The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-18
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lalk over business matters.
THE DITCH DECISION.
NsI telepraphed boy the last steamer
Assistant Attorney General Wills Van
pevcnter, assigned TO the Interior De-
IIHIlIHtll. mas reviewer the Jaw III Ailf
case and decided that the Governor OF
Hawaii has fun authority to grant
licenses and to give long-term leases
fur public lands in the Territory for the
construction of irrigating bitches. This
g. a complete reversal Of the decision
give by the Interior Department last
summer. The text OF the decision does
not appear to be available yet. al
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had already been signed by the Secre-
tary Of the Interior. and that n copy
was to be furnished Senator Foraker
Immediately. The statement of a re-
Norsal of formal decision, however. is
authoritative, and the text will I'M
doubtedly be made public before long.
Mr.. Arthur c. Gehr. Land Commits
Sioner Boyd. and Mr.. Haywood all re-
gard this as a victory for their conten-
ton against granting any charter toI
private companies by Congress. and
probably this decision will head off
all legislation. However, Senator For
aker has had 1t in mind to pass some
general legislation. expressly giving
the Governor OF Hawaii authority to
act in such matters. He has been
urged to let the matter drop right here
and now. He may consent to do so.
The House Committee on Territories
will probably press the apportionment
bill at an early date. There Is every
probability OF its becoming law. AS for
the other bills they are sleeping a long
slumber, as | have indicated in previous
letters.
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
Developments Of the last few days in
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show in the Senate and that II will
have some chance of becoming law at
this session. The steering committee
of the Senate decided this morning to
give the canal bill the right of way.
contemporary with the Philippine bill.
The Cuban reciprocity bill is not yet
before the Senate. and therefore the
steering committee could take no cog
nizance of it. but 1t is believed that
when the Cuban bill has been placed
before the Senate, as it will be after it
has passed the House, the latter part
of next week, it will be put ahead of
the canal bill.
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin today
wagered sixteen boxes of good cigars
against one box Of cigars of equal quail
ity that canal bin would be passed
and signed at this session of Congress.
He Is Il pretty good judge, although
some still think that the canal bill viii
fail in the closing days. There are signs
Of a terrible fight in the Senate over
the Cuban reciprocity bill. That and
the Philippine bill will likely provoke
long debate, probably a month in all.
Representative Corliss of Michigan is
printing himself for another speech on
the Pacific Gable bill. Nobody Is pay
Ing much attention To him. He is ex-
pected to launch on another bitter at
tack against the company with his re-
markable zeal for attack on this par
ticular point.
ERNEST G. WALKER.