Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-31

Mr.. Towney. Oh. the gentleman
does not understand what this Ian
guage means. am not Directing ts
Hawaii having her proportionatt
share. but I am objecting to her hav
Ing more. which she may have under
the language carried In this bill. be
cause there is no law on the statut,
books that extends all OF the genera
appropriations made by Congress tt
any Territory within the jurisdiction
Of the United States.
Mr.. Lloyd. The gentleman from
Minnesota certainly failed to read IN,
words following the words genera
appropriations" This statute spe
officially says which are not local,
inapplicable."
Mr.. Tawney. All, but that Language
is In the law now.
Mr.. Lloyd. II is. and shall have
the same force and effect In said Ter
ritory as elsewhere In the United
States" What effect? The same ef
feet that II has had In the States and
Territories OF the United States.
Mr.. Tawney. That language is In
the law today. and that language re
fers only to the Constitution and laws
OF the United States. Now, you in
sert including laws carrying general
appropriations" and that makes the
appropriations available. regardless OF
the Limitations that apply with respect
to the application OF the general laws
OF the United States. This Is a propo.
sition that has never In my experience
In this House been proposed before
to make available all Of the general
appropriations made for the govern.
ment in Territory, as II does in this
case In the Territory OF Hawaii.
Mr.. Chandler. And II Limits II to the
same effect that II has elsewhere in
the United States. and It does not 20
beyond that. II simply puts the Ter.
ritory OF Hawaii on the same footing
as other Territories and States of the
Union.
Mr. Tawney. This places In the dis.
erection OF the administrative officers
Of the Government the expenditure OF
as much money in Hawaii as they may
see at, ISL
Mr.. Chandler. II puts Hawaii on
the same footing as every other Ter
ritory and State OF the United States.
Mr.. Tawney. No: II does not; Il
puts II on 2 feet more, because you
extend to the Territory Of Hawaii the
expenditure OF all OF the general an.
preparations of the United States Gov:
ernment
Mr.. Chandler. As they are extended
elsewhere In the United States; and
that is the, limitation.
Mr.. Tawney. We are making now
by this language an appropriation for
the Territory Of Hawaii. That is what
we are doing. by making applicable
for expenditure In that Territory all Of
the general appropriations Of the Gov.
eminent.
Mr.. Chandler. As expended else.
where In the United States. That is
the Limitation on II. and you can not
get beyond those words. II limits II
and puts It on the same footing that
every other State and Territory OF this
Union is. and Hawaii is entitled to be
put on the same footing.
Mr.. Tawney. Is there any other
Territory that has language applying
to II like this? Not one.
Mr.. Hamilton. Mr.. Chairman, I
believe | have the floor.
Mr.. Good. | doubt II.
Mr.. Hamilton. Mr.. Chairman,
have a general impression that have
the floor; and II that is true, I desire
to interrupt the gentleman from Min.
nesota CMr. Tawney) long enough to
see whether We can get our bearings.
Does the gentleman from Minnesota
admit that Hawaii is a Territory of
the United States, to begin with?
Mr.. Tawney. Mr.. Chairman. the
from Michigan knows that
know that the Territory OF Hawaii Is
a Territory Of the United States. and
therefore ! do not think that he has
any business to ask me a question of
that kind.
Mr.. Hamilton. Then I want to call
the gentleman's attention to section
1891 Of the Revised Statutes OF the
United States:
The Constitution, and all the
laws of the United States which
are not locally inapplicabie, shall
have the same force and effect
within all the organized Terri
tories. and. In every Territory
hereafter organized, as elsewhere
In the United States.
That carries the Constitution and
all laws Of the United States. does It
not, to the Territory Of Hawaii?
Mr.. Tawney. Certainly II does.
Mr.. Hamilton. Very well, then. The
difficulty IL this. that a discrimination
has been made against Hawaii here.
tofore which II Is now sought to cor
rect. Governor ,Frear says;
II was on this ground, not that
the status OF Hawaii was different
from any other Territory, but In
the organic act of the Territory
Congress specially provided that
there should be a customs district
established there. and an inter.