The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-22
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.

| When the members of the Commits
sion of Senators meet this morning at
nine o'clock at the Executive Building
/ for the purpose of looking into the mat
! ter Of the fire claims, there will be in
augurated the very last week of their
inquisition. Arrangements have been
made for their return in the Sierra to
the mainland, and they will finish up
their work during this week Senator
Burton is booked to get away in the
Alameda, but it seems hardly probable
that he will go in the ship.
! The work today promises to be of
character which Will leave little to be
desired There have been a wide num-
Der of subpoenas issued, but it is known
that the Crown Lands claim will not
be taken up just now. A day viii be
assigned later in the week for the pur-
pose of a hearing but it is not known
just what day will be thus given over
TO the claim. There will be much to
be done in the day for there have been
called long list of those engaged in
the events of 1898 and there will be ar
gument by Humphreys as well.
There will be a day set apart for the
service of the Chamber of. Commerce
at a meeting which is expected to be
held today. The intention is to give to
the Commercial body a full day at
which time there will be presented a
memorial and as well several represen-
tative men will make statements. 1t
will be thus a field day for the COM
mittee and business men as well, the
time being given in most part to the
setting forth of the conditions and what
must be done for the purpose of bet
tering the Territory.
| There are several men who have sig
nified their intention to be present dur
ing the week, and while no settings
other than those mentioned will be
made, the intending memorialists are
expected to be present each sitting and
take any chance to get in their testi-
mony.
When the mornings session today is
concluded the members of the commits
sion will be entertained at luncheon
by the Pacific Club and the afternoon
session will be held at the Hawaiian
Hotel beginning at O'clock.
! The return of the Senatorial party
last evening was accomplished in good
time and but for a long delay off the
harbor, owing to the inability of Capt.
Nicholson to get his range lights, as the
channel was full of sampans and the
evening was misty to an unusual de-
gree, would have been accomplished in
twenty-three hours. The Helene in
which the party came back made a
special trip to Hilo for the purpose
of taking on board the party and the
voyage was one of unusual smooth
ness
| The Senators could not say too much
| of good concerning their outing and
what they had been enabled to see.
Senator Mitchell declared that he ap-
preciated deeply the courtesy with
which the visitors had been met and
that all they had seen had been full
of interest. Senator Burton said that
the excursion had been filled with mat
ters of interest and the hospitality with
which they were met on every turn was
most gratifying. Senator Foster join
ed his colleagues in expressing his
pleasure with what he had seen.
t The company in the Helene was COM
posed as follows:
Senator Mitchell. Senator Foster,
! Senator Burton and wife, Miss Griggs,
j Secretary H. E. Cooper, H C. Robert
! son and wife, Senator Thurston and
wife Col Parker and wife, E. NJ. Boyd
and wife, Carroll Purman, c. w. De
Knight, R. c. A. Peterson, Paul F.
Mohr, D. L. Conkling, Judge Gear, E.
S. Boyd, A c. Gehr, Capt. j. Ross,
Mrs. Nawahi, w A. Purdy, J. T Nc
/ Crosson, A. B. Loebenstein, B. F. Dill
lingham, w. L. Stanley, Cecil Brown,
George r. Carter, Mr. Braemer, Mr..
Bergstrom, e. B. McClanahan left the
steamer at Lahaina.