The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-20

COINAGE.
[,ngress Failed to Pass
redemption Act.
( USE FOREIGN MONEY
m, Of Uncle SANS Possessions
.Aos Coins Circulate al Par.
lansing Tabs.

..,ng st par. The Hawaiian dot
1. g,asauas az they are some
I. sn-t hs nf,y cent and twenty
...f pieces % the defuuct mon-
i, Arc sgl being used az the same
| tho American coins and viii
.~ss .o until Congress takes action.
nj HAWAIIAN dimes are not IN cir
rrat present IL because they
| uu,.sI che general attention Of
sUs.t and tourists and are now
..f af s1fdId commercial circuia-
vf offered az an sorts % prices
mt fn me FAN Of iSoS. the Ha- !
IN Commission consisting % sena-
l. raHlm and Morgan. and President /
Justice Frcar and Congressman |
hi admitted a report 90 Congress /
|rrd "a Hll relating 90 Hawaiian |
Or Co.naro and silver Certificates" |
af1tIled that unmutiiated Hawaii
diver coins shall be received at par
= n payment of all dues 90 the
mmont OF the Territory OF Hawaii
Il H tbo United states. and shall not
n nr Issuod. but should on present
p In sums ~ $500 TO either govern
b b. purchased and recoined as bull
/. 81 ne United states Mint at San
|sfasCo. n also provided that all
|,saan silver certificates should be
smed BY the Territory OF Hawaii
n January I. 1902
tlH bon was introduced In the
10 % Representatives. number r.
9' on January "a. 1900. by Mr..
of Tennessee. but for some rea-
fi not pass. HAD u become a law
silver coins heretofore struck OF
uo Hawaiian government would
! continued % be legal tender Tor
! faymout 81 debts until January I,
aud not afterwards. In other
tHo 100000 In dollars. $4,000 In
J u tl5.Oo0 In quarters and $4,000
lnss. total % 5000 600. which
flt ln circulation In iSSi. 1855 and
vas % 60 out Of existence as "a
aau1E medium forever. Except
b coins kept ~ curios BY mum S.
mr the coin thus % have been re-
rH by the local government was TO
D. zen sent 90 the san Francisco
fN m1 there recoincd into dollars
fh uO American eagle stamped
ret
ut li provided that any collector
.lrIrs or % internal revenue OF the
..f states In Hawaii was. UNI
a. ur direction % the SeCro-
ag % the Treasury. TO cx-
iase standard silver coins OF the
'ai states for coins % The Hawaii
utoHumcut. at their face value.
as Secretary OF the Treasury was
90 uo authorised % deposit with
collectors az Honolulu or at any
rmont depository for the purpose
SAILING such exchange.
SETON % the bill provided for the
lmgU0n 0f silver certificates hcreto-
sauou by the govgrnmont OF Ha-
ou or before January 4. 1908. and
f mat date " would be- unlawful "a
.l.ats the same az money. The sill
coins % the Hawaiian government
fe also BY the provisions % the bill
Do received az AN times az their face
We. me same az the American coins
SIMILAR denominations.
iuasurOr Lansing. 90 The Hawaiian
durIl Treasury stated yesterday
i..fnnou o. an Advertiser reported
it as Congress has made no provisiot
calling in the coins % the old VA.
Atn government. no attempt bal
fh male here 90 soEreEate them or q
is' any discrimination between then
ND those ot the United states. Thu
me ehcu received or paid out BY th'
.aslry Department were mixed.
lpnsrsss Jailed 90 act on the qucs
'1 ar Ws last session." said Treasur
lansing and therefore there va
,l'hg IN the Organic Act requiring
p loeA goNcrnmont 90 redeem the Tia
zen coins. SO question 10 ever rails
- to tho coins being American o
-'aa.Itn. Both are taken az their fac
&c and he Hawaiian dollar
..l an American dollar az all timc'
-ei lhe day % their redemption-fo
t.ipase Congress viii act ON the mat
l.ti sossiOn-tiaW allan coins vi
as'n at their face value.
NJ the o 100000 Ia silver coins Is
~ no Hawaiian government bac
ne @s. gi2.oO0 has been put Int
.i'llIon aa silver certificates and On
wy coin held In reserve 90 rcdeei
ln isss when the Hawaiia
mission was sitting here there va
-'l'rth.y over 100000 o. the silv'
-a.a.0s SGT outstanding. To-dn
u1t more than $4,000 awaitir
NFuo1 We are redeeming the
ny song, and I presume By the 90
y, year there viii be very little le
.,a'eft into silver coins These a
~ I'f by Hawaiian coins only. IN
@s' % course. The requirement
a'f Issue
WI these certificates be forward
"Nh.ngtou 90 BE- destroyedY'' as
ne reporter.
'o. Z don't think so" replied N
nf a think That IL a matter
hawaiian legislature 20 decide.
Nlih Oh have them destroyed hei
,,'e lley have a right 20 make q
H they desire them sent
.',-l.ls.on and destroyed under Z
''.,.'u 20 the Treasury Dcpai
p0I.i1ls they can 40 90.
''.fe a no. loss 90 the local COVER
-, m reloemInE the Hawaiian col
ending them 90 the Mint 10 be /
a 70 only takes them out o. e