Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-17
COINAGE BILL PROGRESS
SECRETARY OF The TREASURY
SUGGESTED SLIGHT CHANGE
Will Probably Be Made and Passed
By the HOuSe---$lO,OOO ApprO-
priat.d for Carrying Out
Provisions

ably reported to the House by the
Committee on Coinage. Weights and
Measures, mad placed on the calendar,
the bill was amended in the House
committee. ON the suggestion OF the
Treasury Department, to provide that
the expense OF transportation from
Hawaii to the San Francisco mint
should be borne by the Government |
and not partly by the Territory ana
partly by the Government, as provided |
by the Senate bill. The bill as amend. |
ed is as follows:
Be 1t enacted by tie Senate and
House of Representatives OF the Unit
ed States Of America in Congress as
sembled. That the silver coins that
were coined under the laws OF Hawaii, |
when the same are not mutiiated OF
| abraded below the standard OF Circu
lation. 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 De recoined
in the mints as United States coins.
Sec. 9 That when such coins have
been received by either Government
they shall be transmitted to the mint
al San Francisco. in sums OF not less
than Ave hundred dollars, to be re-
coined into subsidiary silver coins OF
the United States, the expense OF
transportation to be paid by the
United States.
Sec. 3. That any collector OF Gus
toms or OF internal revenue ri the
United States in the Hawaiian Islands
shall. II he is so directed by the Sec.
rotary ol the Treasury, exchange stan.
dard silver coins OF the United States
that are in his custody as such collect.
or with the government OF Hawaii, Or
with any person desiring to make
such exchange. for coins OF the gov.
eminent Of Hawaii, at their face value
when the same are not abraded below
the lawful standard OF circulation and
the Treasurer of the United States, un.
der the direction OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury. is authorized to deposit
such silver coins of the United States
as shall be necessary with the collect
or Of customs or of internal revenue
1 at Honolulu or at any Government de-
, pOsitOry for the purpose OF making
such exchange under such regulations
as he may prescribe.
Sec. L. That any silver coins struck
by the Government Of Hawaii that are
mutilated or abraded below such stan
dard may he presented for recoinage
at any mint in the United States by
the person owning the same, or his or
2 her agents. In sums OF not less than
I fifty dollars, and such owner shall he
? paid for such coins by the superintend
I ent of the mint the bullion value per
. troy ounce of the fine silver they con
y tain in standard silver coin Of the
. United States, and such bullion shall
be coined into subsidiary coinage Of
the United States.
Sec. ;. That silver coins heretofore
struck by the Government Of Hawaii
shall continue to be legal tender fol
i debts in the Territory OF Hawaii, ID
accordance with the laws Of tho Re
public of Hawaii. until the first day
d OF January. 1904. and not afterwards.
Sec. &. That any silver certificates
= heretofore issued by the Government
9 OF the Hawaiian Islands, intended tC
= he circulated as money, shall be re
q deemed by the Territorial Government
of Hawaii on or before the first day o.
January, 1905, and after said date 4
shall be unlawful to circulate the same
as money.
Sec. I. That nothing in this Act con
. redeem any silver certificates issue,
" by the Government OF Hawaii, Or an!
y silver coin issued by such Govern
e ment, except in the winner and upOl
- the conditions stated in mis- Act TO
the recoinage of Hawaiian silver.
Z Sec. s. That the sum OF 10000 o
10 so much thereof as may be necessary
u is hereby appropriated, from any mon
u eys in the Treasury OF the Unite,
u States not otherwise appropriated, 70
u the payment Of tile expenses of trans
" porting said coins from the Hawaiian
" Islands to the mint at San Francisco
u and return Of like amount in tn
"a subsidiary coins of the United State
to the Hawaiian Islands.
III The bill as introduced in the Senau
d was referred to Secretary Gage. the
IL Secretary of the Treasury, with a re
G. quest for his views, to which he +,
~ oiled:
IL II have the honor to acknowledg
al your reference of bill entitled "A hi
III relating to Hawaiian silver coinag
III and silver certificates" and reQuestin
an expression OF my views on tn