The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-02-10

bill He recognizes these pass
Congress wse way will group
in BILL the and recommendations of
and officials in the islands, wanting any changes made
and then have them enacted into together He and
Mr. Pratt present the wedding Miss Warren daughter
of of Wyoming Capt Persing
amv Thursday last that having been function at which most of
the noables Washington attended TIE following evening
attended the Presidents reception the White House
of the judiciary The Secretary lunched with Ex-Governor Powers
of Maine influential member of the Territories committee
There is little further be said yet about the Honolulu
Pomastershp Mr. Atkinson said today that report
the by the inspector had been expected by cable 1t has
however arrived and apparently the report coming by mail only
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Hawaans have not figured in the hearings the Curtis Philip
pine tariff BILL having been the of opinion that
better not do SO the President for reduction of
the Philippine tariff that recognized present
authorized by Congress long At same
time the towards compromise well understood by all
interests the mainland concerned in the question OF protection
from Philippine imports The beet interests the several
states although dspeased the proposed reduction
ally acquescing the compromise proposition for of
Dingey representative
the Grand Rapids Mch district which the center of large
beet industry said today that regarded the proposed leg
laton outrage upon the
growing bets Nevertheless he thought would be far
better to have of than of
The tobacco interests generally the mind Many
OF their officials have been here watching the progress the Curtis
bill The Association of Tobacco Growers of New York State have
the committee through Representative Drco New
York, memorial favorng reduction so per This
because they reduction but because
Dscol said this afternoon they think this is the west
to pursue
The prevailing opinion that law making the 50 per
is likely pass this session However, should
vigorous opposition in the Senate where the time till
March pretty much preempted by that
perave its will be impossible The Colorado
both whom good long distance takers mpacab
their opposition but there effort persuade
The SALARY BILL
The Delegate from Hawaii has introduced bill amend
section of an provide for the Territory
of Hawaii approved April 80 9oo which referred
committee territories provides hat section nineywo OF
Act of the Congress of the United States of America entitled
An Act to provide for the Territory OF Hawaii
approved April trteth nneteen hundred be- and the
hel by, amended and reenactcd read follows
Sec o. That the following officers shall follow
annual salaries be paid by the United States The
FIVE thousand dollars the the Territory three thousand
dollars the chief justice OF the OF the Territory
five thousand hundred dollars justices OF
supreme court five thousand dollars each and the judges of the
three thousand dollars each The of
said chief justice and associate justices of the and
the judges of the circuit above provided shall be paid
by lie United States the United States district Judge FIVE thou
sand dollars the United States MARSHAL three thousand dollars
the United States district three thousand dollars And
governor salary
of five hundred dollars for stationery postage
also his travelling expenses while absent from the capital Off
business the sum two thousand dollars annually for
his private secretary"
Sec That this Act shall effect
after its passage
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL
Mr. g. Pratt asked today about the of the public
building proposition for Honolulu 81 consider the prospects fairly
good he replied The public building has been greatly
in so far as the necessities for structure obtain and with
regard particular location by of
the fact that Friday last Secretary Atkinson accorded special
privilege OF stating the situation Chairman let OF the Com
mitee public buildings and grounds which members
the subcommittee charge Hawaiian public building
bills present
by persons ap-
parng specially in the interest OF particular locality by
OF the fact that the time the committee has
determined policy respecting public building matters
whether will take and consider matters involving
large expenditures whatever in any locality Chairman
Get said that when the policy of the committee shall have been
determined due consideration will be given projects in Honolulu
He added that his judgment the Alexander Young building will
be carefully considered by the committee conjunction with
other locations that may be offered.
81 chairman" Mr. Pratt, "if
the Cushman bills for public building Honolulu told him
that message been Kuho governor,
stating for the people of Honolulu
viii he