The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-07
KUH|0'S SUPERVISOR
BILL NOT IN HIS CHARGE
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)

waan matters since the mail closed days ago He had come
from the hall of the House. where he had been listening the
bate on the Panama Canal legislation.
There has been little advance in Hawaiian interests this
week. he replied y bill for the election of boards of
supervisors avoaby reported from the Committee Terri
tories is charge of Representative Spaldng of North Da
koa He tells that he expects by Monday.
Speaker Cannon about this bill this morning He
ply told that the bill would have take its turn
The bill, amended by the Committee reads follows:
Bill section eighty of An Act provide govern
for the Territory of Hawaii approved April hirth,
hundred.
Be enacted by the Senate and House OF Representatives of
United States of America Congress assembled
Act of the Congress of the United States of America
entitled An provide for the Territory of a
wa approved April triet nineteen hundred be- and the
hereby amended by the addition of the following land all Of
fca thereof shall be appointed elected the may be- in
shall be provided by the and legislature
of the Territory"
Sec That section eighty of the aforesaid Act hereby
amended by the addition of the following provided however
That nothing in this section shall be construed conflict with the
herein amended
Sec g. That this Act shall from
and after its passage.
Amend the title "a to amend sections fifty
six and eighty of An Act provide government
tory Hawaii approved April thrtiet nineteen hundred
The leprosy bill is avoaby reported the House added
the Delegate "as has already been told able to- hear moth
ing about its prospects but certainly hope that it will be
made law am persuade Chairman Gillette of the
House Committee public buildings include paragraph the
bill be reported for site for public building
Eilo"
will you the confirmation of Mr. Pratt to be post
master Honolulu" asked
No. the Delegate replied
Mr. Pratts reached the Senate Committee post
Offices only Yesterday AS courtesy so it was stated at the
mttee today Delegate Kanianaoe will be asked his opinion of
the nomination and given opportunity before the
ee acts his was done in the case of the nomination OF post
master at Eilo few weeks ago.
1t stated the this morning there was
doubt whatever but the Pratt will be
promptly confirmed If objection should be made Postmaster
General Wynne will be asked about the nomination really
done when the Io postmaster Penose
chairman of the Postoc Committee chairman the
mtee that has the nomination of Mr. Pratt under consideration for
report to the Senate.
Senator Foster has reported favoraby
Commerce the bill admit the lighter to American regis
try. His report is follows:
The Committee Commerce whom referred the bill
a. I96 to provide American register for the steam lighter
Pioneer having considered the with recommended
ton that the bill pass.
This is entirely different from those ordinarily present.
ed to Congress- will be by the letter of the Secretary of
Treasury herewith and likely again AS stated
by the Secretary he circumstances show equities favor the
private persons concerned The vessel lighter
tor other than the local to which she has been put in Hawaii
similar Senate bill avorably reported by this committee
the Congress and the following letter of the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury taken from the report thereon
Treasury Department, Office OF the Secretary
Washington, December ~ 1902
Sir have the honor acknowledge the receipt Of the let
ter dated the 10th instant from committee incong
o55I Fty-seventh Congress- ITO provide register
Tor the steam lighter Pioneer
In reply to that your furnished with
as may be deemed proper touching merits
the Dill and the proprey Of its passage this Department
tt the Foneer was brought the United
from foreign port the German ship H. F. Glade which
ca at the SUPPORT OF Kahuu Maui May IS proceeded
TO the SUPPORT OF Lahana Maui where No
covering the Importation Of the of the vessel by Messrs.
ackfeld Co. mted) the specifying lot of structural
ron anchors chains which duty of $5s5675 col
lected
ne structural returned to Honolulu
ana unaden there and the collector of
1901 reported that personal inspection
a had every appearance of being complete