The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-03-05
Eleven Days Later Foreign News

The Bark D. c. Murray arrived on Saturday
last, bringing our foreign mail with San Francisco
papers 10 February l6-lI days later than those
received by he Moses Taylor.
Neither the Comet nor the steamer Nevada
bad arrived over up TO the 10th Of February.
The Steamer japan arrived from Yokohama
on the 18th, bit having smallpox on board wss
placed IN quarantine. We regret 10 learn Of the
death Of Eagene Van Reed, Hawaiian Consul
ST Yokohama which occarrei Feb. ? on the
passage from Japan TO San Francisco. No par
ticulars have been received.
Washington News.
WAsHENGToN, FEB. S.-Tbe House Committee on
the Judiciary hss reported bi 10 increase the sal
aries in tie Executive Judicial and legislative De
p1rtmeuts Of the Government. II proposes ma
ferial increase along the whole lire, as follows:
President. S5Q,0Jl; Nice-PreSide0t- $1,000. Chief
Justice OF the United States, $1,000; justices OF
the Supreme Court, $1,000; Cabinet Officers,
$1,000: Speaker Of the Housg, Sl0.0o0; Members
OF Congress. s. o00. This includes members Of the
For1y-secoDd Congress Mileage Is abolished, sud
only actual expenses SLOWED.
The aggressive policy upon which the President
has determined with references 10 polysamy means
the passage Of such laws viii remove the posi-
biiifY cf conflict Of jurisdiction between the Fed
eral and Territorial statute law. The officers OF the
Government under Justice Mexican framed indict-
menfs for polygamy under the Territorial Mormon
statute, but proceeded in TIE Federal Court The
ultimate result thst the Supreme Court declared
Is practically impOtent 10 proceed against polygzy
under tie existing Federal statutes The logan
bill which the Pesideut wishes to have passed, Is
practical substitution the existing Federal statutes
and nav not be eTAded BY the Mormons- Although
10 military action : AZ present INTENDED, the Presi
dent has determined. matter Of policy to remove
all the troops from the Southern States, and the
Fourth Infantry has been already removed These
troops En be stationed on TIRE plains in reasonable
coniisuity to Utah
Judge wilson, Chairman Of the wilson Investi-
eating COMMITTEES, TO-DAY examined Hamm, SecFe-
fzrF OF the Credit Mober and Auditor Of the Union
PacIfe Company IL reference 70 the profits on vari-
Gus contracts Of the Union Pacific road, the Of
construction. profits ETC. as shown BY the books Of
Of the Company, winch Hsmm examined today
lis examination this afternoon, il appears the profits
on the Ames contract Eerr nearly So 600 600; on
the Davis contract nearly 50 600 600: on the Hoxie
contract ever $4,000 a total on the whole
road Of So S2527, in stock ard securities s. their
par value. TIE cost Of the whole road 70 the Com
pauy. as it sppszrs their books Vas STA 600 00
in round Eumbers- The sctu1l cost Of construction
Was 81 coo
The Senate COMMITTEES on PostofdceS today fFeb-
10 voted 70 move The Webb Australian subsidy bin
Sc an smeudment to the postal appropriation bili
when the latter comes before the Senate for action
The prospects for its succes<zre thought TO be
very promising.
Recognition OF the Spanish Republic.
WAsHISeIoS. Feb BY direction Of the Pres
ideuf Minister Sices has bee1 instructed to recoE
nize the establishment Of Republic in Spain, and
70 tender the congratulations Of the Government
upon the Inauguration Of that greet change in their
form Of Government