The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-18
Dillingham; Blocks the
Electric Franchise
Measure.
Mail Special to the Advertiser.1

Mail Special to the Advertiser.1
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. s.
There has been a further hitch in con
sideration of the electric lighting frar.-
chise bill before the House Committee
on Territories. Representative Ham
ilton, chairman of the committee, IN
formed me today that a cablegram had
been received from Mr. Dillingham;,
asking that nothing be done with the
bill until representative could be sent
from Honolulu to appear before the
committee. Mr.. Hamilton was au-
thorized by the committee to send a
cahlegram in reply that Mr.. Dilling-
hams request would be complied with.
This request on the part of Mr.. Dill
Ingham is not understood here. Those
interested in the franchise bill are
awaiting further light as to what Mr..
Dillingham; wants done 1t is recog-
nized here that he is d man of large
affairs and of such Importance in the
community that his views should be
fully known to the committee if he
desires to have them presented But
not being prominently identified with
the electric company, it is thought that
he may have taken a stand in some
particulars hostile to the proposed leg
islation.
w. o. SMITH ARRIVES.
Mr.. W. O. Smith, of Honolulu, arriv-
ed here few days ago. He is stop
ping at the Shoreham. Mr.. Smith has
been at the Capitol and renewed ac-
quaintances with some of his old
friends there. He has seen members
OF the House Committee on Territories
regarding features of the franchise bill.
With his large experience in public
affairs and his acquaintance with pub
lic officials, Mr.. Smith has rapidly got
ten IN touch with Hawaiian matters
here. Public men have been glad to
improve the opportunity of ascertain
ing his views about fnsular conditions
Mr. Smith has been the object of no
little social attention since he arrived.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt invited
him to the Congressional reception,
which was held at the White House +
last evening.
HAWAIIAN LABOR. CENSUS.
Representative Powers, of Maine,
acting under the directions of the
House Committee on Territories has
drawn a favorable report on the bill
of Representative Robinson of Indi-
ana. providing for census of labor in
the Islands once every FIVE years, in
stead of annually, as at present The
bill, which viii probably be passed by
the house, provides for an amendment
of the organic act so that section 76
will read as follows:
THAT there shall be a superintendent
of public instruction, who shall have
the powers and perform the duties
conferred upon and required OF the
minister of public instruction by the
laws of Hawaii as amended by the Act,
and subject to modification by the leg
slature.
1T shall be the duty of the United
States Commissioner of Labor to coll
ect, assert, arrange, and present in re-
every five years thereafter, statistical
details relating to all departments of |
abor in the Territory of Hawaii. es- i
oecially in relation to the commercial,
Industrial, social. educational, and {
sanitary condition of the laboring
.lasses, and to all such other subjects s
IS Congress may by law direct. The l
aid Commissioner is especially charg- /
ID to ascertain the highest, lowest, Y
md averag e number of employees en- /
.aged in the various industries in the
territory. to be classified as to natfy- I
ty, sex, hours of labor, and conditions
# employment, and to report the same
o Congress.
Gov. Powers report, after citing some I
preliminary facts, proceeds as follows:
Hon c. w. w. Hanger, Acting
of Labor, in a letter da-
ed January II. 1904, to Hon. Gordon
RUSSELL of Texas. a member of the
subcommittee which had this bill I'M g
n