Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-02-09
KUn|O WRITES
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| view of the fact that cities larger than
ours have to work for years to get
hundred thousand dollar building Ii
IL discouraging to have our Honolulu
people assuming that we can easily
get million, and that 1t only remains
for us to squabble over how that shall
be spent. II another commission were
sent to Honolulu II would be two years
more before we could even ask for an
| appropriation.
I Merchants Cable.
The cabled resolutions of the Mer-
chants Association opposing purchase
of any building was more to the point,
being a definite expression OF choice
between alternatives, whereas the Pc
tition above referred to left the entire
matter just where Il was. and could
only tend to defeat any appropriation
at this session. This is not stated as
a criticism. but merely to show the
misapprehension under which that pc
tltion was prepared.
| A citizens petition against the pur-
chase Of building and favoring the
erection of a new one, has been re-
ceived, bearing a long list of sigma
lures from all classes of citizens, in
GLIDING many business men.
All these will be presented with my
statement to the Public Buildings
| Committee.
II Is useless to talk about what we
would like to have the Federal Gov
4 atp nj In fnv taly
preparations as we can get them, and
the same as they are given to other
cities.
Oesha Endorsement.
The Advertiser is again In error In
saying that 1 have Endorsed George
Desha for the Hilo Postofiice. I have
Endorsed neither Mr.. Desha nor Mr..
Pratt.
Before leaving Honolulu requested
Governor Carter to give George Desha
a better position In Honolulu: but
do not favor forcing a Honolulu man
upon the Hilo people against their
wishes. Neither do believe that my
prestige here would be increased IL
were to kokua with Governor Car
ter. when he has gone over the heads
of the Honolulu business public, the
Republican organization and myself.
to secure the nomination of whatever
man he may choose to name. And
In the case of Hilo, although am es-
pecially anxious to secure good po-
sition for George Desha will not be
party to the plan OF forcing him on the
Hilo people against their wishes.
Leprosy Bill.
A hearing on the leprosy study bill
has been delayed because Chairman
Hepburn's committee has been engaged
in continuous hearings on railway rat,
matters. In conversation with tn,
President on Wednesday he warned u,
that the orders to cut all appropria
tons would make II almost impossibl,
for us to secure that fund at this ses
sion. | am hoping. however, that thu
, bill may be reported by February l.
Light House Bills.
have secured the referring OF m
two bills for new lighthouses at Ma
kapuu Point and Honolulu harbor /,
board we have secured special re
port ahead of the regular order. so tina
| may be able to get both those bill
reported during the coming week.
IaTbor Bill Victory.
During the past week we have press
ed the Honolulu harbor matter to tn
utmost limit In view OF the near CON
pletion Of the diver and harbor bill.
On Wednesday | had very salts
factory talk with the President on thi
subject and secured from him persona
letters to Chairman Burton and
Secretary Taft, urging action for He
nolulu harbor. On Friday | saw I'll
Secretary OF War, who immediatel
sent for General Mackenzie and aske
him to personally urge the matter Q
the House Committee chairman.
At the request OF Mr.. Burton | flu
nished him with statement In regai
to harbor improvement work begu
evening my secretary went over Il
plans in detail with Chairman Burtc
and the Chief Of Engineers. Yeste
day the matter was brought up In fu
committee and subcommittee al
pointed to report finally on the matte
Chairman Burton has asked my seer
tary and myself to appear before the
tomorrow morning and II will be d
cided within 4S hours whether We a
to get into the bill or not. II we
II will be q notable victory for Hawa
for we will be the single harbor In Il
United States permitted In the b
without a previous Official survey.
Tremendous pressure has be-
brought to bear by other harbol
whose needs are as great as our ow
but they have been invariably reject
where no survey had been previous
ordered. And to secure our admissi'
to the bill we have had to gain 4