The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-05

w that the bill for the recoinage
of Hawaiian silver will become
law before this Congress adjourns- 1
intimated this in my last letter NO.
withstanding the defeat of the Dill IN
the House, when it was brought up
suspension day under me two-thlroS
rule. since then Chairman Southland OF
tbe committee on coinage, weights and
measures. has introduced resolution
for a special rule. 1t IS understoo"
that Speaker Henderson and the com
mittee on rules feel friendly TO the
resolution The Philippine debate Isl
expected TO occupy the most or TINS
wee,x. a vote being in prospect Friday
After that the House under the pro-
gram for adjournment before July 81
viii have four or five days to devote
TO miscellaneous business before the
end of Congress comes. 1t is altogeth-
err probable that the rule will be favor
aaly reported, which win allow of the
massage of the coinage bill. There is
no doubt of it's commanding majority
as the vote the other day demonstrated.
It's consideration at best could COM
rnand hardly more than an hours time,
but Speaker Henderson will probably
sees willing to allow much time. because
Of the Importance of the measure.
Hon. William Haywood is watching
the measure closely and, providing he
is able to get it through the House,
would probably be able to have the
senate at once concur in the amend
fnents. whatever these may be, so that
the bill could go at once to the Presi-
dent for his signature. That is the
only really important Hawaiian legisla-
ton that is pressing now before Con-
eress and Speaker Henderson is well
aware of the impor lance of having it
completed at this session.
A REVENUE CUTTER.
The appropriation of 100000 for a
revenue cutter for Hawaii carried on
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
stricken out by the c0nferees as people
in Hawaii are probably already aware
from press dispatches to the Paciflc
Coast which reached the last steamer.
tsIJntIe joe Cannon. the chairman OF
the committee on appropriations in the
House. has lived all his life in an in
land community and knows nothing OF
the periIs of the deep and realizes bul
little of the necessity OF conveniences
for transacting business incident 70
ocean commerce. 1t has been stand
ing fight for years to get him 10 con-
sent in conference or anywhere else 70
the expenditure of any considerable
sums of money for lighthouses, revenue
cutters or other kindred improvements
fnr o
for Hawaii was put ga the bin in the
Senate but he fought it so viciousiy IN
conference that the Senate conferees
quickly yielded.
THE FIRE CLAIMS DEBATE.
A great deal of opposition has de-
yeioped in the Senate to putting the
appropriation of one million for the fire
claims of Honolulu upon the general
deficiency bill. Although such action
was recommended by the committee on
the Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, Sen
ator Foraker, chairman, fears are en-
tertained lest the appropriation COM
mittee, of which Senator Allison Is
chairman, may refuse to incorporate
this provision on the BILL The total
of appropriations by this Congress has
grown SO great as to alarm the politi-
clans somewhat and a vigorous effort
is being made all around to keep the
total down. This will come pretty near
being a billion dollar session of Con-
gress, and while Reeds old time re-
tort when we were first having billion
dollar Congresses. that this is a bill
lion dollar country. VIII still have eff
feet the leaders in Congress do no
want to hazard too much in the way
of criticism
Mr.. j. G.. Pratt. the commissions
from the Board of Trade in Honolulu
has not given up hope. He is working
with might and main to get the Senate
committee on appropriations to lool
out for the item. The general def
cheney bill passed the House last weel
and is now before the Senate commit
tee. whence it will probably be report
ed within day or two. AS the fsca
year closes one week from today, il &
imperative for the appropriation bill
to be all completed this week and plac
ed in the hands OF the President b,
next Monday. Accordingly Mr.. Prat
~fll know what fate awaits the meas
IRE before many days have gone by.
HONOLULU QUARANTINE PLANT
DR.. Walter wyman. Surgeon Genera
of the Marine Hospital service, state
today that he had made no defnit
plans yet for the permanent building
for the quarantine station at Honolulu
II am assured" said he. that the fina
papers in settlement of the location 70
station near Honolulu have bee,
signed and are on the way back t
Washington, but we can not do any
thing Till those papers are actually re
ceived and the title 10 the propart