The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-26
HAWAIIANS BUSY FIGHTING
UNDERWOOD'S SUGAR BILL
Fate Of Measure Still in Doubt-.-E. M. Watson
Has No Aspirations for Frear's Seat---Other
Island Doings at Capital.

rs 10 re improved the local authorities
must bear quite share of the expense.
Senator Bourne, ms n member of the
committee, said as much in direct Ian
gnage, which probably represents the
attitude of the committee. As the pro-
posed Improvement of the harbor will
cost over million dollars it is likely
that the local authorities might be ex-
pected to contribute third or a half
of the cost.
:. The Delegate stated that probably
the local authorities would be willing to
contribute something toward the inn
provement but the matter was left in a
rather indefinite shape, because the
committee indicated that probably it
could not include the item in the bill
at this session of congress anyway.
There is little to be said about the
prospective visit of Secretary of the In
terror Fisher to Hawaii IN the role of
the President special commissioner,
beyond what is already known in Homo
lulu. While the secretary engaged his
passage from San Francisco for April
90, it is now apparent that he will not
be able to leave on that date.
Fisher May Wait.
1t has already been cabled to Ha-
waii that the secretary is now inclined
to wait till toward the close of the ses-
sion of congress and have the delegate
accompany him to the islands aAd be
present during much of the investiga-
tion. The secretary evidently wishes
to have the delegate and the Governor
together so that he can ascertain just
what is what with reference to the
various charges against the governor
and with reference to the governor IS re-
plies to those charges.
He is minded to study the situation
very thoroughly and doubts whether he
could do so with the same facility
should he make the trip to Hawaii
forthwith as he originally planned.
Mr.. Mcclellan has presented to SEN
ator Burton of the committee on COM
merce the request for a further survey
of Kahului harbor to ascertain whether
it is advisable to provide for the west
breakwater. The committee has voted
to favor the insertion of such provi-
sion in the River and Harbor bill as an
amendment, when the bill reached con-
sideration in the Senate.
Writz in New York.
Ambrose Wirtz, of Hackfeld G. Co.,
has spent week here and Just left for
New York where he will meet William
Pfotenhauer and cross with him to
Europe. While here Mr.. Wirtz took up
with the President s commission on
economy the matter of the use of the
excelsior code system for all branches
of the government.
j. A. Balch, of the Honolulu Mutual
Telephone Company, passed through
Washington few days ago, on his way
home, after trip to the big wireless
stations at Cape Cod. He will meet
Mrs. Balch and they will return to Ho-
nolulu together
Mrs. August Homberg has been very
i'll in New York but is said to be gradu-
ally recovering, though not entirely out
of danger.
H. L. Clotworthy, who was in Homo
lulu as a representative of the United
Press on board the battleship Georgia,
when the naval fleet was on the way
around the world, is in Washington.
He sends his aloha to friends in the
Territory. He expects to visit there
during the autumn with his wife.
John T. McCrosson was the host at an
impromptu luncheon Monday, when the
following Hawaiians happened to meet
in the Capitol: W. A. Kinney, Judge
s. M. Ballou, L. s. Conness, Senator
Fairchild, A. Gartley, and E. M. Wat
son.
Edward R. Stackable was confirmed
by the Senate April as collector of
! Customs for Hawaii for another term.
A high official of the Treasury makes
the statement that the Hawaiian dis.
trict is considered one of the best in the
country and that there are only two
or three which can be regarded as pos
sibly equalling it in efficiency and sue
cessful management of customs bust
ness.
Mr.. Stackable Is commission for his
new term will go forward to him at an
l early date.