The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-06-25
GOVERNOR SEES
THE PRESIDENT
Leaves Well Satisfied as to His
Chances for ReappOintment
More Naval Money.
By Ernest G. Walker.
mail Special to the Advertiser.) }

rrear mas Deen haVlng busy time
here. Between official business and So
cial and political activities his days
have been well occupied He has seen
President Taft and they had long
talk about the affairs of the Islands and
other matters. The President was
glad to greet the Governor. The for
mer knows Hawaii, having visited it
while Governor of the Philippines.
Among other things the question of
the Governors reappointment was
taken up. This matter will be left
open until Secretary of the Interior
Fisher visits Hawaii, which he plans
to do this summer. Governor Frear is
anxious to have his administration
fully Investigated by the Secretary.
He says he is not worrying about the
outcome of the investigation. He is
confident that he will be vindicated of
the charges made against him, for
which Democratic politicians are large.
ly responsible.
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President Taft, as he had previously
done to Attorney General Wickersham,
that L. A. Dickey should be appointed
to succeed Circuit Judge Hardy for
the Island of Kauai. Mr.. Dickey has
the support of the bar association. A
good word for him has been spoken to
the appointing powers by c. A. Rice of
Hawaii, who has paid flying visit
here before going to Chicago for The
Republican national convention.
1t is expected that the matter of the
81 100000 Territorial bond issue will
be settled at the interior department
this week. Governor Frear has had
several talks with the department of.
ficials regarding the matter, which is
about to be passed upon by Assistant
Attorney General Cobb. Some details
of the bond issue will remain to be ar
ranged by Treasurer Conkling, who
will come east later on.
photographic Surveys.
Governor Frear has not had time TO
+, take up with the United States Geo
logical survey certain details concern.
ing Topographic and photographic sur
veys in the Islands.
| Mind Easy on Tariff.
After making inquiries at the Capt.
tol, Governor Frear is satisfied that
there will be no tariff legislation dur
ling this session of congress. The
Sugar Schedule Revision Bill and 9th
er measures are expected to die by
veto of the President, if indeed the
house and senate are able to agree
upon them, which may not be possible,
owing to the injection of the Canadian
reciprocity question into the general
tariff bills.
Many Social Affairs.
Governor Frear has been attending
ms many social affairs as he could find
time for in addition to his official husi-
ness. He has taken several short auto
mobile tours in this neighborhood. Sew
eral days ago he left the hotel where
he was first quartered and occupied
apartments at 1917 Connecticut ave-
nu. He plans to leave Washington the
latter part of this week for New York,
going thence TO the Chicago convn-
! ton.
Atkinson in Supreme Court.
| Former Governor Carter and A. u.
| c. Atkinson, formerly secretary of Ha-
waii, were recent visitors at the ma
tiOnal capital. Governor Carter came
down to look over the legislative and
| political situation. Mr. Atkinson was
admitted to the bar of the United
States Supreme Court at one of the
closing sessions of its term. Both have
gone to Chicago.
\. +. Judd of Hawaii is going from
here to New Haven to attend the re.
union of his class at Yale University.
More Pearl Harbor Money.
The senate committee on naval af.
fairs made several important changes
in the provisions for Pearl Harbor
naval station, Hawaii, in reporting the
naval appropriation bill The limit of
cost of the drydock at Pearl Harbor
has been increased by the committee
from S3,S50,000 to S3,4s6,000, and an
appropriation of $l,O5O,O 900, which the
bill carried as passed by the house has
been made available to continue work
on the dock instead of to complete it,
This increase is made necessary be.
cause of conditions which REQUIRE the
use of richer mixture of concrete.
! Under another provision of the bill
as recommended by the senate com
mittee, the secretary of the navy is
authorized 10 purchase an acre of
land in the Island of Oahu for the 10.
cation of wells for supplying fresh wa.
ter 10 the Pearl Harbor naval station
and 70 acquire right OF way for
! pipe line from such wells TO the naval
/ station. Another senate amendment
provides for chain of wireless sta.
tions from Panama and California
across the Pacific, via Honolulu, Guam,
the Philippines and Samoa, TO cost
/ ; 100000.
The navy department is working out
a plan Of providing adequate supplies
! Of coal aud fuel at convenient loca.
tons, one Of which is Pehh Harhor.
4 fnel depot costing tai5 900 Is being
Constructed there. othey eoalinp ara.
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