The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-28
PENSION PLEA.
LIIiu0kaIani'S Claim is
Discussed.
A Chapter Ct the Senate Debate On
The Amendment 70 Section
i0i Of CUIom Bill.

Clrk's Royal pension amendment %.
the Cu.lom bin, which We began 20.
publish yesterday.
/ was NOT aware o.. the el1-mIty OF.
section 1Jl OF the bill when 10 came ou-
OF the committee OF which ! have the
honor 20 be member; but II not only
says that she shall not now have any
right. but that she shall be forever de-
barred from all claim OF right in any
court or in any tribunal that may now
exist or may hereafter be constituted.
/ have spoken longer than ! cared 20,
and ! should like 70 have a vote on the
amendment. and upon that vote will
depend whether or not ! viii call up
another amendment ] have submitted.
Mr.. CullOm Mr.. President, ! have
never been able. so far as am con-
cerned, 10 satisfy myself entirely
whether or not the late Queen Of the
Hawaiian Islands had any interest aft
eT she was overthrow which would
give her a right to recover anything
from the United States. but I supposed
that IL she had she would not under
take 10 get IL by a direct appropriation
by Congress. / presumed she would
pursue her remedy. IL she had one, in
the courts Of the United States, and
the courts, II she had any title and in
tereSt in the crown lands, 50 called,
would render such a verdict as would
be just TO her. ] still think that that
is the right course and that u is not
a good thing 70 come in here with an
amendment proposing 20 appropriate
. S2j0,0O0 for her without knowing
I whether she is entitled 20 half that
much or twice that much. EverybO
/ knows that IL We adopt the amendment
/ IL will not be two years before she will
/ come for another installmeDt, more or
! less.
/ Mr.. Clark of Wyoming. II he Sena-
/ tor will read the amendment he will
/ see that she could not. She is barred
/ absolutely.
Mr.. Cunom. II she is barred absO-
lutely she perhaps would not take the
money unless she thought 10 was all
she was entitled 10 or more. She had
no title TO those lands at all, but she
had a sort Of arrangement by which
she got rentals, from year 10 year, IN
der the old system that existed Tor
years back
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas. VIII the Sen
ator from Illinois permit ne 20 inter
rupt him?
Mr.. Cullom. Certainly.
Mr. Jones Of Arkansas. The prcvi-
sion Of this amendment Is that this
amount is to be paid 70 the Tate Queen
for all right, claim. or interest
she may have or claim 20 have in OF 70
the said crown lands herein mention
ed" and the Senator himself admitted
that she had no personal right IN the
land-tEat IL belonged 10 the crown.
/ His idea is TO make this provision by
way Of compensation for the wrong Of
the Government Of the United states
in overthrOwing her and depriViug her
OF this power; but the trouble, IT, Cc-
ours TO me, is that We are recognizing
the right Of ownership IN her personal
IL to these lands which never did eX-
list.
Mr.. Clark Of Wyoming The S5na-
tor from Arkansas is splitting hairs
there.
Mr.. Cullom. hardly understand the
temper OF the Senate or OF anybody APP
parently on these questions. After We
have gone on and recognized what took
place there and after We have finally
accepted the cessiOn Of the Islands
| Senators IN this body turn around and
begin TO abuse the Government Of the
United States for everything II has
ever done with reference 70 those ISL
ands, when all OF US in this Chamber
pretty nearly voted for the annexation
OF the Hawaiian Islands.
Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas. did not.
beg pardon. ] was paired against the
joint resolution.
Mr.. Bacon. ] did not
Mr. Cullom. 4 great majority ~ tte
Senate did, as 7 remember.
Mr.. Bacon. ! l.d not.
Mr. CulIOm. But whether -iag old
/ or not. after &C. IS finished. after vs.
have accepted the Islands. 10 zeems q
me there ought 20 be some time IN oul
history when We Will talk about some
thing else and stop abusing the people
and the Congress Of the country for &C
tepting the islands 81 the manner o
their acceptance. There ought 20 b
a statute OF limitations, e seems 20 Ee
which would run 20 estop Senator's ans
Representative and other people from
1ding fault erernally with What n
/ Government does after i- has beel
do-a for years and years. especially
when in the Judgment o. the people o
the United States We did right
SO far as ! am concerned I do 10
: / want % abuse the Queen. She va
Overthr0Wn. She substantially aodi
Gated. as matter Of fact, voluntarily
by her own act. But ] am not going Q
discuss that. The question is now VIVA
We ought % do. whether anything, 20
her n1v hat she has become a privat
citizen. J happen 20 know that she
: here iu this city now. OF has been IN
I'll recently. ] 90 not know whg-le
she is actually here now. But she ha
J. been consulting lawyers in the Distril
= Of Columbia 10 know what her right
are
Now. we propose -1 appropriate
2z5Guu1 for her -1 live OF. u the Ser
ate wants 20 DO 90. 10 can DO so; l-
IN my judgmeu. there ought % be
more intelligent way II de-sruiuil
whether she has any rights. and che
& what those rights amount 90.
, Nr. Teller. What section Isl -Lls2
Mr.. Clark Of Wyoming. Section 10
% Mr.. Teller T shOuld-lika 20 ask -1
Senate q question. Why did the con
mittee see ft 20 put IN section 101 an
cut off any right she might have? VIII
do they not le- her 80 to the court
n II she has any chance2