Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-02-09
U aft HeIped.

On MONDAY dIttTuoou ce''S'"is '"ik
appeared before the committee as he
had promised me he would do and
the committee then decided to give Us
the cash appropriations asked for, but
that they would require further sur
veys before giving the additional sum
on continuing contract.
That evening one of the committees
men who had been very friendly to us.
told us OF the outcome of the executive
session. We at once urged upon him
the fact that we would again be ham.
Irered in our harbor within the two or
/, three years before another rivers and
harbors bill will be passed. and we ask.
Cd him to move reconsideration and II
necessary to cut the cash to 100000 iii
order TO get 100000 more on continu.
ing contract.
This he did for us on Tuesday morn.
Ing. and 1t was voted In that form,
which gives us s150,000 more than We
would otherwise have gotten. The
continuing contract will enable the
work to be pushed uninterruptedly.
and Honolulu can now see the begin.
ming Of commodious deep draft har-
Dor.
What Others Got.
did not myself realize the extent Of
our victory until the full bill was made
public yesterday. | then discovered
that we are actually getting more for
Honolulu harbor in this bill than is
given to the harbors Of either New
York, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland or
Oakland, their appropriations being as
follows: New York s350,OOO, Boston
100000, Cleveland 100000. Chicago
, $2OO. 900. Oakland s25O,00O.
A clause will be added in the Homo
lulu item. providing for any addition.
al survey that may prove necessary for
future harbor enlargement, so that we
can come in on every rivers and hai.
bors bill in the future until our en-.
4 tire harbor project is completed.
hiio Survey.
am also much gratifed that the
bill carries provision for a survey and
estimate for the Hilo breakwater.
| am very anxious that the Rivers
1 and Harbors Committee should be
brought to Hawaii for a tour of inves-
tigation year from this summer, so
that we can better demonstrate the
needs for the Hilo breakwater and the
continuation of Honolulu harbor en-
llargement. II would not be advisable
10 have them come this summer unless
the present bill should by any means
be defeated; II 1t passes there will not
be another bill for at least two years
and possibly three.
Burton viii Defend.
Owing to the fact that ours was the
only unordered project in the bill our
item will necessarily receive discuss
sion In the House. But Mr.. Burton
will personally defend the item, and
shall rally all the friends of Hawaii to
its support on the House floor, and
bill.
Unless the entire bill Is defeated. on
which there Is some question raised
we are practically assured OF these
amounts
The continued discussion of rail.
road rates before the House Commit
tee on Interstate Commerce has pre-.
vented getting either Of my lighthouse
bills considered this week. Favorable
reports on both OF them have been Sc
cured already from the Lighthouse
Board, and have also secured specia
resolutions IN their favor from thu
American Association of Masters anC
: Pilots OF Steam Vessels, which is jus
U closing Its national convention here
: During the coming week | shall cal
up my bill for giving American regis
: try to the steam lighter Pioneer, which
has already been fayorably reported
u out OF committee.
I have again seen Surgeon Genera
) Wyman on the leprsoy study bill, bu
Q neither he nor myself have yet beef
y able to get a date set for hearing Of
that measure Very truly Yours,
IL ]. KALANIANAOLE,
Delegate to Congress.