The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-14
|ABtAI, AEHE Il
aih5PEGT SITES
Admits Receiving 1nstructions
tfrom Treasury department
After His Arrival (
from Coast. =

iaPursuait 70 ihstfuctions received
after his arrival from the Coast yestcrrs
day nm Abe Kofea, J. W. Roberto sPeet
eial agent OF the treasury department,
will bepin ian investigation on which
he is 10 base a report regardipg me
merits Of the several sites available
for the federal building at HenPlulu.
Although he is quoted AZ saying soon
after he banded that he "knew nothing
about che federal site matter he lad;
mitted last night that he had received
Instructions, and declining TO be inter-
,yiewed further, left the interviewer 20
presume that the Instructions related 70
the site for the government building.
Mahuka Proposition Droppsd.
News was received Yesterday BY w.
r. Harrington, president .nf the rmeri
chants, association, that the tfehsnry
department had decided 70 elimihate
the Mahuka site ana that q ihnl had
been introduced In both the house and
senate appropriating " ,s25, 600, 10 Dc
used at the discretion Of the seeEetary
Of the treasury in the purchase Of a.site
and the construction of the building
OF this amount 100000 is now avail
able. The same measure provides 70!
the refunding Of amounts snDscrtnea
toward the $4,000 expended for street
work in connection with the MHhuka
proposition. " III Z. Z;
When r. w, Single went 10 Wash.
ingtop, few weeks ago, w. R Castle
stated in a letter to The Advertiser
that Single was sent East BY tht
Henry Waterhouse Trust Company.
His purpose IN going was 70 see that
the rights of the former owners Of She
BishoF street extension and the original
mahuka site miept ne proteesen N ease
.ns .reasu,y gepAI,heh. uennltSS,y ue,
slaed 70 ananuon tnet pIopeI ~ - sne
location Oh the government ppilning,
Other sites May Figure. -
The cablegram 10 President Earring
Iton seems TO indicate that Single has
secnred the introduction Of a bill ap-
n sum large enough 70 hwy
new site. IL the treasury department
finally decides to abandon the original
lloeation. 49,, "a
IL is reported that Single carried
with him number Of options on other
suitable property. NJ .s.s ,fi
On his arrival Mr.. Roberts said ,his
understanding when be left the Coasi
was that tho chief purpose Of his tfiT
10 the Islands coneerned ,buildiDgs or
Quarantine Island. In Connection with
this proposition he visited Honolulu
early in the year,
some Of this Legislation will not frowf
severely upon the canal ,bill debato. II
promises TO shut out that much OF OBJ
portunity for. taking up these otbe,
bills. @.{ Z IS
Months Debate Expected.
The canal debata win r.oA;,a
month easily; the anti.tr,isf h:Ils 4
lthey can he brouebt 10 me front 4 gain
Ilanother month .easily. aedi ma a Rms
Ipriation biIle can haydIv Ne nosa;, q,
lby the senate IN another month yfh.ss
no TO indicate that the scpstR ,;;Ii X,
short on time for. lot ~ nnI,l,n h,s,
ness. s. 7.f 1ir7 n ~
There are two Damocratie !l;on., 4,
the senate patbway ma tbay ~ 80,
LING fersif,eaIlo ~, p,asiae,,. nKr;I.e "a
riess his ,eansli tolIs a~er,,,,;,.. $3.50 ~.
him from tbo bonse ara tbronah N.
Hong corr;dorl a. tbo !, or,b a,,s, ~ ~,
lCapitnl .Tha Tr;sh ~ Ii,a,a 80 a. ~, ~
\ York supreme .eonrt Ssnato, Df,fs s.,,,. !,
i n one W. thsm TN n,no. - sarns. !,
Chamberlain az bregau' 1otb IL VI al
\ ready made spoeches ~. Iresolnt;ons an,
on other excuses. m u'as Senatar rhan,
herlain who. A, few tays a1o' annoiInce,
lin a senate sneorb that r. va ,aa,l,
Ito 90 to War with Great Britain ~ I,
4 other power 10 viniIieate our RIGHTS ~