The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-01-16
V0F aIhington Letter

Tao isth C,ngras. l.''IroS, b. c., Dec. I'd, 1855.
tom, IN the mrs. NJ tfsembled according TO Gus
democratic, the eth uHiay Of this month. Being
weeks .efuru with A Nns filled for two or three
faces Inn the SOUTH horde Of new and familiar
the public 'rib.-The ~ west, anxious to get at
the Major uuattarit fHlre,n The Colonel" and
beers ever street r,l... were to be seen in num-
taurant. On ths9d. Tho .1fr and before every res
they swept down O. ~ INV of the swearing in .
capital like n swarm q, H. NIne and settled on tile
irradiating every ousa,,l Nra.s-Ioy and whiskey
Arkansas slapped the 81 II "a the traveller from
ern mode of salutatiun, y /" the favurite south
Georgia, saving, 'our time - constituent from
have had il their own way VS. chine, tbe yaukges
the old south sir is bound TO Sr fpeuty wears but
Indemnity for their slaves and 81 The long ran
orally were openly APoken of as tA.r damages gen
of the election of a democrat NJ natural result
The session began Rt tv &c + resident nexi wear.
ferries began TO Gil W ,elve O'Clock but the gal
packed ~ man saysap at eight, and by ten were
1ne eEeEihga ven the crowd in the halls, outside
the various l4trances was solid and for an hour
faintinc was the order Of the day. Women and
children were carried out unconscious, and Others
took their places only TO meet the same fate. A
French army officer, who with his party were
hopelessly wedged into the jam Of people before
the door of the diplomatic gallery, sid Il remind
ed him Of the Commune. Finally as the clock
struck twelve the members took their eats and the
gavel fell. After they had been syurn in they
proceeded to elect Mr. Carlisle Of kentucky, as
Speaker BY. q kind Of refined cruelty the usage
IS for the defeated candidates 70 conduct the sue
pessful one 10 the chair. The title and many of
the functions of our Speaker are borrused from
the usages OF the English House Of Commons.
Their Speaker does not have muah power as
ours, but what he lacks in that respect he makes
up IN excessive dignity-and the Difference shown
him. When he enters or leaves the House thcmace
is borne before him by the Serg can't Arms Our
Speaker does not enter or leave sile House, pver-
full ms he is in shaping legislation, and secOpl in
rank in the nation, in the patronage at hit lis
pusal and third in official precedence Staie &C
oasions in any such style, but literally at the an
q bcH N his room, which Is attached to tee
phone and connects with one in the House. When
an English Speaker retires from Office, he IS rsu
ally knighied and receives pension for life. PO
coHffu, our Speakers take with them only the paye
they have used as a reminder to their families and
future generations Of descendants, Of the honor
they have enjoyed The next event Of importance
was the reading, on the following day. of the Pres
ident's message, which you will have seen before
this. Especially that part OF IL which audes to the
Reciprocity Treaty. The fact that the President is
friendly TO 1t however, does not have as much real
signihcance as your very sanguine Minister, MI
Carter attaches 10 1t. The Presidents liking or
disliking a measure, has very little effect the
votes Of either House. Mr.. Spreckels' meme as
part Of the combination which proposes to control
Congress, will influence public opinion unfayor
ably-the other part being the Mormons, the Mis-
sissippi river appropriation people and the whiskey
men, II is claimed by Spreckels' opponents that
the treaty exists for his benefit that he raises
and owns all the sugar on the Hawa ian Islands,
that he has monopoly of the trade and has made
in the saving Of duties alone, not less than
$S0oo,oOo year II is also stated thai he
pays the Pacific railroads. yearly subsidy up
condition that they fix the freight rates on
tnSugar al such figures that they are pTohbtory up
--~k all importatious from the East. One Of cur
on or. - recently said The treaty under which
1AlS IA =, Lows his monopoly exists now simply
sl,o suerafcc Alt can be abrogated by notice
from either Of the iiieiits lll'eIsssee. AZ
;;a,,a pianiers TO induce the last Congress to
. ~; ,afiee All this and nore led up very
E,,r.iix m wednesday last, 40 placing a bill
na.uI for the ''abr cation 2f the treaty
s,ra.v, tbe United States nnd the M Y8allan ISL
oyssr Mr. Carlisle has since "ss'l ned repre-,
sentative Belmont of New lo i u ahe SECOND
ress ,,eantiuae having adjourned 'ot ~ holidays
n "a now more than ever InatleI -. ~ - 70 tle
friends Of Hawaii that Dr. Snilu W. mo, mot aI-
lIistos 10 succeed Ar. Allen, his quiei but tho
P,h and wise manner Of working, ps.ng espe-
to o6e ncciied in the coming contest II spite OF
the POLITICAL excitement Of tne vice. 49, -. one has
iou az itcrasare and Science and also on Emerson.
on n-ssse criticism OF Mr.. Emerson is very
Sinalr,leses 70 Americans generally, and sIr. Arm
legation of him 10 a lower plane has Gre
DIV - God deal of feeling, especially IN Boston,
aes not TO believe in Emerson Is TO put yourself
Nthe the pale. However, Notwithstanding
II many disparaging remarks he did say that
tEmerson was the friend and alder OF those who
would live in the spirit than which, higher praise
cannot be given His complaint that our Ameri-
can universities, as for instance, Cornell, gave
tive professions as. engineering, than the 'pur-
suit Qf sveetness and light Is very amusing
Inc Wunuerfnl sunsets winch nave Deen taxing
place during this month over great part Of the
world seem 10 have been more splendid nowhere
than in this vicinity.-which has always been cele
brRtec for its atmospheric effects On three sue
cessve nights, the heavens were for an hour after
sunset Of clear blood red, as If the universe were
on fire; other sunsets followed BY an intense
luminous green all over the the western sky others
again. had wonderful pink rays like these of the
aurora-borealis shooting up into md heaven
against an opal sky, full Of lght-and lasting for
fFo hours after The sun had disappeared The
lson given for these effects by astronomers. is
" the earth is wrapped IN the tail Of a comet
\ Of lst2, which IS approaching. though with
Nnished splendur. the bead only being visible
@ MI requiring 10 be seen through glass.
close confinement. want Of air sedentary
nd brain and nerve tire, trust n Hon Bit
Sad adrurtscznent-