The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-03-12

IS 10 De feSuDmlIUeQ 10 regulate
titles, regulating universities in
Scotland, determining liabilities of
employers in case Of accidents to
employees, establishing a Depart
ment of Agriculture, cheapening the
transfer of land and remedying
abuses attaching to limited liability
of joint stock companies.
Concerning Ireland the Queen
said: Early in the session your
attention is asked to measures for the
development of the material re-
sources of ireland. and amending
the condition Of various tribunals
having special jurisdiction over real
property III Ireland. The statutes
recently passed for the restoration
Of order and confidence in ireland
have already been attended with
salUtary results"
Gladstone, opening the debate on
the address in reply to the Queens
speech, said he hoped the Govern
ment would enlighten the House re-
garding affairs in Samoa and Fan
zibar at the earliest possible mo
meni, remarking that the Govern
ment described their own armament
as precautions for defense, while
they spoke Of other nations arma-
ments as warlike preparations. Glad
stone said Parliament must be very
ezacting as regards proof of the ne
cessiIy Of any unusual increase Of
credits for defense. Complaining that
there was no indication of legislation
acceptable to the Irish people, he
said the Government had rendered
an elaborate Irish debate inevitable
by inserting a sentence in the ad-
dress implying the approval of their
Irish policy, which was totally at
variance with the views Of the oppo-
sition
Smith. the Government leader, de
clared the Government quite ready
to meet Gladstone's challenge Re
garding the Samoan question, he
said papers had been prepared, but
that, owing to the pending confer
ence. the Government was unable to
any decided opinion on the
subject. The Government had no
to impute unworthy OF
aggressive motives TO foreign ma
tiOns. but the country must be in q
to defend her trade and
her food supply. The Scottish local
government measure would be fol
lowed by the bill to establish district
councils in England. He hoped the
House would leave the subject Of
Ireland for q separate debate.
American Politics.
The vote Of the Electoral College
has been formally counted, and
ingalls, declared Harrison and Nor
ton to be elected. Harrison viii be
in Washington today. and prepare
lions for his Inauguration are almost
completed.
The House has agreed to the Sen
ate appropriation of 3500,0O0 for the
protection of American interests at
Samoa. and 100000 for improving
Pago Page harbor.
The Congressional election con
test at Chattanooga, Tenn, between
Bates DEM and Evans (Rep) has
been decided in favor Of the Repub-
lican.
General Rosecrans has been placed
on the retired list.
The Committee on Military Affairs
decided to amend the Army bill by
inserting an item making an appro-
priation of S250,OO0 for the manufac
5ure of four dynamite guns, to be
placed: One on the north and one
on the south side Of the Golden Gate,
at San Francisco bay; one on Goat
island, and another Oh Alcatraz
island. The dynamite gun provided
for is regarded as the most effective
IF all guns made, and military Off
GERS believe that these four guns will
the entrance of any hostile
ieet into the Bay Of San Francisco.
The Antitrust bill in the Cali
iornia State Legislature has been
,econsidered, and was defeated
through the influence Of a huge
sack"
Cabinet speculations have been as
numerous as mosquitoes in Homo
ulu. The Pacific Coast delegation
% Congress met and decided to send
Congressman Morrow to Indiana
DOLLS to present the claims Of the Pa
,ifc Coast to representation in the
Cabinet. bnt he was not permitted to
advocate any individual Morrow
vas with General Harrison Tor five
hours, and left as mum as an oyster
lut apparently satisfied.
In an interview at Omaha, Russell
the Generals son, said on
February 22d: II never talk on the
subject Of the Cabinet. That is my
.ather's affair. l can tell you. how
sver, that the Cabinet has been de
3ided upon. 1t was difficult to select
/ Cabinet from such good material
Jut it has been done. The South
yill berepresented and the Southern
3oicy Of the new Administration
viii be such as has been indicated
2y my fathers letters to several
men on the subject"
The positions considered known as
definitely fixed are: Blaine for
Secretary of State, Wanamaker as
Postmaster General, Window in the
Treasury, and Noble in the Interior
1t is said that the
central Western States will have
hree departments-the Interior,
Treasury and Agricultural-and the