Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-01
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NSonAihutu llOlh itpltiuhysI
Mr.. Tawney This not the cause.
The cause is an exception In the or.
ganic act
Mr.. Good. That Is what we are
amending.
Mr.. Tawney. Why do you not put
the organic of Hawaii on the same
basis that the organic acts of the Ter.
ritories are?
Mr.. Good That is what We are
trying to do.
Mr.. Tawney. No: You are trying
TO make short cut to give Hawaii
the benefit OF appropriations.
Mr. Hamilton. Let me read section
OF the organic act. and We are pro
posing to amend section ):
That the Constitution and, ex.
cept MS herein otherwise provid
ed. all the laws of the United
States which are not locally In.
applicable shall have the same
force and effect within the said
Territory as elsewhere.
Now, they were not given the same
force in Hawaii as elsewhere in the
United States by virtue of this de
cision of the comptroller. and It Is
perfectly plain. Therefore we pro
pose to remedy that by the insertion
of these words.
Mr.. Tawney. And thereby make
available for expenditure the appro
priations which are made in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii
Mr.. Hamilton. Why. certainly: like
the appropriations that are expendet
In all the other Territories. Why dis
criminate against Hawaii?
Mr. Mondell VIII the gentleman
yield to me for suggestion?
MIR. Hamilton. Certainly.
Mr. Mondell. We have two non
contiguous Territories Alaska ant
Hawaii.
Mr.. Hamilton. Yes.
Mr.. Mondell. In making appropria
lions, say. for typographical survey,
and geological surveys and genera
surveys, in making up the general es
Inmates and in providing general ap
preparations We always have In mini
our continental territory, and can no
ordinarily have in mind the peculla
conditions which may exist in outly
ing noncontiguous territory, and thu
committees In every case. | think. hav,
made special appropriation unde
these items for the noncontigIlous Tel
ritories like Alaska and Hawaii. Fo
instance. the sundry civil appropria
ton bill carries special item for lam
surveys In Alaska. for Typographical
surveys In Alaska and for geological
surveys In Alaska whenever In tn,
opinion OF Congress, such special an
preparations for certain class OF sur
veys in Hawaii or Alaska are neces
sary. As matter OF fact. Is not /
much better. as matter OF admins
tration and governmental business
not TO include the noncontiguous Ter
rltories OF the United States within
the provisions OF general appropria
tlons, In view of the fact that the con
ditions are so different In those Terri
tories from what they are generall
within our continental territory. an,
in view also OF the fact that the de
mands. needs. and requirements O
those Territories can be better cor
sidered by the committees and proviC
ed for In separate items. so that HI
wall will neither get more nor les
than she Is entitled to for a certai
class of work.
MIR. Hamilton. II seems to me quit
the contrary. II seems to me Just e,
actly as the law provides. that all law
of the United States which are not Il
cally inapplicable shall have the sam
force and effect within all organize
Territories and in every Territor
hereafter organized as elsewhere 1
the United States, Then. II you d
not want a specific law providing 70
the same force and effect in TER
tory, you can expect that Territor
from the operation OF that law. VIII
should you single out each Territor