The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-06
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WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 2l.--
The subcommittee in charge of the Ha-
waiian segregating bill is expected tC
have its report ready for the meeting
of the full committee on territories to-
morrow. A favorable report from the
subcommittee, headed by Chairman
Cole, has already been alluded to and
there is reason 20 believe there will be
favorable report from the full com
mittee for a greatly modified bill, al
though that is not yet fully assured.
The opposition is very strong.
The subcommittee has already adopt
ed an amendment. restricting the OPP
erations of the bill to term of five
years. This. it is understood, was done
at the suggestion of Representative
Powers, of Maine, who, although not a
member of the subcommittee is men,
her of the committee and has had an
active part in Hawaiian legislation.
He is opposed to the bill and is not
VOW disposed to vote for il.
QUARANTINE CONTRACT.
The Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, Mr.. James Knox Taylor,
stated today that at last the contract
for the construction of the quarantine
wharf has been completed. A para
graph in the urgent deficiency law,
permitted the use of a larger appropria-
tion for the original runway. Instead
of permitting $4,000 for that work as
the law enacted some years ago pro-
vided, the new provision permitted the
transfer of $4,000 from the appropria-
tion for the wharf to make the appro-
priation for the runway $4,000. Ac-
eordingly the contract for the runway
has now been let, the price being lit
tie over $4,000. Mr.. Taylor has also
authorized an extension of the retain
ing wall, so as to permit of filling in
more ground, for which the government
will pay $l52s.
SEGREGATION BILL.
The committees of Congress, which
have to do with Hawaiian affairs, have
transacted but little business at this
session, apart from the hearings on the
segregation bill The Senate Commit
tee on Pacific Islands has hardly taken
up an item of Hawaiian business for
the entire session. Neither has it any
buSlhtNN WI lilt
segregation bill passes the House.
THE FoRTIFICATIoN MEASURE.
The Senate yesterday had long
wrangle over the Notifications bill
and an item to appropriate $780,
900 for erecting sea-coast batter
les in the Hawaiian and Philippine
Islands. There was a protracted de-
bate. ending in the striking out of the
entire provision with reference to the
Philippines and leaving the item so rs
10 provide 100000 for sea-coast bat
teries in Hawaii. The debate was al
most exclusively on Philippine matters
and followed the lines of debate in
the House, when the Notifications bill
was under consideration there. The
Senate had inserted an amendment that
none of the appropriation for the Phil
ippines should be expended at Subig
Bay.
CHINESE LEGISLATION.
There is decided disposition in
Senate and House to defer any legisla-
tion on the Chinese question till the
next. or short session. This is because
Of the harm that might be done the
Republicans on the Pacific coast states.
Senator Dillingham; is preparing to give
hearings on the boycott. before the
Senate Committee on immigration, but
these are being postponed from week to
week and there seems to be little de-
termination to press matters. The
House Committee on foreign affairs is
also going ahead with the Foster bill,
affecting the admission of Chinese, but
there again no determination to press
matters, is apparent
ALCOHOL FOR THE ARTS.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means has subcommittee at work ON
"a bill for free alcohol in the arts and
industries which will probably be of
interest in Hawaii. because of the feas-
Utility of manufacturing alcohol out of
cane refuse. Extensive hearings have
been conducted before the committee
and numerous bills were introduced.
These hearings created a most favora-
BILE impression, and a majority of the
committee is said TO be in favor of
such legislation. There is opposition
from the manufacturers of gasoline
and wood alcohol, which will have some
support in the committee.
However, the drafting of more
comprehensive bill than any yet intro
duced is now in progress. The Internal
Revenue officials say this will be neces-
sary to prevent frauds upon the gov
eminent. A small tax on the de-
naturalized alcohol will probably be
authorized to pay the expense of adj
ministering the law. The possibilities
of cheap alcohol, for fuel, are said to
be as great as the uses to which gaso-
line is now put, Alcohol can be man
ufactured from decayed fruit, which
makes the passage of the bill very pop
nlar in many sections of the country.
SENSATIONAL MAGAZINES.
President Roosevelt is having con-
siderable TO say these days about "the
sensational magazines The topic is
plainly on his mind, from tho frequency
with which he takes il up in conversa-
zion with callers NJ the White House
Offices. Until recently he complained
81 the attacks by sensational newspa-
pers.
This change of attitude about the
magazines is not without interest 10
those who, earlier In the winter, saw
the special writers Of magazines com
ing 10 Washington in numbers and o.
ton making their headquarters about
the White House Offices Nearly all oi
them were quite AS welcome there a,
could be- The President is Hlwny,