The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-01-09
HAWAlrS AFFAIRS
AT WASHINGTON

Especial to the Advertiser from Washington)
WASHINGTON d. c. Dec 72-Congre has adjourned for the
holiday there general suspension OF business OF g
ate the Capitol But before the adjournment some
progress had of particular interest to Hawaii
First of all the immigration BILL which caused
scare for looking after Hawaiian interests in
day before the Senate adjourned holidays Good Judges
regard doubtful whether will pass at all and shoud pass
good assurance Representative Shauc OF Cincinnati Ohio the
Chairman House immigration committee and in large sense
he father the told before yesterday that the
bill was probably mented that for he is firm believer
- CIV ;son: ~ e measure although he warned its friends
winter that the could be pushed through the
Senate session Congress is the the educational test
which has the obectona provisions far Hawaii is
Mr. William Haywood who has been working night and day to
more hopeful than heretofore Several other nPee
legislation pending before the Senate including the
ceedngs holidays Then the statehood bill dragging
along the Senate debating all those now before I'll t m mrn
ing hour extends till That condition. Whle
made plain detail really favors the defeat OF the n
grafton BILL those who informed on the mysteries OF senate
procedure agree danger by past but conditions
The Cuban reciprocity treaty will also in all probability become
subject OF debate in the Senate sometime during January and @
While Hawaii not particularly desire the ratification 4 that treaty
teres passage Of the educational test in the immigration
DILL THE CUBAN TREATY's PROSPECTS.
On the surface would though the Cuban treaty would
be ratified at an surface there OBJ
stae may delay long time which eventually defeat
altogether. The the Deet
violent than the last summer but some OF the Sena
friendly insist that treaty OF amity with Cuba by
coaling will be assured should first be framed and
by Cuban Senate When that done these Senators say
ratiy the reciprocity provisions lher
formidable contingent the House OF Representatives who
are organizing allow the House
Unce joe Cannon the speaker OF the next House
that the Senate has constitutional powe
undertake the reduction OF tariff schedules without the Sanction
House The disposition to force the constitutional question
the front and have tested by the courts the Senate should per
program These and still other details perhaps bloc
of the treaty and possibly defeat it altogether lh
Cuban House OF Representatives in opposing the
for a coaing station causing in Con
gress land for coang station generally regarded
importance than the cut in tariff schedules
AMERICAN REGISTER FOR PIONEER.
Commerce has made favorable repor
bill grant American registry for the Pioneer the seame
which built in Germany for Hacked and Company.
PROGRESS OF THE FIRE CLAIMS BILL.
Good progress being made the fire claims BILL As telegraph
ed by the Nippon Maru days passed the Senat
chairman of the Paci
Porto Rico brought the bill afternoon, when tn
Senate quiet mood and nobody apparently disposed talk an
oppose The bill slipped through easily though had been
increase pension for veteran from S sly mont
OF appropriation of $Ioooooo 1t remains for tn
House to act and the chances are promising.
Representative Hamilton, OF Mich the acting chairman of tn
House committee territories told few days that the bi
probably OF with favorable repor
The Subcommittee is still aboring with the subject but nothing fu
her will be done until after the holidays Mr. J. G. Pratt wachn
carefully but hopeful He has determine the
"Uncle Joe whose opposition the
the floor would be serious although perhaps not fatal to it.
will be behalf all Hawaiian
here for couple OF weeks when Congress assemblies again
coal famine the Capital the item of chief general interest b,
the Venezuelan controversy keeping alive There
belief will be general warfare Caribbean right
and probably long before this letter reaches Honolulu the cab
will tell OF the completion OF negotiations for arbitration
ERNEST G. WALKER.
ESPECIAL ApvERTisER)
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