The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-01

cabled back home, where the people are
not likely to understand the real situa-
ton but take the sensational accounts .
Mr.. Clark said he was watching sew
eral matters here, being interested,
among other things, in the public
building project for Hilo. ST am max
ing little progress" said he, ''but
there is nothing yet to be said of a
specific character. I am going to help
Delegate Kalanianaole' whenever L find
a chance to do so. I am not here TO
work in opposition to anybody from
| Hawaii"
NO TARIFF LEGISLATION
| A speech which Speaker Cannon. of
| the House of Representatives, deliver
ed here last evening at a banquet OF
the National Board of Trade is afford
ing not a little assurance to those rep
resenting substantial interests. Mr..
Cannon assured his hearers that there
was to be no legislation at this session
of Congress which should in any wise
disturb business interests of the coun-
+ try. There is no man in public life
who is better qualified to speak on that
subject than he. for. as Speaker of the
House, ne has almost arbitrary power
in stopping any legislation he does not
like.
IMMIGRATION ALSO OFF.
Fresh assurances are given that there
will be no attempts at legislation this
session on the subject of immigration.
Senator Dillingham;, chairman of the
Senate Committee on Immigration, has
not yet taken UP the bills pending be-
fore his Committee. 1t is doubtful if
he does so for long time and probably
not at this session. The names of
persons wishing to be heard, should the
immigration amendments be consider
ed, have been registered at the clerks
desk. among them being representa-
tives who will speak for Hawaii
MERE PRIVATE CLAIM.
Representative Cushman, of Wash
ington state, said today that the gen.
eraI bill he introduced about the re-
fund of duties on articles into Hawaii,
mentioned in my last letter, was really
intended to apply only to a single case
of about $4,000 for one of his constitu-
ents who sent some goods out to Ha- |
waii and was ignorant of the necessity
of entering a protest against the pay
ment of the duties. 1.-THE bill is really |
only claim said Mr.. Cushman CAS-
far as I am aware it will have no gem
eral application and will not rebound
to the benefit of anybody in the Is
lands"
THE DELEGATES WORK.
Delegate Kalanianaole has presented
several petitions and memorials in be-
half of Hawaiian people. which, with
the committees to which they were re-
ferred. are as follows:
Memorial of the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii. asking for the
of section A of the act to
provide a government for said Terri
tory-to the Committee on the Terri
tories.
Also, memorial of the legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii asking legis-
alton for the deepening OF Honolulu
the Committee on Rivers
md Harbors.
Also. memorial of the Legislature of
he Territory of Hawaii. against leg
Station for retra nsporting of lepers to
he island of MoIokaf-to the Commit
ee on the Territories.
Also. memorial from the Legislature
# Hawaii, asking for statehood-to the 1
Committee on the Territories.
Also. memorial of the Legislature of
he Territory of Hawaii asking for
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