The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-28
.Pae: ! Is Opposed ed
To Purchase of
Washington hin , fol Place O;
Senator Doesn't Believe InPaying
Real Money For II - Thinks
Territory Can Get It Free
Gratis For Muffin

Senator Shinglc's bill authorizing
the cOnhissiOner Of public lands to
acquire Washington Place as an ex.
ecutiVe a8nsion, either by purchase or
exchange, for public lands, is due for
~ ,ic = marc Shedding in the upper
house this morning when II comes up
l or thlrd reading according to Sen
ator Pacheeo, who denounced the meas
urc in no small way Yesterday after
noon. The, Oahu senator believes it
would be a niece thing to have the
late Queens residence for a guberna,
torial mansion but doesn t believe in
paying real money for 1t.
A, conference was held yesterday
morning with the ways and means com
mittees oflctheh senate, W. o. Smith,
and Gurtisrd,s Iaukea, trustees Of the
late Queen 'sssstate, aGoverpor Mccarthy
and u. @. Peters, The latter represent
ing the Dominis mi nofsy who have a
life interest In the property.
W. Q. Smith said that although no
provision had been, made in the will of
the late Queen Liliuokalani for the dis
posal Of the property, she Rad often
expressed the thought that she would
like to see the historic place maintain
ed in a manner BETTING its proper
station in this city and he thought
that no better way of carrying out
this desire of the late Queen could
be evolved than the. present one of
turning Washington Place. into n CUB
ernatorial mansion Mr.. Smith said
that the property was worth between
$40 900 and $4,000, but that the trus
tees would consider ,disposing of it to
the Territory for $4,000.
| $4,000 More Wanted, ,.,%
According to, the prov isions in the
will Of the late Queen, the two minor
children Of the late John ,Domins are
given tn" use of the Washington Plar"
| during their lifetime. 1t is proposed.
| however,, to make n cash settlement
with these children, through their
| guardian h. c. Peters, and it is thought
that $lO0O0 will be the sum required
| Provided that these arrangements can
he madc. it is believed that Washing
ton Place can be acquired for 100000.
Senator Pacheco is opposed to this
measure because he believes that the
trustees Of the LiliuOkalani estate
would let the Territory have the prop
rrtv "all free and for nothing" if
they were sufficiently urged by the law
makers in the upper house.
What Pacheco Knows
at is positively ridiculous, said
Senator Pacheeo yesterday afternoon,
18th considerable heat, while discuss
ing the bill in the lobby, 81 don t
know hat tbs senate Is thinking about
when it calmly considers giving away
$3OOoo Of the people 3 money for this
project when 7 know positively that
the trustees would donate the property
TO the Territory if we went about it
in the right way. T believe that the
idea Of hay ing mansion for the Gov
ernor is good one and is procc
durr followed by every state in the
Union. There is, u greater necessity
for such residence here; owing to the
geographical position. we are In and
| The number of prominent visitors that
come to our shores from time TO time
but I am dead against paying any $50,
600 Tor this property and will max" a
Ion! and strenuous kick against thi,
measure when it comes up for debate.