The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-30

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certain IN TO whether ~ VIII not b
pfg~ou-hoied there. During the oriel
and desuitory discussion In the Senate
REGARDING the resolution. Senator Plat
OF Connecticut said he hoped the Com
rnlttee on Pacific Islands and Porte
Rico would not favorabiy report back
any such resolution. As introduced BY
Senator Mitchell the resolution reads.
Resolved. That the Committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico BE-. and
t. hereby authorized and directed %
Investigate. inquire into. and ascertain
the general condition % the Islands OF
Hawaii. the administration OF the az
fairs thereof. the area. condition. quail
lty. and value % the public lands. the
leasing. rslflnS. or disposing thereof.
ami 10 make such recommendations IA
may BE- deemed necessary: % investi-
gate and ascertain the area. condition.
quality. and value OF the crown lands.
the rents. Issues. or other revenues or
proceeds received therefrom since jan
uary II. 1850: whether or not the for
mcr Queen OF said Islands now pos
sesaes any legal or equitable right. title
or interest In or 20 the same: the rrart-
Ing OF franchises or other privileges.
tie question OF immigration. the c0rdi-
ton OF labor therein. and 10 inquire
into and report upon all osher neces-
sary matters pertaining 10 the execu-
tive. legislative. judicial. educationai.
tax. school. financial. and other systems
thereof.
For the purposes aforesaid saiH COM
mittee. or a subcommittee thereof ap-
pointed by the chairman. shall have
power 10 send for persons and papers.
TO visit the Islands. TO administer oaths.
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and said committee shall report at the
beginning OF the next session OF Con-
gress the result OF its Investigations.
the expenses OF said investigation to-
be paid out OF the contingent fund OF
the Senate"
Senator Hoar - Massachusef'- who
advocated the --vr-ent OF a sum OF
money TO the Queen in a former Con-
rress. proposed the following modifica-
ton In language after the reference 10
m investigation OF the Queens titles TO
lands:
'or whether said Queen has any
claim against the United States. legal
or equitable. by reason OF having part
ed heretofore wish her title therein"
Senator Mitchell accepted this modi-
hcation OF his resolution and IL went
back TO the committee with that modI- |
ncatfon. The desultory debate Indi-
Gated that Senator cockreli OF Mis-
souri,. one OF the members OF the COM |
nIttee. would oppose the appointment |
Of such n commission. which would
have 10 be paid for out OF the contin- |
gent funds OF the Senate.
CABLE MATTERS.
Delegate wilcox has presented a res
,iutiOn OF the Chamber OF Commerce
q Honolulu. asking permission. 10 J.
w. .fackay OF the Commercial Cable i
Company TO lay electric cable between
he mainland and the Territory OF Ha-
vail. II was sent TO the committee on
territories.
The action 90 the House in killing
ne corilss cable bill. for Government
viii doubtless be known
n Honolulu before this letter reaches
here. Mr. coriiss. who has been 50
sea1ous for his blu. the while repre-
OF corporations. with whom
10 II supposed TO be on friendly terms.
warmed the Capitol corridors. received
terrible defeat. The enac;inE clause
u the bin was struck out and all ef-
orts at legislation In that direction de-
Gated for this Congress- The CONNER
.iai cable people here regard u as n
treat victory for them and II II be-
ieved there will be no serious obstacle
,ut IN their way towards laying the
able. Very late In the debate Mr.. Cor
iss made n statement on the floor TO
he effect that he had been informed
rot n mile OF the proposed cable 20
Hawaii had yet been constructed
the friends OF the cable COM
ANY cabied TO London and In forty
had n reply from the maEu-
acturers Of the cable. stating that 1855
niles OF the cable had been built and
hat the building was going on At the
ate % twenty-six miles a day: also
hat the cable steamer siiverton would
. confidently believed that whatever
objections the President may have. In
he belief that he may not have au-
.hority 90 authorize the landing OF the
able. will be overcome when the time
'oF bsEinnins the work In at hand.
THE FIRE CLAIMS.
Delegate wilcox has presented rcso-
utions Of the Chamber of Commerce
md Merchants Association OF Homo
uiu. asking the United States 20 grant
aid TO the Territory for the payment
u claims caused by the burning OF a
part OF the city OF Honolulu To eradi-
ate the bubonic plague In 1900. which
was referred 10 the committee on
claims.
The news OF the action OF the Senate
on the Pacific Islands re-
sarding this claim IL already known In
In all probability. The gen
srai deficiency bill. on which II Is ex-
pected the hre claims oil will be pat
~ an amendment. was reported To the
House last Saturday ana xill be pass
"a there next Wednesday. Fhe ban
now has no reference to the fire claims
but there II little doubt that Il viii b.
put on In tn SenaSe. as Senator Fora
<cr has beer directed by the commit
Tee 20 submit II
sfr. J. q. Pratt has been congraiu-
lated on his success In accomplishing
hat much from the committed As
have Indicated In my previous letters
L - regarded n extremely doubtful
whether the claim can get through In .
my form a. this session. for ''Cncie
IOe's Cannon. chairman OF the ffs-tfse