The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-01-03
RIVERS AND HARBORS.


harbors committee, is beginning work
or: the river and harboS appropriation
bill. which was defeated at the close
OF the last session of Congress. Re
garding the prospects of authorization
in tn eforthcoming bill for surveys of
the harbors of the Hawaiian Territory,
MIR. Burton said:
"If 1t does not promise to involve us
ir too much expense l should not op-
pose such u provision. We are now eX-
pending something like s2O,0OO,OOO an
nually for the improvement of rivers
and harbors in this country. That is
very large sum, and we cannot ahord
al this time to launch out into any
more great ventures for the insular
possessions. The Senate at the last
session put in such provision for
Hawaii. but 1t was stricken out in con-
ference by the consent of the con-
ferees of both bodies.
Il am aware that there Is a large
commerce passing to and from the Ha-
waiian Islands. Some years ago 1 re-
member seeing chart of naviga5e
ocean routes between different parts of
the globe, and / believe more of these
routes converged in the vicinity Of Ha-
wall than to any other point In the
world. If the harbors are not too nu-
merous. and the prospect of expense
too great, l should see no objection to
the provision in this years bill"
THE LEPER BILL.
Delegate Wilcox has introduced his
bill to provide a reservation for lep-
rous persons, which proposess that the
colony at Molokai shall be put under
the immediate control of the United
States government, and become the re-
sort for all lepers, not only in Hawai-,
but also from the United States. The
: bill is as follows.
lie IL enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the Untcd States
OF America In Congress assembled, That
that part of the Island of Molokai, Ter
rtory of Hawaii, known as kalaupapa,
, and now used as Il place Of confinement
= for leprous persons, Is hereby declared to
2 be government reservation. and all
t lepers there confined, or that may here
e after be confined there, shall be under
the control of the Secretary of the Treas
4 ury.
= Sec q That whenever the board OF
, health of any State or Territory of the
l United States shall declare that per-
= son Is infected with leprosy. 1t shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to transport said infected person 10
said reselvat on and there conine 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
: vest cation made as to the cause ana
G as to the cure for ieprosy.
= Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall each year submit written re-
port to Congress as to the conditions on
: the said reservation.
Sec. o. That the expense of transpor-
! tatiun, care, medical attendance, amuse-
3 ment. and 80 70. tn, shall be paid by the
Un ted States government, and the Sec
n retary of the Treasury shall annually
: submit estimates for the same.
: Sec 6. That this shall become a law
= sixty days after its passage and approv-
q al.
y In speaking of the bill to the Ad-
. vertiser correspondent he said: THE
California delegation In Congress, so
: 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
u they will find safe refuge. There
. are said to be something like thirty
). lepers in California, and many others
il. different States in the Union.'
Mr. Wilcox added his belief that the
y leper colony would be better manag "a
,, by the Federal government than is now
:. the case.
COINAGE BILL.
! Mr.. Cullom. of Illinois, has introduce
= ed in the Senate bill for the retire.
ment of Hawaiian coinage and curren-
:. cy. 1t Is as follows.
!. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
:, of Representatives of the United States
of America In Congress assembled. That
. the silver coins that were coined under
y the laws of Hawaii, when the same are
:, not mutilated or abraded below the stan
" dard of circulation applicable to the
CONS OF the United States, shall be re-
Ceived at the par of their face value in
=. payment of all dues to the governments
\ of the Territory of Hawaii and of the
: United States. and the same shall not
u again be put Into circulation, but they
;, shall be recoined in the mints as United
4 States coins.
Sec. 2. That when such coins have
" been received by either government in
:. sums not less than five hundred dollars
II they shall be deposited as bullion in the
a mint at San Francisco, California. and
a shall be recoined in pieces of the same
d denominations as nearly as may be. And
r. the superintendent of the said mint shall
pay such coins. at their face value, "a
Z. the proper officer or agent OF the gov
ernment depos!ting the same the sum 50
j. deposited, in standard silver coins of the
n United States. The expenses of transmit
n ting said coins to and from the Hawaii
k an Islands shall be borne equally by the
l. United States and the government OF
10 Hawaii
: Sec. S.-That any collector Of customs
! or OF internal revenue of the United
i States IN the Hawaiian Islands shall
,f II he is so directed by the Secretary oi
n the Treasury, exchange standard silver
= coins of the United States that are In his
,f custody as such collector with the gov
= ernment Of Hawaii, or with any person
v desiring to mah> such exchange. fol
[e coins of the government of Hawaii, n,
* their face value. when .he same are no,
l. abraded below the lawful standard OF
,f circulation, and the Treasurer of the
is United States. under the direction Of the
,r Secretary OF the Treasury, is authorized
e, to deposit such silver coins of the Unit
N ed States shall be necessary with the
collector OF customs or OF internal rev.
l. enue at Honolulu, or at any government
l. depository. for the purpose of making
10 such exchange. under such regulation.