The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-16
WORKING
FOR FIRE
CLAIMS
All Hawaiians in
Washington
Busy.
WRITE AGAINST.
J COURTS BILL
Protests Based on Alleged Ineon.
sruity-RsiIroad and Tram
ways Franchises.
Especial to The Advertlser)


an fAsHINGToN. ID. c.. May a.
" The success Of the Territorial
Senate apportionment bill In
Congress now seems assured. As
stated In the last mail. the bill passed
the House few days ago without any
amendment or debate, having been
brought up there by Representative
Powers. OF Maine. one OF the men who
drew the bill Governor Dole told the
Congressional committees when he was
rneasure pending before Senate and
House They have taken him at his
word As the bill is now clear OF the
House its pasSage by the Senate at an
early date. as soon as IL is favorabD
reported BY the Senate committee. may |
be anticipated. This may be done be-
fore the present advices reach Homo |
lulu In any event Il Is as good as set
tied that the apportlonment bin will
become law.
Collector Stackable IL now assured
OF relief from the obligations imposed
On his bondsmen because of the loss Of
$50 600 on the steamer Rio JaneIro. as
the bill has gone to the President and
received his signature.
THE FIRE CLAIMS.
An the HawaiIans now In town are
working shoulder to shoulder 90 help
the IRE claims bill along. II was Mr..
william HaywoOd's idea TO have an
Identical note addressed TO the State
Department by the Chinese. Portu-
guese and Japanese Ministers. asking
an adjudication OF the fire losses. as
many OF those who lost their houses
we're foreign subjects. They are max
ing good progress Mr.. J. q. Pratt has
been at the Capitol much Of the time
In the last few days talking the sub
ject over with Senators and members
OUR LABOR CONDITIONS.
Hon Carroll ID. Wright. Commission
er OF Labor. has written TO Chairman
Ecnox. of the House committee on ter
ritorfes. recommending a change In the
organic act. making IL the duty OF the
United States Commissioner Of Labor
20 collect assert and present In annual
reports statistical details relating TO
All departments OF labor In the Ter
rftory of Hawaii. Mr.. Wright thinks
that a longer interval for the reports
would be far preferable, once In four
or i've years. Changes are not great
and rapid enough TO warrant the ex-
pense OF collecting the necessary data
and preparing reports TO Congress an
nuaIly." go
The House committee on territories
has taken no action yet looking To such
an amendment. but may before Con-
Eress adtourns-
E HAWAIIAN APPEALS COURT.
E. several weeks ago Representative ,
ssoadeIl. of wyoming. introduced bill.
r,,lea of which were sent 20 Honolulu
,or nrovtdIng n final Court of Appeals ,
a, the Territory, and thus TO avoid
,ne expense and delay OF having ap-
peals settled on the Federal courts OF
the mainland No action has yet been
taken on the bill, which. Ar. MON
deu says. originated largely with BIT.
3 G. Pratt. but there has been some
-,,1-ts,, rom high quarters Senator
,s~-k,ns- OF California. has written 10 I
- uou-e authorities calling attention {
-, .~-re Of the results Of having ap- I
,..,.s Cor the United States DISTRICT 8
t-,,.,-r .taken before the Supreme Court
~ the Territory a
"a c-itIeIsrn OF this provision IS
r-adN- writes Senator Perkins. "hich !
7 think ~ worthy OF consideration
4. heIs mat TO compel appeals to be SO
faken VIII cause all constitutional ana
other questions OF national ana inter
:, ,,to,aI importance TO be finally passed
-, hv simple Territorial court. /
,-,aEfr~ the United States Courts of
tr.vaJI subordinate 10 the local Su-
,.-ern. Curt II - further alleged that
the bin r. an attempt 10 accomplish
iadlrectIy what cannot be done direct-l
~ fn the Pearl Harbor and other I'm