The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-19

increasing rapidly. Hawaii presents
Waterhouse Trust Company's offer of
site for postoffice will be helpful
in one particular. 1t will be possible
to point out to the Congressional
visitors on their arrival in Honolulu
just where the new public building
is to be placed. That will help some
when it comes to an appropriation,
probably next winter, for the building
itself.
SARGENT LIKES HONOLULU.
Commissioner Sargent said today that
he had encouraging reports about "A
ship load of 2200 Spaniards now on
the way to Honolulu. He is taking a
lively interest in this importation of
laborers, as is well known in Homo
lulu. Mr.. Sargent stated today that
he would like very much to live in
Honolulu. 1t is the one city of his
travels where he felt above all others
he would like to locate.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PARTY.
Mr.. George b. Mcclellan, who is in
charge of arrangements for the visit
of the Congressional party to Homo
lulu, stated today that the replies were
coming in rather slowly. He has sent
out notice that final answers will be
expected by Monday, april s. He ex-
poets there will be more than enough
for one car from Chicago. Those who
have accepted thus far are: +. l..
Hamilton, of Michigan, chairman of
the Committee on Territories, and Mrs.
Hamilton; Adm b. Capron, of Rhode
Island, member of Territories commit
tee, and wife; II. d. Cole, of Ohio, mem
Der of same committee; James p. Con
ner, of Iowa, member of Public Build
ings committee, and Mrs. Conner; A..
i. Bates, of Pennsylvania, Committee
on Naval Affairs; c. Il. Littlefeld, of
Maine, and Mrs. Littlefield; Gen. War.
rem Keifer, of Ohio, member of Appro-
priations committee; Col. and Mrs. w.
p. Hepburn, of Iowa; James McLach-
Ian, of California, member of the Rivers
and Harbors committee; j. IL. David
son, of Wisconsin, Rivers and Harbors
committee; d. S. Alexander, of New
York, Rivers and Harbors committee,
and Mrs. Alexander; James 7. Lloyd,
of Missouri, Territories committee; A.
l.. Brick, of Indiana, Territories com
mittee, and Mrs. Brick; G. l.. Lilley,
of Connecticut, member of the Terri.
tories committee, and Mrs. Lilley; w.
A. Rodenberg, of Illinois, Public Build
lngs committee; Wesley J.. Jones, of
member of Rivers and
Harbors committee, and Mrs. Jones;
Senator Piles, of Washington; and f.
+. Acheson, member of the Rivers and
Harbors committee, and Mrs. Acheson.
Several others have been invited who
have been unable thus far to give
final answer. Among them are Repre-
Webb, of North Carolina
Champ Clark, of Missouri; Graf, of |
Illinois; NeGavin, of Illinois; Sylvester
Smith, of California; Lorimer, of Hi |
nois, Burgess, of Texas; Sparkman,
Of Florida, and HUMPHREYS, of Missis-
sippi Mr., c, c. Courts, clerk of the
House Committee on Appropriations,
who is in position to aid Hawaii very
much because of his great familiarity |
with the business of passing appropria-
tons, and Charles +. Alden, clerk of
the Senate Committee on Pacific Is.
lands and Porto Rico, have also been
invited but have not yet accepted.
The friends of Hawaii here are very
anxious that Mr.. Courts should make
the trip, for while he is very quiet |
and unobtrusive man, he has high |
standing at the Capitol. Representa-
tive Dalzell to his regret has had to
decline the invitation.
ERNEST G.. WALKER. |