The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-02-06

the Speaker Of the House IL was for
warded to President Roosevelt, who
promptly signed 1t.
The House committee on territories.
in taking up the fire claims bill. COM
pleted about all the Hawaiian legisla-
ton they have under contemplation for
this session. Mr. Edgar Caypless' bill
to modify the election laws was re-
ferred to a subcommittee consisting OF
Mr.. Graham, of Penn, and Mr.. Thay
er. of Mass, but they were agreed that
it should be shelved. Mr.. Caypless and
Mr. Wilcox were at the committee
room two or three days ago to ask con-
sideration of the bill but Mr.. Thayer
told them 1t could not hope for favor
able consideration at this session.
EUSTIS IN WASHINGTON.
Mr.. William Eustis, of Minneapolis
who was recently in Honolulu. inspect
ing sites for a new public building, has
come to Washington and his official re-
port is expected within a few days.
1t will be forwarded to the Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives, printed
and referred to the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds. 1t is
hardly to be expected that Congress
money for a public building at Ho-
nolulu or Hilo. The House committee
in preparing an omnibus bill but it is
to cover projects already begun.
Mr.. Eustis was at the Capitol today,
and at the request of Secretary Shaw
was given a hearing before the House
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. He had numerous photo
graphs and maps of Honolulu and Hilo
along with him and these were exhib-
tied to members Of the committee. Sec
rotary Shaw and members Of the House
committee expressed surprise that Mr..
Eustis had been able to so successfully
arrange for sites for public buildings in
the two cities. and without cost to the
Federal government. Mr.. Eustis read
his report to the committee and tomor-
row expects to formally submit it to
Secretary of the Treasury, who will
transmit 1t to the Speaker of the House.
Mr.. Eustis's report describes the
postal facilities at Honolulu and the
necessity Of having a large space for
handling mail and five separate deliv-
cry windows for the different nation
alities. He says the post office Is badly
crowded at present. He cites the serv-
in ten years the postal business has
increased tenfold. He also tells about
the meeting of citizens in Honolulu
and the choice of a committee at the
head of which was Hon. L. A. Thurston
to assist in selecting a site. He told
about the quarantine at Honolulu, and
the increasing receipts of the customs
house, as a basis for the statement that
he fhnrpilph1Nr with ha nitizanS
of Honolulu that the customs house
should stay where 1t is.
Mr.. Eustis then says he thinks the
Bishop site the best and most available
one for a postoffice. and tells how Gov
ernor Dole has cabled his approval Of
1t.
Taking up the situation at Hilo, Mr.
Eustis comments upon the public spirit
and loyalty Of the residents there, and
upon the probabilities of a great har-
Dor there. He says that the present
postotfice building is both inadequate
and unsafe. and recommends a public
building for all Federal offices upon the
site selected by the citizens. He quotes
Superintendent Coopers opinion that
the entire block Is too large, but Mr..
Eustis says he does not agree with that
block as is not Immediately used can
be devoted to uses as public park
Mr.. Eustis also devotes some space
to the lighthouses of the Islands, de-
scribes the crude lights and recon-
mends the transfer and maintenance
thereof to the Federal government. In
concluding his report, he says:
I'm submitting this report, permit me
to express my warm appreciation of
the favors and kindnesses shown to me
In the matters I had In hand, and the
public spirit manifested by the citizens
of Honolulu and Hilo. Earnest, enter
prising citizens. full of faith and pluck.
noble Of principle and broad OF thought
make a progressive city. Such Is the
type of citizens responsible for the
present. and on whom rests the future,
Of those cities Of our tropical seas. 1t IL
but a young while since voluntarily
they came under our flag. and yet
find the spirit OF patriotism and love OF
union az keen and strong as though
the Stars and Stripes had for a century
waved over the. Islands. Since the
days when the Friend sailed from New
England with missionaries for the dis
tant isles, planting there the faith and
character OF Plymouth Rock. their his
tory has been eagerly watched and
cherished by the American people.
Now they are for all time one OF us,
May this happy union be 20 them IN
a material sense helpful ana not hurt
full"
The passage by the Senate today OF
a Dill 10 construct a revenue cutter for
( ire Hawaiian Islands probably pre-
sases the enactment OF the bill inta
Law AT this session,
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