National Republican., 1883-01-10
THE SENATE.

lutions of the legislature of Georgia request
ing the senators and representatives from that
state to use their influence to secure the pass
age of an educational bill liberal in its none
tary provisions, and we'll guarded against fed
cral interference.
Mr. Beck presented memorial of the fac
ulty of the kentucky university for an ap-
preparation from the national treasury in sup
port of the schools in the states.
Mr.. Dawes presented u similar memorial
from the faculty of Amherst college,
Mcssrs German and Hawlcy presented pc
titions for lghtship outside Cape Hattoras.
Mr. Vest presented resolutions of the board
of health and the chamber of commerce OF st.
Louis for the continuance of the national
board of health
Mr.. Cocllrell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported adversely the bill to fix
the date of entry into the military service
and to correct the record of officers now in
the regular army who served as officers Of
volunteers; also, from the same committee,
favOrably the bill granting the right of way
for railway and telegraph lines through the
Fort Smith military reservation. Mr. Cock
rell gave notice that he would call up this bill
at an early day.
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
On motion of Mr.. Vest, a resolution was
adopted directing the secretary of the interior
TO transmit to the senate copies of all letters
or other communications in his department
in regard to the contract made with certain
parties concerning tho Yellowstone national
park, especially any official correspondence
with the superintendent of the park in re-
gard to the propriety of leasing the same.
NEBRASKA MAIL ROUTES.
Mr.. Van Wyck called up his resolution re-
Qucsting the postmaster general to suspend
the contracts for daily mail service between
Fort Nebraska and Deadwood and from Cham
berlain to Rapid City until action shall have
been taken upon the bill relating to this sub
ject.
Messrs. ingalls, and Allison opposed the
'esolution as unnecessary and unwse, but it
was adopted.
THE TIME TO FILE CLAIMS.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on the iu-
dietary, reported the house bill to extend the
time for claimants TO file their claims under
the provision of the act re-establishing the
court of commissioners of Alabama claims.
TO BE DECORATED.
Mr.. Morgan called up the joint resolution
to authorize Ensign L. *. Reynolds, U. 5. n.
to accept the decoration of the royal imperial
order of Francis Joseph from the emperor Of
Austria in acknowledgement of his heroic
conduct in saving the lives Of the crew of an
Austrian bark in 1879. Adopted.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Mr.. Morrill, called up his resolution to pro-
vide for the termination of the Hawaiian re-
ciprocity treaty, and moved its reference TO
the committee on finance. At the time of the
negotiation of the treaty the importation of
sugar from the Hawaiian islands was quite
small, but under the treaty Invent ON increas-
ing from year to year, until in 1882 the amount
inported would have yielded, under the tariff,
duty to the amount of $3,s60,000, while the
whole amount of our exports to the islands
was S3,372, GOO Therefore, if we had given to
Hawaii all our exports, and 800, O,000additional,
we should be as well oil as we are under the
treaty. The intention of congress had been
defeated by the importation of grades ofsugar
not designated to be admitted under the treaty.
Muscovado brown and grades known as
"Sandwich Island sugar" were those intended
to be admitted, but by the introduction of the
centrifugal process of manufacture these su-
gars as they came here We're essentially refined,
some of them being as high rs No. 16, Dutch
standard. The production was constantly in
crcasing, and the benefits of the treaty were
being reaped, not by the native Hawaiians,
but by spectators who have gone there since
the negotiation of the treaty and who do not
oven employ the natives, but import their
laborers from China and Japan. The argu-
ment in favor of maintaining the treaty, that
il gives us u foothold in the Hawaiian islands,
he thought of little weight He did oCtavor
the idea of even attempting to establish u
sort of "jingo" empire in the Pacific. In
case of war the Hawaiian islands would go to
the power having the strongest naval force
and our having foothold" would make no
difference.
Mr.. Window thought the resolution ought
to 20 to the committee on foreign affairs under
the rules of the senate.
Mr.. Morgan took the same view, That
committee, he said, was now considering Il
similar resolution.
Mr.. Frye asked whether there was any pro.
position before the committee on foreign af-
fairs TO abrOgate the Canadian fisheries treaty.
Mr.. Window replied in the negative.
Mr.. Frye remarked that the Hawaiian
treaty had turned QUITO be like all our other
treaties. Every nation, however Inferior with
which we made n treaty succeeded in getting
the advantage of us,
Mr.. Miller, of California, said the proposal
to abrogate this treaty, involved political
question of very great moment. Tho senator
from Vermont (Mr. Morrill) proposed to abro-
gate the treaty, because the production of
sugar in Hawaii has increased In fact, three
fourths of the sugar now produced there was
produced by Americans, II should be remem-
bered, too, that since the negotiation of this
treaty, our exports to Hawaii had increased
eight fold The resolution presented Of
course, financial question, but the political
question was far more important for this was
a proposal to put an end to condition of
things wlrch makes Hawaii a depend 'ncy of
the United States. The resolution, therefore,
ought to 90 to the committee on foreign rcla-
tiOns. Within few days the views Of the
State department on this subject would be
communicated to both committees,
Mr.. Ingalls, snid he looked upon the treaty
as an arrangement by which bounty Of
about Si,000,O0O per annun is given to pri-
yate citizen of California.
e. The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on finance by avotc of ayes 81, noes 20.
At 2 o'clock tho senate resumed the con-
sideratiOn of
TUE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION BILL.
Mr.. Edmunds pointed out some additional
objections to tho secretary of state becoming
acting president
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, had seen and heard
IL stated that after the fourth of next March
there would be but single life between this
country and anarchy. The senate had power
to prevent this by electng q new presiding
officer in time, and If il failed to do SO the re-
sponsibility would rest upon it,
Mr.. Edmunds motion to recommit the bill
TO the committee on the judiciary, with in
structiOn to report n bill based upon the eX-
isting law, was lost by a vote of 30 to 90,
The question was next on the amendment
offered some days since by Mr., Morgan, strili-
ing out the provision that the cabinet officer
becoming acting president shall continue so
to act until the end of the regular term, and
providing, instead, that he shall act only un-
til president shall have been elected, or the
vacancy is otherwise lawfully filed, The