The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-26
BY Ernest G. walker.
Nail speeial to The Adyertiser.l }

(Mail Special to The Adyertiser.)
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE con.
sideration of the free sugar bill in the
senate finance committee is now the
big matter of Hawaiian interest at
Washington. Delegate Kalanianaole
reached town yesterday. There has
been hearing before the senate com
mcrce committee on the engineers re-
port for harLor on the island of Kauai
at Nawiliwil, but with indications tlat
the senate commerce committee will not
put any appropriation for Nawiliwili
upon the bin. Another incident of the
week is stout denial by E. M. Wat
son, of any gubernatorial aspirations.
"I wish you would deny that story"
said Mr.. Watson today. 81 do not
want to be governor of Hawaii, and
have not fixed my eye upon that office.
II will be long time before Demo
cratic governor can be appointed, even
if the next administration is Demo.
cratic. I would walk forty-seven miles
to avoid being Governor of Hawaii.
Some of my friends here have been talk
ing about me in that connection but 1
wish they would not.
1t is impossible to say just yet what
the outlook is as to the free sugar bill.
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Rico, Louisiana, Hawaii and the beet
sugar manufacturers are understood to
have joined forces to oppose any re-
duction whatever in the present duties
on sugar. There was meeting last
Monday night at whicn these various
interests were represented and it is
said cooperation is now assured.
There for Hawaii.
Judge S. NJ. Ballou, Senator George
II. Fairchild, Alonzo Gartley and
George Mcclellan, the last named
having arrived few days ago, are all
attending the hearings before the fin
ance committee and looking after the
interests of Hawaii. There will be
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an situation before the hearings are
concluded. While it is regarded Ger.
tain as ever that the President would
veto sugar bill, if it reaches him, and
would veto bill that reduced the duty,
prior to a report from the tariff board,
it is not certain what the senate will
do. Some think there is probability
that the senate will enact a compromise
bill, reducing the duty and thus throw
the matter into conference with the
house. Then there is no telling what
the outcome would be. The latest in
formation here is that congress will
probably be in session well into the
summer and if that proves to be the
case, one would be rash to attempt to
prophesy whether a compromise could
be arranged before adjournment.
There are staunch friends of the pres.
ent duties on the senate finance com.
mittee. One of them is Senator Lodge,
of Massachusetts, who of late has been
active in cross examining the various
witnesses that want to tell about the
advantages of free sugar. The finance
committee will almost certainly render
an adverse report on the Underwood
free sugar bill, but that will not tell
particularly as it is well understood
that the finance committee is stronger
in regular Republican votes than is the
senate itself.
Cupids Appears.
Delegate Kalanianaole, Mr.. George
Mcclellan and Z. NJ. Watson ap-
peared before the senate commerce com
mittee to plead for an appropriation for
Nawiliwili. They were told that the
committee is adverse to putting on any
new projects, of which there are some
$50,000,0O0 now under consideration
The house is determined that there shall
not be large river and harbor bill this
year and the senate is rather timid
about loading it down with new pro
jects. Furthermore the commerce com.
mittee senators were inclined to the
opinion that if the harbor of Nawiliwili
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