The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-01-31
HAWA||'S
SILVER
COINAGE
Text Of Amended
Haywood-Hi|I
Bill.


" 1s.-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. it provided that the cost OF
transporting the silver coin to and
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 Q. That when such coins have
been received by either government
they shall be transmitted to the mint
at San Francisco in sums of not less
than $500, to be re-coined into subsid-
larry silver 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 .. That the sum of 10000, oil
so much thereof as may be necessary
is hereby appropriated from any mon
les in the Treasury. not otherwise ap.
popriated. for the payment of the ex
penses of transporting said coins from
no II ISlo tn ha mil a
San Francisco and the return Of a like
amount in the subsidiary coins of the
United States.
soon as Secretary Gage had passed
upon the bill. His letter. transmitting
the amendments, was dated January
16. No date Is fixed for consideration
in the House.
ERNEST G. WALKER.
Following is the bill:
A Bill relating to Hawaiian silver coin
age and silver certificates:
Be II 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
the laws of Hawaii. when the same are
not mutilated or abraded below the
standard of circulation shall be received
ment Of all dues to the government of
the Territory of Hawaii and Of the Unit
ed States, and the same shall not again
be put into circulation, but they shall
be recoined in the minis as United States
coins.
Sec. 3.-That any collector of customs
or of internal revenue of the United
States in the Hawaiian Islands shall.
If he Is so directed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury, exchange standard silver
coins of the United States that are In his
custody as such collector with the gov
eminent of Hawaii, or with any person
desiring to make such exchange, for
coins of the government of Hawaii. at
their face value, when the same are not
abraded below the lawful standard of
circulation, and the Treasurer OF the
United States, under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury. Is authorized
to deposit such silver coins of the Unit
cd States as shall be necessary with the
collector of customs or OF internal rev.
enue at Honolulu or at any government
depository for purpose OF making such
exchange under such regulations as he
may prescribe.
Sec. 4.-That any silver coins struck by
the government of Hawaii that are mu-
tilated or abraded below such standard
may be presented for recoinage at any
mint in the United States by the person
owning the same. or his or her agents,
in sums of not less than fifty dollars.
and such owner shall be paid for such
coins by the superintendent Of the mint
the bullion value per Troy ounce of the
fine silver they contain in standard silver
coin of the United States, and such bull
lion shall be coined into subsidiary coin
age of the United States.
Sec. 5.-That silver coins heretofore
struck by the government of Hawaii
shall continue to be legal tender for
debts in the Territory of Hawaii, In ac-
.cordance with the laws of the Republic
of Hawaii. until the first day of January,
nineteen hundred and four, and not aft
erwards.
Sec. 6.-That no seigniorage, or mint
dues, or charges, shall be made or re-
tanned for the recoinage OF the silver
coins of the government of Hawaii at
any mint of the United States under the
provisions of this act.
Sec. THAT any silver certificates
heretofore issued by the government of
the Hawaiian Islands. intended to be cir
culated as money, shall be redeemed by
the Territorial government of Hawaii on
or before the first day of January, nine
teen hundred and five, and after said
date 1t shall be unlawful to circulate the
same as money
Sec. S.-That nothing in this act con-
tanned shall bind the United States to re-
deem any silver certificates issued by the
government of Hawaii, or any silver coin
issued by such government, except in
the manner and upon the conditions
stated in this act for the reconage of
Hawaiian silver.
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