The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-13

alleged broken faith engaged the at
tention of the Senatorial Commission
yesterday and it was a merry dance
that the minds of the gentlemen had
in keeping in touch with the many sub
jects. presented at various times by
the men who appeared.
Trade bodies and private citizens
came before the Commission and TAX
en- on the whole it was the most varied
day that has been spent by the mem
bers, for they had interjected into it
luau luncheon, which delayed the
afternoon session for some time. Taken
as a whole too the members found
themselves set right on many matters
which affect the interests of the Ter
ritory. and there was perceptible
change of feeling toward the chief in
dustry.
Today promises to be one of the live
liest hearings of the entire session. A.
S. Humphreys was on the stand when
the session closed last evening. He had
been promised time and was put on
about half past four o'clock and had
only fairly got started when the ses-
sion was closed, as the members of the
commission were going out to dinner.
There was some little clouding in the
minds of the members of the Commits
sion when Humphreys began. Senator
Mitchell said to him: "You have ap-
peared before this body in two capaci
ties First you came as amicus curae
for the people of the Territory and later
as the attorney for the former Queen
do you appear now?" Humphreys said
he was coming under the general in
vitation to the people to present any
matters they thought to be of impor-
tance. and in addition to a special at
tention given by one of the members
of the Commission. Some one in the
audience whispered, Butt in, and with
that, whether or not it was audible,
the argument and the statement went
on.
There will be given up to the hear
ings only this mornings session. and
it is more than likely that the lanais
of the hotel where the session will be
held beginning at nine o'clock will be
the scene of a lively conflict of wits.
and business men stated to the MEM
bers Of the commission yesterday aft
ernoon that the statements which they
would hear this morning demanded de-
NAL, and at least one was invited to
appear Attorney General Dole an
nounced that he would ask to be heard
when Humphreys was concluded, and
the Commission said they would be
glad to hear him. After noon the Com
mission will be taken for ride about
the harbor and perhaps to Pearl Har-
Dor in the John A. Cummins, as the
guests of the Chamber of Commerce
and there will be given to this inspec-
ton of the harbors the entire afternoon.
There will then be nothing done until
Ior3ox, for sunday will ha taken I'm
with a trip to Waialua, where the mem
bers of the party will be the guests of
Capt. Whiting.
When the Commission met at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning the Naval
Station room was filled with visitors,
the business men of the city being in
the preponderance Chairman Mitchell
announced that he had given the first
time for the morning to the Chamber
of Commerce, and that the business in
terests would be heard first. There
were delegations from each OF the As
sociations in the room.
Chairman Irwin of the Chamber rose
and thanked the Chairman of the Com
mission saying also that the Chamber
would wait until there was opportunity
to proffer something new, filling in any
gaps which might remain in the testi-
mony offered by the various associa-
tions. He suggested the presence of
. delegation from the Planters Asso-