The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-27
COPIES OF
BILLS.
Hawaiian Interests
In Congress
Now.

UNITED STATES Senate Bill 1928,
relating to the retirement of Ha-
waiian coinage and currency, in
troduced into the Upper House of Con-
gress by Senator Foraker of Ohio Feb
ruary 7, 1901, passed by that body on
February 13, and which met an ignomin-
ious defeat in the Lower House by req
son of the inability of Delegate Robert
Wilcox to speak intelligently upon 1t.
was received yesterday by Secretary of
the Territory Cooper.
The bill was read twice and referred
to the. Committee on Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico Again on February IL the
bill was reported to the Senate with an
amendment. Mr.. Cooper says an error
has crept into the discussion upon the
bin in the House, as it was continually
referred to as a redemption of the
Hawaiian coinage. whereas it was in
fact substitution.
1t was stated in the bill that the sill
yer which was coined under the laws OF
Hawaii, when the coins are not mutilat-
ed or abraded below the standard Of
circulation applicable to the coins of
the United States, shall be received at
the par of their face value in payment
of all dues to the government of the
Territory of Hawaii and Of the United
States, and the same shall not again be
put into circulation, but they shall be
recoined in the minis as United States
coins.
by either Government in sums not leas
than $500 they shall be deposited III the
mint at San Francisco and shall be re-
coined in pieces of the same denomina-
tons as nearly as may be. 1t Is pro-
vided in the bill that the superintend-
ent of the mint shall pay for such coins,
r1,rx. to fEx. O P(nf1f
of the Government depositing the same
the sum so deposited, In standard sill
| yer coins of the United States. The Gov
ernments of Hawaii and the United
States are to share equally the ex-
pense of transmitting the coins to and
from the United States.
A further provision is made that the
Hawaiian coins shall continue to be !e-
gal tender for debts in the Territory OF
Hawaii, until January l, 1903, and not
afterwards. Silver certificates hereto
fore issued by the Hawaiian Govern
ment, are to be redeemed by the Terri
torial Government on or before January
i, 1904, and after that date 1t shall be
unlawful to circulate the same as
money.
There is nothing in the Act that shall
bind the United States to redeem any
silver certificates issued by the Govern
ment of Hawaii or any silver coin is
the manner and upon the conditions
stated in the Act for the recoinage of
Hawaiian silver.
Mr. Foraker's amendment was as fol-
lows:
Sec 9. That the collector of customs
for the District of Hawaii is hereby au-
thorized to deposit all collections made
by him in the designated depository of
the United States in the Territory of
Hawaii"
/ This last clause gives Collector Of Gus
toms StackabIe the authority he desired
| in the disposition of all moneys received
at his Office.
The sum of s257, 800 is in the appropria-
ton bill for the benefit of the Hawaiian
Naval Station. House Bill 1905, intro
duced into the Senate January Is, 1901.
has been read twice and referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs, and on
February was reported by Mr.. Hale
with an amendment. Under the heading.
depot for Coal Ito acquire land for
the Naval Station and harbor and chan
mel defenses at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
/ s15O, O0o.'
| Under the caption, Naval Station.
| Hawaii-mac chine shop $4,000; smithery
and foundry. SOS, 900: commandments house
and stables, s15,O00 extending office
building, $1,000; cottage for Waterman,
$500; grading and fencing, $4,000 10
ton wharf crane. $500; water pipe sys-
tenn, $1,000 in the Naval Station, Ha-
wall; a total of So, 300