Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-08
LATE TeLEsaAMs.
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Further Assas shs Hawaiian Reel
pretty Treaty.

he Committee ON Ways and Means 10
AIRY into effect the convention between
he United States and Hawaii. He says
he treaty il strictly commercial and one
81 the accompanying documents 10
from the Secretary OF the
Treasury showing the commercial trans
bstween the two countries for
Ave years past, showing . balance In
favor OF the islands, though the aggre-
gate value in the amount OF commerce
between the two countries 10 not OF great
importance. II 10, however. an inter-
ssting fact that those islands buy rom
US . larger amount Of our products In
proportion to that We take from than
any other OF the sugar or coffee pro-
iucing countries. The Secretary OF the
Treasury does not attach any Importance
to loss Of revenue growing out OF the
ratification Of the treaty. agreeing with
his predecessors whom he consulted ON
the subject and approves OF the treaty.
A treaty OF this character with the
Hawaiian Islands is no doubt looked on
A simply O revenue measure. IL would
not seem a. II there was an immediate
advantage TO the United States. but
when We take into confederation not
only the present but prospective COM
mercs Of the Pacific. IL cannot DO dis
puted 10 IL OF kindergarten benefit to the
United States than 10 the other party OF
tho treaty. The report procseds to
show the military necessity OF securing
the favorable terms offered by the trea-
~. Admiral Porter claims that II the
British Government secure control OF
the islnnds the British navy could draw
a line from British Columbia to Austria
liz. completely held against our nation.
and the Pacific States would be d.fsn.e-
less; but with the control which this
treaty gives the United States. the Pa
ciac Coast IL im~preguable. On account
Of the necessity OF supplying heavy IRON
ships OF wal which n~ssdcoaling stations
| within easy reach Of the Pacific Coast.
according to the opinion OF Proter. ths
cosst cannot DO attacked successfully
| from British Columbia or MEXICO. be.
cause in such case We could use our land
forces to protect ourselves. The Islands
are favorable stations for all nations.
General Schonsld has written very do
cidsdly on the subject and favors the
treaty. He says he shesld consider 1t q
serious misfortune 10 the United States
for any other nation to obtain control
Of the islands. For these and other
reasons s~laboratsly set forth in tie re-
port the COMMITTEES on Ways aud Means
recommend the passage Of the bill.
The Pssiac Railroads.
wlsu1xsros, February THE sink
| inc fund proposition OF the Union Paci-
&c and Central Pacific Railroad Com
paniss sent to Congress BY the Secretary
Of the Treasury to-day are those which
were submitted in February, 1915, pro-
| yidins In each case for the creation OF n
sinking fund BY the payment OF certain
hxed amounts into the United States
| Treasury yearly and also the retention
by the government Of all amounts then
aud thereafter earned for government
TRANSPORTATION. Secretary Bristow CT.
presses an opinion that some such ar
ranpement should be made, but leaves
IL wholly to Congress to Determine how
and by what means and in what sums
and in what period the sinking funds
should be obtained and applied. He
intimatss. however. that he considers
the offers Of tho two companies made
qua.s. The Central Pacific proposed
10 pay $500. 900 per annum and the
Union Pacific $500. 900 per annum for
the frst ten years. f750.000 for the next
ten years and $1,000. 900 yearly there
after.
N~srrissa's Tariff Biii.
wAsnrSoros, February 7.-Morison.
chairman Of the Committee on Ways
aud Means. says in eight or ten days he
will ask the COMMITTEES to formally cor
alder his tariff bill. He IL in no hurry
to press Il, Wishing frat to elicit public
discussion on the subject. He has every
reason to believe that the committee
will indorss the bill substantially aud
that the House will pass IL.
Nsssisatisss aud Combinations.
The President sent the following nom.
nations to the Senate to-day: John J..
Renaker. United States Attorney for the
Southern District OF Illinois; Seth 3.
Slater Of Idaho. Register Of the Land
Office at Lewiston. Idaho.
The Senate has confirmed the nomin-
alton OF Levi Dagns. Conner OF the Mint
at Carson City. Nevada.
A Divorced Husband Kills Iiis sus-
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CHICAGO. Feb. AT I o'clock this
morning John Heish was shot and
killed by Edward Campbell. The wife
Of the former was the bone OF c~ontsntion.
She was the divorced wife Of Campbell.
who visited the residence OF Heish last
evening and on his entering the house
exclaimed: "Now ! will az you'll" at
tho same time attacking him with .
razor. Campbell presently drew Q re-
volvsr and fired four shots, the hrst
proving fatal. The officers are after
him.
The sesshsra Pseine Railroad.
WASHINGTON. Feb. I'm answer to
the argument recently used that tho
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
would not build q road even II author.
ized TO do 40. the reply il made that
Mr.. Huntington has offered to have the
road completed to the Rio Grands In
three and ons-half years. and has assur.
ances from strong companies to have .
line from New Orleans there to meet 1t.
and 10 willing 10 put up good and suf-
dcisnt security In the treasury.
The spasidiag Cssss Martial.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Following 10
the full detail OF the court-martial to A.
sembls at Marc Island on the 2lst inst.
for the trial Of Pay Inspector Rufus X.
Spaulding: Rear Admiral John Rodgers.
Prsaidsnt; Rear Admiral s. ID. Trench
ard. Captain Z. Pattison. Captain s. p.
Carter. Captain J. z. &. Dskraft, Fay
Director 7. LOCKER. Pay Inspector A.
II. Gilman. Pay Inspector G. Z. Thorn.
ton. Commander Silas Casey. Jr.. mem.
osrs; A. B. Hagner. Judge Advocate.
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