Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-30
WILLIAMS BLOCKED
APPROPRIATION FOR
HAWAII LIGHTHOUSES

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The Congressional Record OF March
30 gives the following detail Of the
discussion ON the rcfundlng of mon
ey expended on lighthouses bv IIa-
wall.
Nj McGayin Mr. Speaker. ask
unanimous consent for the present
consideration Of the bin u. u. lOiO8.
The Clerk read as follows.
"A bill on. n. 10lO3J 10 refund 10
the Territory of Hawaii the amount
expended In maintaining lighthouse
service on its coasts from the time
of the organization Of the Territory
until said lighthouse service was tn
ken over by the Federal Government.
"Be II enacted. etc. That the sum
Of s23,393.G9 be. and the same ls
hereby, appropriated, out Of any
money In the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to be paid TO the Ter.
ritory of Hawaii TO reimburse said
Territory for money paid. laid out,
and expended by said Territory in
maintaining lighthouses, bell buoys,
and lighthouse service on its coasts
from the time said Territory became
territory Of the United States until
said lighthouses, bell buoys, and
lighthouse service were transferred
to and taken under the management
aud 81 4 III
Board"
The Speaker: Is there objection?
Mr. Williams: Reserving the right
10 object
Mr.. Livingston: Reserylng the
right TO object, | want to know where
that comes from.
Mr.. McGavin: Our committee re-
borted the bill here. The bill was
originally passed upon by the Com
mittee ON Claims. and 1t was taken
UP for consideration at the last
claims day In the House. Il was OBJ
tected to by my colleague from I'LL
nois (Mr. Mann, who has since look.
ed over the bill, and Il has met with
his approval, as well as the approval
of the Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor. and also of Commissioner Eus-
tice, who went there.
Mr.. Livingston: Was It u unani-
nous report from the Committee on
Claims?
Mr.. McGavin: Yes, sir.
Mr.. Williams: How did this bill
get TO the Committee on Claims?
the Speaker. It is claims bill trans
ierred from the Private Calendar to
the House Calendar.
The Speaker: To the Union Cal.
endar.
Mr. Williams: Mr. Speaker. | I'M
derstand this involves claim.
Mr.. McGavin: 4 claim for mon
cy expended by the Territory Of IIa-
wall from June Il. 1900. until Jan
uary /, 1904. While we were col
Letting the revenues from the island
we were compelling them to main
tain
Mr.. Payne: II Is not private
claim; II Is claim from the Terri
tory OF Hawaii and went to the I'm
ion Calendar.
Mr.. william: ! understand that.
Nor is the captured and abandoned
property bill private claim. II Is
the claim of whole community and
q whole class more than this one.
Now, what Is the character of this
legislation?
Mr.. McGavin: The character Of
the claim Is simply this: That from
the time we acquired the Hawaiian
Islands until the lighthouses and
bell buoys We're taken over to the
Lighthouse Board the Territory of
Hawaii was forced to eXpend money
for the maintenance of their own
lighthouses and bell buoys. a report
of the itemized accounts was kept
that they were compelled to expend,
and the names of the parties to
whom the money was paid.
Mr.. Livingston: Does the gentle
man not think that ought to go on
one Of the appropriation bills?
Mr.. McGavin: think not,
Mr.. Livingston: My recollection
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