The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-12

hauiki as he passed through Honolulu;
he then referred the gentlemen TO Cen
eral Chaffee. Chief OF the General Staff
which passes on all such matters and
makes recommendations 10 the Secre-
tary of War.
The Delegate and Mr. Mcclellan met
General Chaifee by appointment this
morning, and were informed that the
General Staff had recommended imne-
diate requirement of the kahauiki
leases. II they can nc secured at
reasonable figure. This means that un-
less some of the leaseholders of ka-
hauik should, by asking an excessive
price, compel condemnation proceedings.
construction work on permanent post
at Kahauiki will be begun during this
summer. The War Department are
recommending a special appropriation OF
$S7, 900 for this purpose, but even should
that fail funds will be available from
the General appropriation for barracks
and quarters to make a beginning OF the
work
General Chaffee also minated to his
visitors, in answer to a question, that
the old armory quarters now used by
the Depot Quartermaster fronting on
Hotel street would probably be avail
able for militia armory as soon as the
Kahauiki buildings can be erected, al
though this is not in any sense
promise or official statement OF the Cen
eral Staff.
Mr. Smith has done all that could be
done for the protection OF Hawaiian in
terests on the Philippine Shipping bill.
As already known in Honolulu, the bill
has passed the Senate and been favor
ably reported to the House by the Com
mittee on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries, but it will not go into effect till
July l, 1905. There is no doubt OF the
passage of the bill by the House and
its ultimate enactment into law.
Delegate Kalanianaole said today that
it was hopeless to expect any legislation
here for Hawaii at this session, out
/ side of the two franchise bills. Il have
big stack OF letters from various men,
prominent in official life here" said the
Delegate today, stating some of the
reasons why no such legislation can be
had now ! wanted to have this in
black and white and will show the let
tiers when | get back to Honolulu. |
have had some hopes OF getting the bill
for the construction OF revenue cut
ter for the islands passed, but there is
nothing but DELAY in the House Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce, where it is being considered. The
| bill passed the Senate several weeks ago.
Every time | go to Col Hepburn the
chairman of the House Committee, he
| tells me he is trying to get the mem
| bers of the committee TO take 1t up
| but the members of the committee say
! they have been trying to get Col Hep
burn to take it up, and there you arc.
| know that Representative Cushman,
of Washington State, one of the mem
bers of that committee, has tried more
than once to get the bill considered
DELEGATE KUHIO AND SPALD-
ING.
A report was printed in the Wash
ington Times a few days ago that the
Delegate contemplates resigning from
Congress and will not come here for
the short session next winter. He said
today that there is no truth in such a
report Il do not know where they
could have gotten such an idea said
the Delegate There is no truth in il
whatever
Representative Spalding, of North
Dakota, chairman of the subcommittee
in charge of the county bill, still pro-
fesses ability to bring that measure out
and report it favorably to the House.
1t is not believed, however, that he will
succeed Il expect to have favorable
action from the subcommittee within a
few DAYS" said MIR. Spading today.
..NN, eIA,, tba
because OF the absence of members
from town.
Il have consented to drop my bill to
amend the organic law of the territory
as to franchises" added Mr.. Spalding,
because of several obstacles to such
| legislation. The chief OF these is that
there are no town or county govern
ments in the territory and individuals
would have no place to go for charters,
if the law was amended, as | proposed
i'll my bill"
NO MITCHELL LEGISLATION.
Nowadays one never hears anything
about the legislation proposed by the
Mitchell commission, that visited tia-
wall over year ago. The commission
undoubtedly accomplished great deal
in securing information about the is
lands but IT does not appear that the
recommendations are likely to be adopt
ed TO any extent. As the plans of fed
eral legislation for the islands unfold
in years to come the Mitchell report will
be OF value for consultation in com
mittee and for reference in debate AS
next session is the short session of Con-
gress, it will be too crowded for much
of anything in the way of general legis-
laton for the islands.
The nomination OF Collector of Gus
toms Stackable for another term was
followed by prompt confirmation in the
Senate, The President acted quickly
on the recommendation of Gov, Carter,
although the term does not expire for
several weeks yet There is good reason
for believing that the President will also
renominate most, il not all the terri
torial Judges, whose terms soon expire
ERNEST G.. WALKER.
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