The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-23
ALL FOR OUR
TWO HARBORS
The House Passed Hilo
and Honolulu Bills
A-Kiting.
eMail Special to the Advertiser.o

WASHINGTON, D. c., February o..
The Rivers and Harbors bill with its
$500. 600 appropriations for Honolulu
and Hilo, equally divided, Went
through the House a-kiting and with
out amendment, although it was nerce-
lv debated. There was not a peep.
however. about the Hawaiian items.
No one mentioned them IN DEBATE
there was no disposition to question:
them by Democrats or RepuDheahs-
The nroyision. attaching a. condition 10
the Appropriation for Hilo, caused SOME
uneasiness among its friends, Ior II Il
had been attacked, the material Which
arnlv iustifies the proposed expendi-
ture could not have been brought eas
ily before the House
There is now no doubt of the adop-
tion of the two Hawaiian provisions
as the Senate rarely shows any dis-
position to cut down river and narDor
appropriations. On the contrary II
usually adds numerous items. the
Senate Committee on Commerce ex-
nects to begin consideration of the Dill
next Monday and hopes to have u
! ready for report by the end OF tha'
week. Mr.. L. A. Thurston, of Honolu-
lu, who has been following the ap'
preparation for the Hilo project close
". plans to leave washington early
next week and to sail from San Fran
cisco February Il
Nothing further has been done o.
the appropriations for fortlncations II
Hawaii. a matter to which Mr.. Georss
r. Mcclellan has been giving carefu
attention. The bill has passed Senate
and House and is now ready for con
ference but the House conferees hav4
not been named. An effort Will o.
made to have the Senate provision
dividing the appropriations for Hawai-
and the Philippines and increasing tn
amount for Hawaii, retained.
The House has passed an omnibus
lighthouse bill, containing on item Q
$50 900 for a new light on the norti
coast of Molokai. The recommends
ton of the Lighthouse Board was 70
a $4,000 light, but the House commit
| tee after hearing Delegate Kalanlana
ole and Mr. Mcclellan decided to IN
crease the amount but did not desig
nate the order of the light. The sen
9 ate Commerce Committee gave tn
~. foo. ray
: egate and Mr.. Mcclellan a hearing yes
= terday morning on that feature or In
bill. There is little doubt that 1t WI
!. become law at this session.
Cen. Mckenzie, chief of engineer
has written note to Mr.. Mcclellan
stating that the War Department PR
poses to go ahead at an early date Wit
= tba construction of Notifications
Hawaii. Evidence has been procure
by the chief engineers with referent
. TO certain sites and the department
having some idea of the value OF II
land. win probably proceed with col
domination proceedings, if neeessar
There is now about s15o,ooo availab
in the treasury for the purchase of III
waiian sites.
II The Hawaiians here are trying
| secure authority for delegation
! Congressman to travel by army tran
It. ports to Hawaii some time next SUI
II mer. Representative Burton has SHOW
an interest in the matter ana the De
ate Committee on Military Affairs,
the army appropriation Dill, Just
norted 10 the Senate, has included
amendment permitting the War u
partment to issue permits to congress
men to travel on the transports
The House Committee on Terr1torl
has reported favorably the Senate !
funding bill. A hearing was grant
on it's provisions and members OF
committee inquired why Hawaii shou
he especially interested in the o.
when it was securing such large a
n nrorriations from Congress. we've
II theless the committee courteously I
y norted the bill, which IS not materia
different from the House bill VIM
was favorably reported last sessit
As Sneaker Cannon is stoutly oppos
TO the measure. although friendly
Hawaii. it is not likely that 1t Will
nrassed at this session and will
with the Congress March next
The increase of the appropriation
the Agricultural experiment station
Honolulu from SIS, 900 TO $4,000, ash
for bv Mr.. Mcclellan Of the Agr1c
turaI Committee, was granted
In assed the House. The bill is now
fore the Senate committee.
The supervising architect OF
&c treasury. Mr. J. K. Taylor, has 20
noned from February l to MaTch