The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-27
PLEA FOR
A PENSION
LlIiuOkaIani's Claim is
Discussed.
.CLARK'S PRESENTATION
A Chapter Of the Senate Debate on
The Amendment to Section
l0l Of CuIIom Bill.

The following Is from a verbatim re-
port Of the debate on Senator Clark's
Royal pension amendment to the Gull
lom bill:
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming. Mr.. Presi-
dent, We have had four hours discus
sion on law and constitutional law. I
now offer an amendment based on
equity and good conscience, an amend
ment that ought TO be adopted, an
amendment that / sincerely hope will
be adopted.
The President pro tempore. The SEN
ator from Wyoming offers an amend
ment, which will be read.
The Secretary. II Is proposed TO
amend section 10l by adding thereto
the following:
And the sum OF $3.50. 900 Is hereby
appropriated, out Of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
10 be paid Li.iuokalani, late Queen OF
The Hawaiian Islands, for all right.
claim, or interest she may have or
claim TO have In or to the said crown
lands herein mentioned, the same TO De
paid by the Secretary OF the Treasury
upon the execution OF proper deeds OF
sclinquishment by said Liliuokllani:
And provided further, That said sum
Of S25O,O0O shall, TO that amount. be
charge upon the revenues Of said lands.
and shall be repaid to the United states
from the revenues OF said lands in FIVE
equal annual payments.
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming. Mr. Presl-
dent, do not care to discuss this mat
ter. IL seems to me that section IOl
Is one OF the most marvellous and strin-
gent and outrageous pieces Of legisla-
ton that was ever sought to be perpe-
trated by the American Congress. I
can not believe that the rnen who for
muiated this bill contem plated what
section 1O1 does. Unless there Is de-
sire on the part Of the Senate for in
formation / will make no remarks
whatever upon the proposed amend
ment. II 1t shall fail have one upon
the desk OF the clerks which will urge
instead.
Mr.. Bacon. Let me ask the Senator
from Wyoming a question. What IS
the value OF the crown lands?
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming The value
Of these lands II Is difficult to estimate
Some OF them are worth a thousand
dollars an acre. At the time OF the ov-
erthrow of the monarchy. will say 70
the Senator from Georgia, the annual
rental therefrom was $4,000, or about
that, and since that time. by the ending
OF leases that were then in effect and
the renewal OF leases upon land Dy me
present republic, It amounts 10 some
where between one hundred and one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Per
annum. Those lands we're coniscated
absolutely.
Air. Ieaer. By whom?
-
public Of Hawaii, al the overthrow OF
he monarchy. and were thrown into
The general land system OF the gov
eminent.
ar. Ie.,er. May ask the Senator a
question? Was Il recognized that they
were private property before that?
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming. H. was rec
ognlzed that the revenues OF the crown
lands all went 10 the crown f)r the ex-
penses OF the reigning sovereign.
Mr.. Teller. And he disposed OF II as
he saw it?
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming He disposed
Of that revenue as he saw az. Il Is an
amendment which In good conscience
and equity ought TO pass.
Mr.. Bate. What has become OF the
$4,000 OF rentals per annum?
Mr. Clark OF Wyoming. Il has gone
into the Golfers OF the present govern
ment OF Hawaii and Is there now; and
this amendment proposes that out OF
he revenues Of those crown lands the
ex-Queen, whO by virtue OF her rights
as reigninE sovereign before the reyO-
luton was emitted 70 all the revenues
from the land. shall be paid S2j0.000 In
leu OF all claims upon the crown lands,
whatever they may be. now or hegeait-
eT.
Mr.. Bate. Does she consent 20 that?
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming. ! can not
say to the Senator VIII thsr she Co-sznts
OF not II she does not. IL will be in
operative.
Mr.. Ba;e. This bill takes the land
from her and puts 4 IN the hands OF
he Hawaiian government?
Mr.. Clark OF Wyoming. Section l0l
absolutely cuts on by Legislative action
any claim she might have before the
world or In any court.
Mr. Bate. There is no question that
she had tille 20 70 before?
Mr. Clark of Wyoming. There Is DO
question on earth that she had title
70 II before.
Mr.. Cullom. She had no title