Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-01-12
Con0ressiona, Intelligence.

The following joint resolution has been
twice introduced in the senate, each time by
one Of the senators from Louisiana, and each
time refsrred to the committee on foreign rela-
tions Z" Joint Resolution as to giving notice
10 terminate the convention OF June third,
eighteen hundred eEd seventy FIVE, with His
Majesty the King OF the Hawaiian Islands.
Whereas ;he said convention. in its fifth arti.
Gle, provides that the convention shall remain
in force for seven years from the date at which
IT may come into operation, and further until
the expiration OF twelve months after either of
the high contracting parties shall give notice
to the other Of its wsih to terminate the same
each Of the high contracting parties being at
liberty to give such notice to the other at
the end Of the said term Of seven years, OF at
any time thereafter; Therefore, resolved by
the senate and house OF representatives Of
the United States OF America in congress as
sembled, That the President OF the United
States be requested tn give the notice to ter.
inmate said convention in the manner and at
the time set forth and provided for in said fifth
article
Mr.. Hardy Of New York also introduced
the following resolution which was read twice,
ordere,l printed and referred TO the house com
mi,tee on foreign affairs. Resolved by the
Senate and House OF Representatives of the
United States Of America in congress Assem-.
bled, that notice Of the wish on the pan Of the
goyernnien, Of the United States TO terminate
the treaty between the United States Of
America and his Majesty the King Of the IIa-
waiian Islands, eoneladed on the goth day Of
January 1875, and which took effect on the
oh day of September 1876, be given to his
Majesty the King OF the Hawaiian Islands, In
compliance with the terms and provisions OF
article 1--WE Of said treaty.
The Committee on Commerce OF the Ameri.
can House Of Representatives is constituted as
follows; Reagan, Clardy, Turner Of Kentucky.
Dunn, Seymour, Clascock, Woodward, Boyle,
Barksdalc, O'NciI Of Pnnylyania. Davis Of
Illinois, Wadsworh, Long, Stewart Of Yer
mont and Peters. Should treaty legislation
come before Ibis committee, the islands have
at least one good friend r Glascoek of csliior.
MIA.
As Anticipated by the Pacific Coast mem.
ber, neither u the house committees 90 which
the amendments 70 the Chinese Restriction Act
a,e likely TO he rsierred have been made up so
a. 10 lie hostile to them. Indeed. Il would
seem that Speaker Carlisle had attempted 10
form the committees u commerce and loseign
Affair with reference 20 this very question.
The nr~ Chinese bili will pIol,abIy be reieued
20 he comniiilee on commerce, ~iih the pso--
prci that the committee on ioreign affair, may
have ,oneihing TO 10 ~iih the question s6eci.
ING the measure, 20 The measure itself. beiore il
lea,es the house. The Pacific Coast advocates
of The ne~ bin arc gra,i6ei 10 believe ths' a
usjndly Il both ihosc eoaIDiilees are their
flicnds.
Unusual Interest Il feli n the forthcoming
issue u the Congressional - Difceiofy.N on
account Il The large increase in tbs numlcr oi
representative, as well a. because u tbs un-
oononly large numher a new men Nose
than ons hall d ,hs Ihice hundsrd and twen,y