The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-06-08
hawaii IN WASHINGTON
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a few of the minor Hawaiian meas
ures. The omnibus lighthouse BILL just
reported to the House, contains an
item of 100000 for the Makapuu light
and an item of $40, 900 for the new light
in Honolulu Harbor, made necessary
by the enlargement and improvement
of that harbor. Delegate Kalanianaole
and Mr.. Mcclellan were before the
committee on claims this morning urg-
,ng a claim for 1923 900 to reimburse the
territory for keeping up the lighthouses
at its own expense for several years
after annexation.
FRIENDS OF REFUNDING.
The friends of the refunding bill have
been consulting as to whether they
should press for a special rule to per-
init of its consideration in the House
forthwith or whether it would be ex-
pedient to wait a little and allow
Speaker Cannon to demonstrate wheth-
er he intends to help the bill along
as much as he can.
The Comptroller of the Currency in a
bulletin gives formal notice of the
election of w. Hening as vice. presl-
dent OF the Lahaina National Bank. in
place of C. d. Lufkin; and of C. D..
Lufkin as cashier in place of f. c..
Anterior.
Tariff factionalism of the stalwart
type is carrying a club for Secretary
Tafts presidential aspirations. 1t pro-
poses to thump him as occasion offers
during the summer and autumn on two
distinct scores. One is for trying to
let down the tariff bars for the Philip
pines. The other is for forcibly urging
the purchase of Panama canal supplies
abroad.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
While the general verdict here is that
the Philippine tariff bill is dead beyond
resurrection, there has been lot of
dickering about it in the last two
weeks. The beet sugar interests, strong
in several states, first renewed their
proposition of limiting the importations
of sugar from the Philippines to 100000
tons a year. The President and the
Secretary of War We're willing to ac-
cept that limitation, but. when it was
asked whether the Secretary would ac-
cept that as final, he replied i'm an en-
phatic negative. He was also willing
to accept a provision for a fifty per
cent duty, instead of twenty-five per
cent of the Dingley rates and also to
waive the free trade provision after
three years, but he assured all con-
cerned that the fight would be renewed
in the next Congress and that he would
do all in his power to help it along.
This has enraged the opposition to
the bill in the Senate. II has disc en-
couraged the bills opponents to stand
firmly against the motion, which Sem
ator Lodge has promised to make soon.
20 dischal se the committee from furth-
er consideration. They think it prefer
able from their standpoint to have no
legislation at all, as compromise
might only invite new struggle in the
Sixtieth Congress.
A large part of the Republican OPP
poneTts Of the Philippine bill. are
standpatters. On top OF their displAas-
ure with Secretary Taft for try ing 10
ihwart them on this measure, comes
their displeasure with him Tor making
a further breach in the high protection
avail to further isthmian canal con-
struction. They place at his door much
pf the blame for the Presidents mes
Msage recently II revived, right at the
Threshold of the Congressional cam
IAlBn, the ulHtuhhlJH hboul the boN-
eminent going into the cheaper mar
kets abroad when II viii not allow It's
own citizens the same privilege.
ANGRY Ar TAFT.
For these things the standpatters de-
clare that Secretary Taft VIII hear
from them during the campaign, They
think they can work up strong hostile
continent IN various high tarin local.
tiles ana that they can materially
check his presidential boom, II II SIN
believed mere, however that Mr. Tart
fuzzy intends 10 go on the supreme
bench IN the autumn thereby renoune-
lns any ambition 10 succeed President
Roosevelt
~ connection With the politics ~
presidential candidates a II noticeable
here that several men ~ Congress are
determined 90 bonm speaker Cannon
far ihe nomination. ln spite ~ lhf aEs
limit that lToNns upon hlv prospects
Their uufliuaa IA not clear bat n " Fhln