The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-02

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the globe, and 1 believe more of thes'
routes converged in the vicinity OF ia
waii than to any other point In lli'
world If the harbors. are not TOO hu'
merous, and the prospect OF expense
TOO great. 1 should see objection te
the provision in this year s DILL
THE LEPER BILL.
Delegate Wilcox has introduced his
i bill to provide a reservation for lep-
rous persons, which proposes that the
colony at Molokai shall be put under
the immediate control OF the Unlteo
States government, and become the re-
sort for all lepers, not only in Hawaii.
but also from the United States. The
bill is as follows:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representative of the United states
of America in Congress assembled, That
that part of the Island of Molokai, Ter
ritory of Hawaii, known as kalaupapa.
and now used as Il place of confinement
for leprous persons, IS hereby declared to
be a government reservation, and all
lepers there confined. or that may here
after be confined there, shall be under
the control of the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
Sec 2 That whenever the board of
health of any State Territory of the
| United States shall declare that per-
son is infected with leprosy. it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to transport said infected person TO
said reservation and there contine said
infected person until cured.
| Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall have power to make all need-
full regulations for the control of said
reservation, and shall have thorough in
vestigation made as to the cause ana
as to the cure for leprosy.
Sec 4. That the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall each year submit a written re-
port to Congress as to the conditions on
the said reservation.
Sec. ). That the expense of trahspor-
tation, care, medical attendance, amuse-
ment, and SO forth, shall be paid by the
United States government, and the Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall annually I
submit estimates for the same
Sec. G. That this shall become a law
sixty days after its passage and APPROX
al.
In speaking of the bill to the Ad-
vertiser correspondent he said: The /
California delegation in Congress, SO L |
understand, would like to see such a
bill become law. AS it is now, persons
affected with leprosy in Hawaii try 10
escape to the States. where they know
they Will find a safe refuge. There
are said to be something like thirty
lepers in California, and many others
IN: different States in the. Union"
Mr.. Wilcox added his belief that the
Ieper colony would be better managed
by the Federal government than is now
the case.
COINAGE BILL.
Mr.. Culom, of Illinois. has introduce
ID in the Senate a bill for the retire
nent of Hawaiian coinage and curren-
y. 1t is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
If Representatives of the United States
If America in Congress assembled, That 4
he silver coins that were coined under r
he laws of Hawaii, when the same are p
lot mutilated o. abraded below the stan
ard Of circulation applicable to the +
o,ns of the United States, shall be re- a
eiyed al the par of their face value in s
ayment of all dues to the governments :,
f the Territory of Hawaii and of the "
United States, and the same shall not
gain be put into circulation, but they n
hall be recoined in the minis as United ~
tates coins.
Sec 2. That when such coins have q
cen received by either government in 10
inns not less than five hundred dollars II II
ley shall be deposited as bullion in the u.
int at San Francisco, California and q
laH be recoined in pieces of the same ~
nominations as nearly as may be. And w
lie superintendent of the said mint shall ID -,
~ such coins at their face value, to n
lie proper officer or agent of the gov 70
nment depos:ting the same. the sum SO IN
posted. in standard silver coins of the VI
nited States. The expenses of transmit III
lg said coins to and from the Hawaii .el
Islands shall be borne equally by the III
lited States and the government of iie
avail. Ar
Sec. 3.-That any collector Of customs
of internal revenue of the United
ateS IN the Hawaiian Islands SHALL
he Is so directed by the Secretary OF
2 Treasury, exchange standard silver sa,
ms Of the United States that are In his fer
stody as such collector with the gov Oh
lment of Hawaii. or with any person me
string to make such exchange, for die
ms of the government of Hawaii ut sol
ir face value, when the same are not agt
raded below the lawful standard of
culation, and the Treasurer of the r.
tied States, under the direction of the sta
rotary of the Treasury, is authorized fnc
deposit such silver coins of the Unit for
States shall be necessary with the y.
ector of customs or of internal rev.
lie at Honolulu. or at any government
'ository, for the purpose of making
h exchange, under such regulations
he may prescribe.
&c. t. That any silver coins struck
the government of Hawaii that are
tilated or abraded below such stand
may be presented for recoinage at
mint in the United States by the
son owning the same, or his or her
nts, in sums of not less than fifty
arS, and such owner shall be paid
such coins by the superintendent of
mint the bullion value per troy ounce
the line silver they contain in stand
silver coin of the United States