The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-05-25
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amendment might be a compromises
He has talked with others than Mr.
Curtis about it, The President is very
DESTROYS that the bill become a law
and will apparently try several COM
promises before he gives up.
FREE ALCOHOL BILL.
1t has been assured for many days
that the free alcohol bill would be en-
| acted into law at this session OF Con-
gress. Some very jealous advocates of
| the bill began at once to cry that there
were plans afoot to defeat the measure
| Anybody who counseled careful con-
slderation of the bill for the purpose
of safeguarding 1t and safeguarding
! the revenues was at once branded -
| its opponent. AS a matter OF fact some
| of the Republican campaign managers
wanted 1t passed especially for the
| benefit 1t might assure to the struggle
for seats in Western Congressional dis
tricts. They began to Delay the New
England members of the Finance Com
mittee--Senators Aldrich and Hale
because New England has not been
| looking at the bill so much from the
political standpoint as from the In
dustrial standpoint.
After the animadyersions had been
| piling UP for "a while. both the New
| England senators stated that they were
favorable to the bill. They believe 1t
| good legislation, but they are not 10
be hurried into passing n defective
bill. Both are very busy senator's,
serving on "a number of important
committees of the Senate and having
| q lot of work also on the floor They
are disposed to get to the considera-
ton of the free alcohol bill at an early
| day. but will insist on, some hearings
that they may know exactly what they
are doing and also that they may not
be blamed subsequently for any unfav~
orable development in the law without
having themselves in advance con-
templated what the legislation would
accomplish AS they have to as
sumo at least part of the respons-
Utility for the workings of the law.
they do not like to take things on the
sayso OF others. The other members OF
the Finance Committee have taken
similar attitude but as there has been
no attempt to circulate misleading re-
ports about them-Mr. Aldrich and Mr.
Hale. as Senate leaders being more
| CONSPICUOUS, DtIlul'S, Nhhi NtiNb N't
leagues-thesc men have remained
silent.
1t may happen that the House bill
will be satisfactory to all Senators
But the Senate has a reputation for
legislatng very carefully. Nowhere Is
that rule of closely scrutlnizng every
thing more scrupulously applied than
in the Finance Committee, which has
ffAa tt,,rr
eminent revenues 1t invariably hap
pens that every revenue bill before
that committee is considered in detail
and by men who have been experts In
revenue matters for years. The atten-
| ton of Senator Allison, for instance, to
the free alcohol bill, is desired by the
COMMITTED He Is one of the best ex-
perts on internal revenue legislation
| in the Senate, having given 1t study
| for thirty years. But Mr.. Allison has
been i'll for nearly a week and has also
been much engaged, when he was able
to get out, on the railroad rate regula-
ton bill. He has been appointed on
the subcommittee along with Mr. AL
drich and Mr.. Hale. That sub-commit-
tee is composed of the. strongest men
in the Senate. 4
While the benefits of n free alcoholE
law are conceded, 1t is claimed on conf
petent authority that the cost of all
coho will not be as little as many of
the representations have led people to
believe. Statements before the House
Committee on Ways and Means were
| that alcohol could be produced at from
| Is to 20 cents a gallon, where now II
costs about 81 gallon The cost I'M
der the proposed new law Will prob
ably be nearer so cents a gallon than
| twenty-five cents gallon. That, how
ever. would be an enormous reduction
! and would make alcohol denaturzed.
| available for use I'm the arts and also
as a fuel to much greater extent
than is now possible.
HAWAIIAN MEASURES.
There is but little new to write abon1
the various Hawaiian measures pend
ing. Nothing has developed since my
last letter about the refunding bill. IL
! is waiting for suspension day, when,
as now planned an effort will be made
to pass It under the two-thirds rule
The House Committee on Territories
has ordered favorable report on the
telephone bill. The actual presentation
of the report waits on the preparation
of some figures by Mr.. A. Il. Browne.
of this city, who is acting as attorney
for the Telephone Company. The bill
affecting the election OF a delegate
from Hawaii has been favorably re-
ported and is on the House calendar
The committee report was prepared by
Representative Lloyd, Democrat. from
Missouri.
The bill to permit the sale of certain
property in Hawaii has also been
favorably reported and is ON the House
calendar. The report was made by
Mr.. James Mckinney OF Illinois. CTug
l1leu and other movable property
Mr.. Ralph s. iosmcr, superintend-
ont OF forestry In Hawaii, has been In
Washington comforting with officials
Of the Department during his vaca-
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