Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-15

the giving business to our Territories,
let us have a fair divide. But now
put another proposition. This gives
million. The loss is million and
half. Now, II 1t is right to give ii At
all, it ia right to give II all.
Now. then that covers the ground
| Legally. we are not bound. equitaLlv
and morally we are not bound. We
are not bound from any standpoint Df
| public policy. 1t is the first time such
proposition has ever appeared in the
House. and so far as know the first
time that 1t has ever been proposed 10
write it into the law.
IF proper. let it have natural birth
and iull discussion as other legislative
matters have. and from the standpoint
OF propriety in legislation-aye. more.
! from the standpoint of merits, as W.
get 1t on the mop. skip and jump, this
last day OF the session of Congress-
let IL go OF, and II it has merit in equi
ty or law, 1t can be considered in the
ordinary way. Now. Mr.. Speaker. he
|
each side that can be said affecting ,gv
facts and the merits of this PROPOSE.
ton. and ask for vote"
Washington, d. c., July 5.-Hawaii
can thank Uncle Joe Cannon. chairman
of the House Committee on ApproprG.
tons. for the failure OF Congress to
provide for the payment OF the buboric
plague fire claims. Under the very
skilful guidance of Mr.. Pratt the Sr!r
ate Committee on Pacific Islands. ate!
a careful examination Of the whole sub
ject. proposed an amendment to tn,
general deficiency bill appropriating
one million dollars for application up.
on the fire claims and authorizing The
Territory to issue bonds for 100000 10
pay the remaining claims. The Sen.
ate Committee on Appropriations IN.
COrpOrated the amendment in the gen
eral deficiency bill which was passed
by the Senate. By strange fatality
Senators Foraker chairman of the Pa.
clhC Islands Committee. and Senator
Teller Of the Appropriations Commit.
tee and one of the conferees upon tho
deficiency bill on the part Of the Sen.
ate, were both absent when the criti.
cal moment IN the history Of the bill
ARRIVED. Senator Foraker was serious
ly IN at his home, and Senator Teller
was called to Denver, Colorado, by tho
serious illness OF his sonin.law. Had
Mr.. Teller been in the Senate Tuesday
1t is believe dhe would have insisted
upon the Senate standing by is
amendment despite the action of It G
House. and in the closing hours u
Congress would doubtless have been
able to compel tie House to accept the
/ amendment.
. Hopes for Next Session.
, While the proposition to have Con
grcss provide tor payment OF the f'e
claims was defeated at the session jus'
closed. II stands in good shape for fav
orable action at the next session. Mr.
/ Pratt has rendered invaluable service
in the short time he has been IL
Washington. and he has succeeded II
creating a sentiment In Congress iav
orable to the Territory, and favorabl:
to payment of the fire claims which
. will result in the success Of the meas
2 ure when again presented.
1 Mr.. Pratt was badly handicapped by
the lateness of his arrival in Washing
ton to take up the matter of payment
OF the claims. Had he been sent her,
r at the commencement of the session
u there is no doubt he would have sue
ceeded in securing favorable leguIa
ton. What he has accomplished hNi
been almost unaided, the only hell
given him coming from those but mt,
g rectly connected with Hawaiian a.
!. fairs.
n Mondell Spoke for Us.
y. When the matter came before tn
House, Representative Mondell, OF wy
- oming, made a comprehensive presen
tation Of it, which was as follows:
G MIR. Speaker. want to say that ta
r Is an exceedingly important matter. di
= fecting the welfare OF the youngest an,
q fairest daughter of our Republic
group of Islands that came to us at H.,
. beginning of the Spanish war of thoi
, own free will. They relinqulshed so,
ereignty and became a Territory of tn
United States. They have at prescn
no representative on this floor the de-
egate from that Territory being OIL
sent, and, | understand, i'll. In the i,
D teranCe OF the few words which | wisl
II to say in behalf of Hawaii in this mat
7 ter hope to have the attention of ;lD
House.
] ION the eth Of July, 1898, by IN
l. passage of joint resolution OF Con
l. gress, In conformity with the action E,
= the Hawaiian Government, Hawaii he
2 came a part of the territory of To-
u United States. One of the provision
d Of that resolution was as follows:
J. Until Congress shall provide n
J. the government of such islands all tn
J. civil, judicial and military powers cS