The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-20
BY ERNEST O. WALKER
.(Mail Special TO The Advertiser

.. WASHINGTON, June 5.-The house
sitting today for consideration, Of bills
by unanimous consent, disposed of q
lot Of business for Hawaii. 1t passed
three Hawaiian bills, and to make tho,
work complete substituted senate biil,
bills that had already passed the Sen.
ate--for the pending measures in the
house. This means the bills in question
will now be speeded to the senate and
should shortly become law.
The first bill passed by the house was
the one to extend the franchise of tho
Hawaiian Electric Company to the en-,
tire island of Oahu. Another extended
similar privileges to the gas company
and third bill amended the law af..
,feeting public utilities functions in Ho-
nOlulu. There was no particular OBJ.
lection to any Of these bills, which
were passed about as fast as the clerl
at the desk could read them. The bill
have been pending here ever since the
beginning of the present congress, and
were the subject of extensive hearings
last winter.
Hawaiians In Capitol
John T. McCrosson, of Honolulu, has
been back to Washington for few
days, following quite a perigrination
over many states. He has a lot of old
friends here and says he has been en-
joying bully time.
Former Judge Wilder, of Honolulu.
is another familiar territorial in the
federal city Of recent days. He is in
fine spirits, but says il has been a little
more quiet on his visit here than it was
earlier in the season. About the only
item of news he could talk about was
the postmastership at Honolulu, anal
he frankly admitted that he had beer
unable to ascertain anything about Mr..
Young, = successor. - ..,...,.. 4
The senate's confirmation of Judge |
Thompson cleared the decks of all exc
eutive business at the capitol in con-
nection with the Territory. Indeed the |
postmastership remains the only Ha.
waiian plum of importance now that /
the President has to bestow. |
Washington gets but little of the fur
ry over Judge Stuart 5 resignation. OF
course, the resignation is not official till
IT reaches the department of justice.
There is not the slightest doubt that
Judge Stuart can resign, but if he sends
his missive straight to the Attorney
General, or the President, instead of to
Senator Shafroth, of Colorado, he prob
ably would get action.
Plan To Block q. o. P.
Efforts of late to get legislation of
democratic platform bearing into shape
before the conventions have been a lit
tie more than half successful Prob
ably enough has been done to "stall"
RannhIioan |
ord has as good as been made up on
the preparedness bills. 1t is on the
program for the House to enact the
Qualifications appropriation bill this
week, sweeping measure having to do
with the cOuntry's second line of de-
Tense. 1t is not particularly attrac-
tive topic, popularity, as compared with :
marching men and battle lines of dread
naughts, Therefore the millions for
this important defense work will be
voted alike in Senate and House with. .
out pyrOteehnies. Who cares about
such an unattractive title as "The I
Fortifcations Billf" t
Battle News Too Late 3
The God of battles appears on the a
side of Republicans who would boost
the preparedness measures no matter E
how the piper Is to be paid. The great
North Sea battle between British and
Germans has been most convincing, of
course, as "A demonstration of how
ships can be sunk. Navies, after all, +
are frail unless of .Overpowerinp +
strength. This greatest of sea fights In d
all time (Which IT may or may not, h
prove to be when the analysts have d
had chance to make comparisons) had h
certainly OVerawed the average pacific O.
list in congress. O.
Had the news of this battle come "
hours earlier there should 81
be no doubt what the house would have h
lone with that Republican amendment :
FOR two more dreadnoughts. That n
instead of being lost be- Ii
,ause of Middle West Republican de v
lection, would have gone through by "a c,
iozen majority. Republicans would v
nave overturned the Democratic major
ty in fair fight and have had some. u
hing worth Dragging about in this Il
ears campaign. h
As It is the credit for authorizing b.
more dTeadnopghts will 90 to the sen al
tie Democrats. Probably the naval af. b.
airs committee there will speedily de- Al
ermine that the two new dreadnoughts, II
10 matter what the cost, are indispen, b,
lbe. Moreover thcre will probably be re
considerable other navy increases by m
he senate. n,
Bill Blocked u
Senator Lodge, of Massach usetts. fer. W
'ciously stopped final motion that would b.
'"Ne made the Philippines bill law. Ru. bu
al credits, which has passed both hous, Ia
-, Is not yet law because conferees II
ave been unable thus far to adjust tn
heir differences. Thus it is with hi
lumber of what might be called plat tn
"rm bills. But the Republicans at ii
lineage will be chary of attacking ii