Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-22
DELEGATION DOES
EXCELLENT WORK
Delegate Kuhio Reports
Progress Before
Committee
ROOSEVELT WILL AID If
RFFUNDlNG ACT REQUIRES 1T
NOTIFICATIONS BILL is FAVOR.
ABLE TO TERRiToRY-SE
AToR FORAKER HELPS.
WORKING TOGETHER.

| friendllness for Hawaii by arranging
prompt hearing for our bill on Tues.
day the 9th. Monday afternoon and
evening were spent in conferences be-
tween the delegation and myself, going
over the arguments that had been pre-
pared by the various members Of the
delegation, and eliminating Ms much
as possible all mere repetition In fig.
ures and statements.
Ask About Sugar.
| On Tuesday. after I had presented
the delegation to the Committee on
I Territories, Mr.. w. o. Smith made a
general opening statement as to the
purpose OF the bill He was question
ed by Mr.. Lloyd and Gov. Powers on
o number Of subjects, including sugar
production and the land holdings OF
the plantation corporations. Mr..
Lloyd also read from Gov. Carters
report OF 1904, showing that valuable
lands of the Territory are leased for
an average OF two cents per acre.
Mr.. Geo. w. Smith followed next
with carefully prepared statement
showing table of the comparative tax
rate and debt per capita OF Hawaii
and the other territories. and showing
the per capita payments of Hawaii to
the federal treasury. Upon state
ment OF Mr.. Lloyd that our annual
payments of $500 were about the same
as the per capita average OF the United
States as whole my secretary made 4
further statement showing that Ha-
wall makes the same indirect payments
/ as inland States on the goods we pur-
chase in the United States, and that
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io,,rnod oar,v 20 attend ,ha =, o,o,oct,
sossion q, ,ho uo,so ,or ,ho anoi 40
ho,a on ,ha paiI,sa, pa,o p,,, IT,
Jeisyation had The nr,,,isga n, I,s,en.
inc that aSte,noon 20 ,hrao 81 ,bo
ahIes, doha,ara an ~ uonso pa,rrc
Cochran fonn shan w,II,ar,s ana
coionei uenhnrn
vvh,, eaa..,.,, es
On Thnrsdav ! nresa,,sd IN. dele-
g,tIop at the wbi,e House
The presidsn, in assnring ma n, bis
helm on This measure said that he mad
.aa,..,,s,aa,a =, ~. 80 ~ -
after a carefui co,sjJara,ion Witch
convinced him that a. sbonIJ ho done
| He added Tho, no was No, al ,ha
business NJ granting ,avors h,, snne
norto thts ON ne nor,ts, ana ha saiL
"you may onote me IN Senator Fornler
as saving tbat I tbink thjs IegisIatIon
should he nassad " lie cIosad hy SAY
ing that no would nreser moi M ,ose
further action IN tho mat,er. bnt thai
~ n became pecessary wo nigbt coll
on him m taka Inc 1nes,Ion m with
nartIcuIar members n, congress
On Tbursdav evanipy 6,, annoir,.
ment nresen,ed tho deiegotinr IN
Senator ForaLer n, bis hon,o Tba
Senator after exnressing his friendIi-
ness for our measure said thai n
would ho atma,,I, -" y
hearing owing m fbe fact that tbs
Interstate Commerce Committee n,
which he ia a member are now having
oontInuous bearIngs On tho uenhurr
Rate BiII inst nassed nv The House
He however decided IN iaava tha, 10,
a day. ana has called a mae,ing n,
the COMMITTEES on pacific Islands ami
Porto Rjco m haar ne an Tnasda,
next
Before House commI,tee
Yesterday wa closad our abatement,
ebfore the House Committed with aT
all day hearing. Mr.. McIperny was IN,
first speaker. AT the conclusion Of nj,
statement, Col, Hepburn. who ba,
granted my request 10 appear befor,
the Committee. made a strong plea fo
the bill. Col Hepburn said no no
garded Hawaii as the second most i'm
portant ACQUISITION the general gov
eminent had ever made. and thar n,
possession was guaranty of safety To-
the entire Pacific Coast He smoke 1,
high terms of the progress alread,
made by the people of the Islands. an,
dwelt at length on the difficulties an,
expenses OF governing the detached Is
lands.