from con-
siderable number Of members OF the
Legislature urging Congress to act. He
had expected TO produce this petition
before the subcommittee but inforraed
them that he had lost the petition and
could not find it. He told me yester-
day that he was going 10 file the peti-
ton with the committee on territories
right away.
Il can not remember all the names of
the signers." remarked Mr.. Wilcox.
but l can tell you some of them. There
acre about thirty in all Among them
vas Senator ID. Kaiauokalani. Senator
Hon. William White, SEN
ltor y. e. Kaiue. Speaker ]. A. Akina
and Mr.. r w. Becky"
Mr.. Wilcox has promised the commit
lee that the petition viii soon be filed
and then the fun text and the names OF
al the signers will be available. Mfr.
raypless insists that the Tramways bin ~
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