The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-01


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THE FIRE CLAIMS.
Delegate Wilcox has presented reso-
lutions Of the Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association of Homo
lulu, asking the United States to grant
aid to the Territory for the payment
of claims caused by the burning of n
part OF the city of Honolulu to eradi-
cate the bubonic plague in 1900, which
was referred to the committee on
claims.
The news of the action Of the senate
Committee on the Pacific Islands re-
gardlng this claim Is already known I'm
Honolulu, in all probability. The gen
eral deficiency bill, on which Il Is eN-
pocted the fire claims oil viii be pat
as an amendment. was reported to the
House last Saturday ana viii be- pass
ed there next "Wednesday rhe bill
now has no reference TO the FIRE claims
but there is little doubt that It win he
put on In the Senate, as Senator Fora
<er has been directed 10y the commit.
tee to submit 1t.
Mr.. j. G. Pratt has been congratu-
lated ON his success I'm accomplishing
that much from the committee. As
have indicated in my previous letters
| IL Is regarded as extremely doubtful
whether the claim can get through in
any form at this session. for "Unole
Joe" Cannon, chairman OF the House
committee on appropriations. is preach
| ing vigorously the doctrine of econ
omy. However, Mr.. Pratt has scored
an advantage i'm having the bill favor
ably reported from the Senate commit
tee and that will give the claim some
additional prestige hereafter, II IL meet
an adverse fate In conference. He has
pressed the matter tactfully. II have
not taken the matter up at all on the
House side yet" said Mr.. Pratt to me
yesterday, but am seeking the right
opportunity to do 80. We shall do all
we can towards having the amendment
kept on the bill I'm conference, and /
do not propose to leave washington till
we know for sure what In going to be
done"
Mr. Pratt feels that II Congress is
eventually persuaded TO appropriate
81 100000. or allow that sum to be taxi
en- out OF the revenues from the Ha-
waiian Islands. and the Islands to is
sue bonds for 100000 to pay an nddi-
tional sum. 1t may ocme about in the
course OF a few years that some relief
on account of those bonds can be had
from Congress. The text of the amend
ment proposed by Senator Foraker, at
the direction of his committee, Is In the
following language:
"To pay in part the judgments rem
dered under an act of the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of Hawaii
by the Fire Claims Commission of that
Territory for property destroyed in the
suppression of the bubonic plague in
said Territory in the years eighteen
, hundred and ninety-nlne and nineteen
hundred, one million dollars And the
: Governor and Secretary of said Terri
tory are hereby authorized to Issue the
bonds of that Territory In such sum
not exceeding FIVE hundred thousand
dollars as. together with the money
hereby appropriated, may be sufficient
to pay all Of said judgments. SAID
bonds shall be payable in gold coin OF
the United States of America of this
+ present standard weight and fineness
: shall bear interest at the rate OF foul
per centum per annum, payable semi
annually, and be redeemable In not les!
. than five years and payable in MOI
more than fifteen years from the dat,
of issuance. The principal and interes
of all bonds shall be exempt from any
. and all taxes and the payment Thereof
shall constitute n charge on the reve
nues Of the Territory OF Hawaii. Sale
bonds shall be sold at not less thar
$ their face value, and the proceeds
thereof shall be applied to the paymen
OF the judgments aforesaid and to NJ
other purpose. and they shall be Of sucl
Q form and denominations and be issue,
and sold under such rules and regula
, tions as the Secretary Of the interior
; shall prescribe. Under no circum
e stances shall any such Judgment claim
ant. or anyone claiming through him
be required to pay, nor shall any at
D torney or agent he entitled to charge
Z demand or receive. directly or ind
rectly. more than ten per centum upor
D the amount recovered as compensation