Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-17
AplT ElNCES.

Aimirl Hughes, commanding the
Pacific station, roports "a loss of 500,
600 shipped to Panama 10 pay Inspec
tor Parks, and approves Parks sag
gestion thai another $50 001 be ship.
ped, as the exchange ON Panama IL
two per cent, The navy department
reports the government lose nothing,
as it is fully insured by the express
company.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The house committee on foreign af-
sMrs to day instructed MI. Kasson to
report a resolution a~brogating the
Hawaiian treaty In part, thus carrying
out tho plan # Frelinghuysep, as tel.
e~graphed several days since. The res.
olution WAS afGorward reported in the
horss. 1t does not 90 far enough to
meet the Wishes Of the sugar gro e
Of Louisiana, TOR the sugar re6ners OF
New York, who vii insisto on complete
a%brogation. When the resolution
comes uo In the house for discussi) IN
it will likely be added as an amend
menC 10 the tariff bill. Ia no other
way can it be got through
congress this session, as while
the Hawaiign lobby is not utrong
enough to defeat a~brogstion, if the
question comes up on it's merits il is
strong enough to place all kind of
impedlmenth IN the way aud thus pre-
vent consideration.
Senator Kellogg said tonight there
was nc doubt but that the senate
would ~ahrogste the sugar clause cf the
treaty entirely when Worrei's resolu-
tion ID reported back from the com
mittee. Should it do 80 IL is tho
intenVion of those who favor abroga.
ton to place the senate resolution on
the tariff bill as an amendment. Bel.
mont's aud Blount's minority report
on the resolution adopted by the fer.
eign at ,irs committee will pe "a gen.
eral kick at the treasury depart.
ment for its looseuess in
making rulings in matters of tresties.
Belmont holds thai the treasury d.
partment is the cause of most of the
violation CT treaties and that sugars
and grades Ct sugar not contemplated
at all by those who m sde the treaty
have been by the rulings Of the treas.
ury department admitted free of duty,
In this matter B skn ont claims that he
speaks the views of the business inter.
ests Of New York, especially the
sugar refining interests. II is stated
by those who have followed the mat.
ter Of Soreckels bringing in sugar in
larger quantities than is produced In
the Sandwich Islands, that he and
his associates got most OF his points as
to how to violate provisions q the
treaty by careless treasury decisions.
FOLaEE's PPEAL
Folger sent a letter to the chairman
of the house foreign committee.on the
subject of the Hawaiian treaty, 10
which hs takes the ground against the
abrogation of the treaty. He says in
effect, that Its conmerclal advantages
are greater than any disadvantage
which have been described. He does
not see that the succsssfl IL rivalry of
a western dealer is In any great meas.
ure the effect Of the treaty, or that 1t
would be abated by it's abrogation.
MEXICAN CLAIMS.
Senator Farley presented to the
senate to-day the memorial of Trini-
dad and San Jose mining company
asking f ,r an amendment to the pend
Ing treaty with Mexico. The memoir
alists are owners and holders of GER
tain claims against the republic of
Mexico for damages for the Interrupt
ton OF mining operations and fotc5d
abandonment of the same, amounting
to $500 000. The claim was presented
to the United States and Mexican
claim commission, and Was referred
to the umpire of said commission,
who decided the case against the
memoralists and in flvor OF Mexico,
rejecting and Diminishing the claim.
They calm that the evidence
submitted by Mexico was unlaw-
fully and improperly taken, aud was
false and fraudulent, aud that the w.t.
neSses committed perjury; that the
Mexican government is seeking to free
herself from the responsibility # pay
ment of said awards by means If a
new treaty which shall favor her to
the exclusion of American claimants
whose claims have been rejected by
similar false testimony, and that such
treaty has bsen negotiated between the
United States and Mexico, and Is
now pending before the senate. The
memorial prays congress TO amend the
said treaty as to grant and extend the
American citizens the same rights and
remedies which are thereby granted
to Mexico.
THE NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL
reported to the house recommendssa
total appropriation of -tl5, 26S, 100 for
the fiscal year ending June 3O.h,
1884. The sun cf SO, 949, 40) Is sp,
propriateG for pay of the active list.
On the suffice of promotions the bill
provides "no eff ,er shall in times of
peace be deemed or reported fit t. BIO
promoted to the gradeo q lieutenant IN.
less he shall have seen four years sar.
vice at sea; 20 lieutenant unless hs
shall have seen seen six gears service
at sea as lieutenant; lieutenant com.
msnder, unless he shall have seen
four years service at sea ss lieuten-
ant commander; and no com
mander unless he shall have
seen three years service at 6ea IN com
mand of a United States vessel or
vessels; provided also, that when any
commodore shall reach tie age Of 80
years, any captain 30 years, any COM
mandsr 81 years, any lieutenant COM