The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-23
AFFAIRS I
|. AT CAPITAL QUIET
Information In Washington Re-
y garding Territorial Matters
'a@ Scarce lust Now
BY ERNEST q. WALKER

+ WASHINGTON, Nov ennber .If.-This
IL the season lust before important
events are due 20 happen and there
seem 20 be only tidbits of Hawaiian in.
formation. Scant discussion has attend.
ed announcement that the auministra-
tion would favor continuance Of duties
on sugar, Perhaps that has been in
part because the administration All
houncement WIS calculated to end the
subject and because Of conviction that
congress would assent without c6ntro.
versy. .t.' 10. Il
And that will probably happen, al
though here ana there q congressman
win want TO submit "few brief re-
marks. As matter Of fact IL will
be several weeks before the ways and
means committee is fully organized and
ready for business, Presumably action
on the war taxes, in the continuance Of
those taxes upon the statute books. will
be required before the holidays and the
continuance of the sugar taxes be pro-
vided on the same bill But all those
things are really questions Of method
and procedure for no one seems to Ques.
tion that the, sugar duties will be re-
tanned.
Deiegats Not Heord Prom =
Former Judge Ballou has been the
first of Honolulu arrivals, incident to
the approach Of the busy winter season.
He and Mrs. Ballou have been in Wash
ington, now long enough to be fully set
tied. They are making their home this
year again at the Connecticut. A
very desirable apartment well down
town, Judge Ballou is in New
York, along with several other
Honolulu men interested in SUI
gar contracts. He has been there for
about fortnight but is expected back
here in q few days. No definite word
has yet been received from the Dele
gate, but II Is expected he will be here
by early December Mr.. Desha, his
sec rotary, has been in Washington some
weeks, having come early to resume his
law school studies. .... 81
The postoffiee department reports that
there remlains only one Republican post
master in the offices Of presidential
class In Hawaii. This is at Fort Shat.
ter, where the encumbent has some
months yet to serve.
Hawaii Program Not Made
Apart from the sugar legislation,
which is Of snch large concern to the
Islands, tile program of activity in Ha!
waiian matters here hardly will be well
under way till after New Year Is. The
enactments Of the winter should con,
tain much Of importance to Hawaii
The shipping legislation, whatever it
may be, probably will come late. after
there has been extended discussion. Ap.
preparations for army and navy, which
are of increasing interest to Hawaii,
with the development of Honolulu as
great military aud naval base hardly
will be decided till web into the win
ter. Similarly, the appropriation bills,
Which should' have many Hawaiian
items. viii not be disposed Of till con,
gress has been in session a number OF
months. ~ ~
An Hawaiian Hills, however, must be
reintroduced and considered anew by
the proper committees, That means
much Of the preliminary work accom-.
plished in the last congress must be
done over again. However, numerous
Hawaiian bills failed in the last CON
gress and the work done on them, in.
gliding hearings given, will not all be
lost, Committeeman are familiar with
most OF these Hawaiian matters and
the support for Hawaiian measures and
appropriations will probably be more
vigorous than ever because of the visit
ing congressman who had opportunity
to see things for themselves.
Federal Building Site
Assistant SecreIafy OF the Treasury
Byron G. Newton has returned from
his western triI, but has announced no
decision yet about the building site for
Honolulu He is keeping. the matter
Immediately in mind and expects be
fore Ioug to have the site question set.
tied. He recently received word from
Gus .Spreckels ia New York that the
latter wished to talk with him about
the so.called SpieSkels site and would
be in Washington shortly for that pur.
pose. - Nf1.E.
There is no new word about the Judge.
ships thus far. untitled and apparently
| iothing will be done tfffNafter congress
has assembled. -, y
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