The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-09
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TERRITORY SLOW
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act upon the electric bill. He has
naturally become somewhat impatient
over the long delay, but during his stay
here has been able to perform much
valuable service for the islands, outside
of the work that specially brought him
here.
Delegate Kalanianaofe and Mr.. Nc
Clellan went to the War Department
Saturday, where they had conference
with Secretary Taft, about confirrna-
ton by Congress of right of way
through the military reservation at Ka-
hauiki for the Oahu Railway and Land
Company. The secretary has fayorably
recommended to both houses of Con-
gress the confirmation of such a grant,
which is regarded as good step for
ward.
NOTIFICATIONS BILL.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Haywood, as we'll
as others here, have been active IN Sc
curing a favorable action on the item
of $4,000 in the Fortihcations Bill, as
it passed the Senate, for Notifications
on the Hawaiian Islands. They saw
Representative Littauer, of New York,
the leading conferee on the part of the
House, recently. He told them that it
was useless to hope for more than $780,
600, which was the sum agreed to by
the House, when the bin was under con
sideration there. But the prospects are
good that a provision for that amount
win be allowed to remain in the bill.
Mr. Smith, Mr. Haywood and Mr.. Nc
C1ellan have been very industrious in
urging an appropriation for fortihca-
lions from the time the subject was
4 LII -
been for them, the appropriation would
probably have failed altogether, as there
was no disposition to press it in the
Senate Committee on Appropriations
MILITARY POST.
Delegate Kalanianaole and Geo. B.
Mcclellan, representing the Merchants
Association, met the Secretary of War
by appointment on Friday last. to pre-
sent the matter of permanent military
post for Honolulu with barracks and
other necessary equipment for the same.
Secretary Taft expressed his personal
interest in the matter. due IN part TO
the opportunity he had of visiting Ka-
hauiki as he passed through Honolulu;
he then referred the gentlemen to Gen
eraI Chaffee, Chief of the General Staff, /
which passes on all such matters and /
makes recommendations to the Secre- I
tary of War
The Delegate and Mr.. Mcclellan met
General Chaffee by appointment this
morning, and were informed that the +
General Staff had recommended lfnnle-d
Hate requirement of the Kahauiki
eases, If they can be secured at a
reasonable figure This means that I'M
ess some of the leaselIolders of Ka-
lauiki should, by asking an excessive
,rice. compel condemnation proceedings,
construction work on a permanent post
# Kahatiki will be begun during this
urnmer. The War Department are
a special appropriation of
81 600 for this purpose, but even should
hat fail funds will be available from
ne teneral appropriation for barracks
nd quarters TO make beginning OF the
lork
General Chaffee also .intimated to his
isitors, in answer to question, that
he old armory quarters now used by
lie Depot Quartermaster fronting on
Totel street, would probably be avail
bic for a militia armory as soon as the
.ahauiESi buildings can be erected, al
cough this IS not in any sense
-ornise or official statement OF the Cen
al Staff
Mr.. Smith has done all that could be
one for the protection of Hawaiian In
rests on the Philippine Shipping bill.
5 already known in Honolulu. the bill
Is passed the Senate and been favor
,ly reported TO the House by the Com
ittee on Merchant Marine and Fish
les, but it will not go into effect till
Nv L. 1905. There is no doubt of the
usage of the bill by the House and
; ultimate enactment into law
Delegate Kalanianaole said today that
was hopeless to expect any legislation