The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-13
Economy, Reason for Cutting Out
Appropriation Providing
Enlargement.
HONOLULU ISSUES APPEAL
Chamber of Commerce and Other
Organizations Working for
Its Reinstatement.
CFrOm Thursday,s Advertiser.l

The item in the naval appropriation
bill providing funds for the enlarge
ment of the Pearl Harbor dIydock is
said to have been killed in committee
of the senate on Saturday last. If the
report is correct and the action of the
committee is sustained, the Pearl Har-
Dor drydoclk, when completed, will not
be big enough to handle the newer
dreadnoughts launched and building.
News of this decision, so important
to Honolulu, was received here on Mon
day, and for some reason was kept
quiet, only few Of the members Of
the chamber of commerce being taken
into the secret. Yesterday the mer-
chants association was told about it,
and the general membership Of the
chamber of commerce was informed at
the meeting of that organization yes
terday afternoon.
In the meanwhile a cabled CORE
spondenee has been going on between
Honolulu and Washington, various SEN
ators being urged to help Hawaii in
having the item reinstated in the APP
preparation bill.
The news that the senate committee
had cut the dredging item was cabled
to The Advertiser on Saturday by its
Washington correspondent, but no init
nation reached the public that the dry
dock item, over which the house had
had a spirited debate, had been pIuned
out of the bill. On Saturday, however,
a private message was received from
Washington and handed over to the
president of the chamber of commerce.
This message read:
"The senate naval committee re-
jected drydock appropriation Satur-
day and reduced dredging appropria-
ton from $1,5OO,OO TO 100000, basis
of economy"
Asked Instructions.
Although the message did not come
from any of Hawaii Is official or semi
official representatives in Washington,
Mr.. Morgan at once sent the follow
ing cablegram to Delegate Kuhio:
"Kuhio, Washington. Status dry
dock Appropriation, how can we assist
Cable. COMMERCE.. =
Get Busy.
The answering cable, which was re-
ceived Tuesday, was read at the meet
ing of the trustees of the chamber
yesterday as FOLLOWS:
eeCable Senators Penrose, Depew,
Perkins and Piles regarding drydock. "
This advice was at once followed by
Mr.. Morgan ON behalf of the chamber
of commerce and cable was sent to
each OF the four senators named, earn
estly requesting their support for the
appropriation to enlarge the drydoek.
At present this is as far as the matter
I,n -oa,,lt Of fha anHnnU-
ors of the chamber of commerce is be-
ing anxiously awaited.
Other organizations, the merchants
association in particular, and the bust.
ness men of the city have by now
appealed to influential friends or repre-
sentatiyes in Washington to support
the original appropriation of the house.
House Appropriation.
The item in the navy appropriation
bill which was amended by the senate
was as follows:
efNaval Station, Pearl Harbor, Ha-
wall: Dredging, $1,500,000; drydock
(limit of cost hereby increased to 3d.
7O0,000), to continue $1,000,0OO; in all,
$2,500,00o."
1t was this item to which the senate
committee is reported to have objected
on the basis of economy and upon
which report is based the protests fIom
Hawaii.
The original cost for the drydock
was estimated at $1,750,000 and this
sum was in consequence appropriated,
the drydock, under those plans to be
500 feet long and 104 feet wide. With
the abandonment of the extensive naval
program for the 0langapo and other
Philippine reservations, the navy de-
partment recommended an enlargement
of the Pearl Harbor drydock to 720
feet long and 10 feet wide. In con
alteration of this accommodation by
the department, the house made proYi.
SIGN for the enlarged plans by raising
the limit of expenditure by S95O,O00,
voting a million at once to continue
the work.
The reported action Of the senate
committee in striking out this amend.
ment by the house reduces the plans
for the dock to their original size,
The house reached It's conclusion and
the subsequent change In the appTopTia-
tion only after a spirited discussion on
the floor IN which Il was the expressed
opinion Of the majority Of the members
that II would be useless 10 build navy
drydooka incapable OF handling Amer
lea : dreadnoughts ana super dread
nlughis.
The chamber Of commerce will not
take up the reduction OF fhe dredging
appropriation, President Norm sat.
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