The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-30
HAWAII AND The RIVER
AND HARBOR MEASURE
MAY Be No Harbor Legislation This Session.
Hawaiis Balance Sheet Measures.
Young and Peck at Washington
(Man Special to the Advertised

1
Congress days but Senators and members are
rapidly disappearing The transaction OF business the
ceased till after New ear an6
that body adournng days time till Wednesday
contingent has continued busy because much
which Hawaiian engaged be prosecuted
VIII Congress is not sitting.
prospects Honolulu The trouble that the
prospects bill becoming and remote Chairman
Burton told yesterday that the bill would not be reported to
middle OF January He added that there
opposition both the executive and legislative depart
authorized about all Con
gess ought think this session. because OF the necessity
for economy But" said he, go talk to Burton
In the of the conversation Mr. Burton defined his at
Honolulu project clearly Il
strongly in favor OF doing something TOR the hrbo at Honolulu
say what it will be, for the that
appears well down the bill have already drawn
have not yet had the time to consider what 1t VIII be possible TO DO
OF course the people there immediate appropriation
The difficulty the of preliminary The rules
pretty strict about preliminary surveys before appropriations are
voted It may be that find to get around that
difficulty this instance certain that the unofficial
forwarded here will avail much but there have been
could that
under the Federal Government took these
and would be warranted in proceeding under them We dis
posed towards providing
Honolulu The extension of the laws to the islands
has worked little disadvantage to the people there and
additional hardship the harbor be made deep enough
accommodate the big ships which sail that way
unwilling many words that
the River and Harbo bill will become law this session. it
plain that he fears much There for believing
that the prolonged delay IN reporting 1t part OF the program OF
Speaker defeat and harbor legislation.
The illness of Chairman Burton for several days made
possible Delegate Kalananaoe arrange meeting Pres
den E. D. Tenney of the Chamber of Commerce For the
R. P Schwern the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company was unable to see Chairman burton TT the eaPo
with reference the Honolulu Improvement As result
of the the Delegate Secretary Mcclellan
the Chamber OF Commerce and Merchants Association OF Fran
have forwarded the California delegation
petition asking appropriation for Honolulu harbor the
interests OF California exporters 1t IS believed this will materially
in the advancement Of the project before the The
San Francisco petitions have reached here before similar
tons from Honolulu bodies.
Secretary Mcclellan who since the Delegates departure
San Francisco has beef looking after the atters
today from Chairman
Department to have the data Honolulu
expected that General Mckenzie will cable
bring the data here by January 2
Delegate Kalananaoe very satisfactory conference
the study leprosy the Federal
with the Territorial Board of
Wyan will recommend this appropriation and the Delegate
he shall
preparations committee.