The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-08-27
THE PA0IFIo
TURDAY. AUGUST p. 1881.
FOREIGN NEWS

From the papers to hand by the d. W. Amy,
which arrived on Tuesday from San Francisco,
we make the following extracts.
President GaraeId's Health.
The following is the latest bulletin to hand
Executive MASs1oS, August 5th, z pm. (ofi-
cial).-The President has passed another good
day. The appearance of the wound, and the
character and amount Of the discharge of pus
continues satisfactory. He has taken an ade-
quate quantity Of nourishment, and has had
several pleasant maps during the day At 1890
p IN. his pulse was SO, temperature 80, respira-
ton IS. After 4 pm. his temperature began to
rise as usual, but to a moderate degree, and
without perceptible dryness OF the skin. At the
present time his pulse is 1O2, temperature 1904.
respiration Is.
The National Outlook in America
1t is now pretty certain that President Gar
field will survive the attack OF Guitesu. But
the bullet which has laid him on his bed for so
many weary weeks has worked strange political
changes. 1t was intended, according to the
statement of the assassin, to place Arthur and
the Stalwarts in power. The result has been
the exact opposite. Conkling has apparently
been retired permanently to private life. Rob
ertson Is in charge of the New York Custom
House, the greatest and most powerful fiscal
Office in the country. There are no more Stal.
warts, at least of the New York stripe. The
Stalwart, according to Carl Schurz, is a Repub-
lican politician who wants all the offices he can
lay his hands on, and gets very mad if they are
not given to him.
The most serious complication, therefore,
which threatened the Administration of Presi-
dent Garfield may be said to be removed. II he
is not a candidate himself for reelection,
Blaine IS pretty sure of the succession. His
friend controls the Federal patronage in the
State of New York, and that goes q great way
in politics. Window is not likely to be taken
with the Presidential mania, though there is no
knowing what may happen him before his term
expires. If he should go through without get
ting 1t badly, the Treasury may be set down as
worth 100 votes, principally gathered in the
South, in a National Convention for either Gar
field or Blaine.
But the prospects Of the next Congress being
in harmony with the Administration are not SO
bright. The two Houses are so nearly divided
in strength that very little legislation, about
which there is any disagreement, can be put
through. If Malone adheres to his original
programme, the Senate will be tied, but will
present a Republican aspect when the Vice
President votes. The organization of the
House by the Republicans depends in a large
measure upon the expedition by which sue
cessors are elected to Miller and Lapham.
But no party questions of great moment are
now pending, The principal one relates to re-
apportionment under the late census. 1t is,
perhaps, fortunate that the two Houses of Con-
gress are so nearly divided. That fact is q
guaranty that no unjust or purely partisan re-
apportionment can be attempted. That is
hardly, however, a circumstance TO be deplored.
The only other question is the Chinese, and as
all parties profess to be agreed on it, there
ought to be no trouble in securing promptly the
legislation required.-S. f. Bulletin.