Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-02
GAIN MORE FRIENDS.


II still carried original legislation. !
Friendly officials of the House have,
however, made additional suggestions
of how this matter may be gotten be-
tore the Appropriations Committee, at.
ter II has been properly acted upon by
the Committee on Territories. Repre-.
sentative Bourke Cochran was seen
by a member of the delegation. and he
pledged his hearty support to the
measure. This same gentleman. how.
ever, when he presented another letter
Of introduction to John Sharpe VIII.
liams, the minority leader, was met
with a sharp rebuff, and the statement
that he did not care TO even listen to
any reasons In favor of this bill, as his
mind was already firmly made up
against IL. We have also been given
to understand that Mr.. Lloyd the Dem.
ocratic whip, will oppose the bill and
| II is possible that an effort will be
made by the Democratic leader to
gather opposition to its passage.
Delegation Calls.
On Monday afternoon, presented
the delegation to Senators Perkins,
Warren, Flint and Beverage, all OF
whom expressed themselves as favor.
ing my bill.
On Tuesday. our appointed hearing
was had before the Senate Committee
on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico. Sen.
ators Foraker, Flint. Rayner, Pyles.
Wetmore and Clapp were present. The
main argument was made by Mr.. Geo.
w. Smith, with brief additional state.
ments by others, as will be shown by
the printed hearings. Sentiment In
this Senate Committee seemed to be
In favor of some friendly action. al.
though some OF the drift Of their talk
was toward cutting down both the per.
centage and the term Of years and ap.
plying the entire amount granted to
Territorial works exclusively. II will,
therefore. be necessary for us to do
considerable personal work, In order
TO bring our friends in the Senate into
line with the proposition now before
the House.
Entertained caiifornians.
On Tuesday evening the entire Cali.
fornia delegation in the House were
our guests at a dinner at the New VIII.
lard Hotel. The two California Sena.
tors were unable to be present because
OF previous engagements. but the al.
fair was a most successful one because
of the opportunIty II afforded for n
Thorough presentation of Hawaiian
conditions and very gratifying on ac.
count of the outsboken sunnort nrom.
Used us Inv almost the entire delegation
CONGRESSMAN McI,achlan of the Rivers
and Harbors Committee referred in
very Aattering terms TO the work done
by Hawaii before their Committee the
last session. and Congressman Smith,
HAYS and Kahn pointed out several
lprecedents in Congressional action
which were more radical than that ask.
ed for I'm the present bill All the
members of the Hawaiian delegation
felt that the AFFAIR was a very success.
Iful one. and Il well demonstrated the
value of such dinners as a means of
creating a direct personal interest in
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