The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-01-31
OUR SPECIAL LETTER
FROM WASHING TON

Congressional campaign, and l expect
to perform like office for him in the
campaign this coming summer"
Judge Davis said that the party left
Juoge Gear, of the Circuit Court, in
San Francisco. He intended to leave
for Honolulu Immediately" continued
Judge Davis. His aged father and
others of his family live in California.
Tney wanted the son to come and
spend the Christmas holidays with
them, and that he consented to do, for
the first time in many years"
Mr. G.. T. McCrosson, who is inter-
ested for Col. Parker in getting some
legislation to allow the construction
OF irrigating bitches across public
lands, is here. stopping at the Congress
sional Hotel. He has been much in
consultation with Col. Parker, since
his arrival. I'VE are going to get the
bill introduced as soon as possible"
said Col. Parker in the lobby of the
Raleigh yesterday morning, and he SAID
Mr.. McCrosson could tell something
about the proposed provisions of it.
1--WE shall try to get the bill ready
to be introduced in week or two,"
said Mr.. McCrosson. I'VE planned,
of course, to have Delegate Wilcox in
troduce it, but he is so i'll now that
we cannot tell when he will be out
again, We propose to incorporate in
the bill a provision to have the land
laws of the United States extended to
the Territory o. Hawaii, so far as they
apply to telephones, telegraph, builu-
ing of railroads and construction of
bitches. These general land laws of the
United States provide that such COM
panies have right to proceed with their
operations by filing copies of their
MAPS their surveys, and the like, and
specifying what they intend to accom-
plish."
Mr.. McCrosson expects to remain in
Washington much of the winter to
urge the passage of the bill.
PACIFIC CABLE MATTERS.
The Pacific Cable hearings, mention
ed in the last letter to The Advertiser,
have been proceeding this week before
the Senate Committee on Naval At
fairs. There seems to be some doubt
about the right of private company
to land cable, according to the word
that is circulated in some quarters. At
least there are Senators who declare
that if the Pacific Commercial Cable
Company should attempt to land a
cable in this country without the con-
sent Of the Federal Government, it
would be possible for the Government
to set the United States Marshals after
them for trespass.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, elucidates
this idea by citing the case Of French
cable company that sought to land a
cable in this country some years ago
when Blaine was Secretary of State.
Their representatives appeared before
a Senate committee, and, when asked
something about their plans, said they
proposed to land the cable, whether
the Government gave consent or not.
Frye was then chairman of the COM
mittee on commerce, as he is now, and
held to the view that a cable came I'M
der the heading of foreign commerce
and therefore Congress had it under
control. At any rate Secretary Blaine,
appeared before the Senate Commit
tee and made such a strong argument
to that effect that the French company
gave up all idea of landing a cable
without the Governments consent.
OF course a cable between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu would be an inter-
state affair. Whether the Government
would be willing to interfere with it is
another matter, perhaps.
However. it is an interesting bit of
gossip that a Senator brings from a
recent White House dinner. President
Roosevelt was talking about a cable
and canal and prophesied that both
would be authorized at this session of
Congress. They will be-" said the
President, cor there will be an extra
session of Congress-"
LILIUOKALANI AND WILCOX.
Col. and Mrs. Parker and Prince and
Princess David called on ex-Queen
Liliuokalani Sunday evening, at her
residence. Col. Parker said yesterday
that the Queen had taken no decisive
steps about her claim and he has ad-
vised her not to, until he has oppor-
tunity to sound the sentiment of lead
ers in Congress. The colonel will I'M
doubtedly be able to ascertain whether
the task is a hopeless one. If 1t is he
will frankly tell her so. If he sees
some chance of having Congress grant
her some compensation he will take his
coat off and try to help her get at least
a portion of whatever may be due her.
AS soon as he was able to learn the
address of Delegate Wilcox, Col. Par
ker called to express his sympathy and
to offer to do anything to alleviate his
sufferings. Although Delegate Wilcox
is so i'll that his physician does not al
low visitors to see him, the Delegate
wanted Col. Parker to come up to his
apartment. With his characteristic
generosity Col. Parker told the Dele
gate that his services or his purse were
the Delegates to command for any
thing that could possibly make him
more comfortable.
"Mr. Wilcox has been a very, very i'll
man." said DR.. Harry A. Sellhausen,
one Of his attending physicians, today,
but we think he Is now well on the
road to recovery. His trouble Of ulcer
of the stomach is an old one with him
but he has neglected himself and the
malady finally forced him to bed. His
illnacS uas affandaI u,i,n cauara ham