The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-10-16
FEDERAL Hy|LOING
BILL STILL LIES
IN THE DISCARD
Measure Has Not Been Restored
TO Unanimous Consent
Of House Calendar
New Attorney General Refuses To
Perpetrate Injustice Upon
Judge Clemens

on september 81, as noted in The
Advertiser, the bill authorizing the sale
Of the Mahuka site by the government,
In order that the way might be opened
FOR the purchase Of another and more
suitable site and that work might ae-
tnally be got under way on the much
promised federal building, was removed
from the unanimous consent calendar
OF the house.
A week later, according to word Civ
en- ont by Delegate Knhio, his secre-
tary at Washington, by the exercise
OF great diligence on behalf Of the Ter.
Titory had the bill restored and placed
in line for action at this session
However, there must have been some
fniscalculation on the par OF the Dele
gates proxy, innsmuch as The Adver-
tiser's Washington correspondent, nm
der date Of October ., states that the
bin is still where Il was thrown when
elected from the unanimous consent
class. The Delegate could not be found
Yesterday to tell what he may knew
about the fate Of the measure, and
J. r. Colburn stated that no word had
come to Hawaii regarding It.
4 Ernest q. Walker, writes;
Small Chance to Pass.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-The
public building bill for Hawaii is held
up ON the objection Of Representative
Donovan, of Connecticut, and has lost
its place on the unanimous consent cal.
endar. This is important in a parlia.
mentary way. There is much doubt
now whether il can be passed at this
session OF congress. From present APP
pearanees congress viii adjourn along
toward the end Of the month. No one
u able 10 speak definitely about IL and
new plans are made almost every day.
But Il is evident that the chances for
local bills are becoming slighter.
The Clemens Cleanup
-ssFederal Judge Charles +. Clemens
Of Hawaii, has departed a very happy
man. The decision Of Attorney Gen.
eral Gregory to withdraw the request
for his resignation left nothing for the
Judge 70 do but depart in satisfaction
IN examining the case Attorney Gen.
eral Gregory was unwilling to follow
the reasoning Of his predecessor, At.
torney General MeReynolds. There il
u AStiluk AZ lht uNpdANhitut budb bnln
was a wise conelusion, as the depart.
ment could not afford TO perpetrate an
injustice upon Judge Clemens. He hal
been waiting here for many days fol
m opportunity to talk the situation
over with Mr.. Gregory when notified
that the request for his resignation had
been Withdrawn. {
Ballou Is Better
Former Jndge Sidney Ballou has
returned TO Washington for the winter.
He is steadily improving from his III.
sBess Of typhoid fever For some weeks
I he was IN Maine and more recently
has been in New York.
Drydock Hold-Up
Ex-Governor Freaf continues In
Washington, waiting for the navy de
partment TO conclude the contract foI
the construction Of the drydOck al
Pearl Harbor. The plans aud speeif,
cations have long been ready but See.
rotary Daniels dissents from terms
which the engineers approve about
costs, incident TO the accident 10 the
Sdrydock and one or two other mat.
tiers. As the secretary is going ont
IN 10 the congressional campaign much
there is some doubt whether the con.
tract can, be signed, or viii be signed
for a few weeks yet. .ag....
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