The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-05
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WASHINGTON. \. c Ar-l 50
ne S1uzrz Naval Committee besz-
eauS5s-a-s-a to5sy q the zuuuSl zp-
r-ov-szs5oa slu for he Navy. Senator
Hale. tas Chairman f2vO-s putting
thereon = an 2lsnd1eat the House
t5u for d-y dock shops, S16 eASzae.
5-e5-suc AZ Psz-l Hz-bo-- Tais vii
s,-atz1 IS Re done sid L Il i done, wi.
hing tEsr Important measure for HS-
wzi enc step nezrs- Gzsl enactment
- this session Of Congress
The eo--5ctee wln be asked 70 il
o-ezse IKE appropriation q S2oo.oo0 for
6-e5cI1- re cExunel II VII be rep
resented q TIE Sszsro-s thz1 8 larger
SIN VII be Necessary - uzSe the ehSn-
r. uzv5cable fo- tig ships by the tine
the drv dock z16 ne shops Srs CON
TIs-ei- There Is Sozs kope that the
eo--it-es wil sSSeut 70 doubling MS.
s---or-istion SID possibly e make II
s5o0.Ool-
TIE Nsvv Department. wants the
to-zl authorization q sS--o0.ooo. which
vrzs TIE House figure increased Navy
oSes-s e-ai- 1hzs tha- SIN VII not
he s-zeis--- De-eca-e -Hzlznizn2ols
S-5 NJ. Mcclellan z-e 1ot altogether
es-rz5r q the sxpeiisney q making
such q request They fear It might en-
dz-cs- che entire proposition hui S-e
so.n6lur so-s Influential Se2z-o-s for
siviee q the oue<-io--
Two items q importance . the Ter
-l-1-- n The nz--s- u lighthouses have
occurred during re pas- week The
Eo-ss Committee On Interstate Con
--s-ce hss reported tzvorzbly 5 bin sp-
v-o7-izr5nE $4,000 fo- The reimburse
rs-- q TIE Territory for maintaining
lighthouses after sz1sxStioa- This
IN vzs tavo-ablv reported 70 the
H01Ss II TIE is, Congress bur failed
70 become : lsw-
he sSzs eoz-u-i.tee kzs slSo reported
- uu-ic1s b5I to- new lighthouses.
wh5ek i-el15sS 81 appropriation q
$500 to- s new lighthouse o. hzusi
i i S1zswhs, 6oub1ful whether The
t5I can become S law 81 this session
b-- !; LIS 5 chance before TIE och
Congress eo1es . s close
N Mcclellan hs6 hearing 5 few
5sys sco before the s1beonmittee o.
appropriations that i preparing the
S-5-v Civil b5u fo- tie House. He
zske5 81 avE-og-izrioa q $4,000 for
s,-5us,5-c Lv5roErzYhie Surveys II the
Territory. Tie Suboo-@it-es was rou-
eo--isz- Sbo-t rs attitude bar prob
sb-v vi BE sEzizst TIE item Chair
1zz ISwnsy q TIE appropriations con-
Tzi--es, las long been al opponent Of
thess appropriations for the Geological
S-vsy- he fact that TIE Territory
q Ezwzii receives the proceeds fron
tie szls q is public lands vii also
initiate Sszi-St such Al appropriation
h Congress.
TIE Delegate and NJ. MeCsllsn have
z--arge5 fo- s heSrins a. 81 eS-ly day
tsso-e s House eo1mittee q TIE nat
,s- q s vublie building appropriation
To- Honolulu. they have decided to
ask To- O-iy 2bout $4,000 at present
II view q the fact that the total Of
TIE omnibus public building bln viii
bs restricted az this tine and there
s-e many mainland projects 70 be cared 4
To-. Tie Treasury Department kss re-
Gently furnished 81 estimate that the
rev ECuolulu building should cost
SSSoooo. u woul5 be slzost hopeless
q attempt 80 seesre az appropriation
fo- that s-ocut 81 this session. bat
,hs-e : believed g Be 8 god chance
for securing tie smaller amount toward .
s teal authorization ~ sesrly $1,000
co0
he senate hss ooaarusoa the nom
Srsrioa a. Collector q Customs Stack
stlc. vhoSe commission for another four
wears tern Is ssi3 20 he or The way
- Ecaoolu. There Vss 10 opposition
a. lis ecusruaticr bur there Was So
rious opposition 90 his nomination. The
Navy pspartneu, took the ground thai
hs had beSu uuiuly severe in enforcing
tie customs regulations sgainsi Navy /
csses-s and the Department q Com
rsrce sr3 L.abor complained because Of
The Consctor attitude regarding the
conduct q the immigration station
This opposition threatened az one time
% prove serious. Treasury ofkeials,
however. stood I'D for the collector and
through representations from that de-
pzrtue-t the President 6nally decided
e rsaoniusre him. Some Of NJ. stack
abls's frieuds II Washington also pull
Il hard for hin
No sieps have been taken YET . press
tie bin % allow local passengers 70
travel o. foreign ships that touch at
Ho-oIulu or the way 70 and from San
Francisco. There vas an understanding
between THE friends OF the biz and
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