The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-29
CARTER
BEFORE
CONGRESS
5Doins Hard Work
On Island
Bill.
AT ODDS WITH
AGENT CAYPLESS
The APportionment and Kohafa
Ditch BiIIs-E. S. Boyd on
the Land Question.
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NllAsHINGToN. d. C.. March i5.-
w Territorial Senator George r
Carter is making a vigorous ef-
fort before the House Committee or
Territories. Representative Knox. OF
Mass. chairman. to have an apportion-
ment bill for Hawaii passed He has
had several conferences with Mr.. Knox
and also with Mr.. Edgar Caypiess. who
Is taking the Home Ruler side OF the
proposition warmly and seeking for a
contamination by which that party will
gain a senator and. therefore. have ten
members sure in that body. enough to
make two-thirds and. therefore. TO con-
troll all legislation over the Governors
veto.
\ One of the plans that Mr.. Caypless
1eagerIy proposed was to shake the
. l)names OF the Hawaiian Senators in a
hat and TO draw therefrom eight names
for the long term senator's Chairman
Knox unwittingiy seemed about to
sanction such a scheme. as he Is anx-
fous to avoid any quarrel on the floor
OF the House over the question Mr..
Carter pointed out that such a plan
would prove very beautiful for the
Home Rulers. as they have three Sen
ators from the First district. two from
the Second district. two from the Third
and two from the Fourth. OF more than
a majority of the names from every
senatorial district except the third
The chances would be about two to one
In favor of the Home Rulers gaining
the extra Senator. and Mr.. Carter de-
ciared that he did not intend To be
taken In by such scheme as that
Mr.. Carter does not take any stock
In Mr.. CaypIess' efforts to convince the
committee that the apportionment for
the First and Second districts must
stand and he has informed the commit |
tee on territories what Mr.. Caypless
mas in mind by urging the validity Of
that apportionment-the retention OF
Senator Bill White and the ousting OF
Senator H p. Baldwin
It was intended TO have a hearing be- !
for the Committee on Territories yes
terday. but the committee devoted the
time to executive session on other mat
ters. Chairman Knox said yesterday
he did not know what the outcome
would be on the apportionment bill. He
has been insisting that Mr.. Carter and
Mr.. Caypless reach some agreement. so
as to insure harmonious legislation in
the House. This seems impossible Mr..
Carter and Mr. Caypless have had one
or two talks over the subject this week
apparently without coming to any
agreement Finally. a few days ago
Mr.. Carter proposed to Mr.. Caypless
that they go before the committee and
fight IL out then and there. Mr.. Car
ter proposed that they should tell the
committee they could not agree Each
should state his own proposition. ex-
plain the situation from his own stand
point. and stand or fall by the result
Mr.. Carter told Mr.. Caypless that II the
committee decided there must be :
drawing from the hat for names. he I
would take his medicine like a man
and Caypless must do the same. He :
wanted a fair and square fight and a
settlement. Mr.. Caypless decided that
he didn't want to do that He thought &
a little more delay might be better. and 7
there the matter hangs up in the air. &
Chairman Knox has been appealed to {
TO aid the Republican party in the ISL {
snds. IL anybody IL To- be aided He has @
been told what the contest means and @
Of the opinion OF Republicans a
IN the Islands that. as justice is on e
their side. the Republican Congress I
having what belongs to them c
THE DITCH BILL
The Committee on Territories pre- 4.
Iented the Hawaiian Ditch Company's II
'iii to the House on Friday, March IL. =
md after a little debate II passed. The :
,ill will now be pressed before the Sen
tie Committee on Pacific Islands and =
territories. and will likely become law q
'efore many weeks. AT least every .
hing now seems to be plain sailing for q
he measure The bill was called M in n
ne House by Representative Powers.
u Maine. who drew the measure as re- -
'orted from the committee Mr.. Lacey