The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-02-13
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATION
At NATIONAL CAPITAL
Pratt's Work on the Fire CIaims...New
Territorial Bonds Not Desirable
Investment.



ian before the Senate House The Ditch bill hanging
fire in the Senate and whether will this session
question Senator Foraker heart opposed to the
he thinks such special by Congress ought be avoided
and the subject controlled by the local Hawaiian authorities But
he does appear earnestly opposing the BILL because
has support of majority of the Committee the Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico
Nothing with any Senator Mitchels bills and
prospect that there will be this session Congress-
The progress of w. o. Smith of Honolulu country
his Washington has been herded occasionally and Mr. Will
liam Haywood had telegram from Mr. Smith last evening
cling his expectation be here There is
prospects the immigration bill Senate but an
has been educational
codngy that be done there will be practically nothing Objectionable
that the clause may get during the
men of the session be slipped into the completed law Mr. Haywood
There delay the plans carrying provisions of the
told my cabegam The bill signed with quill pen
from the feather of an eagle which had been worn the war bonnet
feather which is estimated of the value of ponies He presented
to Mr. G. Pratt and he in furnished to the President
to Mr. Pratt who plans to take back Honolulu where
Mr. Pratt days ago sought authority from Governor Dole
to conduct the negotiations for the of the fire claims bonds before
ebegrams which have passed Honolulu Washington
As he was on the ground and somewhat familiar with the subject
in Washington will have to facilitate is thought at the
in making the law operative and that he will await suggestions
by Governor Dole when the proposed loan bonds shall be
LOW INTEREST BONDS.
While without authority from the Territory proceed
proposed bond Wyo
ming Mr. Hsey head Of financial house in New York
is of the opinion that the advertisements for the sale Of the bonds
by the Secretary Of the Interior will not meet with liberal
has likewise talked the subject with Senator Foraker who
pue tho Tero M SEA- ie is
the terms while the law before the Senate BILL but he had
factory to the Hawaiian people interested in the matter
If the bonds for long term Mr. Hasey they would
they shall redeeme after and surely the end OF fifteen
have been for higher of interest Porto Rcan bonds six
have recently been the market and municipal bonds
Of Arizona for per- cent interest have been selling lately co. So
in view of all the circumstances the outlook for the sale of the Hawai-
Mr. talked Judge Dillon we'll lawyer
Of New York. and an authority on bonds about the proposed Ha
Interior will approve Of clause in the bonds making them first lien
When too late to do anything the subject says Mr.
Pratt he received from the Islands earnest request that
put the fecam bill authorize payment of claims that
had been ubroated insurance companies that the
the would not be left without at ALL when
compelled pay the of claims ubrogated However, he
as has ep m e a 1e was 7 u, in Homo do
anything of that kind the BILL which went through as to allow
only those claims that certified by the Frecams Com
AN UNFORTUNATE MOVE.
1t regarded that any of the interest money
of That why Mr. Pratt has
sd Gove0T Dole Do that To II. nts his Judgment
suspended The bill passed by Congress will provide for the
the Secretary OF the Interior will be able to issue bonds Tor only
$4,000 But If the $4,000 part OF withheld the bonds
unpaid At the Department Of the Interior the information given
that the cannot inquire what the territory does with
be used in settling the insurance claims which have increased in
% as for hs%.ee na Should the @ s S the ao
not the burden dollar for dollar comes the revenues Of the
territory
Senator Mitchell has been II for three weeks and has been
present very ne the Senate lie is not pressing any Of the bills
The Cuban reciprocity treaty still drags along IN the Senate and