The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-03-06
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. l9.-The
members of the Hawaiian delegation,
here on the refunding bill, are working
this week with different members of
Congress, sounding sentiment and ad-
vocating the passage of the measure by
the House. They expect to conclude
this work in day or two and will
leave here, as now planned, on Wednes-
day evening, so as to catch the steamer
Korea to Honolulu. Part of last week
several of the Hawaiians were away
visiting.
From their talks with members ON
the hill, they have come to recognize
the necessity of reducing the term for
| which the refunding of appropriations
shall run. Even the friends of the bill
in the House think it wiser to make the
term ten years, instead of twenty. be-
cause the matter is something of an
experiment and Congressman general
ly seem unwilling to commit themselves
for longer term than that. Owing to
the absence of Representative Reynolds
of Pennsylvania, who was named as
chairman of the subcommittee to
which the immediate consideration of
the bill was entrusted, Representative
Cole of Ohio has been made chairman
and Representative Hamilton of Michi-
gan, who is chairman of the entire com
mittee, has taken a place on the sub
committee. Members of the Hawaiian
delegation and Mr. G. b. Mcclellan had
a two-hours' conference yesterday with
this subcommittee, going over the pro-
visions of the bill and consulting as to
what could best be done. There will
Ia still nthnr apnfnronna
at which this work of scrutiny and
mapping out of program will be con-
tinued.
FEELING THE WAY.
For the present nothing is being done
about pressing the matter before the
House Appropriations Committee, with
view to having the bill put as a
rider upon the Sunday Civil Appropria-
tion Bill. AS has been stated in pre-
vious letters, the Hawaiians thing it
better to leave that question in abey-
ance till the House Committee on Ter
ritories has reported. The friends of
the refunding proposition in the House
agree with them in that particular.
They will feel their way along and
later determine what can best be done.
Among the members of the House
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week was Representative Serene f.
Payne of New York, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, who
stated in the House some weeks ago
that he was opposed to the proposed re-
funding, as was told in the Advertiser.
Mr.. Payne told the visiting Hawaiians
| frankly that he was opposed still to the
proposed enactment. He said the Ter
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! equipped for raising money by taxa
tion, and he thought it better for all
concerned that the Territory should
! place itself on the same footing as
other states and territories and not ask
for special favors.
Several members of the House arc
working euergetically to help the
measure along. Among them is Repre-.
sentative James n. Gillett of Eureka,
California, who has n brother living in
Hawaii. He is making it personal
matter, both with members of the Ter
ritories Committee and with members
of the House. Being an influential
member, he is doing a lot of good work
in behalf of the Territory. Other Cali
fornians are also lending helping
hand.
SAOb = hG y VI.
Mr.. d. II. Case, County Attorney for
Maui who was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court today on the
motion of Mr. A. b. Browne, of this
city, and Mr.. Mcclellan expect also
to enlist the interest of the Kansas
delegation in the refunding bill. Both
are Kansas men originally and tomor-
row evening they will give dinner to
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that state at the New Willard. Dur
ing the course of the dinner it is ex-
pected there will be opportunity to talk
over the situation and to place before
these Kansas men what the conditions
are and what the necessities are for
the proposed legislation. The opinion
, prevails that the quiet work, being
done this week. is effective and will
tell by the time the vote is taken in the
! House.
A summary of the voluminous testi-
mony taken by the House Committee
; on Territories, is being made by the
r members of the Hawaiian delegation
; here. The purpose is to get the Terri
: tory's case into succinct form so that
members and Senators will read it. Az
r soon as the summary is prepared it will
be mailed to every Senator and every
}. member.
n Aside from this the Hawaiians here
have been doing but little. All the in.
n terest centers in the advancement of
/ the refunding measure and other
: things have been put aside for the
l. present. ERNEST G, WALKER.
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