The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-25
MONEY FOR
Biz GUNS
MIR. Hoogs After Panama
COntractS--HaWaiian
Matters.
(Mal Special to the Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. TO-
The Notifications appropriation bill
which has been reported to the House
but has not been passed there, car
ries two items jointly for Hawaii and
the Philippines One is for s400,00e
for big guns and 100000 is for EN-
placements AS the item stands it Il
uncertain how much of the money
would be spent in Hawaii In fact
1t would be left to the discretion of
the officers of the War Department.
When the bill gets before the Sen
ate, Mr.. George B. Mcclellan, who is
doing very efficient work here this
winter in behalf of Hawaiian mat
ters, win appeal to the appropriations
committee at that end of the Capitol
to specify how much shah be spent
In the Hawaiian Islands.
Mr.. Mcclellan has also arranged for
a hearing before the Agricultural Com
mittee of the House to secure an ad-
ditional appropriation for the Expert
ment Station at Honolulu. That sta
tion has been having $4,000 a year
from the government for current main
tenance 4 law enacted last session
allows an increase to $4,000 for simi-
lar stations In various States but the
government 3 law officers have decided
that the law does not apply to Ha-
waii. Mr.. Mcclellan viii urge the
Agricultural Committee TO vote the ad-
ditionaI sum and he will also ask the
committee to vote an additional APP
preparation of $4,000 to provide for
soil surveys in the islands.
The report of the Board of Engineers
of the War Department on the Hilo
Breakwater project has been forward
ed to the Speaker of the House. 1t
did not include, however, some i'm
portant data and an effort is now be-
ing made to have that data forward
ed to the Speaker and printed with
the report.
VIII Cooke, the New York manager
of Alexander & Baldwin. and Mrs
Cooke arrived here last Saturday and
remained for a few days visiting
friends OF Mrs Cooke.
Sunday night the new Oahu County
Attorney, Mr. Cathcart, and Mrs Cath
cart arrived here from Honolulu. He
Is the attorney representing Clinton j.
Hutehins in the suit over the owner
ship of the kona railroad Judgment
has been given in Mr.. Catheart s favor
in Honolulu but the ease has been
taken to the United States Supreme
Court here.
Mr. D. L. Wilmington, attorney for
the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company
IN its tax appeal eases and also at
torney in several other eases pending
before the Supreme Court, arrived here
Monday morning. Both Mr.. withing
ton and Mr- Catheart were dismayed
10 find that the Court had set the sew
eral Hawaiian eases pending before Ii
for March Is. Mr. Wilmington inn
mediately LETT to return TO Honolulu
but Mr.. Catheart Is endeavoring TO
have his ease advanced so that he can
argue it now. 1t is believed that if
Mr. Wilmington had remained TO Join
with Mr. Satheart IN the request the
court would have granted it, because
of the long distance the attorneys had
travelled. The Court fixed the date for
March Is the day after the attorneys
sailed. This was due 10 a misunderstood i
ing, because it was supposed that there
would be ample time in which to noti-
fy them BY cable, before they would
sail to be here on the date originally
fixed.
". H Hoogs has also returned 10
from San Francisco to be
present at the opening Saturday o.
bids for the digging OF the Panama
Canal. The Pacific Dredging Company,
of which he is a member, IS one of
the intending bidders. Mr. HoOgs
stated tonight that the bidding con
tractors expect there viii be anofner
as there is being shown
a disposition TO hamper the admins
tration The officials OF the Canal
Commission, however. say that they
fully expect the bids will be opened
January l..
The meeting of the National Forestry
Association was held here yesterday
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