The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-28
WYOMING RESIDENTS
APPEAL TO CONGRESS
ENDORSES REPORT OF COVER
NOR REGARDING FIRE
CLAIMS.
Would Have the Customs Receipts
Reserved Here With which to
Pay the Awards-Pe,ition Sent
to Wyoming Congressman.

The following self-explanatory mem |
orial has been sent by LEGAL Wso- !
ming people to the representatives OF
that State in Congress:
Honolulu. Nov. %. 1901.
To the Honorable F. E. Warren. Sen
ator; c. d. Clark. Senator; and !
F. W. Mondell. NJ. c., House ,of
Representatives Washingt-a.
sirs:-The undersigned. residents
of the City OF Honolulu. Territory o.
Hawaii. and formerly residing in Wy
oning. respectfully represent and
show:
That an epidemic of bHbonic plague
broke out in this city in the month OF
December. 1899. 10 suppress whiCh
and to care for and provide relief for
those made destitute by the destruc-
ton and less Of property the Govern
ment expended a very large sum Oh
money, to wit the sum of SS0I ,UUSo
That a very great number of per
sons. largely Chinese, Japanese. Ha
vaiians. sustained loss Of all their
personal belongings household goods.
! merchandise. as well also their homes
and places of business, TO satisfy
which the Territorial Legislature at
J its late sessiC passed an act creating
a Fire Claims Commission to ad judi
| cate the losses so incurred, appro-
priating the sum of 81 100000 for the
payment and satisfaction of the same.
That in May last said Commission
entered upon its duties and claims 10
| the number of GAS and amounting 10
| s3.175. 1920 have been presented and
| filed with the Commission, OF which
number about 1000 have already been
| heard and passed for entry upon the
| Record of Judgment and Awards.
That under the terms of said Act
100000 is made payable pro rata
| among the claimants as soon as
awards shall have been made of all
claims presented, and the remaining
| 81 600 900 is payable in installments
! of $500 900 in two equal yearly pay
| ments.
That the Territorial Treasury, ~
reason of the extraordinary expenses
so incurred as stated, is without
means wherewith to pay or satisfy
| these losses at the present time. (See
the annual report of 1900. Territorial
! Auditor. herewith enclosed).
Acting Governor Cooper, in his very
recent report now filed with the Hon
orable Secretary of the Interior, to
| which special reference is hereby
made. sets forth at length and in Ge-
tail all matters pertaining 10 the sup
| preston of the bubonic plague, and
| urgently recommends that Congress
grant to the Territory of Hawaii per
| mission TO retain the customs rev
| enues coming into the hands of the
| Collector of Internal Revenue in these
| Islands to an amount sufficient TO
| satisfy the awards that snail be made
| bv the Fire Claims Commission. aud
| that the same be turned into the
| Territorial Treasury for that purpose.
In our opinion. many of us having
| personal knowledge of the conditions
| prevailing here at the time CT the is
| itation of the plague, and having par
| ticipated in the active duty of caring
for the sufferers and in the enforce
ment of sanitary measures for the
suppression of the plague, and icing
familiar also with the financial con
dition of the Territory, which is at
this time without means wherewith
TO satisfy these claims. which should
by all means be satisfied. we DO not
hesitate to say that the, measures
taken were necessary In the suppress
SIGN and eradication of the disease.
and for the purpose of protecting the
citizens from q further visitation OF
the same. and also to prevent the
spread of the plague to sea port
cities on the Mainland.
For the considerations above stat
ed. and being DESTROYS of assisting 10
the utmost of our ability, individually
and collectively. and feeling assured
that il your assistance and support
can be secured the relief sought may
be attained. we earnestly solicit that
support in our behalf and II the be
half OF the people or the Territory
OF Hawaii TO the end that the recon-
mendations of the Governor. or such
other relief as may seem TO you meet
and proper in the Npremises. NAV Dc
granted by the Congress of the Unit
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