Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-10
roRFEIrURE OF N
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, January 9.--In the
senate Mcneil called up his resolution
to provide for the termination of the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, and
moved It's reference to the committee
on france After a debate 1t was
agreed to--ayes 81, nays 90. 6 L.rf.
Van Wyck called up his resolution
requesting the postmaster general to
suspend contracts the daily mail SER
vice between Fort Nlobrara and
Deadwood and from Chamberlain to
r. pid City. Oh.
Van Wyck eaid that the proposed
route would run through a wild In
dian country, benifitting nobody but
the two railroad companies, who de-
sired to secure in this way connecting
two stage lines at the governments
expense.
Senator Ingalls, moved to refer to the
committee on postotices. Lost.
After rejecting tho amen iment by
Senator irgalls requesting the post.
master.gener&l to communicate to the
senate all information i'll his posses.
sion respecting these routes, Van
Wyck's resolution was adopted.
A joiut resolution authorizing En-
sigh Reynoles to accept q decoration
from the Emperor of Austria. Adopt.
cd.
A resolution was adopted directing
tho secretary OF tho interior to trans
NIT to the senate copies of the cores.
pondeuce relating to leasing of the
Yellowstone national park.
Senator Cockerell from tho commit.
tee on military ~affiirs, reported I'D
verselv to the bill to fix the date OF
entry into the military service, and to
correct the record of officers now in
tho regular army who served rs Off
cers of volunteers.
Senator Morrill, called up his reso-
luton to provide for the termination
Of the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty,
aud moved Its reference TO the
committee ON finance. At the time
Nof the negotiation of the treaty thu
the importation Of sugar IRON la,
Hawaiian islands was quite small, but
under the treaty it went on increasing
year to year until 1882 the amount
imported would yield under the tariff
duty to tho amount IF $31 $50, 900,
while the whole amount Of our ex,
ports to the islands was 50 372, 600.
Therefore, If we had given Hawaii al
our exports and 800, 900 additional
we should be as well OFT as We are un
der the treaty. The intention of con.
gross has been defeated by the impor
tation of grades of sugar not designed
to be admitted under tho treaty.
Muscovado brown and grades known
as Sandwich Island" sugar were thos,
intended to be admitted, but by thu
introduction. af the centrifugal process
the manufacture OF these sugars az
they came here wero eventually re
fined, some of them being as high a.
No. 1G, Dutch standard. The pro,
duction constantly increasing, The
benefits of the treaty were received,
not by native Hawaiians, but by
spectators who have gone there since
the negotiation of the treaty, ano
who do not even employ natives, bu'
import their lsborers from China and
Japan. The argument in favor o.
maintaining tho treaty that 1t giveI
the United States a foothold in the
the Hawaiian Islands, he thought Of
little weight. He did not favor the
idea of ever attempting to establish
sort of "jingo" empire in the Pacific
In case Of war the Hawaiian Islands
would go to the power having the
strongest naval fOrcs, and our hay-
Ing a "foothold" would make no diff,
ference.
Senator Window thought the reso
luton onght go to the committee oil
foreign affairs under the rules of tn,
senate.
Senator Frye remarked that tn
Hawaiian treaty had turned out to b
like all other treaties. Every nation
however inferior, with which W
made a treaty succeeded in getting a
advantage.
DbuhtOC unillcI \Sal'D naiu tuo pru
poSal to abrogate this treaty Involve,
u political question of very grea
moment. The seoator from Vernon
MORRILL, proposed to abrogate tn
treaty because the production Of suga
la Hawaii has increased; in fact, three
fourths OF the sugar now produce,
there was produced by Amer
cans. 1t should be remembere
too, hal aimee the negotia
tioDs of this treaty our export
to Hawaii had Increased eight fold
The resolution presented, of course,
financial question, but the politics
question was far more important
This was the proposal TO put an en-
TO a condition Of things which make
Hawaii a dependency of the Uniter
States. The resolution, therefore
ought to 60 to tho committee on fol
eign relations.
Senator ingalls, said he looked upo
the treaty as an arrangement by whic
a bonpty Of about 81, 900, 600 per az
mum is given to a private citizen {
CALIFORNIA.
The resolution was referred to th
committee on foreign affairs -yeas 81
noes 20.