The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-29
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Minister Hatch has been here all the
week, a guest at the New Willard. He
has made several visits to the Capt.
toll. where he has been in conference
with Delegate Kalanianaole and where
| the two have met with Chairman
Hamilton of the House Committee on
Territories and with Chairman Foraker
of the Senate Committee on Pacific ISL
ands and Porto Rico. He has already
sent n cable message or two to Homo
lulu, telling in brief what he has ac-
complished towards getting Congress
to declare that the county act shall
not be construed as in violation of the
Organic Act Of the Territories. A bill
to that effect has already been intro
duced by Delegate Kalanianaole.
The Delegate and Mr.. Hatch in their
conferences with members of both
Houses about the proposed legislation
have met with friendly assurances.
Their work has largely been to explain
the purposes of the proposed act and
already the chairmen of both commit
tees, having the legislation in charge.
have promised to try to secure favor
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Congress. The House Committee on
Territories held meeting yesterday for
purposes of organization and arrange
ments have been made to give the
Delegate, Mr.. Hatch and others intiu-
entail here in Hawaiian affairs n hear
ing 1t is the purpose at this hearing
to make plain to the members of the
Territories Committee the purport of
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! the disastrous results that will other
wise follow the Supreme Court ruling
81 have hurried to Washington" said
Mr.. Hatch today at the Capitol, at
request from Honolulu to come here
and try to help the people out of their
present difficulty. 1 was on the main
land taking a vacation, when the re-
quest was made of me. l have come
and am doing the best l can. Our
proposition has been received in kind
ly manner. AS quick as this business
is out of the way / intend to go on to
New England for a little vacation"
Mr.. Hatch has had opportunity here
to renew acquaintance with many old
friends. He has been received with
cordially on every hand.
PARKER'S PROXY.
Mr.. Elmer Dover, the assistant sec
rotary of the National Republican Com
mittee and secretary of Senator Ham
ma, held the proxy of National Com
mitteeman Parker, of Hawaii in the
meeting just held here. at which it
was decided to hold the convention at
Chicago June 81.
"Col. Parker cabled to Mr.. Hanna a
few days ago that he could not be pres
ent," said Mr.. Dover today. "Mr.
Hanna wished me to vote the proxy.
authorized by Col. Parker. / had six
or seven proxies but distributed the
others around among different Repub
licans, holding the one for Hawaii my
self.
You can tell the people of Hawaii
said he today, that l voted right on
every proposition. I cast the vote of
Hawaii for Chicago as the meeting
place"
The past week has been a quiet one
In Congress. The debate in the Senate
on the Cuban reciprocity bill has had
few features Of interest. The final vote
is to be taken the coming week and
probably before Christmas the Presi-
dent will sign the bill which will then
be the law of the land Except for the
efforts to pass a corrective law for the
county act, there has been little activ-
ity at the Capitol in which the Terri
tory Is interested.
Delegate Kalanianaole has been do
ing considerable work in connection
with the estimates of Mr.. Carter, as
Secretary of the Territory, which were
forwarded to the Secretary of the
Treasury when he was in New York.
and also in connection with the est-
mates for the Territory generally. He
has been preparing statements to pre-
sent before the Appropriations Com
mittees of Senate and House at the
proper time to show the needs of the
Territories. These figures for the Ter
ritory will reach Honolulu. undoubt- |
edly, before this letter, either by cable
or by the Pacific coast papers. The
most OF them, however, are repeated
here as matter of caution.
GOVERNORS SALARY.
Secretary Shaw's estimates show that
$1,000 Is asked for salary of the Gov
ernor, which Secretary Carter asked
should be increased to $500 with the
eminent did not want to make 1t i'm
possible for any but rich men to become
that he was certain the gov
Governor of the Territory. This re-
mark caused considerable humorous
around the Capitol. in view
of Mr.. Carter's unexpected promotion
to the Governorship. The estimates
also ask for $4,000 for the salary Of
the secretary, $500 for the chief JUS
tice and 5000 each for the two asso-
ciate justices. There Is also an estimate
Of $4,000 for the salaries OF each of the
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ranaka, and the trial set for $3.50 a.
m. of Jan. 2.
THE FEDERAL COURT.