The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-16

the Ministers. There was no advantage IN
hearing the same explanation. He moved
the resolution he indefinitely postponed
The resolution was then put TO the House
and carried.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said he
would state all he knew a. TO the founda-
ton there was for the rumors referred TO.
There was no further official information
from His Majesty's Envoy at Washington
in reference to the treaty negotiations
since the speakers answer TO a previous
resolution OF the Assembly. But he had
this 70 say in addition, that His Majesty's
Envoy, repeating his former statement
that the Administration at Washington
President Cleveland, Secretary Bayard
and other members of the Cabinet-are
uniform in their expression that they de-
sire no amendment TO the old treaty; that
they do not propose any new negotiations,
any further concessions, on the part OF
Hawaii in order to obtain new treaty.
But he must state, in the way
OF replying fully 70 the resolution, that
whilst there was no further information
from the Government, there was from His
Majesty's Envoy, that, in consequence of
pressure from here, there was great deal
of discussion among SenatOrs-and the
Senate is the body that has the most to do
with the passage of treaties. There was
proposition emanating from the Senate
that there should be u special concession
namely, the cessiOn of Pearl Harbor-
which he could assure the Assembly the
Government at Washington did not sym
a,xFith Iys.Ii .i, Mgia en-
voy had been instructed to state that this
Government would not entertain for mo-
ment. There had been further discussion
about limited possession of Pearl Harbor,
such .as by lease for a number of years
but His Majesty's Envoy had been in
strncted-and further instructions to the
Same effect were going by to-daY's mail
that, whilst the Hawaiian Government
recognizes the United States as our nearest
neighbOr and one of our best friends, and
in some respects political foster-parent,
and expresses its desire TO maintain intact
the present cordial relations between the
two Governments, yet His Majesty's En-
voy was to say that, to accommodate this
great neighbor and friend, we could not
concede to her more than we could to any
to her receiving any special privilege in
Pearl Harbor or any harbor of the King
dom except as a general privilege to be
shared by other powers as well. He would
say that he knew nothing Of any private
correspondence except this, that there was
a pressure of opinion going from here to
determine opinion in Washington, but
from his point of view there was nothing
whatever to apprehend with regard to the
Government of the United States. There
came from that Government continued
assurances of friendly intention, and of a
determination to continue friendly re
lations with this Kingdom. Such was the
assurance direct from her Secretary of
State, that the Government desired no
trammel to be imposed on this Kingdom.
Whatever opinions there might be here or
in Washington there was no occasion for
the anxiety that had been created in
Europe by reports of new negotiations.
There was no ground for apprehension,
and the United States continued to be
friendly.
GREENLEAF on EVIDENCE.
Mr.. Nahale presented a resolution that
the sum OF $4,000 be appropriated for
translating the first, second and third vol
umeS Of ''Greenleaf on Evidence" into
Hawaiian. Laid on the table, to be CON
sidered with any bill on the same subject
to be brought in
At :45 the House adjourned until 80
O'Clock.