The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-02
LATE NEWS.
Telegraphic and Other.
AmPrican.

In Congress, June 6, Mr.. Schenck reported q
funding bill authorizing the issue of $I.Oe0, 0O0, DOC
four per cent. gold bonds running thirty years, the
principal and Interest to be exempt from all taxa
twenty bonds also, authorizing the sale of surplus
gold ih the Treasury for the same purpose also,
the issue of three per cent. certificates in exchange
for gold deposited for thirty days with the Treas
urer or Assistant Treasurers of the United States.
Said certificates may be received at par for bonds
authorized by this hill. The Sinking Special Fund
bonds are to be Cancelled and destroyed and de-
Quoted from the public debt and an amount equiv
alent to the interest of said bonds be appropriated
annually to the reduction OF The debt. ~
The Internal Revenue bill came up and was
amended by the adoption of Schenck's Tariff bill
as additional sections and passed.
g The Postofice Appropriation bill was passed.
Mr.. Sargent introduced a bill to prohibit con-
tracts for service or labor. Referred.
A bill for the regulation of labor contracts, in
tended to apply for Chinese immigrants, to prohibit
contracts for a longer period than six months, and
providing for the return OF such Chinese to their
own country, was referred to the judiciary Com
mittee. 1F .~ft rtfaJ
The income tax SO far as the House is concerned.
stands at three per cent. ON all over $4,000, with o
proviso that but $500 be allowed for house rent.
The three per cent. was carried by ll5 to 7S. and
the 1000 exemption by 1873 to 81. The great in
terest of the contest conferred on the question Of
abolishing the tax altogether, which failed by q
vote of yeas SO, nays l26.
The British Minister will arbitrate between the
United States aud Brazil in the claim for idemnIty
for the seizure of the whale ship Canada by the
latter many years ago. giIa4 a.st ats4
The report OF the Bureau of Statistics shows that
the exports for the nine months ending March 3lst
exceeded the imports by two millions.
The State Medical Society will probably with
draw its objections against women entering the
Medical College. fI1 e4A
During the late Fenian excitement, the Montre
alers organized home guards and prayer-meettn gs,
the banks hid their bullion, anticipating a raid
after the manner of st. Aibans. l
AS soon as Secretary Fish returns to Washington
the President will communicate to the Sens.be sun.
dry amendments to the San Domingo treaty. in or
der to avoid the objections made to it by Senators
Ia its present form. These amendments were pre-
pared to-day. One of them places the amount to
be paid the republic at 81 500, 900, with a proyiso
that the claims of foreign Governments shall first
be paid, next the subjects of foreign powers. and
then domestic debts. The citizens of San Domingo
are to be fully protected in their civil and religious
Friends of the treaty say the prospect of
ratification is improving.
Washington specials of June 9 say that 10 the de-
bate in Executive Session yesterday on the San
Domingo treaty. Senator Ferry was yery bitter
with Babcock in a corrupt Job to get
the treaty. Ferry was called to order re-
peatedly by Senators for his language toward the
President. Sumner was also very severe ON the
President. leagg evss' r-s M
The Senate. In Executive session, had a long de-
bate on the San Domiugo resolution offered yester-
lay by Schurz, resulting in tabling It. The debate
developed a more favorable feeling towards the
reaty than heretofore.
NEWS FROM THE DARIEN EXPLORING EXPEDITION
BY steamer AldsEd, which arrived in New York.