The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-23
SOLONS COMING TO !
VISIT TERRITORY
late NEXT MONTH
CabIegram From Kuhio Announ-
ces That Arrangements For
Trip Are Complete Ia

The congressional party, which IL has
been decided TO invite TO visit Hawaii
this year, win arrive in Honolulu
March 30, according to a cablegram re-
eeived yesterday by Senator R. w.
,shingie from Delegate Kubio.
The cablegram read: g
Arrangements made; invitations
put. Party leaving Great Northern,
San Pedro, March "a. Have Legislature
take immediate action. Cable me-, Con
iuit Chillingworth, Holstein. VIII cable
number when ascertained." 49,
Kuhio recently cabled, urging that a
party Of congressmen be invited 10
,isit the Islands next Spring and sug.
costing that the invitation be made for
April He also suggested that the
Legislature appropriate $4,000 10 pay
the expenses Of the trip. .'e
Action was Immediately taken here
and the, Delegate was Informed that the
| Legislature would appropriate the
money. He was told to 60 ahead and
arrange for the trip, As his eablegram
Iof Yesterday Indicates, he has lost no
time. e ~.%f
AS result Of his message Of yester-
lay, one Of the first bills that will be
| introduced in the Legislature will be one
appropriating 100000 to pay the ex.
penses of bringing the congressional
liparty TO the Islands. ,aE5&
So far as has been learned, only one
man in the Territory has raised any Oh.
iections to the plan of bringing the con.
gressinen 10 Hawaii. That, according
ito report, il Governor Pinkham. A curt
statement is alleged to have issued from
the Great Silence TO the effect that II
the Legislature appropriates money Ia
pay for the trip, the Governor will veto
1.-the bill III
Prominent members Of the logisla.
ture, when they heard of the Cover.
nor's threat yesterday laughed grimly
''Let him veto 1t if he wants to, " they
said. owe have plenty of votes "a
pass the bill again over his veto, and
we III do IL. - ~ .,h. .t.t
So there 3 no. danger that the disap
proval of Governor Pinkham will head
of the trip or even delay it. h III
i The Great Northern, bringing tn,
congressional party, is due to arrive a
Hilo March 20, and will reach Honolul,
March 30. 1t Is expected that the con
gressional party will come directI,
through to Honolulu on the vessel. 4 !;
| The arrival Of the party at that par
ticular time will prove little ernbar
RAISING to the legislature, which vii
then be just in, the midst of its sixty
lday session. That will render IL impos
sible for many of the members VIII
might wish to travel about with tn
congressmen to do so. Senator Chilling
worth and Representative Holstein, VIII
are to be respectively president Of tn
senate and speaker Of the house, sal
yesterday that the legislature woul
probably appoint committee to NEE
the national lawmakers and aceompan
them about the Territory. X -
1t is not known yet what members o
: congress are to make the trip TO H.
vail. But it is known that some Of tn
? most important and influential member
of the two houses have expressed tn
desire to come, aud il is fairly certai
: that they will be invited to be member
of the party. Among those who are ca
pected to come is Senator Pittman o
Nevada, who is high in favor with th
administration. .s.... r.