Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-14

enough to carry on the work OF inspec.
ton as thoroughly az we think neces.
sary. then we will have to help them I
and make mp the difference.
81 am not In favor Of switching the |
ton.ccnt levy from the work It Is at
present being used for TO the encour
arcmcnt of tourist travel.
"lf Il can be shown that there is no
longer any need for the ten-cent levy,
then all right Let us do away with Il.
lf on the other hand II cannot be
shown that there Is no longer any nee.
essity for the fund, then we should
stick TO IT, If the Chamber of Com.
merce satisfies itself that there is no
more trouble. then must It trouble still,
tor the tax on the merchandise coming
to this port was made for a specific
purpose. Under such circumstances, 1t
would be necessary 20 drop the tax and
then take M the matter again for the
purpose of making a new levy. the
fund thus raised to he used in the
work of encouraging tourist travel to
the Islands. You cannot touch the
fund in its present condition for any
purpose other than that for Which II
was originally intended"
I Chairman Wight of the committee
Dn tourist travel arose to make some
remarks in connection with the report
and presumably in answer to some Of
the things Mr. swHnzy had said, but
/ the Chair called him to order, stating
that he could not talk unless II was on
. the motion. which was to postpone con.
I sideration of the report of the commit.
tee until two weeks hence. He had al.
/ lowed Mr.. Swanzy o go on because he
did not like to interrupt him in the
midst of what he had to say.
/ Mr.. Swanzy said that If he had been
/ unparliamentary in what he had done
he wished to apologize. His ouly in
tention was that the members should
be brought to realization Of the Sc.
riousness of the situation and to give
them food for thought.
The committee in charge of the prep.
aratlon of memorial to be forwarded
by the Chamber of Commerce to
Washington, protesting against FEEDER.
al control of the public lands. reported
through Chairman Schaefer that 1t was
not yet ready to report. The memorial
vas being prepared by w. o. Smith. It
had been the intention to forward II by
the steamer yesterday, but as the me
mortal could not be gotten ready In
that time It would have to go forward
on Friday.
There was some discussion as to
whether or no the memorial should be
presented before the Chamber of Com
merce for formal adoption. Mr.. Schae'
fer said he had understood that II was
to be sent forward by the committee
after having submitted 1t to the vice
president for his consideration. Mr..
Macfarlane stated that he thought II
would be the safest plan to submit 1t
to the Chamber as a whole. He re-
fnembered an instance In which the
Senatorial Commission sent back a
communication of the Chamber be.
cause of the fact that 1t had been sign.
ed by the officers only. Senator Mitch.
ell, on receiving the communication,
asked If 1t had been acted on by the
Chamber as a whole. On learning that
II had not, the communication was re-
turned for proper action. II would he
best to prevent anything of the kind
happening again.
On motion. II was voted that spe.
cial meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce be held on the 2Sth inst and
that the memorial be taken up for con.
sideration at that time.
Mr.. Waterhouse reported for the
committee appointed to prepare a me
mortal to be sent to Washington. pro
testing against the control OF the lepeT
settlement by the Federal Government
Further time was asked for and grant
ed, and II was the sense of the meeting
that this memorial be considered at
: the same time as the one relating to
the Federal control of public lands.
Secretary Spencer reported for the
committee on cablegrams to Washing
ton to the effect that the cost Of send
ing separate cablegrams to the various
Parties in Washington decided on by
the Chamber had been found to be SO
great that the secretary had taken II
upon himself to send the form of the
cablegrams to VIM. Haywood In
Washington with instructions to for
ward copies to the ,Senator Foraker
and Congressman Knox forthwith.
The action of the secretary was ap
proved by the Chamber
At this point, all. the cablegrams
sent and received by the Chamber OF
: Commerce on Cable Day were read
and ordered placed on file.
Secretary Spencer next brought up
the matter of communications from
/. Walter c. Weldon. Mr.. Spencer stat
ed that Mr.. Weldon had written telling
OF his work. He had lectured in hotels
! and Y. NJ, C. AS and on one or two
, occasions had lectured for Jay.
The most important matter was con
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