The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-08-16
LIVELY TUSSEL
OVER WATER BILL
Congress SquabbIes Over Wahi-
ava Stream SurpIus-Tenney
Peck Hopes to Win Out.
By Ernest G. walker.
Nal special 10 The Advertise

leRlSlallNe Nuhslc sttIhs W w luht dhtaN
in congress over provision to au-
thorize the secretary OF war to sell, un-
der lease for n period of twenty five
years, the surplus water at Waianae
| ka. The house Democrats have been
suddenly impeled to take up this re-
comm endation by Secretary of War
Stmson. 1t was not put into the Gen
eral Deficiency Bill, the last of the APP
preparation bills to be considered by
the House, but the matter was repre-
scented to be of such urgency that the
rules committee was asked to make a
special rule permitting of the consider
alton of the matter as an amendment
to the General Deficiency Bill.
Representative Fitzgerald, of New
York, chairman of the appropriations
committee, has introduced resolution
to give this matter a parliamentary
status before the house in connection
with the General Deficiency Bill Ac-
cording to the rules of the house this
resolution Cor rule) must first be favor
ably considered by the rules committee
and then adopted by the house before
the proposition to lease will be in or
der on the appropriation bill.
| Presumably it will be favorably re-
ported from the rules committee and
adopted by the house, after which the
house will vote the authorization for
a lease as an amendment to the Gen
eral Deficiency Bill.
The Resolution.
The resolution reads:
Resolved, That in the consideration
of the bill making appropriations to
supply deficiencies in appropriations
for the fiscal year nineteen hundred
and twelve and for prior years, and
for other purposes, it shall be in order
to consider the following provision as
an amendment thereto:
The secretary of war is authorized
and directed to grant and lease in the
manner hereinafter provided, for a
period of twenty-five years, such sur
plus water of the United States with
in the limits of or pertaining to the
military reservation of Schofeld Bar
racks (Waianae Uka), island of Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii, as may not be
needed for the supply of the military
post and troops on said reservation I;
and he is further authorized and direct
ed TO include in such grant or lease
authority to the grantee or lessee there
under to enter upon such reservation
and make surveys thereon for and con
struct and maintain dams, reservations,
canals, bitches, fumes, tunnels, and
pipe lines for the purpose of diverting
and conducting from the reservation
the water covered by such grant or
lease, at such places on said land as
said grantee or lessee may select, sub
iect to the approval of the Secretary
of War; and to include also the right
to said grantee or lessee to take from
the lands of the United States ada
cent thereto, subject to the approval of
the Secretary of War, earth and stone
necessary for such construction and
maintenance: Provided, That said grant
or lease shall be made to or entered in
to with the highest responsible bidder
for such surplus water, under sealed
proposal, after public advertisement of
the terms and conditions thereof for a
period of not less than thirty days in a
newspaper or newspapers of general
circulation published at Honolulu, in
the Territory of Hawaii, such terms
and conditions to be fixed by the Secre'
tary of War when not inconsistent
with the provisions of this section:
Pmvided further, That the right to
amend, alter, or repeal this section is
hereby expressly reserved.
The CONFESS Bill.
Mr. CONFESS at the very last mo-
ment discovered there been omitted
from his bill for street railway
franchise at Hilo the very important
word "freight'' at very important
place in the measure. This necessitat
ed the recall by the senate of the bill
from the house. The senate has now
recalled the bill, voted the WORD
freight into the text and sent the
bill again to the house. Now it il
necessary for the house to vote that
word ''freightn in, which il will prob
ably do without objection. Then the
bill will go to the President for sigma
ture. Mr.. CONFESS hopes to leave fol
Honolulu some time this week
, Tenney Peck Hopeful
, Senator Jones, of Washington State
, has introduced the bill for right o
{ way through the Fort Shafter militar.
reservation to the Pearl Harbor Trac
! tion Company. Mr.. Tenny Peck, VIII,
1 is urging that legislatiOns, is still II
4. Washington. The prospects that tn
( session of congress will be prolonged
a till September ! gives Mr.. Peck SOM
hope of obtaining favorable action be
fore adjournment.
Fisher Still Uncertain.
5 Secretary of the Interior Fisher i
e making plans for his trip to Hawai-
f but is yet uncertain about the date o
= his departure. The following item
J. printed in the Washington Star thi
: evening, describes the situation quit
Y completely;
i "Secretary Fisher has been tryin
), TO get Off to Hawaii for some time t
:, Investigate the fight over the governor
It ship of that territory. Governor Frear
d term expired year ago, and the fgh
% for and against his denomination ha
is been going on ever since. His friend
e and enemies have both been active, TIL
D. President has held off from action unit
d he could get a clear knowledge of tn
It facts from first hand sources. He ash
ed Secretary Fisher to investigate tn
he whole situation personally
IS Mr., Fisher made reservation I
It sail on the boat leaving San Francise
lie August 10, but has come to the conclI