The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-23

ject and the Delegate wrote letter to
each member of the Finance Committee
setting forth the Hawaiian side Of the
case. The Porto Ricans evinced some
interest in the Hawaiian contentious.
Judge B. W. Rodey, who is on the bench
in Porto Rico, but has been visiting
in Washington, brought some Porto
Ricans around to talk the matter over
with the Delegate and Mr.. Mcclellan.
No Hope For Coffee.
All hopes of getting duty upon cof-
fee have gone glimmering. The duty
was 700 unpopular and the Republicans
were afraid of its becoming an issue in
the next Congressional, campaign where
by they would lose large blocks of votes.
The resident Commissioner from Porto
Rico, Hon. Tulio Larrinaga, was reeog-
nized to offer an amendment in favor
of duty upon the grades of coffee
above what is known as No. Z. He
made a brief speech, explaining that
the grades which make the cheaper cof-
fee consumed by the poorer classes,
would be exempt from duty by the pro-
visions Of his amendment and that the
grades of coffee used by the better
classes would alone be affected. But
the House showed no patience with the
proposition and the Commissioner s
amendment was voted down. He was
allowed to offer the amendment only
as a matter of courtesy, and while
Chairman Payne showed some Difference
to Mr.. Larrinaga's views, he stated
that personally he was against the
amendment.
In short, neither branch of Congress
is willing to assume any political risks
for the sake of helping any industry in
any Of the islands under the American
flag. The concession of 100000 tons of
sugar from the Philippines would have
been negatived by the Senate and House
but for President Taft s determined
stand. This would have been done. not
because the encouragement of sugar
growing in the Philippines viii be a
menace to the sugar interests of Hawaii
but TO the beet growers in several of
the big States.
Judgment by Default.
Chief Justice Clabaugh, of the Dis
triet Supreme Court, has rendered iudg
ment by default against Queen Liliuo-
kalani for 1850 in favor of DR..
Charles FL. English of this city, who
claims to have been the s'former court
physician This is the suit recently
entered, as told in letters to the Adver-
tiser, for moneys alleged to be still due
for services in curing the Queen of a
supposed cancer. DR.. English went
with the Queen from Los Angeles and
claims that he was engaged for two
years as her medical adviser at a
monthly salary of $500 and a bonus of
$4,000 He tarried in Honolulu, he
claims, only two months and received
money for that period only, because the
Queen made it impossible for him to
fulfill his contract.
The Queen made no defense and it is
claimed in her behalf that there was
no service of the suit upon her. The
records of the court, however, show that
there was service, and Judgment was
accordingly entered. No lawyer appear
ed in her behalf and the judgment will
now be sent to Honolulu for collection.
1t seems to be question whether a
Judgment can be collected in Honolulu,
but that is a matter for the courts to
interpret.
The Dillingham; Contract.
Mr.. w. f. Dillingham; came over here
from New York last week and was in
conference with officials of the Navy
Department about the dredging of Pearl
Harbor channel, which his company is
under contract to execute. The plans in
| detail for the dredging were received
| here from Honolulu some days ago and
have been gone over by the Bureau of
Yards and Docks. They have been APP
| proved, with some changes, as suggested
! and accepted by Admiral Hollyday.
| Mr.. Mcclellan expects to remain in
| Washington well up to the end of the
extra session of Congress, but probably
Delegate Kalanianaole win precede him
by a few weeks to Honolulu. Now
that the House has passed the tariff bill
it is meeting only twice a week-Mon
days and Thursdays-an then only te
adjourn There is no intention of en-
acting any other than tariff legislation
in the House this session. The commit
tees, other than Ways and Means and
Rules, have not been appointed and
there is comparatively little Hawaiian
legislation, other than tariff, to interest
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