The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-11-27
INTERESTS OF
TERRITORY AT
THE CAPITOL
G. Pratt, if on the Ground at
Washington, Might Become
Secretary.
(xA1I SPECIAL TO TIE Advertiser,

! WASHINGTON D. C., Nov Ex-senator Foraker chairman
the Committee Pacific Islands and Porto Rico has poed his
committee and finds that there is majority thereof favorable to
the confirmation both of Judge Dole and Governor Carter The
favorable report will be made but probably the confirmation
by the Senate will be stayed little await the arrival of
mee from Honolulu understood be the with
When the Committee arrives its members will be informed what
the attitude of the Committee is and advised to make whatever
representations they desire the President who if impressed with
arguments ask that nomination of Judge Dole be
withdrawn In of the crowded docket of criminal
the islands, Senator Foraker does think the confirmation of
Judge Dole should be delayed There that Pres
dent Roosevelt will reconsider his action in making the appoint
ments
1t has been reported here that Prince Ko resented the
pomens Dole and Carter before he had been consulted and
that he would oppose confirmation The Delegate will hardly
pose the confirmation although he did be consulted 1t
shown him. his satisfaction, that cabegrams were
here consult with him but that he could be located not
having left with address where he could be reached
Senator Foraker will stand by the nominations and that
they confirmed at the proper time
Prince kulo has moved into house here at * Street
1t is in very desirable location and fashionable section of
the city The Delegate and his wife entertained at dinner
last evening by Mr. and Mrs William Haywood Senator Cuom
of Illinois, long friend of Hawaii also OF the
OF the occasion.
Secretary Loeb White House Offices, stated this
ing the President has in mind for Secretary of Hawaii
but nothing could be said about for the
Whether this is Mr. Pratt be said with certainty
had been the ground here in communication
with people about the time the appointments of Judge Dole
likely he would have secured
the appointment Probably the appointment of secretary will be
by cable before this letter reaches Honolulu.
The petition of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce for
bounty upon coffee has been the Senate and referred
Senator Foraker's committee.
Merrill acting chief of the service bureau
Treasury Department. said this morning that action had
sending the promised cutter to the m
wan added that orders could be issued about
till the end of the present Captain Shoemaker h
officer charge his desk The McCulloc OF te
possible ships to be Honolulu Francisco be
the detail is still in Alaskan waters
The introduction of bill by Senator Lodge regulate the
immigration aliens the United States OF to a
Should it become law its present form would
prevent arrival Jap aborers in Honolulu However, good
lawyers here the bill believe that the last
paragraphs violate the most favored nation treaties and that such
law could be easily knocked out in the courts he iu text OF
the Lodge Bill is follows:
4 BILL TO REGULATE THE IMMIGRATION OF ~AL!ENSI
INTO THE UNITED STATES
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives OF
United OF America Congress assembled That in add
ton the excluded under the Act approved March three
migration OF aliens United States" admission the
United States shall be denied All fifteen OF
language other language but admissible immigrant or
person hereafter admitted to this country may bring in
send for his wife, his children under eighteen OF and
his parents or grandparents over fifty years OF age they arc
otherwise admissible whether they able to read not
That for the purpose of testing the ability OF the immigrant
to read the inspection shall furnished with copies
the Constitution OF the United States printed uniform paste
twenty-five words OF said Constitution printed in the various
languages of the immigrants double small plea type Each inn
designate the language which he prefers the test
shall be made and shall be required read the words printed
slip in such language No two immigrants listed on the same
shall be tested with the slip An immigrant failing
provided shall be admitted but shall be
turned to the from which he came at the expense OF the
steamship railroad company which brought him Provided That
persons able the English language
other language able to do who shall enter the United
States the seapors thereof at Vanceboro Maine
Newport Saint Adams Vermont Pasburg Niagara Falls or
Buffalo, New York Detroit Sault Sane Marie Michigan Penn
ona North Dakota Sumas Washington Laredo FL aso Eagle
Pass Texas Nogaes Arizona shall be adudged have
red the country unawfuy and shall be depored as by law pro-
,ided th. N.. ERNEST u. WALKER.