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for a Hawaiian register, heard and voted upon the particular cases 
presented in order to determine as a question of fact whether these 
vessels were purchased in good faith, purchased without the 
knowledge of a transfer of Hawaii to the United States.   And the 
committee, having heard these cases, named these vessels in this 
section, so that there might be no mistake whatever, and no claim 
made hereafter by men seeking to get in and get a United States 
register by claiming that they were intended for the Hawaiian 
register. Mr. GROSVENOR.   Mr. Chairman, I move to amend by 
inserting, after the word "eight," in line 5 of section 09, these 
words:
And which were owned bona fide by citizens of the United States or citizens of 
Hawaii.
Mr. Chairman -- Mr. KNOX.  I make no objection to that 
amendment. Mr. GROSVENOR.   But I want to say a few words 
upon it Mr. KNOX.   All right.  Mr. GROSVENOR.   This provision 
of the bill is an attempt to legislate about matters that do not belong to 
any Territorial organization; but to that I shall not make any strong 
objection    A bill is already pending, and will no doubt be passed, 
with the proper limitations and restrictions, admitting to American 
registry all vessels that ought to be covered by any act of the 
United States. In the investigation which the Committee on the 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries has made it appears that following 
the annexation of these islands a very loose system of registry was 
in vogue and a great many ships suddenly took on Hawaiian 
registries, so MI to get into our coastwise trade by this loose system of 
registry when they could not have gotten in in any other way.   
These registries were issued to foreign ships, strictly foreign ships, 
that had no possible connection with our merchant marine. Now, 
the purpose of this amendment is to minimize at least the injury 
which I think this bill is liable to do by providing that at the time 
of registry these ships must have been owned by American citizens 
or citizens of Hawaii.   As the bill stands now, anybody who during 
that period of time secured surreptitiously an American register 
can come right in under the provisions of the bill. Mr. KNOX. Mr. 
Chairman, only a word.   As to our committee usurping any 
jurisdiction, let me say that this bill, with the provision to which 
the gentleman objects, was recommended by the commission which 
Congress authorized and the President appointed and which visited 
Hawaii.   We took the bill as we found it, with this provision. The 
question being taken on the amendment of Mr. GROSVENOR, it was 
agreed to. Mr. CUSHMAN.   I offer the amendment which I send 
to the desk. The Clerk read as follows:                                                       
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Immediately after section 99 add the following: "SEC. - . At the expiration of 
one year after the passage and approval of this act the coasting trade between the 
islands aforesaid and any other portion of the United States shall be regulated in 
accordance with the provisions of law applicable to such trade between any 
two coasting districts, except those pro visions relating to license and 
enrollment: And provided, That such vessels must sail under a register."
Mr. CUSHMAN.   Mr. Chairman, the amendment which I have 
offered and which has just been read is one that was adopted upon my 
suggestion by the committee, and has the unanimous indorsement of 
that committee. This amendment, in substance, simply provides 
that the shipping laws of the United States governing the coasting 
trade shall be extended to and include the Territory of Hawaii; 
provided that such law shall not be in force and effect until one year 
from and after the passage and approval of this act. It may be said 
by some that this amendment of mine is not in favor of American 
shipping interests, because it will leave this field open to foreign 
vessels for the period of the next year.   However, in truth and in fact, 
my amendment is designed for the benefit and encouragement of 
American shipping interests. Let me illustrate briefly the practical 
application of this amendment of mine.   At the present time there 
are not anywhere near a sufficient number of vessels engaged in 
the trade between the United States and Hawaii, either to carry into 
Hawaii the products of this country or to carry from Hawaii her 
products.   This present scarcity of vessels will be greatly increased 
during this summer, when every available vessel on the Pacific 
coast will be en-gaged in the Alaskan trade.   The great gold 
excitement at Nome. Alaska, will take every available vessel on the 
coast, because the profits of the Alaskan run are much greater than 
those of the Hawaiian run.   Then that will leave us with not 
enough American vessels to carry on this trade.   If the coasting 
laws are now extended to this Territory of Hawaii, this extension 
to take effect upon the passage of this act, then all foreign vessels 
- which are now carrying our Puget Sound trade with Hawaii - 
will be driven out.   Then we. will have neither foreign vessels to 
carry the trade nor American ships to take the place of the foreign 
ships.

There is no man in this House who is more anxious to build up 
American shipping than I am and who will go further with his vote 
to favor American shipping; but I do not want this bill passed 
without my amendment, for in effect it would destroy our traffic with 
Hawaii by taking away our foreign ships without giving us anything in 
their place.   Do not let us destroy what we now have until we are 
ready to replace it with something else equally as good. It will take at 
least a year for any shipyard to build a ship suitable for the trade 
between the Pacific coast and Hawaii.   If my amendment shall 
prevail, this will be notice to every Hawaiian transportation line that 
within a year after the passage of this act, if they expect to continue in 
this trade, they must have American ships to do the carrying trade.   
Hence they will at once place their orders for ships for this traffic, 
and thus will my amendment offer encouragement for the upbuilding 
of American shipping. If the amendment shall not prevail, we of the 
Pacific Northwest will be left for the next year with no carrying 
trade to and from Hawaii, and the transportation companies, who have 
at great expense been the pioneers in building up this trade, will lose 
the money they have spent in building it up, and neither the American 
people nor the Hawaiian people will benefit thereby, but the products 
of each country will lie rotting for a year waiting for a market. Mr. 
Chairman, I trust my amendment will prevail. The question being 
taken, the amendment of Mr. CUSHMAN was
The Clerk read as follows: SEC. 100. That the portion of the public 
domain heretofore known as crown land is hereby declared to have been on 
August 12, 1898, and prior, thereto, the property of the Hawaiian government, 
and to be free and clear from any trust of or concerning the same, and from all 
claim of any nature whatsoever upon the rents, issues, and profits thereof.   It shall 
be subject to alienation and other uses as may be provided by law. Mr. 
McRAE.  I move to amend the paragraph just read by striking out, in 
line 17, the words "alienation and other uses" and inserting in lieu 
thereof the words "such disposal so as to read: "It shall be subject to 
such disposal as my be provided by 
law."
Mr. KNOX.   It seems to me that the change of language will
not make any difference whatever in the effect of the provision. 
Mr. McRAE.   I submit that the words proposed in my amend-
ment are the proper words to be used in reference to the public
domain.
The question being taken on the amendment; there were ayes 46, 
noes 60.     So the amendment was rejected. The Clerk read as follows:
SEC. 102. That Chinese in the Hawaiian Islands when this act takes effect may 
within one year thereafter obtain certificates of residence as required by "An act 
to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into the United States," approved May 5, 
1892, as amended by an act approved November 3, 1893, entitled "An act to amend 
an act entitled 'An act to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into the United 
States,' approved May 5, 1892," and until the expiration of said year shall not be 
deemed to be unlawfully in the United States if found therein without such 
certificates.
Mr. KNOX.   I move to amend by adding at the end of the section just 
read the following:
Provided, however. That no Chinese laborer, whether he shall hold such 
certificate or not, shall be allowed to enter any State, Territory, or district of the 
United States from the Hawaiian Islands.
The amendment was agreed to. Mr. DE ARMOND.   Mr. Chairman, I 
offer an amendment. The CHAIRMAN.   The gentleman from Missouri 
offers an amendment, which will be reported by the Clerk. The Clerk 
read as follows: Amend by striking out all of section 102 and inserting in lieu 
thereof, the following: "SEC. 103. All Chinese and other Asiatics who came or 
were brought into Hawaii since August 13, 1898, under any contracts or contract 
whereby they bound themselves or are or were bound to any term of service, 
shall depart therefrom and from the United States within one year from the taking 
effect of this act; and any such persons being in Hawaii or elsewhere within the 
United States after the expiration of such period shall be dealt with as if found 
within the United States in violation of the Chinese exclusion act."
Mr. DE ARMOND.   Mr. Chairman, the object of that amendment is 
plainly apparent from the reading of it.   Since August 13, 1898, many 
thousand Chinese and other Asiatics have been brought to the Hawaiian 
Islands under labor contracts, and they are there now.   If this 
amendment be adopted these people will have to take themselves 
away or be taken away within a year after the taking effect of this 
act, and such of them as may fail to go at the expiration of that time 
will be there in violation of the laws for the exclusion of Chinese, 
and will be deported or otherwise dealt with, as other Chinamen 
violating the Chinese-exclusion act. Mr. BARHAM.   Will the 
gentleman allow me there? Mr. DE ARMOND.   Yes. Mr. BARHAM.   
This is a substitute for section 102? Mr. DE ARMOND.   Yes. Mr. 
BARHAM.   Now, if your amendment is adopted, it will let into the 
United States all of the Chinese that are not there under

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