Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-22
HAWA|rS Bills
NARROW ESCAPE
Cannon Saved the Day
for Payment Of Ha-
wall Debt.
ALDRICH PULLED OUT Sub
PORTS OF ENTRY item
Wilcox Held Responsible for Failure
Of Redemption Of Hawaiian Coin
age Experiment Station
Is Assured.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, ID. c.. March 9.-Citi- |
zens Of the Territory of Hawaii and
others interested in Hawaiian affairs |
who have been in attendance at the
session Of Congress which has just
closed are pretty well satisfied with
the efforts made to secure legislation
beneficial to the new Territory.
In the closing hours OF Congress
three very important measures receiv-
cd the sanction OF both Houses and be-
came laws. One of these. which passed
as an item in the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill. provided for the payment
Of the bonds Of the Republic OF Ha-
wall The payment Of these bonds was
pledged by the United States, but in the
pressure for new legislation. and owing
to the fact that extraordinary appro-
priations. both in number and size.
were pending before Congress, there
was much danger that the provision
for the payment of these bonds might
go over to subsequent Congress.
The fate OF this item on the Sundry
Civil bill providing for the redemption
NJ the bonds was further endangered
nv n Senate amendment proyiding an
additional annronriatiop of s37 600 for
the payment OF interest. This amend
ment, however, was agreed to in con-
ference and the item thus amended he
came mart of the bill ms II finally pass-
ed During its consideration Chairman
Cannon NJ tho Appropriations Com
mittee kent close watch and to him
credit is due for success OF the item.
Another important measure secured
Inv the friends Of the Territory was that
authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
urv TO create sub-ports Of entry in the
Islands The Senate hill providing for
this authorization was before the
House some weeks prior to final adj
iournment and its friends anxiously
awaited the moment when Chairman
Knox might receive recognition for its
passage. The measures as II finally
| went through places in the hands of
Secretary Gage authority to name a
! port on each of the Hawaiian Islands
as a SUPPORT of entry. Chairman Knox
received efficient aid from Represen-
tatiye Mondeu of wyoming on this
measure.
Another important legislative enact
ment for the Territory was secured by
an amendment proposed to the bill au-
thorizing collectors of customs in Por-
IN Rico and Alaska TO deposit their coll
Elections in United States demonstrates
instead of obliping them to send the
lsame IN the nearest sub-treasury of the
United States. The amendment added
Hawaii to Porto Rico and Alaska and
with this addition the bill became a
law This will serve to keen in Hawaii
largo sums Of money which heretofore
have gone out of the Territory immedi.
atelv upon collection Senator Aldrich
was instrumental in securing this
amendment including Hawaii in the
provisions Of the hill.
II is regretted nv those interested in
tho we,fore os tho Territory that the
hill proyidinp for the redemptIon OF
Hawaiian silver coinage and currency
failed OF enactment. The misfortune
os this fai,ure can no credited IN dele.
gate Wilcox. who nv either a stupid or
malicious statement at the time the
measure was before the House pre-.
vented its massage. The opportunity to
again secure its consideration did moi
arise,
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