Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-17
SPOkESMEN FOR HAWAIPS BILL
TELL OF OUR TERRITORIAL NEEDS

full cash value: in addition to which
there is an income tax OF per cent Gu
all incomes in excess Of $1,000; also
license and Inheritance taxes. The
local taxation per capita amounts 10
$3.50, and the Federal taxation. per
capita, TO 1920.
Federal Taxes.
The Chairman. What do you mean
by Federal taxation?
Mr.. G. w. smith That Is. dividing
the taxation assessed By the Federal
Government by the population: the
revenues derived by the Federal Gov
eminent from the Territory
The Chairman. On account of GUS
toms duties?
Mr.. G. w. smith. Yes. sir.
The total receipts Of the Territory
for the period ending June 80, 1905,
were S2.354.Sl3O2. The total. expenses
for the same period were S2,2O7.963.ll.
Under the various forms Of govern
mout. prior to annexation. Hawaii en-
juyod the customs receipts from tho
tariff then existing and, with these re-
Coipts. in addition to the receipts from
taxation, the work Of government was
carried on.
With annexation the first OF these
sources Of revenue ceased and the Ter
ritory had only the taxation receipts
TO carry on the government and pro
vide the many improvements required
by her advanced status and duty 10
civilization.
In asking that this percentage OF the
revenue be set apart Hawaii Is not
seeking TO be relieved from paying the
United States tariff as imposed on the
balance OF the citizens Of our country;
on the contrary, the utmost willing
ness exists to meet the duties implied
and assumed by citizenship.
Since annexation the Government OF
the United States has received from
the customs and internal revenue In
Hawaii the sum OF S6,059. l7l.5l.
On the other hand the Federal Gov
eminent has been liberal in large
measure. to the Territory, in the as.
sumption OF portion of the debt OF
the Republic OF Hawaii. $4,000, 900. in
the payment OF what are known as the
fire claims. of $1,000 900; for the har-
Dor of Honolulu. 100000; army posts,
$500. 900: leprosarium on the island or
Molokai, $4,000, and for immigration
stations, quarantine stations, and the
maintenance of army and naval sta
tons.
The foregoing expenditures of the
Federal Government, amounting To
s.. $50, 600. are less than the revenue
received by S2O9 l7l.5l, but from the
total should be deducted the Si,0O0,0OO
of the debt assumed, which was con-
tractual payment specifically named In
the treaty OF annexation.
Furthermore, only one OF these pay
ments, that of the fire claims, was OF
direct benefit TO the Territory, the 9TH
ere expenditures being incidentally TO
the benefit of the Territory and direct
| ly for the benefit and protection OF the
Pacific coast and mainland In general.
Not An Expense.
Hawaii stands in the unique position
OF being the only Territory OF the
Union that is. and has not been. an
expense and a burden TO the Federal
Government.
The balance to be retained as pro-
! vided in the bill is more than ample
for all the expenses OF the Federal Gov
4 eminent in Hawaii. the actual cost OF
| which. for a period OF Ave years. has
| UlbuHltu W aNNlhhE
per annum OF 1897 .S27.46. as shown by
a letter from the honorable Secretary
OF the Treasury to the Delegate from
Hawaii, under date OF January ~,
1906.
The Chairman. Have you that let
, ter?
Mr.. G. w. Smith, think Il was
filed with the House Committee on
Territories.
The Chairman. | should like to have
that letter go in right here, II Hou do
, not object.
| Mr.. G. W. Smith. Very well, sir.
The letter referred to Is as follows:
Treasury Department, once OF tho
Secretary. Washington, January
~, 1906.
| Hon, Jonah X. Kalanianaole, NC.
House OF Representatives.
! Sir: ! have the honor TO acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter OF the
9th instant, in which you request
statement of amount Of Federal rev.
enues from customs and the internal
revenue, respectively, collected in the
Territory of Hawaii for each fiscal
year beginning with the organization
OF the Territory, June Ia, 1900. dowA
to July /, 1905"
CONTINUED on Monday