The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-12

Congressional.

II ~ fuE 4 uNNEu IL Als@lAT " AA-
4 ~. ports. and promote immigration and reduce
rate- 81 ocean postage.
=. ;rtroduced a ball To amend the Act author
-. s=tabli -hmeni 81 ocean mail
:, tur Hawaiian Islands, and extend the
- % Australia. -
~ m"s IN Vail street - the best cOnsId-
y Iss--. rr,ctisal measure for the recon
p . s,,6,as VT presented an Congress.
~ mu - ~ - h.-t sources Of information al
- think the bill vii unhoubteuIy PAs'
sub-fantially IN IT, present i'rIn,
3 hel. ,be 5ichssi landing and wealth IA
=. nrepared tO guarantee . marAet Tor
ga0 300 OF the Ave per cent bonds
80 from tn Committee on y
,g;tbout amendment. the bill to encourage
-,nhi, communication between Tue Lc''"'A
Al western e~Ouuurnt-- r--,b
80. the American and Asiatic Telegraph
-1spv the exclusive right tor fourteen years !"
- m .ubmariu. cable 10 Asia starting Hni"
-. sotth III Cape san Juan, Washington Ter
- a,d nrDgides for detailing United H'A'fs
-, 10 assist 10 the promotion oil the rntsIPIEV
- ruan. from the FINANCE COmnIttrr. reporter
esbluti0n requesting thr IFeSiLsHt - Ia -
- .pondrnce with Great Britain ana O'neI
- pousr-- with the view % promote thr
- bv tb- Legislatures Of the several Powers
4 e9mnou standard for International coinage.
4 ~ submit such correspondence To congress
lopted. =.
DnSr called up the resolution TO amend the
- m ~. senate. 30 that hereafter Indian treaties
rI b. considered in open session. The resoiu-
a - ameud-i 20 ~ not 10 apply To treaties
.rsliftsd b. thr President Tor CONFIDENTIAL con-
nrhtion. AMI agreed TO-
-orETing Introduced a bill directing the Post
.kr General 10 cOatract with the North AmrrI-
- stsam Navigation Company. Of New ] OTk. Tor
y a tn.Dortafi6n u the mails between New York
4 lAutserp. or Bremen. touching 81 Plymouth.
l al - tka .faqmgr- 10 he eNrmUt fEOTu stale
FtAI-rai ~tlXatiOg-
WI myrroy. Feb. lS-Sunn5T had = telegram
rb. Governor u Nebraska announcing the
efrafoa Of the Fifteenth Amendment with only
r ei-senfiHg votes
d trmau presented 4 petition from many thou
|,4 citizens Of Connecticut asking Tor the TrcOg-
M Of Cuban independence.
Nv YoEE. Feb. l0-The Worlds cOrrespou-
al has Interviewed Senator Sumner and obtained
News on the topic Of the recognition Of Cuban
lkrrpucy. The Senator l. strongly opposed 10
ufnltiOa. az the case now stands, and gives a.
e reason that it would instantly involve the
nd states in 2 war with spain. The cOlse-
enc would b. 4 financial crisis. which would
"a the pillars OF the Government To the very
Nation Besidr-. he - not sure a. to which
10 cOm- uut best in the event of = contest
FceH the United States and Spain. Sumner
-. however, tha. both Cuba and Canada
be pe1eeabIy annexed 20 the Union within
next ten years. aud Ne shall also absorb
Sea; the Msst iudtiss and tue whole NoEta
70 this continent. but 70 the whole of this
fsphere which We will acquire.
q mDtiOn u Banks. the privilege Of the floor
fhe day va given 20 John Kits. Z revolution
foidieF. who appeared on the floor and con
seq with Numbers showing but slight indica-
~ Of h- extreme age He was horn in Penn
TaniL IN 1902. witnessed the surrender Of
nraili~. aul served also in the war Of 1872.
Miscellaneous.
Ixv YoEK, Feb. THE Supreme Court deci-
. Du the legal teudeF question i the great
|fett Of discussion in financial circles. The de-
op, ~ understood in Wall street, -. that the
~ Tender Act was justified BY the war. but
Congress has no power 70 issue any more
] tender notes. aud thar all contracts made
r. 1852 must be- paid in coiu.
5Lnix. Feb j-Papsrs report that at g meet
peld at AeriguOsh. PictOH county. a resolution
; d declaring The Confederation . failure and
the general Legislature to move for annex
to the United States.
eBoDY, (NassJ. Feb S-The funeral Of George
pdy vas carried out according TO the pro
Today The attendance Wa large aud tue
b. solemn 1'' imposing Prince Arthur was
lOEK. Feb ~ rumOr reached the police
pIght that an attempt would b. made ON the
FRINGE Arthur. aud an officer was detailed
fteh thr Princes party ~ they proceeded
ne BrevOort House To- the residences vi Judge
hton- IN 18th avenue aud Seventeenth street.
Ply Of uIiLn+ stationed near the BrevOOFt
approached The officer. drew their reyOIyerS
Old hun TO leave. The officer got 4 rein
leEt. returned and attacked the rIfianS.
: severe tight they arrested VIM. Murphy.
HaihIde. Charles Gardner. John Tough and
ri AcNuly. Tough il an EugliEhman. and
80 a native Of TOukers.
party refused To make any exclamation Of
r%oaiuct- They were Irraignsd in the Police
mt- morning ON the charge OF assembling
a. there Was not sufficient proof to estab-
Ing design upon the Princes life and were
bitfed.
acr Arthur left this afternoon for Boston. 10
th- Peabody Obsequies on Tuesday.
= l. no more truth IL tine report Of an at
70 a,sassInate the Prince than the rumor
f4eh "A thing was intended. Several arrest.
made. The Prince friends deny The cor
y oi TIE story. and the men under arrest
- snow nothing Of IT. The general belief
1t l. = hoax.
-ELISD OfeJ. Feb. 1.-THE steamer Monarch
ye-teraay TOT Annapolis. Gov. Chamber
ngton. S ID
resident yesterday issued 4 proclamation
-eng the ratification Of the additional tre,tv
t1i-, aud communicating It's provisions.
-OI'uerhefs who went to Brazil after the
"a Hs'S PettIOned tue Government To send
" oring tnem home II IL said the enIo1is,. !
= very destitute condition.
action of the Senate yesterday in li1i,o
Ouse Census bill necessitateS the cansus 10 -
under the old law. General Walker. Super-
rent, and Secretary Cox will do everything
e to make it complete.
-tal Farragut IS quite sick. and fears are
@asd that he will not recover.
fNke has Withdrawn his libel suit against
DoN'-s- OF the Springfield Republican.
thhs,oa special say 4 Peace Conference from
h. H4-flean Republics is TO be held there
- weeks. Commissioners are now on
IL HSn Peru Chill and Bolivia. Spain has
Ii = sIe proposal for mediation.
~ NulofihaiiOn was received. showing :hat
80 ~ Tue North German Confederation il
10 10 That Of the United StatsaL and that
H. @ hk. equally with our Government. il
- al who would weaken and degrade
la - Government in China by the apDlica-
- ~ ports at the discretion Of those
Cov@--1 Il, without reference TO foreign or
NeysiHffOH 5n Mexico.
j. teb- I've have City OF Mexico
AZ ~ nary yth. via Havana. The battle ex-