The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-24


preme Court of the Territory, 5000; and
the associate justices of the Supreme
Court $500 each; and the judges of the
Circuit Courts, $500 each. The salaries
of the said chief justice and the assoc
ate justices of the Supreme Court and
the judges of the Circuit Courts, as
above provided. shall be paid by the
! United States: the United States Dis
! trict Judge, $4,000; the United States
Marshal, $500; the United States District
/ Attorney, $500. And the governor shall
receive annually, in addition to his sal
| airy, the sum of $500 for stationery, post
age and incidentals; also mis- travelling
expenses while absent from the capital
I on official business, and the sum of $4,000
annually for his private secretary
STACKABLE RELIEF BILL.
The bill for the relief of Collector Ed
ward r. Stackable of Honolulu. for loss
of three gold certificates for $4,000 each.
introduced by Representative Kahn of
California as told in recent letter. has
been favorably reported from the House
Committee on Claims by Mr.. Graft. the
chairman. The report is very brief, en-
bodying explanatory letter from Secre
tary Gage:
Treasury Department, Office of the Sec
rotary, Washington, January 20. 1902.
Sir:-I have the honor to state, in re-
ply to your letter of the 18th instant
that the bill Oh r. 1861 for the relief of
Edward R Stackable, collector of GUS
toms for the District of Hawaii is, in ,
the opinion of this Department, merit |
orious measure Mr.. Stackable. collector !
of customs. had received the gold certif- |
icates amounting to $4,000 more particu- |;
larry described in the bill, in part pay !
ment for certain duties due the United |
States, and in the regular course of bust !
ness transmitted them to the assistant /
trea surer at San Francisco for collection |
q nd 6enDSit n DrOpaadS n his credit
as collector OF customs, account of |
duties imports.
His action in this matter was in ac-
cordance with the usage sanctioned by
the Department, and the subsequent loss
of the certificates through the sinking of
the steamer by which they Were being
transported to San Francisco has Great
ed an apparent shortage in his accounts
for which he is in no wise responsible
a caveat has been entered against the
of the certificates in ques- !
tion both a this Department and at the
office of the assistant treasurer al San
Francisco. and, as the certificates are
payable to order, there is probability
Of their becoming a liability against the
United States in the hands of innocent
pa rites
The bill in question is correctly drawn
and 1 recommend that it receive the fav-
orahle report of your committee without
amendment. 2,
Respectfully yours,
l.. ]. GAGE. 6
Secretary.
Hon Joseph V. Graft, :
Chairman Committee on Claims,
House of Representatives. !
REFERENCE TO HAWAII
There was some reference, rather in
directly to Hawaiian affairs during de-
)ate il the House Feb 7. A proposition !
o raise the salaries of officials in Ari- {
'ona and New Mexico gave Representa- {
i've Robinson of Indiana a chance to G
peak, and he aroused Mr.. Newlands, /
whose speech was chiefly regarding Gu c
"a. Mr.. Robinson in his speech said: I
This calls to mind the situation that +
prevails in all the colonies of our coun-
ry-a policy of might makes right and
freed tliumphs over all. few days ago
here was presented to this House by
he gentleman from Nevada CMr. New
ands) a resolution to annex or to in
lite Cuba into the sisterhood of States
I was upon the gentleman's resolution
hat Hawaii was annexed. Hawaii to-
ay, by the census report, has popula-
ION OF $4,000 presenting the unfortunate
pectacle to this House and to liberty
owing country. and one whose labor sus-
aims and protects it in peace and war
i $1,000 japanese, 26.O00 Chinese and 3S-
~ HaWalfanS. all of which classes are :
quaIly dangerous to the interests of
american labor. l suggest TO the gentle {
nan from Nevada that when he sends
is invitation to Cuba to enter our por-
ais that he append below his resolution
little footnote that this is the same old
olonlal policy of the United States and
oVerned by the sentiment VIII you q
yak into my parlOr? said the spider to |
he fly :