The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-29
CHANGES BY
SECRETARY GAGE
Soon the Island Coins Will OnIy
be Found in Belts and
Collections.

" 16.-The House Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures
met today and, after hearing Mr.. Will
liam Haywood briefly in explanation
OF the bill relating to Hawaiian Silver
Coinage, voted to report it favorably to
the House. Two amendments were
made, at the suggestion of Secretary
Gage, both of which are advantage
Gus to the Territory AS the bill was
introduced in the House by Represen-
tative Hill. of Connecticut, on Deem
Der 6. 1T provided that the cost of
from Hawaii should be borne equally
by the Territory and by the United
States Government. This portion of
the bill Is cut out by the committee
and the following section, drawn by
Secretary Gage, is substituted:
Sec 2. That when such coins have
been received by either government
they shall be transmitted to the mint
at San Francisco In sums of pot less
than $780, to be re-coined into subsid
larry oliver coins of the United States,
the expense OF transportation to be
paid by the United States.
Another section. known as Section Q.
was added to the bill by the commit
tee. also on the recommendation of
Secretary Gage. This reads:
Section 9. That the sum of So 900. or
so much thereof as may be necessary.
Is hereby appropriated from any mon
ies in the Treasury, not otherwise APP
propriated, for the payment of the ex-
penses OF transporting said coins from
the Hawaiians Islands to the mint at
San Francisco and the return of like |
amount in the subsidiary coins of the
United States.
The committee acted promptly. as
soon as Secretary Gage had passed
upon the bill. His letter, transmitting
the amendments. was dated January |
is. No date is fixed for consideration |
in the House.
ERNEST c.. WALKER.
Following is the bill:
A Bill relating to Hawaiian silver coin !
age and silver certificates:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ,
of Representatives of the United States |
of America In Congress assembled, that /
the laws of Hawaii, when the same are
not mutilated or abraded below the
standard of circulation. shall be received
at the par of their face value in pay
ment of all dues to the government or
the Territory of Hawaii and of the Unit
ed States and the same shall not again
he nut into circulation, but they shall
be recofned in the minis as United States
coins.
Sec. s-That any collector of customs
Of no
states i'm the Hawaiian Islands shall,
n h.. 10 so directed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury, exchange standard silver
coins of the United States that are In MS i
custody as such collector VIII the soS
eminent of Hawaii, or with any person
DESIRING 10 make such exchange, Tor
coins of the government OF HAWAII d.
their face value, when the same are not
abraded below the lawful stahuaro VI
circulation and the Treasurer of the
J-,ited states under the direction of the
Secondary Of the Treasury, Is authorized
10 deposit such silver coins OF the Unit
GA states as shall be necessary win tine
collector of customs or OF internal rev.
80 q, Honolulu or at any government
,a,ository for purpose of making such
exchange under such regulations as ne
may prescribe
The government of Hawaii that are mu-
mated or abraded below such standard
nav be presented for recoinage at any
min, In the United States by the person ,
,vnIne the same or his or her agents, ,
J., Gums of not less than fifty dollars,
md such owner shall be paid for such {
-oins by the superintendent of the mint
The bullion value per Troy ounce OF the
inc silver they contain in standard silver
,oin of the United States. and such pull
ion shall be coined into subsidiary coin
.ge of the United States
So 5IThat silver coins heretofore
struck by the government of Hawaii
shall continue to be Legal 'enoer Ior
,oh,s in the Territory of Hawaii. in &C q