The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3rd.-The House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, it is expected, will take final
action on the bill pending before them since the
early part of last session, abrogatng the Hawaiian
Reciprocity Treaty, at their meeting ON Friday
next There have been several more petitions re-
ceived from st. Louis and other places, asking for
the repeal of the sugar clause of the treaty even if
the other parts were allowed to stand. 1t will be
remembered that the Committee found itself
equally divided at its meeting held before Christ
mas. Governor Orth, the absent member, has
since died. Much depends, therefore, on whom
Speaker keifer will appoint to NIL the vacancy in
the Committee Williams Of Wisconsin, Chairman
of the Committee, does not know whether he will
be able to be at the next meeting Blount of Geor-
gia, who fought hardest against the treaty, Is alb
sent at home, but it is thought he will return by
Thursday.
Owing to the death of Minister Allen, it is said
the Hawaiian Legation had requested the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs to postpone final
ing the report of the treaty between Hawaii and
the United States. Should the legation make q
formal request, the Committee will not take, as
was proposed its final action next Friday, but will
defer action until the Hawaiian Government can
substitute a representative in place Of Allen. He
had been paying earnest attention to the subject.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has had,
since their introduction and reference last session,
three bills and joint resolution on the subject.
The bills are substantially the same in their pur-
poses Two OF those are TO terminate the con-
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| His Majesty, King of the Hawaiian Islands, and
the other bill Is to provide for the collection of the
duties imposed by law onall sugars imported from
the Islands above the grade of sugar known in
/ 1910, IN the markets of San Francisco and Port
land, as Sandwich Island sugar. The House joint
resolution before the Committee has reference to
| the establishment of a customs union treaty with
the Government of the Hawaiian Islands. II re-
quests the President to open negotiations looking
/ to the formation of a customs union with Hawaii
/ by which the customs tariff Of the United States
shall be applied in those Islands on all goods com
/ ing from countries other than the United States
While majority of the Committee oppose rescind
ing the treaty entirely, they will vote to give the
| required twelve months notice 10 suspend com.
merciai relations. a joint resolution and bill fol
| the same purpose have been for some time before
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
| WASHINGTON, January 9.-Ihe Senate to-day II
indirect way expressed itself on the question OF
Abrogatior Of the Hawaiian Treaty by referring to
| the Finance Committee Morrilrs resolution abro
eating the treaty, by vote of 81 TO 30 In moving
| the reference of his resolution to the COMMITTEES
of Finance, Morrill, said: At the time of the ne
COLLATION. OF the treaty the importation of sugal
| under the treaty It went on increasing from yeai
to year, until in 1882 the amount imported voulc
yield, under the tariff, duty to the amount Of
SS,6eO0O0, while the whole amount of our exporfl
to the Islands was $S,372,0O0. Therefore, If VI
had given the Hawaiian Government all our ex
ports and 100000 additional We should be as vel
on as we are under the treaty. The intention o.
Congress had been defeated By the importation Of
the treaty. Muscovado, bryvn. and that know
as Sandwich Island sugar were those intended
to be admitted bat by the introduction Of the cen
t1fngal process of manufacture these sugars, a.
they come here. we're eventually refined, some O
them being as high as No. Is, Dutch standard
The production IS constantly Increasing, and tn
benefits Of the treaty are being received not b.
native Hawaiians. but BY SPECTATORS who hay