The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-30
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Hawaiian Treaty Before the Foreign
Affairs Committee.
The Hawaiian Treaty.

III AS"stia ATcals-
Washington, Dec. 15.-At a meeting of tn,
Foreign Affairs to-day it was decided
to take a final vote on the proposition to abrogat,
the Hawaiian Treaty at the first meeting of thu
Committee in January The Committee aIss
agreed not to receive any further oral areumen
on the subject. A delegation representing the
united sugar interests of New York, PHILADELPHIA
and Boston arrived here to-day, and are working
like beavers with the members Of the Committee
to induce them to report favorably on a bill to alb.
rogate the treaty. The Committee to-day or.
dered that letters be sent TO the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of tho Treasury, asking theiI
views as to the p~ropriety of a0rogating this
treaty. 1t is expected that replies from these off
GERS will afford the Committee abundant means Of
determining the Importance of the treaty to this
country from a political as well as a commercial
standpoint. 1t is believed that the Secretary o.
State Will oppose the abrogation of the treaty or
the ground that its political advantages more thar
counterbalance any loss in a commercial sense de.
rived from a freedom of importation of Hawaiian
sugar, especially in view of the fact that the losl
of the Sandwich Islands as u base of supplies for
the American navy in the event of a foreign'wa
would be severely felt, and that Great Britain
stands ready to negotiate a treaty with the Ha-
waiian Government as soon as this Government
abrogates the present treaty.
The Cabinet Changes.
London, Dec. 16.-The changes in the Cabinet
are now completed, the following named Minis.
tiers having taken the oath before the Queen in
Council to-day Lord Derby, Secretary of State
for the Colonies; Lord Kimberly, Secretary oil
State for India Lord Harrington, Secretary oil
State for War Right Hon. Hugh g. Childers,
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Ph1lix Park Murderers.
Dublin. Dec. l6.-One Of the witnesses at the
inquiry yesterday was 50 astounded at the knowl-
edge possessed by the police, that he tainted on
quitting the room. Ii is believed a man behind
whose house were found the knives supposed to
have been used in the Phoenix Park murders, will
be examined to-day. Two of the knives have
blood stains. The police believed they know the
driver OF the cart that conveyed the murderers to
and from the park. They think he also drove the
car on which Fields assailants rode.
i Washington Scandal.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Th breath of scandal
has been waited into the sacred precints Of the
Supreme Court. Fortunately the judicial purity
of the Bench is not at stake. Washington is
simply holding up its hands in holy horror over
the mental ~obliquity of one of the Justices.
There is no woman IN the case. One OF the Judges
was simply caught 'sbucking the tiger at a
resort on the Avenue. He was play
ing with all thefineness of an old-tim gambler, Debut
luck was against him and he left the table minus
a goodly slice of his official salary.
Washington, Dec. l5.-The House Committee
OIGIH ~ OOhGIdCt iii lundl
sugar question met this morning. and after adopt
ing a resolution asking for information from the
State and the War Department, postponed fur
Their consideration of tue matter until the first
of the committee after the holidays.
was no hearing of interested parties at the
this morning, although there are present
several gentlemen who desired to be heard for
the sugar trade. The committee found themselves
equally divided in regard to the bill abrogating
the treaty. They gave out as reason for post
poning the matter that they wanted additional
from the Treasury and States De-
partments in connection with the bill. Orth, the
absent member of the Commission, will cast the
deciding vote, but a message from him is to the
effect that he Will not be able to come to Wash
ington this session.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE House Committee
on Foreign Affairs will probably consider on
Friday the Hawaiian treaty as it affects the
sugar trade of the United States. Last session
the Committee was evenly divided between re-
tanning the reciprocity character of the treaty
and modifying it SO as to put sugar imported
from the Sandwich Islands ON a basis with sugar
from other countries.
London, Dec. l4.-The Pail Mall Gazette this
afternoon says it is authorised to state that
has resigned the Chancellorship of the
and that the Right Honorable Hugh
Childers, Secretary of War, has been appointed
10 succeed him. Changes in the Ministry, made
~ e"S 49, 49, 1850
consideration.
Washington, Dec. I4.-The House Committee
On Foreign Affairs Will tomorrow take a vote
On the bill which has been pending before them
since last session to abrogate the Hawaiian
Reciprocity Treaty. The impression is very
strong that the committee is equally divided up
On the matter. The Eastern sugar men say that
shortly after the ratification of this treaty, which
the Pacific slope people thought would prove
immense value to that section Claus Spreckels,
the millionaire sugar dealer of San Francisco
acquired by purchase and rental absolute control
IF the sugar products of the Sandwich Islands,
and he is now virtual dictator Of the Government
Of Hawaii. By the employment of Chinese,
is cheaper than was slave labor in the
before the war. he has made competition
impossible. Spreckels, it is said. has driven out
Of the business every refner in San Francisco
and enjoys as absolute a monopoly there as in
the Kingdom OF Kalakaua, Spreckels lie now in
7adiag the markets of the East, paying no duty
IN sugars brought from Hawaii. and also. it Is
,verred bringing into the country "a large
quantity of sugar produced in China and landed
It Honolulu duty free. Spreckels is now attempt
ng to open a market for his wares in New York.
Two cargoes of his sugar have been brought
around the Horn and landed in New York and
.wo other carg 'es are en- route. The Eastern
sugar men will urge on Congress also the re-
iuction of the present duties on sugar.
Wood ashes make a very excellent fer
.ilizer for pear trees.