Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-08
WHAT vISIOT0RS WANT TO DO
(contjnued from Pane I,

and will be glad to examine anything
and everything which the people
will want to show u.s." said Repre-
sentative Hamilton of Michigan, who
is the chairman of the Territories
Committee and member of the Com
mittoe on Insular Affairs, when seen
this morning on board the Buford.
AS chairman of the Committee on
Territories ] am especially interested
in learning all can about the Islands
while | am here.
Il am sure that all the Congress
men on board will take the trips to
the other Islands for which arrange
ments have been made by your COM
mittees here, but ] do not believe
that the ladies, or at least not many
Of them, will take the first trip, the
one to Kauai, as they have been adj
vised that that will be a rather
strenuous one. | think, however,
that they will all take the trips to
the other Islands,
Drafted Organic Act
81 have for long time had a
great interest in Hawaii" said Rep
resentative Brick this morning. Il
have for the past eight years been a
member of the Territories Commit
tee, and was the chairman of the
subcommittee which drafted the
Organic Act, which is the basis of
your government today. 1t was a
very difficult thing to draft such an
act for a place which is so far away,
although we got considerable assist
ance from such men as Dole. Hart
well and Armstrong. Still it was
hard to do full Justice.
While I am here I want to see
everything that | possibly can which
Will enlighten me in regard to the
Islands, in order that | can act in
telligently on these matters in the
future, as l am very much attached
to them
cHOulu De t0rIlneQ
II am a member of the Ways and
Means Committee" said Representa-
tive Needham of California, "and |
am therefore interested in all the
matters which carry appropriations
with them. | intend to look especial
ly into matters pertaining to light
houses, harbor improvements and so
forth. The fortifying of the Islands
is another matter of much interest
to us. They should certainly be pro-
tected, and there should be fortifica-
lions at all the principal cities, as
we'll as at all places where an enemy
might effect landing"
To Visit Pearl Harbor
I'VE have been particularly i'm
pressed by Mr.. Mcclellan, who ac-
companied us on the trip that there
was no special axe to grind down
here" said representative Bates of
Pennsylvania. 80 we intend to look
into all the different affairs of the
Willie we are mere.
II am member of the Committee
on Naval Affairs, and as a conse-
guence | shall look especially into
matters pertaining to naval improve
ments, as well as Mr.. Littlefield, who
is member of the party and belongs
to the same committee. | certainly
intend to make special trip to
Pearl Harbor and to make careful
examination into the conditions there
in order that | may be able to make
an intelligent report thereon when
matters connected Herewith come
up before us"
interested in Harbors
AS member of the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors i shall take an
especial interest in harbors, break
waters and such things while | am
in Hawaii" said Col. Alexander, the
Representative from New York. 81
stayed on the bridge with the pilot
as we were entering the harbor this
at the same time consulting
Z map so as to make myself familiar
with your channel. | shall make an
examination of the harbor here, and
[ understand that there are some
narbors and breakwaters on the ISL
and of Hawaii which we are desired
tc look into.
THE party has representatives of
almost all the important committees
Ct the House, and each member will
naturally pay especial attention to
such matters as pertain to the COM
mittees to which he belongs"
Wants Harbors Impregnable
Il am member of the Committee
on Appropriations and Coast De-
fence" said Representative Keifer of
Ohio, "and | am strongly in favor of
fortifying Hawaii and Manila, and
more particularly the harbor of Ho-
!tolulu and Pearl Harbor. The gov
should make these harbors
impregnable. | made a strong eff !
fort and succeeded in getting appro- |
priations for terrifying Hawaii and |
Yes. from what little |
have been able TO see, | say your ISL
and is beautiful | was in Panama |
in March and am therefore not at all !
worried over your climate heat here.
was major general in the Spanish
war and am greatly interested IN
seeing Honolulu and panrl Hnrhnr