The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-08-30
PRESIDENT GRANT SIGNED THE BILL
on TUESD!Y OF LAST WEEK,
AUGUST 18Th.
HIP! ZIP! HIP! HURRAH y!
WITH A TIGER.

Yesterday afternoon, August 2ith. at l:3O p.
N. the approach of the P. NJ IS. city Of Saq
/ Francisco, Captain Waddell was telegraphed
/ from the outer station. 1t being understood
that she would bring news of the fate of the
treaty either for veal or woe, the announcement
caused much excitement, and her appearance
was awaited with solicitude. When she
rounded Diamond Head, and it was discovered
that she was decked with rainbow of bunt-
ing from bowsprit to stern, all were confident
that she was the bearer of good tidings, and
enthusiasm ran high. The news spread like
wild-ire through the town, and when shortly
after three o'clock she entered the harbor, and
the news for which we have for eighteen long
months watched and waited that the Treaty bill
has passed the Senate, and had been signed
by the President, reached the large crowd on
the wharf the popular joy was intense,
hearts appeared to be too full for utterance-
the town was jubilant. We give below full
particulars of the passage of the Treaty, with
the list of the ayes and noes.
The measure met with bitter opposition at
the last moment from Morrill, of Vermont and
several of the southern senators. The former,
endeavored with deep-laid malignity to intro
duce an amendment which would have neces-
STATED its return to the House, and postpone
ment of its passage for another year; but he
was out-generaled by Sargent, who, together
with Luttrell has labored most heloically in
our behalf Both of these gentlemen have
earned the lasting gratitude of Hawaii. Great
credit is also due to our friends in California,
who, seeing the imminent danger that the
Treaty was in, brought powerful pressure to
bear upon the Senate Below will be found
copies oftwo petitions which were forwarded
by them to Washington on the 9th and 10th
insts. The following letter from the Hawaiian
Consul at San Francisco will be read with in
terest.
San Francisco, Aug. Is, 1876.
To Mr. H. NJ. WHITNEY. Honolulu,
DEAR s1R,-You will be glad to learn of
the passage of our Bill to carry into effect the
Treaty. The Press have the news in advance
of anything official sent to me- expect an
answer from our Envoy at Washington every
minute, to leave when the Treaty becomes
operative.
We owe debt of lasting gratitude to Sena-
tor Sargent and Congressman Luttrell.
Every effort to cooperate with our Pacific
Coast delegation and to urge vote on the
Bill has been made by means of strong petit
tons got up and signed and transmitted to
Washington at great expense and labor by our
friends in this city, and the result has con-
WINGED all the friends of Hawaii here, that
without the political influence we secured in
our petitions coming right from the Republi-
can Convention in session, the passage of the
Bill would have been very doubtful in the
Senate.
Booth, as you observe, voted against the
Bill, his being the only dissenting vote from
the whole Pacific Coast His greatness, if he
ever had any, has vanished.
Great thanks are due to San Francisco for
her interets, in short had not Sargent and this
city stood by us the Bill could not have
passed.
Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Blanchard, Mr.. WEIGH,
Mr.. Dimond, Mr.. Phillips, Mr.. Lyman have
stood by us nobly, and have added my hum
bic efforts at all times.
1 enclose copy of the two petitions, which
represent a political and financial capital,
large as any man could desire. With con-
CALCULATIONS, very respectfully.
H. W. SEVERANCE.
P.s.-President Grant signed the Bill on
the l5th.-H. S.