The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-06-17

NOTES FROM EAST MAUI.-A correspondent writes:
at is q fine thing to have a concentration of talent
every two years and call it Legislation; it gives
everybody q chance to get off steam, and shows to
the world that we have not forgotten the principal
things upon which the prosperity of the country
and the perpetuity of our independence depends
the abolition of the dog tag and the reduction of the
horse tax.
"The communication signed in your issue
of the 10th inst. is the most sensible thing that has
ever appeared on the Chinese question. 1t is an
enigma that cannot be solved, that government
should continue to send agents and money to get
those people here, while there are thousands of
families in other countries and Christian
ized-who would be glad to come and settle here, if
aided to do so, and given time in which to pay back
the price of passage.
at is reported that preparations are being made
to have a rousing celebration at Waikiki on the 4th
of July, in three pieces Part 1st, American indie
pendence; Part End, Centennial; Part 3rd, Recipro-
city Well, why not? Wailuku is the second city of
the kingdom, and should be the seat 0 f government
of Maui"
We BELIEVE it was Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania.
commonly known in and out of Congress as
q pig-irOn Kelley y who FIRST pronounced the Ha-
-walian treaty ." well-defned job" Our planters
will be amused to learn that they are credited
with having expended a half 4 million dollars in
getting it through the House of Representatives
The following is clipped from the Chicago Times.
LET IT BE RECoRDED-THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE
AND THE BOGUS HAWAIIAN TREATT.-TSpecidl fele-
gram. - Washington, May S.-The democratic
house stands discredited with the responsibility of
another indecent job. The Hawaiian treaty. push
ed by a plentitully-provided lobby. was crowded
through tonight By a majority of Is votes. The
hill l. a n IMMUNITY nVFa and SImnla 6avfEa1- br n
gang of plundering adventures who have bought
up the sugar plantations on the Sandwich Islands.
The bill has been engineered in Congress by Fer
nandO Wood and lobbied by a disreputable New
York gang. 1t is asserted that $500. 600 have been
where they would do the most good in
supporters TO this palpable fraud. The
main arguments in the house have been that the
bill was a step toward free trade, whereas the
truth is the principle of free trade has no more to
do with it than the theory of infant baptism. The
of the scheme have perfected arrange
ments for bringing in the produce of the islands
of duty, but this monopoly will in itself
amount TO a big duty in the end. There is no
hope OF the Senate refusing concurrence. since Fish
is interested in the success of the measure. Mem
of both parties claim that money was used
freely to push the bill through.
According to current report in Washington. the
Hawaiian sugar planters have expended half a
million dollars in convincing the obtuse grangers
treaty with Kalakaua's kingdom ought
to be ratified. The labors and liDerality Of The
lobbyists have ct length succeeded,
md the bill conforming the tariff TO the treaty
passed the house on yesterday