Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-01
AMENDMENT DEBATE
ON ORGANIC ACT

for participation in the law? We have
a general law, under which we have
been doing business for years, and /
Mr.. Mondell. For the very good
reason that ! have suggested to the
gentleman, that the conditions in our
noncontiguous territories are entirely
different from the conditions in our
continental territory.
Mr.. Hamilton The gentleman Is
mistaken about that
Mr. Butler. viii the gentleman
Just give MS an illustration?
Mr. Mondell. viii give the gen.
tleman an illustration.
Mr. Butler. And we will listen to II
with pleasure.
Mr.. Mondcll. Suppose. in the con.
sideration of the sundry civil bill,
which will he under consideration
soon. Alaska is found to need Ger.
tain amount of surveys. II Alaska
was included in the general survey
item and was not given specific apprO
priations for surveys. the probability
u lUdl AluShd "Oulu btN uibI' yuan
she was entitled to-, or would get less
depending entirely upon the within and
pleasure Of the administrative officer
but the committees having
Mr. Hamilton. The law has settled
that
Mr.. Butler And they ask no more
than that.
Mr.. Mondell They ask, as un
derstand It, that when you make ap
preparations for boil weevil and appro
priations for gypsy moth. and make
appropriations for any governmental
purpose, that appropriation shall ap
ply TO Hawaii and apply to Alaska
whether or no there Is any reason OF
earth for its applying to either.
Mr.. Butler. But there is no Dol
weevll there and no part of the money
| will be expended for that.
Mr.. Mondell. | understand. but tn,
conditions In those Territories are Sc
different from those that exist within
our continental confines that the ap
preparations ought to be specific wher
| applied to them. II Is the best bust
ness Administrations and the most eco
nomical Suppose that when the com
mittees are looking into the question
OF how much is to be spent, for ex
ample. for topographic surveys In thu
United States they should decide WI
should spend 100000 for that pun
pose: committees and the Congress
should have some sort Of an idea how
much of the 100000 Is to be spen
| beyond the continental confines of thu
/ country, In the islands of the seas, o
in Alaska. and give them what the,
are entitled TO. f.
Mr.. Hamilton. ! would like to hav,
~ opportunity to- f-
Mr.. Mondell. And think It woult
be better for the Territories, as wei
as better for the balance Of the coun
+, try.
| Mr.. Hamilton The difficulty will
| the gentleman's suggestion Is that !
will be necessary to depart from thu
general law IN making specific appll
cation of every appropriation to eacl
specific Territory.
Mr.. Good rose.
Mr. Mondell. II would not at all.
Mr.. Hamilton. ] yield now to tn,
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Good.
Mr.. Good You have referred to tn
sundry civil bill. The first provision
In that bill provides for s25O,000 to b
expended under the direction of tn
President to ascertain the cost Of pre-
, duction OF goods that are manufactul
ed in this country when the like q
which is imported from other cour
tries, so that the President can wisel
and Justly enforce the tariff law. Now
then. the gentleman would have a
amendment to that bill providing
Mr.. Mondell. The gentleman know
that is a worldwide appropriation an
could be expended in Germany or an
other country.
Mr.. Good (contlnuing). II the pos
tlon of the gentleman is correct, the
II would be necessary to amend tina