The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-07-29

sugar would be practically free
but will Spain admit into thos,
islands, free from duty, the list o
articles named in that amendment
OF course, we could enact a Law
more favorable to Spain than to tn,
republics,
" DO you know what SPAN woulc
exchange for free sugar, and car
you give list of articles she would
receiver The better way, probably
would be to make a list in which
she would receive the controlling
one for all these countries"
Blaine's determined stand on the
tariff question, and particularly on
the sugar tariff has led to an almost
open rupture between him and Nc.
kinley, and there is talk of his
leaving the Cabinet and again en-
tering the Senate from Maine.
Obituary.
Mrs. B. F. Dunning, wife of the
senior partner of the firm of Dun
ming X O'Connor, of New York
died on board the steamer Austria,
liza on the evening of the 10th inst.
She was taken down with dysentery
soon after leaving Honolulu. Her
body has been sent to New York
for burial. All that medical skill
could do was done for her on the
steamer and the captain and off,
GERS and doctor were thanked by
the husband and friends for their
attentions.
Subsidy Bill Passed.
On the 18th inst. the Senate fin
nally passed the two shipping bills
providing for subsidy to mail
steamers and bounty to all yes
sells, whether steam or sail. flying
the American flag. The discussion
was opened by Vest who said that
there were was 4 time when the
United States without dollar of
subsidy and when the country was
undeveloped and had Just emerged
from colonial condition had Crap
pied with Great Britain and came
near wrestling from her control the
oeean-earrying trade. He quoted
from speech of Daniel Webster
TO the effect that the success of the
merchant marine had
come not from protection or bounty,
but from skill, perseverance and
economy. He showed that former
subsidies had ended IN failure and
scandal, and summed up the whole
question by reading an extract from
a speech from Representative Con-
nor showing the expenditure of
over S21 ,000,0 in subsidies be-
tween 1913 and 1878, and asserting
that 100000 would buy all the
steamships then afioat.
The idea that commerce followed
the flag Vest said was a monster
fallacy. He alluded to the interpo-
.ation in the British Parliament as
to the Mckinley bill, and said that
is soon as England found that she
could dispense with American pro-
iucts she would do so, and yet, he
said, all that American statesman
ship aimed at was to put up duties
against Great Britain. He predict
ID that subsidies would never bring
/ dollar of foreign commerce to the
country. They would enrich men
Who got contracts, and there would |
De a repetition of the same old !
scandals that had attended the ex-
1endlture of S21, 100000 in subsi-
lies, an expenditure which had left !
he country to-day with its shipping |
absolutely dead.
The Tonnage bill was passed
lyes %, noes Is. The only excep- |
ions to a strict party vote were
hat Payne voted with the Repub- |
leans for the bill and Edmunds and |
Plumb with the Democrats against
[.
4 vote was then taken on the
Postal Subsidy bill, and it was
)assed-ayes g, noes 16-Payne |
-otIng ave. Edmunds no and Plumb |
lot voting.
The bill will shortly come up in |
he House.
San Francisco News.
The assessment roll of San Fran
.isco foots up s235,278,O13 this
Tear.
J. W. Kerr, the slayer of IRON
holder Coogan, has been admitted
% bail. Five iron mOlders have
struck at Huntington's foundry.
-Four persons, Mrs. George Eber-
Elm. Mrs. Mamie Strabel, Otto Stra-
bel and Mrs. Ida Roschman, were
killed at a railway crossing in San
sIateo County. on the 18th inst.
Lyman l. Mowry, the attorney, |
md a Chinaman claim to have pur-
chased $4,000, 900 acres of land in
Mexico, near the Central American
inc. and they intend to establish a