Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-18
SENATE BILL NUMBER 742.

SENATE BILL NUMBER 7A2
"In the Senate of the United States, JAM
o, 1852, Mr.. Hill Of Georgia asked, and by |
unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring III
tie follow ing BILL which was'read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons"
:" BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States OF Amer-
lea in Congress assembled, that the Act
approved August fifteenth, eighteen hundred
and seventy -six entitled an Act to carry into
effect convention between the United States
Of America and His Majesty the King of the
Hawaiian Islands, signed on the thrtcth day
of January, eighteen hundred and seventy
five, be, and the same is hereby repealed
Here was solemn compact, entered into
by the Congress of the United States, and rat
fled by all the formalities which the Constitu-
tion provides There was nothing obscure in
the terms of that compact. It's termination
was not to be at the will of either party, until
a certain definite period had elapsed. That
period has not expired by two years The
most ignorant page boy who treads the Senate
floor can find no antiquities in the terms of
the Treaty. The faith of the nation was
pledged to the complete and efeclual exeou-
ton of its provisions. The seal Of the Repub-
lie was fixed TO it; more than all, it was a
solemn compact between Il powerful nation OF
fifty millions and tiny monarchy whose entire
population did not exceed that of third rate
city of the Republic. Strength lay one
side and weakness on the other. But the
Chronicle had reached the Senate. The
ISLANDERS had assembled to the heights of the
Capitol, and then with the unanimous cOnssnto of
the Senate, an Honorable Senator introduced
a bill which should instantly break all faith,
and repudiute all agreement Tie Chronicle
has belied us enough, but the Courts of Cali
fornia have held that II newspaper is up for
hire, and is under no moral obligation to
refuse brides. But the Senate of the United
States is the Conservative Representative of
the faith and honor and justice of fifty millions
of people. Before God and men, which stands
in the plight the paper that attacks us bit
tery, though it have 10 power to violate the
treaties, or the Senate, which deliberately
sczes out of our weak hand the sealed docu-
ment and proposes to tear it up. Did it warn
us Did it ask if we had broken any provi-
sions of the Treaty? Did it ever provide for
an investigation? Did it ask for the opinion
of the Republics representative here to our
good faithr Certainly not On the face of the
bill as introduced, there is displayed as much
moral depravity, as in any act OF dcspotism in
times when men were cruel and monarchs
laughed when they broke their word. 1t is
true that the Senate would not have passed
| the bill. This ia not the point. Perhaps,
after all, the Chronicle don't think so badly OF
our system of labor. Good faith, even CON-
mon fairness should have brought the Senate
| to its feet on behalf Of its own good name. II
should have provided for investigation, and
| not for reputation. 1t should have searched
for facts, and not, by unanimous consent
| allowed that to go upon the record which con,-
| promised its own honor, and at the same time
disturbed the prosperity of our little country
We have some right to speak with feeling OF
this subject, Surprising the Legislative AS
sembly of this Kingdom should riHe witt
solemn compacts in similar way. Is this
apparent violation of law by tho awnaking
power of America is good example for tn,
law making power of this Kingdom? There
are many of MS who pray every night tina
the honor of the Great Republic shall neve
be furnished Its people are our people, ali,
it's flag is tho protection for many of MS here
Aside from our pecuniary interests, we tax,
pride in seeing that the lusty strength o
the United States shall always be on tn,
side of right and fair play. There ID in lit
eraturo book titled the "Gory and Sham,
OF England" We hope that the United
Jtates with all the experience of Englant
before it, will hot make material for anothe
auch hook