The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-19
COMMISSION WILL Be
ASKED TO REMAIN
LONGER
RAINY CITY WILL HAVE MUCH
TO PLACE BEFORE THE SENA-
TORS-LAND AND LABOR QUEs-
TIONS WILL BE GONE INTO.

HILO, September 1L-When the
United States Senate Commission ar
rives here tomorrow, the Senators COM
posing the Commission will at once be
asked to change their programme so
as to provide for longer stay in Hilo
than is now planned. Hiloites say that
Honolulu is, as usual, cutting out Hilo
and taking up all the time. There are
quite number of people who want to
appear before the Senators, and the
work laid out by Hiloites cannot be
done in day.
J. +. Ryan, of Olaa, is one of those
who wants to address the Commission,
on land matters, and he announced that
he could take up a couple of days. A.
l.. LOuissOn, the Hamakua coffee man,
is preparing a memorial, and wants to
talk to the Senators in favor of a pro-
tective tariff or a bounty on coffee.
Loebenstein and Senator Russell will
join with Ryan in presenting the land
proposition, and the merchants of Hilo
have named a memorial committee to
prepare a statement as was done by
the various Honolulu organizations.
Philip Peck is chairman.
The land question seems likely to
take up the most time. There is much
talk in Hilo of frauds and favoritism
in the administration of the laws as to
land openings, and the kickers will
have a great deal to say if they are
given time.
Hios other main topics for the COM
mssioners will be the harbor break
water and docks, the establishment OF
a better quarantine station under the
Federal government at Hilo, and the
erection of Federal buildings for the
post office, custom house, etc. The la
Dor question will also be gone into.
Governor Dole is being criticized for
not mentioning Hilo in his letter to the
Commission suggesting subjects of in
vestigation. This is the first thing Hi
10 people noticed, and hammers were
drawn at once, for use when the Sem
ators same.
There was some little difference of
opinion in Hilo as to how to look after
the Senators. Some people wanted a
banquet and some preferred luau,
while others pointed out that the whole
time to be spent by the Commissioners
on Hawaii was not long enough for
them to hear the views of citizens who
want to appear before them The ban
quet idea has been dropped, but there
may be a luau. The result of the dis
cussions was the appointment of the
following committees, who will look
after the Senators in Hilo:
| lNtCtpllOll--NIs Il lIlIllSt - a. oNobASf
/ c. G. Kennedy L. a. Andrews c. N
| Prouty, Jr., Milton Rice, John I.
Brown. Mrs. Robert HawXhurst, Mrs.
r. II. Guard, Mrs. r. II. Reid, Miss
Emily Peck, Mrs. Luther Severance.
Entertainment.-Joh r. Moir, A. b.
Loebenstein, j. d. Lewis, j. T. Stacker,
Mrs. Philip Peck, Mrs. j. l.. Richard
son, Mrs. T.. d. Baldwin, Mrs. j. T.
Stacker.
Business-R. r. Guard, A. b. Loeben-
stein, Captain Fitzgerald.
! Memorial-Phihp Peck, ]. Castle
! Ridgway Charles FurneauX, Charles
/ NJ. LeBlond, Il. n. Holmes.
! Finance-G. II. Williams J. U. Smith,
| Carl Smith, G.. f. Alfonso, a. Humburg..
| According to present plans it is ex-
| pecte'd that the Senators will go to the
volcano on Friday, and they are sup
| posed TO take the steamer Helene after
| that, and use her to go wherever they
want. Maalaea Bay is one place they
are said to contemplate visiting, and
other harbors between Hilo and Ho-
| nolulu may be inspected.