The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS IN CONGRESS
aa HaHas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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and the collection of statistics for the
l'third annual report is now being pros
ecuted. From the character or the
statistics which have been secured each
year, and the information accompany
| ing them, II seems quite evident to the
Bureau that changes in labor condi-
tions in the Hawaiian Islands are not
sufficiently rapid or great to warrant
| the expense of collecting the necessary
data for annual reports He also
states that the passage OF the bill,
which has his approval, will not only
save expense to the Department OF
Commerce and Labor, but will also
save the expense of printing and pub
| fishing these annual reports of Ha-
| wall, which are not paid out of the
appropriations of that Bureau.
THE bill also has the approval Of
: Hon. George b. Cortelyou, Secretary
dated January 10, 1904, and addressed
to Hon. Gordon Russell.
after careful investigation the Com
mittee on Territories are unanimously
of the opinion that there is not suffi-
cient good arising or resulting from
the annual reports as to warrant the
expense thereby incurred, and that the
passage of the bill will necessarily do
away with considerable expense both
of taking the statistics and of printing
the same, and that in the interests of
economy, without in anyway impairing
the efficiency of the public service, the
change proposed in this bill can be
made and should be. The committee
therefore unanimously recommend the
passage Of the bill referred to-"
COUNTY LAW.
The view that the County law of Ha-
wall is dead, by reason of the decision
of the Territorial court, as expressed
to me by members of the House Ter
ritories Committee, is not unanimously
shared here.
II think it not improbable that the
committee will take the matter up fur
Their" said Representative Spalding, of
North Dakota, one of the committee
and chairman of the subcommittee that
had the county law under considera-
ton.
1--WE are waiting now" he added, ito
hear from some representative people
out there as to what we ought to do.
OF course we have the power here in
Congress to legislate along that line, If
we care to, subject only to the limita-
lions of the Constitution. We can make
the law. which the Territorial court
killed, valid, If it is deemed wise TO
do so. The trouble here is we are all
at sea as to what the people of Ha-
wall want, and ought to have. There
are so many differences of opinion over
every matter that comes up, we are
left in the dark as to what the right
thing is.
Before the news reached here of the
decision of the Territorial court, we
We're decided to make an adverse report
on the ratification of the county law.
But that does not prevent us from
making notifications in the law and
from reporting some sort of a bill, pas-
ed on the county law. ] have hoped
that we could hear from Hon. w. o.
Smith, who is now in town and who is
familiar with conditions out there. We
shall try to reach some conclusion in
the matter that will be for the best in
terests of the islands"
THE DELEGATES DoINGS.
Delegate Kalanianaoe stated today
that he expected within day or two
to have an audience with members Of
the Lighthouse Board in the Treasury
Department about the establishment
and construction, of new lighthouses
where needed around the islands of the
territory as recommended By Gov.
Carter. The recommendations of the
Light House Board are indispensable
before Congress can be induced to act.
The Delegate has already received a
communication from the Master Pilots
Association, through its officers on the
Pacific Coast, favoring the proposed
projects. He says he is pressing the
matter as earnestly as he knows how.
II am contemplating an effort to Sc
cure legislation for a preliminary sur
vey of Honolulu Harbor by army en-
gineers," said the Delegate, las pre-
liminary to legislation for the improve
ment of that harbor. / have talked
with a number of Congressman recent
ly, who advise me that that is the
surest way to secure harbor improve
ments. These men are doubtful in the
extreme about Congress ever under
taking such an Improvement till army
engineers make survey. They be-
lieve that Congress will never be will
ing to vote money on the survey of
territorial engineers"
LOBBYISTS INJURE LILIUOKA-
LAM.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani is enjoying
good health here this winter. Delegate
Kalananaole says he saw her only two
or three days ago and found her in
good spirits. He is doing nothing to adj
vance her claim, entertaining the view
that, under the circumstances with pro-
fessional lobbyists working in her be-
half, Congress is not likely to vote the
money. II believe Congress would vote
her fair sum-" said the Delegate, IF
it We're asked without the Intervention
of lobbyists. Many members have talk
ed to me about it. introduced the bill,
but that was about all / could well do.
1t is unfortunate the matter has been
handled in such a way"
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