The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-01-25

| the duty on Sugars will certainly come up for dis
cusson during the session, with threeparties in the
field. The Democrats for reduction. the Refners
for Increase and the Commissioner for holding to
the present rate.
The time in which the ratification of the Treaty
with Denmark for ST. Thomas. should have been
| made expired last Summer-if mtst have been ex-
tended by the President, and the Treaty rcceised
favorable consideration, as Washington dispatch
says:
Statements pupblished here to-day render il GER
tain thar the present administration is for the rati-
! cation 1.-THE 81 Thomas treaty. Its members hold
that the national honOr reouires this course. and To
reject it would be unjust 10 Denmark II is also held
TINT We had better have all three of the islands, in
stead of two, and the President expressed him
self in conversation on The subject"
How far tlis endorsement by the Administration,
viii influence the Senate, to ratify, remaius 10 be
seen.
Senator Cole of California has introduced Bill to
increase the subsidy to the China and Japan Steam
ers and 10 have the trips semi-monihly During the
year 1862 thirteen steamers sailed IRON San Fran
cisco for China tnking IS 94s 7a4 of treasure and
merchandise 90 the value of 81 043 564 The arri-
walls Of passengers from China and Japan, Ht San
Francisco, during the year. were II 9S4-the dcpar-
turcs 4, ,Ss6 Nearly all these passengers were car
ricd 10y the Steamers.
In connection with these Steamers arises the
question of Chinese immigrants, a law upon the
subject having been introduced in the Senate by
Senator Stewart of Nevada
Senator Williams moved to refer the bill to regu-
late the immigration ,f the Chinese into the United
States, to the Committee on Commerce. He ex
planned that the object of the bill to prevent, as
far practicable. teimporiaion of coolies and dis
solute Chinese women 10y voiding all contracts for
their importation, and prohibiting agreements by
owners of vessels to transport persons from China
except with pesons themselves be transported.
1t the intention TO protect laborcrs in this
try, far practicable, from tue presence of that
class of degenerate Chinese who were accustomed
TO suhjection to another class, and compelled to
work for wages upon which a freeman would
starve. ~ -f ,s s.-..
During the discussion of this bill, we shall proba-
bly, arrive at the definition of coolie as understood
by Senators, and some explanation to how Chi
nese laborers may get into the United Staies-nean-
while250 Chinese under eoiltraets to labor on the
Central Texas Railroad, have arrived at St Louis on
their way to Texas
T. The Treaty of the United States with China, has
been ratified by China, it is therefore now complete
The Bulletin says
Article ffth recognizes the individual liberty of
expatration, nut reprobaies any other than an en-
tirely voluntarily emigration; and both nations
"agree to pass laws making it penal offense for
any person to take Chnaman from his country or
a United States citizen from this county to any
other country, Without their free and voluntarily
consent respectively" Thus il appears There is no
danger of c6olie mmigration-no heed of State leg
islation un that sutiect-for both 1he United States
and China are bonud TO prevent it."
Senator Sumner reported TO the Senate from the
COMMITTEES ON Foreign Relations, that the revolu-
ton IN Cuba had not yet attained Significance
enough to be regarded from national point of
view. 1t has neither civil government on land or
status upon the ocean. A lengthy proclamation
OF Cespcdes claims recognition by the United
States BY reason of having 40 900 troops under arms
and their lines being within riethot of every town
and city on the island cast OF Matumoras. He has
directed his troops 20 burn and destroy the cane
fields of the isand and disable the sugar mills and
he claims To have liberated $4,000 slaves. A
The rumors of the proposed annexation of St. Do
mngo, have probably grown out of the negotiations
regarding the Bay OF SANTANA, it has been leased by
the United States for 50 years at rental of $4,000
per snnum $50 .-L-
Congress is giving attention to the Fur Seal skin
trade of the islands ofSi Pauland ST. George Sew
eral reports have been banded in with recommen-
datiops as to bow the trade should be regulated
ds 10 pTouuct n TcNSHut, anu dl saIlt PIC-
vent the destruction Of the seals through the Gu
Pidhy OF the traders correspondent says
An"ns other things ihls includes very elaborate
M s',e Mi.i e. G i,sione, ~ Prtnssor
Apassiz and The SmiI Ibsonin Regents TO collect STA
tistcs abou the resources of Alaska, and some de
tailed suu" III aegsrG 70 .he "a, aiiee,u Hauas
affirinls consisting of shipments of seai skins 10
Honolulu and elsewhere by the cargo.
We sunuose This must refer ID thu. case Of the
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@aH, winch sa"en' 1eSooA '"ON up as LUG
matter entirely contne1 TO American citizens,
WI. fail 10 see by what means any coIlusion here
III, r.. a., o,,,..,io, in dinrt Inn, sholl await
cou'u anee' 'ie ques'io" =" eispu'' Su' r"'' "''I'
the publication OF the report with some interest
what we do know is that the vessel went direct to
n nricoS nor, and was ptt interf.reda with nv
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the home omeers. t1s -arsi tIef
Hon. Edward NJ Stanton, Sectetary of War in
Mr. Iinco1n,s admi,istr,tion diad at Uasbirctor
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on the z4th oil Decemoer' lie had Just received
from President Grant the post of Associate Justice
IN the spnrepn. C,nrt vice Jrdo,. Grie rp.irppd
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nc hau' lot many cars sune'eo rom as'uina' ana
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