The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-19
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The bill for a national leprosarium,
which Col. Hepburn introduced con-
tempOraneouSly with the Hawaiian bill
was up in the House last evening and
was defeated after quite a debate.
During the debate there We're some
references to Hawaii, especially by
Representative Burleson, of Texas.
The only disquieting features of the
comment in that debate, as far as Ha-
wall is concerned, was that two or
three members had the impression that
the entire island of Molokai was used
as a leper settlement. This morning
Mr.. Mcclellan went to Speaker Can
non and had quite a long talk with
him on the subject. Il found from
conversation said Mr. Mcclellan this
evening, that the Speaker favors the
idea of national leper settlement on
Molokai. I said what 1 could to dis
courage that idea with him. In my
judgment it will be wise for the peo-
pie in Hawaii to make a careful cam
paign to forestan any such action by
Congress-
JUDICIAL MATTERS.
The nomination of Alexander Lind
say, Jr., as judge to succeed Judge
Gear was sent to the Senate this morn
ing. There is considerable rush with
nominations at the end of the session.
but the Senate has considerable leisure
and the probabilities are that the nomi-
nation will be confirmed before noon
tomorrow. If it is not. the nomination
can be easily made again for the ex-
ira session of the Senate that assem-
bles tomorrow at noon. Delegate Ka-
lanianaole had no knowledge of the
nomination until it was announced at
the Capitol.
While Judge Gears judicial career in
the Islands is ended, it is none the less
interesting to revert to one of his claims
of being a nephew of the late Senator
Gear of Iowa. That claim appears to
, rest on a very f1imsy foundation. A
friend of mine here, Mr.. Frank ]. Still
man. was asked the other day to in
quire of j. w. Blythe of Iowa, SON
in-law of the late Senator Gear, as to
| the truth of that statement. In re-
| Spouse to a telegram he received the
| following:
| Burlington. Iowa, Feb. IS.
| Mr.. Frank ]. Stillman, Washington,
| d. G.:
Message received. Judge Gear is, I
| believe. a distant relative of late Sen
| ator Gear. but very remote
J. w. BLYTHE.
Delegate Kalanianaole has decided
| upon the appointment of Lyman for
cadet at West Point and Tucker and
Hanchett as alternates The names
We're given me just before the mails
closed and the initials We're not avail
able. 1t is said, however, that they
took examinations in Hawaii and that
their names are known in Honolulu.
The Senate Appropriations Commit
Bill an amendment for an inquiry as
tee refused to put on the Sundry Civil
Bill an amendment for an inquiry as
| TO the availability of the Alexander
Young building and thcI efore it failed
entirely. The text of the amendment
as proposed by Senator Foster OF
| Washington, was as follows:
ITO enable the Secretary of the Treas
ury 10 ascertain what public building
or buildings ought to be co..struC ted N
the city of Honolulu, Territory of TIA
vail what suitable site can be Secured
therefor, and at what price: and aIsc
to ascertain as TO whether or not there
is at said city a building already con
structed which could be purchased or
favorable terms and adapted TO tie
uses of the Government fer postofice
court, revenue, and other purposes, tive
thousand dollars"
ERNEST G. WALKER.