The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-01
No Legislation on Either the Tariff
or immigration This
Session.
Hawaiian Electric Bill Hangs on Reasonable
Price" Clause--Ex-Queen LiIiuo-
kalani's Claim.
MAR Special to the Advertiser.1

Mai Special to the Advertiser.J
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 2O.-Tht
House Committee on Territories ha.
been doing nothing on the pending Ha.
wailan bills during the past week but
individual members have been consid-
ering some of the questions involved
The news by cable of decision by the
Supreme Court of the Islands, declar-
ing the County Act unconstitutional
has been received here. Representa-
tive Robinson, of the Committee, said
today that meant all proceedings be-
fore Congress to make the act valid
would be dropped at once
1--WE do not altogether regret that
decision" added Mr. Robinson, who is
accounted good friend of the Is
lands and whose opinions on the sub
5ect of the County Act are approved
by most of the members of the Com
mittee. I'VE might have been able to
approve the act here, had it been only
the matter of a defect as to provisions
about the title. However there were
many defects in the County Act which
I know many members of the House
did not approve. It was not well
drawn. Many of the provisions are
such as We would not like to sanction"
THE ELECTRIC BILL.
There is little new to be said about
the electric lighting bill. The COM
mittee has taken no further action but
the members thereof are fully deter
mined to report it favorably only after
there has been a most searching ex-
amina ton of the law of corporations
and an effort made to have the terri
torial act modified SO as to conform to
modern statutes on such subjects.
Members of the committee have been
urged to accept a modification as to
the price to be charged, that it shall
be "a reasonable price, which would
enable the matter at any time to be
This may be accepted but not until the
effect of such a provision is carefully
Audied.
ALIEN LABOR BILL.
Senator Mitchell yesterday intro
duced here on the request of some Ia
Dor organizations a bill ''to prohibit
the employment of aliens on public
works in the Territory of Hawaii"
This bill is brief, consisting only of
provision that in the construction of
public works in the Territory of Ha-
waii eight hours shall constitute a
days work, and no Mongolian labor |
shall be employed thereon. The pro-
visions of this act shall be enforced by !
suitable regulations to be prescribed by |
the Secretary of the Department of .
Commerce and Labor
CLARKS TACIT ADMISSION.
Delegate Kalsnianaole, Mr.. Ch rles !
Clark, of Honolulu, and Mr.. "A. c. Gehr,
who has delayed his departure west !
until today. were at the Capitol to-
gether yesterday and spent some time
at the room of the House Committee i
on Territories. Mr.. Clark had a copy
of Honolulu papers, telling, through
the Associated Press dispatches, of the
little difficulty he and the Prince had
In a local saloon.
: 1T seems very unfair to give me
such a scorching as that" said Mr..
Clark, while the Delegate stood by
smiling, but without comment. 1T
was matter that deserved no such
publicity as it obtained. The whole
thing was due TO a misunderstanding
and no one was really TO blame. 1t