The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-01
CARTER
BEFORE
CONGRESS
Doing Hard Work
On Island
Bill.
Especial to The Advcrtiser)


fort before the House Committee on
Territories. Representative Knox, OF
Mass. chairman. To have an apportion-
ment bill for Hawaii passed. He has
had several conferences with Mr. Knox
and also with Mr.. Edgar Caypless, who
As taking the Home Ruler side of the
proposition warmly and seeking for
contamination by which that party Will
gain a senator and, therefore, have ten
members sure i'm that body, enough @
make two-thirds and. therefore, 10 con-
troll all legislation over the Governor
veto.
one Of the plans that Mr.. Caypless
eagerly proposed was TO shake the
names of the Hawaiian Senators in a
hat and TO draw therefrom eight names
for the long term senators. Chairman
Knox unwittingly seemed about to-
sanction such scheme, as he Is anE-
ious to avoid any quarrel on the floor
of the House over the question. Mr..
Carter pointed out that such a plan
would prove very beautiful for the
Home Rulers as they have three Sen
ators from the First district, two from
the Second district. two from the Third
and two from the Fourth. or more than
q majority OF the names from every
The chances would be about two TO one
in favor of the Home Rulers gaining
the extra Senator. and Mr.. Carter de-
clared that he did not intend to be
taken in by such "A scheme as that.
Mr. Carter does not take any stock
I'm Mr.. CayplesE' efforts TO convince the
committee that the apportionment for
the First and Second districts must
stand and ne has informed the commit
tee on territories what Mr. caypless
has I'm mind by urging the validity OF
that apportiOnment-the retention OF
Senator Bill White and the ousting OF
senator II. p. Baldwin.
II WAS intended to have "A hearing be-
for the Committee on Territories yes
terday. but the committee devoted the
time to executive session on other mat
ters. Chairman Knox said yesterday
he did not know what the outcome
would be on the appOrtionment Dill lie
has been insisting that Mr. Carter ana
Mr.. Caypless reach some agreement 80
as to insure harmonious legislation In
the HOUSE This seems impossible. Mr..
Carter and Mr. Caypless have had one
or two talks over the subject this week
apparently without coming to any
agreement. Finally. a few days ago
Mr.. Carter proposed to Mr.. Caypless
that they GO before the committee and
fight II out then and there. Mr.. car
ter proposed that they should tell the
committee they could not agree. Each
should state his own proposition, eH-
plain the situation from his own stand
point. and stand or fall by the result.
Mr. Carter told Mr.. Caypless that II the
committee decided there must be a
drawing from the hat for names, he
would take his medicine like man
and Caypless must do the same. He
wanted a fair and square fight and
settlement Mr.. Caypless decided that
he didn't want to do that. He thought
a little more delay might be better. and
there the matter hangs up In the air
Chairman Knox has been appealed to
10 aid the Republican party In the ISL
ands. II anybody Is to be aided. He has
been told what the contest means and
informed OF the opinion OF Republicans
in the Islands that. az Justice Is on
their side. the Republican Congress
ought to aid the island Republicans In
having what belongs to them.
THE DITCH BILL.
The Committee on Territories pre-
scented the Hawaiian Ditch COmpany's
bill To- the House on Friday. March a.
bill will now be pressed before the SEN
ate Committee on Pacific Islands and
Territories. and will likely become law
before many weeks. At least every
thing now seems to be plain sailing for
the measure. The bill was called up In
the House by Representative Powers,
of Maine. who drew the measure az re-
ported from the committee. Mr.. Lacey
OF Iowa was called to the chair as the
bill was considered In the Committee
~ the Whole. Mr.. Powers explained
the purposes Of the measure as follows:
"There II organized. under the au-
thority OF the Legislature OF Hawaii.
n ditch company. That ditch company
has leased and purchased certain water
rights where the water II now falling
into the sea. 1t desires to convey tina.
water to other lands and to irrigate
them. In order to do that they must
cross certain land the title Of which IL
in the United States. The Secretary of
the Interior, after careful examina-
tion OF the statutes, decided that he
could not grant them authority or right
10 cross this land. and that they must
get II from Congress.
THE committee are very generally |
OF the opinion that he had that author
ity. ] VIII say that the committee are
unanimous In this report. Now, there
Is n general statute which II referred |
To here, and which ] can read, which |
authorizes all ditch companies, where
they desire to irrlgate land. to cross
Government lands in other Territories |
We have given them the same right OF |
crossing this land OF the Government |
which every ditch company has In ev-
cry other Territory In the United
States. I'm the Territory OF New Mex
leo and Arizona and Alaska. II having
been decided that that general act does
not apply TO Hawaii They ask no ex-
elusive rights. We have also placed
one other burden upon them that in
addition to complying with all the pro-
visions and stipulations Of the general
act which applies to all ditch compan-'