New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-16
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Speech Of Hsn. Randall +. Gibson, i.
a. Lsuisiana, In the House Of Repnpez
- eatives, Thsrsday, April 8, AS56. /.
The House beiAg in eommiftee. of th
whole ON the state of the Union, and Aey
ing under confederation the bill 1Honse re-
eolutlon No. 6l2) to scatryf into affaCti con
vention between the United States aad Is
majesty the King efr<he7Hal siisn lslanda
.1igned, on the thirtieth day nj. Js11ary
1876 x q: -
Me- Gibson eaid:,s r. ,,-.~ 9sn~,
Me- Chairman-Th considerations which
have been offered by the members of tn,
=. Committee Of Ways and Means, who e
ported this bill to carry Into effect the con
yention Fith his majeaty the King Of tn,
Hawaiian Islands, hsvS not been Of Char
scter to induce me 70 support it. It might
fallen from gentlemen,s in favor Of this
Measure, tAat there ytas NJ existing sreaty
between the United 6tstes and his majesty
the King o0t the Hawaiian ISLANDS, or that
some great p0blic exikency had arisen de.
handing the convention submisted for our
/. 8ut 70 far fsem this being true, we have
already treaty between the United Stste9
and his ma1eaty the-King of tho Sandwich
islands. proclaimed on the ninth Of N0veml
Der, 1850, which venture q assert VIII be
found upon examination t01ba mOresatis.
factory in every respect than the coneen-
ton which ia before Ne. | invite the atten.
ton Of members of this committee to the
a. Trpl do. L. ~ v
treaty OF 1880 before they commit theml
selves to the abrOgation of. that treaty, or
TO the new policy upon which this proposed
cOnveetiOn rests. e. fr4 '.r ;
II gentlemen will examine especially ar
ticle two Of that treaty, they viii find that
It provides especially that no highersluties
shall be blace1 upon the imports from this
other country with which his Majesty may
hold relations; thot NO other State ohall col
JOY any fav9F, privilege or ipmunity WHAT
ever IN matters OF commerce and 1eviga!
ton which shall not also upon Like condi,
tlons be seHtended to the people - thia
countrX ltsoDk also st article -four. which
provides that no duties Of tonnage,ADl
fhafNthertsipilar duties, Of wAateveD nal
ture or under whatever de1ominstion,l
sha1 be imposed in either country upon the |
vessels Of the other in respect of vRl
ages between the United, States Of America
and the Hawaiian Islapd& which shall not
BE- ss i%RSsssa ilife cases on NATIONAL
{ CART. s. Steamp ,yssseis'of the United!
States which nay u employed 81 thS rJE-1
eminent of the Said States in the carryingll
OF their public mails a1fbss the Pacifc|I
ocean, or from one poSt in that ocean to anil
Other, shall have ffe@Aocess to tho portewf
t9e Sandwich islands. with the privileged
Of stopping thefeih-" .
y Now, mark the language
and their baggage, and for the transaction of il
any business pertaining to the public
mail service Of the Uaited States, and shall
be subject in such ports to 90 dutias Of II
tonnage: harbQr, lighthouse, guar ntine, or
other similar duties, of whatever nature or
under Whatever denomination" -
!, There are also very liberal provisions in
for our whaling ships and ample /
provision for their security. Then, sir, The y
ike privilege of frequenting the same ports
u tho Sandwich Islands named in this
Article is also guaran teedn to the public
armed vessels Ofohe United States, Or
queens who are reeldent in that country d I
'ossess nearly all the privileges that citi, {
ems OF one State of this Union enjoy in al {
,sner-the right to manage their business,
ibectyof TRAM, liberey Of COINCIDENCE; il
!ord, compete protection and security in | 4
neenloyme0t Qf.Au ridhts and privileges &
nerished Is fundamental BY American
SVs1on' e,A6sg &. - z 1T Ia
Whence, then. arises the necessity for the | &
oTogation OF treaty which has continued 1 b
foster friendly and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Il
etween the people of the two countries for ~
0 long peripdl Is there anything In the b
resent state VI trade and c0mmerc8 which Ii
ais Tor pr will justify departure from y
ae wise policy which has IN to thfaj W
me Deen pursued. Let US look for Htu. i IL
zen! az the facts. According to the tables q
1rnlshed BY the Bureau of Statistics il an Z
es1 snst the value o6the imports intoGfe 4 y,
I0lted Htstbs from the Hawaiian islanJ6 m
vring the focal year epdine June 30. TIL &
as ,l53, l54; for 1872 81 285. 800: for HzR te
l,5l6, ~, and for 1874. u, Oi7l72. while IN
20 exports = those islands wehe in 1871 a.
say, SSS; IN 1S72, &620, 295; in 1879, $654. l03
And in ordas, that it may be fully sesn be
nst commodities ENTER into these ex- mi
bes marked ssdlis a attention to " anazed
! THESE tables show that the total value of
dutiable commodities imported into the | oh
niCed States from the islands during the ma
cal year ended June 80, 1875, waSSi .O53. ex
y; The vaShe of sugar, molasse6 and tn
s 3 oo amounted to $948, 1873; of rice. to no
'' miscellaneous articles to less than l ia
o,VVv, Their exports consist Of sugar and I rio
2. Inc total value of all commodities pa
p0rted into the islands from this country ire
that year amounted to e655,l54. erI
y! CSerles Nordipf, on page eighty-nine KIN
NJ interesting book on Northern Califor. tut
\ oregon and ttha Sandw Islands. fur- ex1
~, 81 tne following valuable statements | Al
o 81 asgasd t. those isl.nds, showing the q
b;eva d5cy whlch ehe United StataS has Shs
1850 Hs ssI Inc "'espulicy Of the treety prf
The sn6al report 81 1879 of iu.ort. 81
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ppletely thb delands depsai 'n nScs ~ W ."s
stte@srs s0ts1sd = Hsvd1isn 6orts to !,
81 ~ ~ ssS.E rs Tess ~ az -
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Waliae. Ole otDl1fsa, 6zA1o1f sSin.
{. 1875 weoo American, 67l4 Hevsiian oon