The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-09
(Mail Special to Advertiser.)


migrant Commissioner Sargent, VIII,
was in Honolulu last summer, is to b,
thanked for fastening the arrange
ments for constructing the new sta
ton for the Territory. Since the de
cision that the Supervising. Architect!
office Of the Treasury Department
should have control of the building
the case seemed hopeless. There are
eighty other buildings to be construct.
ed by the Supervising Architects Of
fee all of which are ahead of the Ho-
nolulu station. Mr.. Charles e. Kemp.
ner the chief executive officer of the
Supervising Architects office, said to-
day, it would be eighteen months before
the work at Honolulu could be under
taken by that office.
A few days ago Mr.. Sargent began
to urge upon the Secretary of the
Treasury the urgent demands of his
department for a new immigrant sta
ton. He suggested a plan by which
it could be brought about. This was
the appointment of Mr.. o. G. Ira
pidSeIl, VI I1ohoiulu, dS super
ing architect" Last summer Mr..
Traphasen prepared some plans for the
immigrant station which met with Mr.
Sargent's approval very fully. Plans
We're also submitted by Mr.. Beardsney.
On Mr.. Sargent's suggestion therefore
Mr.. Traphagen has been appointed by
Secretary Shaw as experimenting
architect" as already announced by
~ ar,.ia
thority for Mr.. Traphagen to prepare
plans and let contracts and otherwise
proceed with the work.
The Supervising Architects office will
retain general supervision of the sta
ton. I'VE will approve Mr.. Trapha-
gems plans" said Mr. Kempner today.
IF we desire changes made in his
plans, as he submits them, we will
have those changes made. All the au-
thority is retained in this office. 1t is
long way to Honolulu and it will
take considerable time to get the work
on the station under way. But should
think that by the middle of the sum-
mer the work on the structure ought
to be beginning. That will be great
gain on anything we could possibly do,
if the plans for the station were to be
prepared in this office"
HAWAIIAN COINS.
Chief Z. B. Daskam, of the division
of public moneys in the Treasury De-
partment, said today that the work
of exchanging the Hawaiian silver for
coinage of the United States, has pro-
crossed favorably from the standpoint
Of the Treasury Department. while
the time limit for the receipt of the
Hawaiian silver coins as legal tender |
has expired" said he, I'VE are going !
right on exchanging them. Silver /.
coins of the United States are being I!
sent back to the Islands still in ex- |
change for any consignment of the ,
Hawaiian coins received at San Fran
cisco. This is exactly as was done
in the case of Porto Rico, when we
took in the old pesetos there. The
law places no limit on the time during
which we may exchange the Hawaiian
coins. 1t only limited the time when
they We're legal tender.
THE Hawaiian coins have come in
pretty slowly. According to our latest
reports there are still about 100000 of
those coins in circulation. We have
some evidences in the Treasury De- r.
partment that quite a sum of those
coins are on the Pacific coast, whittier
they have been carried by individuals
from Hawaii. 1t will be
many months before the outstanding
circulation is reduced 10 an insignih-
ant sum-" !
The Interior Department has recent ,
y referred considerable correspondence :
m the subject of leprosy between Gov.
rarter and DR.. Ashmead of New York ,
tut there is little of public interest in .
beyond what has already been said. {
All of the bills affecting Hawaiian
matters, introduced in either branch
f Congress- have been referred by the !:
Interior Department to Gov. Carter
or his recommendations. That is the y
ourtesy always observed regarding
,gislation affecting any of the terri
prizes and Congress rarely acts upon
UGH pending bills till the views of
ne territorial executive, through the
department. of the Interior has been
,ceived.
FRYE SHIPPING BILL.
The Frye shipping bill, to restrict the
trade between the Philippines .
nd the mainland, was the subject n =
wv days ago of very vigorous hear :,
ig before the Senate Committee on -
lie Philippines, Senator Lodge Chair ~
ian. The bin is earnestly desired by u!
lie shipping interests of the pacific y
,ast, some of which have connections III
it'll Hawaii. 1t is bitterly fought by u
lie big New York and New England IL
interests, especially 10
lie cordage manufacturers. The bill, te
,wever, has been favorably reported W
the Senate and will be pressed there Al
II passage. 1t Is a question whether de
lie resistance will be strong enough IN
defeat vote at this session. dl
Mr.. George s. Dearborn, of the Ha-
allan steamship company, was one
the witnesses before the Committee. We
e told the Senators that his company ne
as anxious to get into the Philippine tie