The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-08-26

trousiv upon the production Of sugar and rice IN the
Son,h and he would do nothing TO strike down the
;n,ores,s ~ our Southern brethren Instead Of dis
couragiug The growth Of sugar IN the Soutn' Ion-
gress should by every pose.oie means encourage Il
He thought this might be considered one OF the worst
bar1aips ever presented TO the American Senate.
Hitchcock moved 10 lay aside the pending ousi-
ness, aud take up The resolution Of the House, pro-
vidiug for adjournment at 4 O'Clock this afternoon
Sargent appealed to the Senate not 10 pres tna1
motion. He thought q vote could be reached On the
Hawaiian bill in 8 short time BY working along WIKI,
out a recess; be hal no doubt that the session could
be terminated by midnight.
Hitchcock then withdrew his motion.
Logan, Of Illinois, spoke in favor Of the bill to
carry the Hawaiian treaty into effect. he argued
that the effect Of il would be TO Arnericanize those
Islands. He spoke Of their Importance as an outpos,
in the Pacific in case Of . foreign war, and srgnea
that the bill should be considered IN that point OF
view. He was not disposed to inquire how many
fve-eent pieces would be kept out Of the treasury II
this bill should be passed. as there were questions 10
il Of more Importance f.,
Boutwell, spoke in favor Of the bill, and said while
he was not in favor Of annexing those Islands now,
he desired to see them in such condition that when
the present rulers disappeared there could De estao-
lished there q republican government, controlled by
Americans. If this bill should be rejected, Congress
would thrust these people away and force them 10 go
to England, France or some other country ior sucn
treaty.
West, in reply to Logan. argued that if these isl,
auds were needed as a military outpost they should
be bought. He was opposed to giving away the
money Of the people, as this 6iI proposea: he ls-
MED that any advantage would be gained IN a mili-
tary point Of view by the passage OF the bill
Edmunds said he would hesitate long before ne
took any steps for the Incorporation OF outlying ISL
ands. on either side of the American continent. IL
involved too much for American liberty. Ii any OF
these islands should be annexed to the Union, THESE
n~1netfcan people. and their inhabitants not beins
homogeneous with our people. he could not consent
to such q thing.
Morrill, submitted an amendment providing that
the treaty shall be suspended whenever any condi-
ton contained in the second and fourth articles
should not be faithfully observed by His Majesty the
King Of the Hawaiian Islands. Rejected.
He also submitted two other sections, as follows
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury be and
hereby is authorized from time to time to make and
prescribe, in addition to the requirements for the
yerifcation Of invoices under existing laws, such
rules, regulations and conditions relative to the evil
dence, which shall include q declaration under the
head of owners, shippers or manufacturers. and q
certificate of the consul, commercial agent, or vice.
commercial agent, that any article of merchandise
proposed TO be exported from the Hawaiian Islands,
and 10 be admitted into America free under the first
article Of the Convention aforesaid, are the growth
and product or manufacture of the islands, as may
be necessary for the protection of the revenue and in
conformity with Article 3 of said Convention.
Sec. 3. That if any consul, vice-consul, CONNER
cial agent, or vice-commercia agent shall falsely
certify that any merchandise about to be exported
from any port of the Hawaiian Islands to any port of
the United States, is of the growth. product or man
ufacture of the islands, he shall. on conviction in
any court of jurisdiction, forfeit and pay q fine not
exceeding 81, 900, at the discretion of the court, and
be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three
years.
Rejected-yeas Z, nays so.
Gordon said it was his purpose to have spoken on
the bill at length, but he was physically unable to
do so. He protested against the passage of q law to
carry into effect q treaty so partial in legislation,
and so unjust to the people Of one section of the
country. One objection existing against this meas
ure was a matter of policy, and another that it aims
a death-blow at the interests of one section of the
country. 1t was of doubtful constitutional propriety,
and therefore should be rejected. He knew the
Southern rice and sugar planters, and no people on
this continent were more capable of self-sacrificing
patriotism than they were. They were in favor of
free trade, but was it surprising that they opposed q
bill which proposed to single out OF all our produc-
tons, these two upon which they solely depended.
1t was not just nor becoming the overwhelming ma
jority of the Senate, which thought proper to force
this bill upon the people of his section. He must say
it was not consistent with the equality guaranteed
by the Constitution and the formation of the Ameri-
can Union. Much less was it just to try this expert
ment on a people who. by the yicissitudes of the war,
had been made poorer than they were before. What
guarantee was there in the bill that there would be
admitted only the productions of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. He argued that there could be poured into
San Francisco more rice and sugar from Cuba,
China, and elsewhere, than the Hawaiian Islands
would ever be worth. He was amazed that the pro-
position of the Senator from Vermont should have
been rejected. In his opinion in less than twelve
months there would be hogsheads of sugar grown on
the Island of Cuba and tierces Of rice grown in China
emptied into our ports, under the frank of King Ka-
lakaua. If this bill should become q law, it would
create a panic among the planters of the South. who
would see that their crops would not be profitable,
and these might be abandoned. He thought it
would be wise to postpone the bill until the crops
should be gathered. He moved to postpone further
consideration of the bill until the second Tuesday of
December next. Rejected.
The bill was then read a third time and passed
yeas %, nays IL.