New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
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CONGRESS.


CONGRESS.
Senate. ~
WASHINGTON, August 12.-The House rseo.-
luton to adjourn on Monday was laid en-.
the table. to be called mp any time.
The Hawaiian treaty was taken up.
Mr. Sargent said there ought to be grave
reasons for rejecting the Hawaiian treaty
at this stage. The Senators should oon-
sider whether there wore not obligations
resting upon them on account of the ratih-
cation OF the treaty, to induce them TO vose
for the bill He argued its value 20 OE1
commercial interests and ship building, SD
well as o military outpost, and SAID these
islands. in the hands of an untrisndv
power, would be continual menace to the.
Pacific coast. An opportunity was now
offered to this country to secure these
islands and thus probably prevent disss-
ters in the future.
Mr.. West said that NO doubt the Senator
from California (Mr. Sargent) in pressing
this matter upon the Senate fancied that he
coast, but he would find that the results.
would be. if the treaty was perfected by
the present law, that its advantages wonld
rebound to Q few sugar planters in the
Sandwich Islands, or else to combination
of refining interests in San Francisco. He
then discussed the commercial relations OK
listing between this country and the Hawai-
Of the Islands was little more
than one million dollars, Of which
the United States now enjoyed one-half,
and the other half was allotted to other
countries; that the great expansion OF
commercial relations advocated by :he
friends Of this measure was limited by tho
paltry sum of commercial intercourse OF
oSnn nm ahnwo6 that nth
the present production of those islands OF
35, 900, 600 pounds of sugar, that the abate-
ment of duty under the reciprocity treaty
Of three cents pound would be . deple-
ton of @750,000 per annum from the treas
ury Of the United States; that in order to
get $500, 1000 Of trade in gross, with
its attendant profits Of, say twentg
| the treasury of the United Statse'
one dollar and fifty cents for each dollar Of
gross trade, and he demonstrated that it
under the treaty the consumption Of the
islands was increased, ito productions
would also be 20 relatively, and that the
more trade We had at this rate Of exc hange
at . dollar and half from the United
| States to the other party. the greater disad-
vantage to the country. he pronounce4
| this project as the boldest and most unwaT-
| rantable subsidy scheme that had ever been
| imposed upon the legislation Of Congress
| moro ex,ravagant than the Pacific Mail
and the railroads, and benefiting none'
ton that the total amount Of subsidy
| distrained from the treasury Of the United
| States during the seven years of the exist
| ing treaty would, without any exAggera-
ton, amount to $l4, ,00O, 900, and ct the expi-
ration of the time we would find ourselves
no nearer accomplishing the possession OF
the islands, nor as near - ct the present
moment.
He then discussed tho political argu-
ments in favor of the possession Of the
islands, as made by the advocates Of tho
measure, as Q guardian Of the Pacific coast
in case of war. He said. that California,
from its isolated position, from its remote
locality, from its warike population,
was impregnable against any forces
power, or the combined powers upon earth :
and even were this not the case that the
nation stood ready with its inexhaustible
resources within weeks transit by ra1,
and with teeming population OF millions
of soldiers ready to reinforce her Pacific
sense proposed nothing; it did not plant 2
gun; it did not raise 8 fertilization; it did
nothing to secure the islands - .
naval station. It only proposed to
prevent by . subsidy some other ma
tion from obtaining. . foothold during
the continuance Of the treaty. he
apprehended that in tho event Of . war
the first struggle for supremacy ON the
Pacific ocean would be for the possession Of
these islands. That If We desired to secure
them it ceuld not be done BY suce peacefu1
measures - this. It could be done either
with strong hand or BY the immediate
purchase Of the islands in question. He
urged that now was the time, in their
i anS<i<v<inu and ySnvnrkv IN hsnw <1sAv,n
and engraft them 9 . part cf
the public domain, not subsidize them
| for 9 series Of years and find them
more difficult of ac0uirement at the end Of
that time, with no return for the money
paid, and he concluded by urging further
time for the communication of the measure-1
| at least to give Congress an opportunity OF
| further information ON the subject, which,
he contended, up to tho present time, had
been very imperfect. He warned his Re-
publican friends and the administration
that an error had been made, and they
were encountering great peril and great re-
sponsibility If they did not hesitate before
| communicating it.
Mr, Window then took the floor and
made political speech on appropriations
Mr.. Saulsbury made . political speech.
The conference report ON the diplomatic
| appropriation bill was ordered printed and
| laid over. Recess to seven O'Clock. Mr..
| salisbury still holds the floor, nOminally
speaking on the Hawaiian treaty.
Evening Sessien.
The Senate has agreed to the reports Of
| the conference committee on the legislative,
| judicial and executive, and consular and
diplomatic appropriation bills.
A bill to carry the Hawaiian treaty into
effect is up, and Mr.. Norwood, of Georgia,
is speaking. There is fair prospects OF an
l all night session.
| Later
The bill appropriating SS0O00O to pay
the Judgments Of the Court of Clsims
passed.
Before Mr.. Norwood concluded his re'
marks the Senate adjourned.
The conference report on the diplomet1c
bill was adopted.
A new con ference was appointed on the
Indian appropriation bill.
The conference report ON the legisl alive
appropriation bill was adopted.
Political debate continued. Adjourned 10
Monday, ut 10 A. N.
| WASHINGTON.
Before lhe Whisky Committee.