The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-28

| boor; Senator Cullon. OF Illinois, chair
man OF the committee on foreign af-
airs; Senator Hanna, the closest politi-
al and personal friend OF the late Pres
ident Mckinley. and himself a Presi-
| Dental proba buity; Senator Depew. of
| New York; Senator Eikins. OF West
| Virginia; Senator Lodge. of Massachu-
| setts, the closest friend President
| Roosevelt has in public life: Senator
! Hale. OF Maine; Representative Can
non, chairman of the House committee
| on appropriations: Representatives
Payne. Dalzell and Grosvenor. the
| Speakers three chief lieutenants in me
| House. and Representative Southland, of
Ohio. chairman Of the COMMITTEES on
\ coirage, weights and measures. There
| VIII also be prominent Hawaiians pres
| ent, including Senator Carter. Mr.. ]. a
Thurston and Mr., w. y, Armstrong.
GOV. DOLE AND DITCH BILL.
1 This morning Governor Dole appeared
Al 1880 o'clock before the Senate COM
! mittee on Pacific Islands and POI to
| Rico to attend a hearing on the Senate
| apportionment bill aud on the Hawaiian
| Ditch Company's bill. The Hawaiian
| contingent in Washington was fully
| represented. Present were Mr.. Hay
| wood, Delegate Wilcox, Mr.. Edgar Cay
| pless, who drafted the bill to restrict
| the leases of public lands in the islands,
] as introduced by Representative Robin
| son, of Indiana. and who is credited
| with writing the speeches and furnish
/ ing the information for Mr.. Robinson
| on Hawaiian matters: Mr.. Carter. Land
| Commissioner Boyd, MIR. Thurston. Del
| egate Wilcox's secretary. MIR. G. T. Nc
| Crosson and Mr.. A. c. Gehr. The Gov
ernor, after quite a long interview with
| Mr.. McCrosson yesterday afternoon, de-
o,5as NO, he could not support the Ha-
waiian ditch bill. even as modified.
copy of which modification is sent by
this mail in a separate dispatch.
HEARING ON APPoRT1oNMENT.
Speaking first Of the apportionment
bill. Governor Doie told rho Sanotors
that the casting of lots wopId not he
entirely satisfactory As to what yYo,,Id
pe satisfactory apportionnent the
sYernor SAID he would defer. so far
as tls$Republican party Yas concerned,
to Mr. CceSter and Mr.. Thurston, both
OF whom were in the room. lie could |
not speak for the Home Rule party.
Subsequently Mr.. Caypaess and Mr. |
Carter were heard on the appcrtion-l /
ment bill, but they said little except to |
review the history of the controversy
and ito emphasize that the House bill, /
already reported from the House COM |
mittee on territories, would be accept |
able. Some OF the Senator'S present
questioned closely to ascertain the need |
of action by Congress. Delegate Will
cox, in a brief hearing, declared that
the remedy was to call an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature. They don't
want to call an extra session. declared
Mr.. Wilcox. They don't want a county
law passed. they don't want the Ha-
waiian Territory to be like any other
territory. but one-man territory"
The Senators apparently took little
stock in this statement. neither the Re
publicans nor the Democrats.
The Legislature was In session and
failed to pass an apportionment," re-
marked Senator Foraker. do you Z
think the Legislature would agree on
an apportionment now?'
Yes" responded Delegate Wilcox.
The Republicans pulled their own t
members of the Legislature away and l
would not have a quorum. If they could
lelp it," volunteered the Delegate I
And could they not do it again., I
asked Senator Mitchell. of oregon.
MIR. Wilcox said he would ask to be c
excused from commenting on the Ha- 4
Saiian Ditch Company's bill. Governor v
Dole had departed from the committee u
DOM to keep his engagement with Il
President Roosevelt before Delegate v
Wilcox testified.
Regarding the ditch bill Governor I
Dole spoke in some detail. There are Il
everal private interests affected by the n
'ending bill. how much cannot tell. a
- told the Senators. II should be sorry II
o see the practice of applying to Con- a
-ress for such privileges become regu-
ar The pending bill is TOO vague for
o important franchise to be based
pOn. There ie no provision for any 3,
evenue to the territory and no protec- %
ion for the water supply. If the water
upply is not protected the dense jungle
rowth might be destroyed and sue M
eeded by grass and the streams would n
un dry" The Governor told how he -
ad been requested to withdraw his op- .,
Csition but had refused. 1T is iInpos
ible" he continued. ''for Congress 20 IN
@ posted with regard TO details of il
natter like this. 1t cannot be prop
rly dealt with by Congress" eo
Governor Dole submitted to the com
littee a statement of water measure - -
1ents made by Mr.. Tuttle for the -,
Bishop estate, asserting that 1t was pf
ully reliable. and Senator Foraker di-
acted that it be inserted in the report at
{ the committee hearings. Be
.syvitb sucb a nrospect of affecting Pc
rivate rights" concluded Governor ex
,oIe. II think the matter involved in OF
MS measure should be given further %
ivestigation. There is no prejudice to de
ny party by leaving this matter TO the l.,
erritory Both the companies have wi
cen in the field about the same time. an
would seem to be against public in ha
rest to give the franchise by Congress dix
onal action TO any one of them" en-
Before the hearing the ditch bin W.
S'9 Doi'Oi uceu - va. IN , ioi 'llo - Nj
-oIs ~ doJou u, anu 1Iie iiea iiiS = no
yer III next SATURDAY some tIhie un
ring the week Governor Dole w He
lpear before the House committee on al
rritories. according to the present up
-ogranl. It looks as though something I
ze the House bin for apportionment tw