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Saturday, March 17.
The Council of State met at 2 p. in. i
yesterday, there being present: Presi
dent S. 11. Dole, Minister 13. A. Mott
Smlth, Alex. Young, Samuel M. Damon
and II. K. Cooper; Councillors C. Uol
te, secretary, John Knit, W. C. Achl, M.
1. Uoblnson, S. K. Kn-nc, M. A. don
snlvcs, J. A. Kennedy and P. C. Jones.
After tlio approval of the minutes of
Uio previous meeting, the President an
nounced his appointment of Col. V. F.
Allen as a member of the Council In
place of John 1'hllllps, deceased. Also,
tnat President McKlnley had approved
Act No. .t of tho Council. Moreover,
that an amendment had been placed It
tho Hawaiian territorial bill by tin
Senate, providing for financial lcglsla
tlou by thu Council of Statu.
Attorney General Cooper piescntrd
a recommendation for the pardon of a
young man serving sentence In Oalni
nriBon for malicious mischief In los
ing a sloop belonging to Mr. Dower at
sea. On motion of Mr. Enn, seconded
by Mr. Achl, the pardou was confirmed.
Minister Damon Introduced thu ap
propriation bills for considering which
the meeting was called. He mado re
marks In substance as follows: In pre
senting theso three bills for current
expenditures, pay rolls and salaries,
And expenditures under tho loan fund,
tho question presenting Itself Is under
what authority can theso proposed ex
penditures bo allowed. For the past
Uirco months tho matter of expendi
tures for tho post office, ciiBtom house
And Doard of Health has been such a
pressing ono that It Is scarcely ncces
nary for mo to occupy your time with
explanations thereupon. If tho Legis
lature wero now sitting, nt Its proper
season, It would glvo theso matters
-full consideration. With tho Immense
growth of the country's business, the
exports having greatly Increased and
tho Imports more than doubled, there
has been n corresponding enhancement
of the financial resources, tno Internal
revenue tor Instance having grown to
-moro than a million dollars. The Exe
cutive, In accordance with Its powers
and responsibilities, decided that It
should tako action, under tho existing
circumstances. In having these appro
priations submitted to tho Council of
btato and, subsequently, for tho ap
proval of President McKlnley. Tho
amounts of tho different bills nre:
Current expenes $1,020,333 41
Salaries and pay rolls.... 3U.7C7 82
JLoan tunc account 831,500 00
Tho Minister of Finance hero read
tho telegram of Secretary Hay convey
ing President McKlnlcy's sanction of
emergency legislation by tho Council,
also the following provision of tho an
nexation resolution to snow the au
thority of President McKlnley: "Un
til Congress shall provldo for tho gov
ernment of such islands all tho civil,
Judicial and military powers exercised
far tho officers of tho existing govern
ment In said Islands shall bo vested In
such person or persons and shall bo
exercised In such manner as tho Pres
ident of tho United Stntes shall direct,
and tho President shall havo power to
remove said oulccrs and fill tho vacan
desT'so occasioned."
To go ono step further, tho Minister
of Finance said, the Senate of tho pres
ent Congress has placed an amendment
In tho bill to provldo for n government
of the Territory of Hawaii, directing
that, "until n session of tho Legisla
ture of Hawaii shall bo held, tho Presi
dent may, In his discretion, authorlzo
und direct tho uso of such money In the
treasury of tho Republic of Hawaii as
well as of tho Territory of Hawaii, ns
ho shall think requlslto and proper for
carrying on tho government of the
Hawaiian Islands, tho preservation of
tho public health, tho completion of
tho sowcrage system of tho city of Ho
nolulu and such other expenditures ns
in tho President's Judgment shall seem
to be appropriate."
In considering theso expenditure
wo have eliminated nil thoso..".
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for carrvlne on J' .: ur oi
Hi ?fl."5 -" tor the coming period
eccssnry work of
In ndd,hJn wo nnvo supplemented
man- r t,le ltcms ,n tl10 oI,l appro
bations with increased nmounts for
Jurcaus that require moro money on ac
count of tho growth of tho country's
uiiBiut'Bs. ine provisions or tho exist
ing loan acts expire on March 31, so
that a new hill for loan fund expendi
tures Is necessary. Theso bills will
work sldo by aldo for tho next two
years.
I am confronted by n position that
can never ha repeated In this country.
a""" in an proiiauiiity lose our
postal aim customs revenues. At tho
samo time there Is no certainty that
wo arn to lose them, nnd wo must pro
vldo for cnrrylng on thoso services.
Tho constitution prevents tho Execu
tive from putting their hands In the
treasury excepting undor its stnted
limitations. I havo therefore based
my estimates on tho almost certain
fact that wo nro to loso tho main
sources of our revenue. I havo Inserted
In our npproprlntlon bill tho required
estlmatrs for tho proper conducting of
theso nlllccs and on tho opposite sldo
havo given myself credit for tho
amounts nnpronrlntcd. Tho salaries
and pay rolls bill Is almost Identical,.
Theso blllp havo been prepared by
tho departments nnd presented to tho
Executive Council, whoro they havo
been carefully revised as to what could
bo eliminated and what should bo pre
sented for your consideration. Wo
havo been' moro than over careful to
keep our appropriations and requests
within ovcry rensonnblo bound, recog
nizing' nf the same time that It Is your
undoubted right to ellmlnato, to amend
or to reject ovqry ono of thesi Itom
Tho current expenao appropriations
for 189S-99 amounted to $1,500,000,
' wiiiin urn TirniHiflpti pxiipiiiului i's uiu
SI.4OJ.0UO. Notwithstanding our
m-
creascd needs, therefore, wo havo kept
our appropriations within $07,000 of
those for tho last period.
Mr. Damon, quoting tho current nc
eount estimates, digressed to tay that
the constitutional sanction of pro
ceeding by tho Council of Stnto wat not
designed with regard to nny cueli cir
cumstances ns those now confronting
them. It hns pioved n. providential
np.istire, iur'ofT, lor moelliij, ' ' ' "
.mi igoiry as thu i icsent. In li" ipii
.III i r tho Ato'-iicy General the.o Is- a
I'igc number ot Items thnt do not
omo under tho emergency condition of
:'ii constitution Thi Minister of l'l-ntiii-o
hero ox;ircriicti tho gratitude of
the Executive, whlih he felt bliould be
shared by the cuuntiy, to Mr. Young
for accepting oillco as M.nl3ter of tho
lntorlor, bringing therto Ills long tx
perlcnco as nn eng'neer and a man of
business. On thu prcsnt occasion the
Minister of tho Interior had given tho
most painstaking attention to the es
timates for his department and, al
though It was Impossible fev him, un
der public health conditions, to visit
tho outer districts, he baa given tho
fairest and most appropriate consider
ation to'tho needs of thu other Islands.
Quoting tho largo Items for tewcr-
age completion, sanitary Improvements
and suppression of plague, Mr. Damon
said theso had to bo Inserted In tho
bill, because on tho other sido the
money had been brought In ns taxes
und must bo entered ns special do
posits. With theso amount the gross
total of tho appropriation: was moro
than $6,000,000.
Hero tho Minister read tho following
summary of estimated rcuelptit Hnd ex
penditures: Current Account
Appropriations of IS'JS
"Not Specific" curried
forward by Constitution
al provisions, sec. 4,
art. 70 $1,370,125 00
Special appropriation bill
presented to tho Coun-
nf Stnto , 993,333 41
$2,303,178 41
Salaries and Payrolls
Appropriations "Not Spe
cific" carried forward by
Constitutional provi
sions. $1,729,-17C 00
Special appropriation bill
presented to tho Coun
cil of State 373,707 82
$2,103,243 82
Public WorkH "Loan
appropriation blll.$ 831,500 00
Bcwcrago Plant Act
Passed by tho Council of
State, Feb. 19, 1900, and
approved by telegram
Pres. McKlnloy, Mar. .0,
1900 345,253 24
Crematory Plant
Passed by tho Council of
State, Jan. 5, 1900 20,000 00
Appropriations by tho
Council of State
("Suppression nubonlc
Plague.")
Dec. 12, 1899 $ 25,000 00
Jnn. 5, 1900 250.000 00
Feb. 19, 1900 100,000 00
$ 375,000 00
.$ 277.CC5 30
Expenditures to date
$ 97,334 G4
"Appropriations"
Construction buildings to
bo used for shelter of
persons released from
quarantlno $ 15,000 00
Temporary maintenance
of persons released from
quarantlno "'M0 0
Completion ot deio""!
camp No. 2. """yard
St. etc. 10.000 00
30,000 00
Expenditures to date ....$ C.108 04
n i .. 23-891 9fi
Resolutlou of Exccutlvo
Council, approved by
Pres. McKlnley, "Claim
for Flro" $ 500,000 00
Land sales "Special De
Posit" 97il9o 91
Road taxes "Special Do
l'slt" 200,000 00
Orand total $0,583,894 98
Estimated Internnl reve
nues of Republic, 1900
1901, based on returns
for last period, customs
nnd postal revenues
eliminated $3,093,431 CO
Cains and Losses on Pre
vious Period of Inter
nal Revenue Estima
ted Taxes, estimated gain 2
, 'cn,rs 325,000 00
Interior Department re-
"'"J8 100,000 00
Whnrfago, pilotage and
towage 23,000 00
n . . , ? -150,000 00
Reduced salo of rovenuo
s'anips $ oo.ooo 00
, , . 300,000 00
Salaries, etc., of customs,
postal nnd foreign nf-
falrs bureaus Included
In Special Appropriation
Rill s iKaflofi oi
FIvo per cent bonds unsold,
am or Juno 13, 1890... 799,000 00
Estimated receipts, 2 mos.
customs bureau, tlmo al
lowed by Congressional
Act from passago of bill. 191,000 00
uasu on tinnu
Current account
.1.286,198 32
C 1,322 02
$1,310,520 31
$C,53I,S9S 17
Excess of expenditures
ocr estimated receipts! 4S.99G 81
$0,583,894 98
Mr. Damon concluded In thorn
terms: This Is probably tho last time n
Minister of Finance will havo tho op
portunity of addressing any legUlatlvo
body In this country, ns In tho new sys
tem nono of tho secretaries v. ill bo
oltlclally present In tho Legislature
Under tho American system the Legis
lature makes Its appropriations with
out nny Interference by tho Executive.
In closing I wish to tender my thanks
to the members of tho Council of
State and to my colleagues In tho
Exccutlvo Council for their kind ns
slstnnco In transacting tho financial
business of tho country. You havo nl
ways been very consldernto nnd gene
rous In rendering bo any asslstanco In
your power..
Minister Cooper suggested that the
President appoint tho requlslto com
mittees for handling tho proposed ap
propriations. President Dole Are there nny ad
ditions to bo proposcd7 .
Minister Cooper I havo nn addition
al proposal, which I will present to tho
appropriation committee.
Mr. Kennedy considered new rules
for tho Council might bo necessary in
coping with Its enlarged responsibili
ties. I do not suppose the strict rules of
tho Legislature will bo necessary, but
It may bo advisable to havo rules pro
viding for different rcndlngs of the
bills.
Mr. Jones suggested thnt members
bo furnished with copies of tho rules,
ns probably most of them hnd mislaid
their copies. Ho accepted a sugges
tion of Mr. Kennedy for tho rules of
tho defunct Advisory Council also, nnd
then moved adjournment till 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. There wns only
a bare quorum present, and n written
notlco should bo scut to every member.
I havo thought, Mr. Jones continued,
thnt tho Council of Stnto has not been
treated with Its proper due. It Is n
dignified body, yet wo .receive our no
tlco on tho street by word of mouth,
nnd sometimes como hero nt short no
tlco to find thnt tho mccctlng hns been
postponed for one hour. (Laughing.)
It cost mo 25 cents tho last tlmo fur
hack hire. I received my notlco this
morning nt 11 o'clock to attend n
meeting nt 2. There are other meetings
that members of Council havo to at
tend. That Is probably tho reason why
so many nre absent. I move thnt writ
ten notlco bo sent to absentees for nn
adjourned meeting at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. I do not know who
Is responsible for this treatment of tho
Council, but as a member I do not feci
thnt I havo been properly treated.
Mr. Kennedy said ho was In sympa
thy with tho rcmnrks of tho previous
speaker. Ho thought It would bo diffi
cult for members to nttend In tho
morning, therefore proposed an amend
ment which wns ncccptcd by Mr. Jones
that tho meeting adjourn till 2 p. m.
Saturday. Carried..
Monday, March J 9.
Tho second day's session of tho
Council ot State, ns convened to con
sider tho emergency appropriation
bills, began nt 2 p. in. Saturday.
Present President S. B. Dolo, Min
isters Mott-Smith, Young nnd Damon;
Councillors Enn, Iscnberg, Robinson,
Kn-ne, Allen, Robertson, Knulukou,
Achl, Gonsnlvcs, Kennedy, Jones nnd
Boltc.
After Mr. Ilolto ns honorary sec
retary had read tho minutes, MlnU:i'
Damon moved, In view of tho exacted
length of tho session, thnt O""go Man
son bo secretnrv of Council nnd paid
$10 per day, tno F-',n,y received ns
clerk ot tho S-ate' This was curried
nnd Henr- I'ctcrs, a young Hawaiian,
-Vll. ken dieted messenger.
Col. W. F. Allen, tho now member.
took the oath of office
Tho President appointed Messrs.
Robertson, Kennedy and Jones n com
mittee on rules, who promised to re
port on Monday.
After an informal canvass ot tho
members on tho question of tlmo of
sessions, n division between n motion
for 2 p. in. and nn nmendment for 3 to
5 p. m. oxcept Saturdays and Sundays
resulted In n tie.
Tho President decided In favor of
the amendment, taking Into considera
tion tho prospect of much work being
dona by committees.
Tho Council adjourned till 3 p. m.
today. A meeting of tho commlttco on
rules wns hold Immediately afterward.
Tho sittings nro held in tho former
th ron o room of lolanl palace, now tho
Exccutlvo building.
Mr. Kaulukou nnnounces his pur-
1)080 of lntrodiiflni? n rrnnlllllnn in nnv
tho members of tho Council n salary of
$100 each for this legislative session.
Tuesday, March 20.
Tho third day's sitting ot tho legis
lative session ot tho Council of State
began at 3 p. m. yesterdny, there bo
lug present: President Dolo, Minis
tors Mott-Smlth, Young, Damon nnd
Cooper; Councillors P. R. Iscnberg,
John Ena, W. F. Allen, S. K. Ku-no,
M. A. Gonsnlvcs, A. G. M. Robertson,
M. P. Robinson, P. C. Jones, J. A. Ken
nedy, John Nott, W. C. Achl, C. Bolto
nnd J. L. Kaulukou.
Secretary Manson's minutes wore ap
proved. Mr. Robertson reported from the
commlttco on rules. It recommended
that tho ordlnnry rules of parliamen
tary practice should bo suillclent, In
addition to the old rules of the Council.
Yet It wns expedient to havo the Coun
cil rules amended by providing for
committees of three members each on
tho Departments ot Judiciary and At
torney General, of Foreign Affairs and
Public Instruction nnd of FInnnco, and
ono of flvo members on the Department
of tho Interior. Also, by requiring
that every bill bo approved by Presi
dent McKlnley should be read three
times before final passage. Adopted. I
Loan account
President Dolo appointed the fol
lowing commlttco:
Judiciary nnd Attorney General
RoucrUuu, Kn-no and Kaulukou.
Foreign Affairs and Public Instruc
tion Robinson, Enn nnd Achl.
Finance Jones, Ilolto nnd Gonsnl
vcs. Interior Gear, Kennedy, Allen, Nott
and Iscnberg,
Mr. Damon moved tho referenco of
Acts 2, 3 and 4 to tho approprlato com
mittees, according to tho subdivisions
of subjects, after first reading by title.
Tho several motions to this end hnvlng
carried, tho Council ndjourned till 3
p. in. today.
Wednrnd.v-, March 21.
At yesterday's meeting of tho Council
of Stato there were present President
Dolo nnd Ministers Mott-Smlth, Young,
Damon nnd Cooper; Councillors Achl,
Ena, Allen, Kennedy, Bolto, Kn-ne,
Gonsnlvcs, Robertson, Knulokou, Rob
inson, Jones, Gear, Nott nnd Isenb'-rg.
Mr. Kennedy naked If President Mc
Klnley hnd called tho Council of Stato
to pass tho appropriation bills, and If
so why wore tho regular approprla
tlon bills for uio biennial period not
presented.
President Dolo nnd Minister Coope.
both replied. President McKlnley bad
not called the session, but only gave
the Council permission to approprlato
money for necessary expenditures until
the meeting of a regular Legislature.
Mr. Robertson, on behalf of the
Judiciary Committee, and Mr. Robin
son, on behalf of tho Foreign nnd Edu
cation Commlttco, requested and wero
granted more tlmo to report on Items
referred to them.
Mr. Jones, from tho Finance Commit
tee, presented tho following report,
which was laid on the tnblo to bo con
sldercd with tho bill:
Honolulu, March 20, 1900.
To tho President nnd Members of tho
Council of Stntc.
Sirs: Your comiAlttea to whom wns
referred items In tho Finance Depart
ment of Act 2, now before the Council,
beg to report as follows:
Under the head of Department of Fl
nncn In Act 2, the following appropria
tions nre nsked for:
"Interest on nil loans und ndvanccs,
Including remittances to London,
$15,000,"
We nre advised by tho Minister of
FInnnco that ho has allowed for tho
payment of Interest only $125,000,
which will no bo sufficient to pay tho
amount of Inte'rcst on nmounts to be
come duo during tho next two years,
especially if tho Items asked for In
Bill 4 nro appropriated by tho Council
ot Stntc, for which bonds nro to bo Is
sued. Wo thcrcforo recommend that
this item bo appropriated.
Tho next Item Is "Redemption ot
outstanding bonds, Act of Oct. 24th,
1890, $43,000; tho total bonded indebt
edness nnd tho Government and Postnl
Savings Bank, as per Minister of Fi
nance report, Is $4,890,351.49, of which
amount tho United States Government
Is to pay $1,000,000, leaving a balance
to be borno by tho Hawaiian Govern
ment ot $890,351.49."
Theso bonds will liocnmn due on Do-
I ccmber 12th ot the present year, and
if our affairs are not fully arranged by
thnt date It Is our duty to make provi
sion for payment of same, as it will bo
unfair to tho holders ot tho bonds not
to receive the money due (hem, espe
cially ns It will make no difference Jn
adjusting our settlement with tho
United States Government, wo ac
cordlugly recommend that this amount
bo nnnronrlnt.a.
L Undor tN Postal Bureau, tho follow
ing nmounts nro asked for: "Incident
als postal Bureau (unpaid bills,
IRoo) $9,052.30." Theso bills have
been carefully examined by your com
mittee, nnd tho nmount corresponds
with tho bills, consisting of regular
and Icgltlmato expenses of that Bureau,
oeing tor rents, nags, stamps, clerk
hire, over-time of clerkB, stntloncry,
books, printing, etc., nnd wo have re
commended that this nmount bo ap
propriated. Tho next item Is "Incidentals Postnl
Bureau, $0,000."
With the great Increnso In business
In this department, wo rcnllzo tho ne
cessity of moro money to enrry on the
work successfully, nnd wo recommend
that the full sum of $6,000 be npproprl
nted. Noxt Item is "Postal Money Order
Capital. $3,50j."
Wo find that It Is necessary nt times
to havo capital to conduct this Import
ant branch ot the Postnl Bureau, and
inai me amount asKed ror Is not more
than Is absolutely necessary. Wo there
fore recommend tnat this amount bo
appropriated.
In tho Customs Department the fol
lowing Items are asked for: "Incldent
nls Customs Bureau (unpaid bills.
1899) $1,232.32."
Theso bills hnvo been examined in
detail and tho nmount nsked for ngrccs
with tho bills; they consist of expenses
nt Hllo, Mnhukonn nnd Honolulu, nnd
nro for rents, clectrlo lights, tele
phones, salaries, printing, books nnd
sundry Items, nnd wo recommend that
tho amount bo appropriated.
Tho noxt Item Is "Damago dono ship
Santa Clara by carelessness of nsslst
nnt harbor mnstcr In docking ship to
railroad wharf. $75."
Upon Investigation wo nro satisfied
It was more nccldental than "careless
ness, and recommend that tho amount
bo appropriated.
Tho next Item Is "Incldontnls Cus
toms Bureau, $2,000."
Wo are advised by tho Minister of Fl
nanco that tho amount In tho regular
appropriation bill for this Is $10,000.
but wo find, with tho great Increnso of
business in this department, that tho
oxtrn amount csk'ed for will hardly
meet tho pressing needs, which havo
nlready been considerably reduced by
tho Executive, nnd wo recommend that
tho full nmount bo appropriated, espe
cially as it Is for tho entire Islands.
Respectfully submitted,
P. C. JONES,
C BOLTE.
M. A. UONSALVES.
(Continued on page 11.)
. Latest from Washington
Washington, March 11. OrdcrB wi.
bo Issued by Secretary Long toniorro
to tho organizing buard, which wi.
inako nrrnngciuents for tho esublldh
ment of n naval station at Pearl lliu
bor, Hawnil. Rear Admiral Dradfon.
cnlcf of tho Bureau of Equipment, ha
brought to tho nttentlon of tho depatt
incut tho lmpoitnnco of establishing i
station nt Pearl Harbor as promptlj
as possible, and It Is In uci-ordnnc
with his recommendation that tlu
board will bo appointed.
It will consist of Rear Admiral A. S
Barker, commandant of tho NorfoIK
Navy Yard, president; Captain llcnr)
C. Taylor, no wcominnndor of tho Ver
mont; Commander C. C. Todd, chic,
hydrogrnphcr ,and Civil Engineer 11
II. Rousseau, whllo Lieut. F. L. Chn
pln will servo as recorder.
Washington, March 10. In the
House, Mr. Knox ot Massachusetts.
Chairman of tho Commltteo on Terri
tories asked unanimous consent thnt
the bill recently passed by tho Senate
providing a territorial form of govern
ment for Hawaii bo tnken up on Tues
day, April 3d, debated on that and the
two succeeding dnys, and a final vote
on tho nmendment on Thursday, April
5 at 4 p. in. Mr. Knox said there was
urgent need of this legislation and his
request was agreed to.
Washington, March 10. Whllo tho
Senate had the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill under consideration
tolay n lively debnto was precipitated
by an amendment by Hoar of Massa
chusetts, proposing to glvo former
Queen Lllluoknlanl of Hawaii $20,uuu
and nn annuity of $10,000. The amend
ment was tabled finally without divi
sion. In explanation of tho nmendment
Hoar said tho former Queen was tho
nrnnrlnlnr In her nwn rlirht nf much
property that had been lost to her by
uer aeinronmcnt. lie saiu mat sue nan
been tho subject cf cruel calumnies,
which ho wns assured had not tho
slightest foundation In fact. Ho was
satisfied her life had been quite shame
less and spotless.
Tillman of South Carolina Insisted
thnt If nnv nlillfrnftnn nvlfitrwl nt till if
wns ono ot Hawaii, nnd not of tho
united Stntes.
Piatt of Connecticut did not bcllevo
the fnrmnr Oitppn linil ihn Rllphtnnf
claim on tho United Stntes, nnd whllo
no would bo willing to join in making
n donation to her, In tho circumstan
ces, ho would not ngrco to legislation
that recognized her right to any such
payment?.
Galilnger of Now Hnmpshlre de
nounced tho proposed appropriation as
utterly unjustifiable.
Lodge ot Massachusetts whllo admit
ting that tho former Queen had no
claim on tho United States, said tho
proposition made was simply as an
not nf trrnna
Thurston of Nebraska suggested tho
uonauoa w mo lormcr Queen of n
lump sum. Ho strongly opposed put
ting her on the pension rolls ot tho
United States.
Cockrell of Missouri, In opposition
to the nmendment. ilnclnm,! it u,nn
dangerous precedent to establish nt
this tlmo. "If wo are to pension all
tho monarchs dethroned from our IbI
nnds," said ho, "wo nro likely to havo
our hands full. There will bo tho
Queen of Hawaii, tho Queen ot tho Sti
lus and tho monarchs of many other
places. Headed by tho Queen ot Ha
waii with $10,000 tho list would go
down to $8,000 for somebody else, then
to $7,000, nnd finally wind up with u
pension of $5,000 for widows of Presi
dents of tho United States."
Morgan Will you Includo tho wid
ow of Agulnnldo? (Laughter.)
Cockrell Why, of course; wo'll havo
to put her In.
In conclusion Cockrell announced
Ills OnUOSltlon tn thn nnnnlnnlno F -..
monnrch In nny circumstances thus far
developed.
Tillman contended that tho amend
ment Was Without cnultv. Hn lliniiifhi
Is there was nny claim at all It should
uu pam Dy tno pcopio or Hawaii.
McCumbcr ot Maryland nlso opposed
tho amendment, tnltlnc thn nnoitin..
thnt there was no moral or leirni ni,n.
gallon to pay the proposed pension
HO did not COnCCdo thnt l.llllinlrnlnn.
had been entitled to continue In tho
office.
On motion of Carter of Montnna the
amendment wns laid on tho table. Tho
bill wns then passed.
(Special to tho Bulletin.)
Washington, D. C, March C The
House Commiiteo on Territories today
struck out nit of tho Senate bill c.xcopt
tho tttlo aud In lieu Inserted tho
IIouso bill nfter amending It by in
serting a number of tho Senato bill
amendments,
Tho bill as it will bo reported to tho
House will in tho matter of Judiciary
provldo llfo tenure for tho Federal
Judges, six year torms for tho Supremo
Court nnd four year tcrus for tho Cir
cuit Court.
Tho points of differences between
tho bill passed by tho Senato nnd the
one to bo reported to tho House nn
slight and tho House- bill is not fur
ther amended on tho floor thoro wll,
bo very little troublo In conference
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, (o
day introduced nn amendment to the
diplomatic and consular bill provldln.
for tho payment of $250,000 to Lllluo
knlnnl, ox-Quceu of tho Hawaiian lsl
nnds. An amendment to this effec
was introduced by Senator Clark oi
Wyoming during tho dobato upon tin
Hawaiian bill In tho Senato, but It was
rejected. Tho proposition received con
sldornblo support In tho Senato and tin
enulty Of tho lironnsltlnn nn nrnaontm
by Senator Clark, evidently mado nn
iiuiireasiun wnicn resulted today in
Senator Hoar's nmendment. '
Speaking on his amendment, Sona
jr Ciurk said In part:
"Now, can wo not afford to bo at
ast equitable and Just nlul honor
jio in tins matter. c took thoso isl
,ids. 'Ihey had to go somewhere. I
j not regiet tnat wo took them. I am
jiy glad of It, becausu I think that of
,1 tho domain over which tho Anicrl
.n flag flics today the Sandwich Isl
nds are the tallest nnd glvo promise
f tho most In the future.
"But, Mr. President, there was n
;reat wrong perpetrated. It may not
io news to nny Senators, but at the
line of tho revolution which displaced
ho monnrchy nnd displaced the Queen
ncrc was not n thing that was not
icqucstercd nnd confiscated not only
ho ciown lands, to tho revenuo of
vhlch she was entitled, but everything
u her household from tho bluo china
jn tho sideboard to tho tin dipper la
tho kitchen."
J. A. BRECKONS,
Monday, Mai eh 19.
A Victoria despatch brought by the
Aorangl yesterday states that tho sus
picious sickness among the crow of
vho Japanese stenmer Nanyo Mnru, ar
rived at Port Townsend from Honolu
lu has been pronounced bubonic plague.
Tho disease wns first diagnosed as berl
bcrl but tho quarantlno officials with
held their decision until bacteriological
examinations were made. Tho follow
ing telegram was then sent out to
quarantlno stations nlong tho Coast:
"Cases supposed to bo beriberi on
steamer arriving nt Port Townsend on
subsequent Investigation proved
plague. Proper precautions
taken nt beginning by Foster, henco
no danger. This to put you on guard
for proper diagnosis berlborl." 'i
Tho newspaper despatches lay. con
siderable stress on tho fact that the
Nanyo Mnru landed Immigrants at Ho
nolulu nnd wns described at' Port
rownseud as tho dirtiest ship that ever
entered thnt port.
In regard to tho condition of tho Im
migrants landed nt Honolulu from the
Nanyo Main, n prominent planter and,
financier said this morning. "What
ever they may Bay of tho Immigrants
arriving by thnt steamer It Is certain
there were nnd have been no plague
cases among tho peoplo landed. Tho
Nnnyo Mnru arrived hero over two
months ago. Tho Immigrants were
landed nt tho quarantlno station, ful
filled tho full period of quarantlno and
were released. No sickness occurred
nmong tho passengers whllo In quaran
tine or slnco their release. Nor has
there been any case of plagno'traccablo
directly or Indirectly to the Immigrants
or tho ship.
"It mny bo that tho officers of the
ship wero careless whllo. at this port
and rat's may havo got,, aboard, but
certainly every caro .was taken by, local
ofilccrs to prevent any Infection, to tho
ship nnd tho chnncesiot.tho.infectlon
being tnken from this port are oxtrcmc
ly small. Tho Immigrants by that
steamer were and nro In good condi
tion, and tho apparent attempt to
throw responsibility for tne outbreak
upon tho pcopio of this country U
entirely unwarranted."
The benefit entertainment for the
Hawaiian Relief Society will tako place
In tho Y. M. C. A. hall Tuesday even
ing, March 27. Tickets will bo on sale
tomorrow at nil tho leading stores,
price 50 cents. Tho program will be
nn unusually Interesting ono Introduc
ing several now performers.
Tuesday, March 2.
Honolulu subscriptions to tho fund
for the wives nnd families of British
Reservists In tho South African war
has reached tho sum of $4,600. Tho
promoters nf tho list nro anxious to
raise thn amount to a round $5,000.
Robert Ciittun, who Initiated tho move
ment, hns been assisted by J. O. Cook
und Col. J. H. Soper. S. M. Damon.
Minister of Finance, subscribed $250
wacn tho list was first presontod to him
and on hearing of the effort to reach
the five thousand mark gave another
$100.
London, Murch 12. Tho British re
ported casualties up to ihto dato la as
follows:
Killed ...v 2.415
Wounded 8,747
Died of disease 1,029
Missing 3,483
Total 15.67T
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