The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-23

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/ 10" majority in their report express
7 ihr opinion Nat ihS preoaution is no,
necessary saying thar The history ~
territories ~ the rnItod staios. cover
inr many years ~ experience. has not
lu th" opinion Of tho Commission
shown necessity Cor the creation %
any number OF advisors
OF the other two BILLS. one relates 10
Hawaiian silver and the treasury notes
; and the other no postal savings banks
I in Hawaii Tho first proyld that IN.
muiilated Hawaiian silver coins shall
. he received AZ par value In payment oi
/ dues 20 the Government ~ Hawaii aud
l the United States. and shall not again
be Issued but shall on presentation in
sums OF $500 20 either government De
purchased and recolned as bullion AZ
the United States Mint Al San Fran
cisco. All Hawaiian silver certificates
are To be redeemed by Hawaii on or be-
fore January I. 1902.
The other II a bin which repeals the
Hawaiian laws establishing postal saw
ing banks, and directs the Secretary OF
the Treasury 10 pay the amounts on
deposit In the postal savings hanks In
Hawaii 10 the persons entitled thereto.
terminating the interest on all deposits
on the LIST OF July 1899 and forbidding
further deposits after that date.
The report contains an inventory of
the public property OF the Republic
| which now inures 10 the United States
which II Of an estimated value Of So
4lS,7i0. distributed as follows: Govern
ment public land. si147. 700: Govern
ment lots, sites. etc. 81 .4sl 800: depart-
ment property. si.7s9.2i0
The report gives considerable data in
regard to duties collected. showing that
under the Dingley bill the amount
would have been much greater than Il
was. This comparison shows that the
collection for 1897. which was s5is. .4S3.
would have been, under the American
law. 1902 .7OG.
The report recommends the cOnstruc-
tiOn OF a cable TO the Islands. 10 be
under the control Of the United States.
which, II says. is demanded by the mi
litary condition existing or liable TO
exist az any time.
Speaking OF the character OF the
population Of the Islands, and referring
especially to the recommendation for
comforting citizenship upon the Portu-
guesn and falling to confer II upon the
Chinese and Japanese. the report says:
The Americans, although in such a
small minority, practically dominate
the government affairs Of the country.
and, with the British and Germans and
part blood Hawaiian-Americans to-
gether. constitute the controlling ele-
mcnt In business. The Chinese and
japanese do not now possess political
power, nor have they any important
relation to the body polite except as
labOrers. The Portuguese are largely
immigrants from the islands and col
Onies Of Portugal In the Atlantic. and
have never been very closely tied to
their mother country. with the certain
attrition which Is bound to exist be-
tween them and the Americans in Ha-
wall. and under the influence Of the ex-
listing public school system. which
makes the study OF the English Ian
guage compulsory. they promise to be a
good class OF people for the growth OF
Republican ideas"