The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-01-30
(From Thursdays daIly)

planning the first message In giving
the fire claims bill which passed Con-
gress. This was the Foraker Senate
Bill No. 62lS, which. as Governor Dole
understands It, gives to him and the
Secretary OF the Territory the riyat 20
issue bonds without action on tine part
OF the legislature.
The following are the two cablesrams
sent to the Governor by Mr. Pratt. ana
which are self explanatory:
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. as.--To
Dole. Governor, Honolulu.--If Territory
desires me to represent It In arranging
issuance and sale Of bonds and payment
Of fire claims. cable Secretary Interior
and me accordingly. Suggest no fur
Their payment be made from Territorial
Treasury. Balance OF interest money
can be held to adjust insurance claims
Of Territory later. II 20 determined.
Advise me exact amount Of claims
unpaid 90 can tell how many bonds re-
Quired. PRATT.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. $50
Dole, Governor. Honolulu: Act signed
Identical with Foraker Senate bill GIG.
Copies there. PRATT.
The bill No. e21S referred to by Pratt
in his second message is as follows:
A BILL
To pay in part judgments rendered un-
der an act of the legislative as
sembly Of the Territory Of Hawaii
for property destroyed in suppress
sing the bubonic plague In said
Territory in eighteen hundred and
ninety nine and nineteen hundred,
and authorizing the Territory OF
Hawaii to issue bonds for the pay
ment OF the remaining claims.
Be It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That the sum of one million dol
lars is hereby appropriated. out of. any
money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to pay in part the judg-
ments rendered 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-nine and nineteen
hundred.
| Sec. 2. That the governor and sec
rotary of said Territory are hereby au-
ritory in such sum, not exceeding five
hundred thousand dollars. as, together
with the money hereby appropriated,
may be sufficient to pay all Of saiu
judgments. Said bonds shall be payauie
in gold coin of the United States of
America of the present standard weight
and fineness, shall bear interest at the
rate of four per centum per annum.
payable semi-annually. and be redeem
able in not less than five years and
payable In not more than fifteen years
from the date of Issuance. The princi-
pal and interest of all bonds shall be
exempt from any and all taxes, and
the payment thereof shall constitute a
charge on the revenues of the Territory
of Hawaii. Said bonds shall be sold at
not less than their face value, and the
proceeds thereof shall be applied to the
payment OF the judgments aforesaid
and to no other purpose, and they shall
be OF such form and denominations and
be issued and sold under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the In
terror shall prescribe.
Sec. 3. That under no circumstances
shall any such judgment claimant. 'or
anyone claiming through him, be re-
quired to pay, nor shall any attorney
or agent be entitled 10 charge. demand
or receive, directly or indirectly, more
than ten per centum upon the amount
recovered as compensation for services
or labor OF any kind or character IN
the prosecution or establishment OF the
claim. and IN cases OF contracts OF
agreements providing for payment Of
less than ten per oentum the payment
shall not be Increased above the per
oentage so agreed upon Before anS
such judgment shall be paid hereunder
the governor Of said Territory mus
certify that the same IL genuine an1
Was duly rendered IN pursuance Of lh'
act ~ the legislative assembly ~ ih'
Territory and the payment of sale
judgments shall be- In fun satisfaction
and discharge ~ any and all claims 81
demands against said Territory OF ih'
uniloa states on account " amy prop
erly destroyed IN ,ne said suppression
of the hpbonle plague
b Soc, |, Tina, ihls Ael shall lake snse
lraIu auI all4l III laaauaa