The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-08
.HAWA||'S
COINAGE
Redemption Bill
May Yet
Pass.
Cspellai To The Advcrtlserj

M The chances are more than even
" that the bill for the recoinage
of Hawaiian silver win become
law before this Congress adjourns. /
intimated this in my last letter, not
withstanding the defeat of the bill in
the House, when II was brought up
suspension day under the two-thirds
rule. Since then Chairman Southard, OF
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures. has introduced a resolution
for n special rule. II Is understood
that Speaker Henderson and the COM
mittee on rules feel friendly to the
resolution. The Philippine debate Is
expected TO occupy the most of this
week, vote being in prospect Friday.
After that the House under the pro-
gram for adjournment before July 4
will have four or five days to devote
to miscellaneous business before the
end of Congress comes. 1t Is altogeth-
er probable that the rule will be favor
ably reported, which will allow of the
passage of the coinage bill There is
no doubt of it's commanding a majority
as the vote the other day demonstrated
Its consideration at best could com
mand hardly more than an hours time,
but Speaker Henderson will probably
feel 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
ments. 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-
tion that is pressing now before Con-
gress and Speaker Henderson is well
aware of the Importance 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 conferees as people
in Hawaii are probably already aware
from press dispatches to the Pacific
Coast which reached the last steamer
| Uncle 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 perila of the deep and realizes but
| little of the necessity of conveniences
| for transacting business incident to
ocean commerce. 1t has been a stand
ing fight for years to get him to con-
sent in conference or anywhere else to
the expenditure of any considerable
| sums of money for lighthouses, revenue
! cutters or other kindred improvements.
| The amendment for the revenue cutter
for Hawaii was put on the bill in the
Senate but he fought it so viciousy in
conference that the Senate conferees
quickly yielded
THE FIRE CLAIMS DEBATE.
A great deal of opposition has de-
| veloped 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, Sem
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 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 We're first having billion
dollar Congresses, that this is bill
lion dollar country, will still have eff
feet, the leaders in Congress do not
= want to hazard too much in the way
of criticism.
| Mr.. j. q. Pratt, the commissioner
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 look
out for the item. The general def
Cency bill passed the House last week
and is now before the Senate commit
tee, whence 1t will probably be report
ed within day or two. AS the fiscal
year closes one week from today, II is
imperative for the appropriation bills
, to be all completed this week and plac-
ed in the hands of the President by
next Monday. Accordingly Mr.. Pratt
! will know what fate awaits the meas
ure before many days have gone by.
HONOLULU QUARANTINE PLANT
DIR. Walter Wyman, Surgeon General
OF the Marine Hospital service, stated
. today that he had made no definite
plans yet for the permanent buildings
FOR the quarantine station at Honolulu
Il am assured" said he, that the tinal
, papers in settlement of the location fol
, station near Honolulu have beer
, signed and are on the way back I,
, Washington, but we can not do any
thing till those papers are actually re.
ceiVed and the title to the property
shown to be completely vested in the
United States.
something in the way of temporary
structures will be erected on the islam,
4 at an early day. We shall not need &
specific appropriation for that. Tn,
e money can be taken from the miscelIa
o neous appropriation for the Marin
e Hospital service"
e Dr. l., T.. Cofer, the Marine Hospita
p surgeon stationed at Honolulu, has for
i lwarded here a report coNerinr tha casa