The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-25
WHEN WOODRUFF
WAS IN DOUBT
By Ernest G. Walker.
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WASHINGTON, DC, June 5.-The
case of George w. Woodruff for add.
tional judge of the United States Cir
cult Court in Hawaii hangs fire. There
was a report that the Senate Judiciary
Committee might dispose of it at its
next meeting, which is expected to oc-
cur Monday. This proves, on inquiry,
to be unfounded. 1t had been expected,
from earlier reports, that the nomina-
tion would be withdrawn. President
Taft indicated only a couple of days
ago that he still hoped the nomination
would be confirmed. A member of the
Senate Judiciary Committee said today
that he expected there would be some
disposition of the case before the ad-
journment of Congress.
The Judiciary Committee proposes
that Mr.. Woodruff shall have every
possible opportunity to prove that he
is capable of holding the judicial posi-
tion for which he has been designated.
The Senators of that committee want
to know whether he has had any prac-
tise at law that would warrant their
confirmation of him for the judgeship
Their investigations thus far have sat.
isfied them that personally he is an
agreeable man and that he is equipped
| by education for important office. Up
| to date, however, he has furnished no
satisfactory evidence that he has had
any law practise of moment. The i'm
preston accordingly prevails that he
is not likely to be confirmed and yet
it is still among the possibilities.
Mr.. George B. Mcclellan has been to
the White House to talk with President
Taft about the attitude of some of the
Hawaiian people in the matter. He
assured the President that the Hawai-,
ian people here were not opposing the
nomination, but had acquiesced. The
endorsements coming in for Mr.. Rob
ertson were based on representations
that Mr.. Woodruff could not be con
firmed and that his nomination was
to be withdrawn. President Taft talk
ed very little about the case but did
not indicate that he purposed to with
draw the nomination, at least for the
present.
Hawaii appears to be getting the
worst of it in the rearrangement of the
pineapple schedules. The Senate has
not changed the schedule on fresh pine
apples yet, but it has agreed to fix
the duty at % per cent. on canned
pineapples which have less than 25 pei
cent. of sugar content. This will prob
ably be about double the present duty
but Mr.. Mcclellan is unable to figure
out exactly what the effect is likely
to be. The Finance Committee seemed
willing to grant a good measure of the
Ha uaitan dam do hVt oil on
mysterious influence was injected into
the situation. 1t is understood that
some of the California interests are moi
particular about the Hawaiian pine
apple industry being stimulated an6
threw cold water upon the proposition
to increase the duties materially.
i Something may be done for fresf
pineapples. The Florida Senators ar,
interested in that duty and, in return
for some help there, Senator Aldricl
may want the votes of the Floridi
Senators upon certain other PROPOSE
tions. He does not propose to com
plete his part of the bargain till h
has gotten the votes he may need from
the Florida Senator'S
The sugar schedules of the tariff bill
are completed in the shape in whiel
they will become law. The Senate ha
voted upon those schedules and agree,
upon them exactly as they were passe'
by the House and therefore the con
ference committee of Senate and Hous
will have no jurisdiction there. Tn
changes from the Dingley law, as
we'll understood in Hawaii. are slight
The provision for the admission o
,, 100000 tons of Philippine sugar FIRE
annually is the most important. Tn
rate on refined sugar is reduced fror
l95 cents 20 100 cents.
President r. L. Waldron, of the MeI
chants Association, and Mrs, Waldro
have been in Washington this weel
They are ON their way TO England.
A REMEDY THAT NEVER PAIIS