The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-06-03

listed 8 cents.
The California Refinery has sd
vAneed prices cent pound since
the laSt report, graduated being
quoted 81 81 cents. This is the
first change locally which has been
made since the American Refinery
was closed. The market has =
strong feeling IN sympathy with
the Eastern market
The Supreme Court has not Yet
handed down its decision in the
American Sugar Refinery case Ii
has been in the hands of the type
writers for some time and the cause
Of the delay is not known.
Imports of sill merchandise At
San Francisco from Hawaii during
April were vslusted ST Sl,31S, 305.
The imports of sugar have been
uneommonly large this month, and
in expectation Of the decision OF the
Supreme Court, not sill Of the sugar
consigned 70 the American Refinery
has been shipped 10 Louisians.
ID. q. CSmarinos who has recent
" imported large quantities of
green fruit from Hawaii and the
Colonies, reports that the expert
ment hiss been wholly successful.
The green vegetables from Hawaii
found : ready sale
Free Sugar.
The House of Representatives by
vote on the 21st inst. passed the
Mckinley Tariff bill by ia yeas TO
142 nays. The provision for free
sugar was retained. 1t was strict
party vote, many Republicans who
had opposed particular items of the
schedule IN committee, voting for
| the measure as $ whole. The Dem
ocrats opposed the bill as party
and thus placed themselves upon
| record IS against treaty revision,
although Speaker Carlisle made an
attempt 10 save appearances by
moving s resolution that the bill be
reeommiIted 70 the Ways and
/ Means committee with instructions
70 report $ substitute TO the House,
which would reduce the burdens OF
taxation on the people. OF course,
/ this resolution was defeated snd
the bill passed its final stages as
! shove stated.
| II Is generally recognized that
I free sugar viii have an injurious
effect upon Hawaiian plantation IN
terests, and very general complaint
Is made that the Republican major
/ ity should have taken pleasure IL
/ eOnfseating $4,000. 900 Californis
capital invested in the Hawaiian
sugar industry, according TO the
| speech OF Congressman Cannon OF
| Illinois, for the reason that this
money was invested in good faith
| by American citizens under the
| guarantee OF 5 treaty originally ne
gOEated and renewed BY the Re
publican party. There is nearer
| $50. 000, 0GO Of American capital In
vested in the Hawaiian Islands
sugar business than $4,000, 900. al
Of which will be seriously crippled
II the free sugar schedule passes
the Senate, said s gentleman hav-
ing 81 intimate knowledge of the
| subject But there Is no reason tc
suppose that the United States
Senate viii sanction s virtual repu
diation Of solemn treaty obligation:
for no other reason than because II
would injare American citizens
The Senate Is ; conservative body
and viii consider the probable effect
Of the abolition OF the sugar duty
and virtual abrogation Of the Ha.
waiian treaty without notice to the
other high contracting party, and
without consideration of the impor
tant vested interests created by the
treaty and IN American hands"
The bill now goes to the Senate
when 3 desperate fight will bt
made on the sugar schedule by tn,
sugar men The Eastern rehner.
have made common issue with tn,
California beet sugar men, the can,
producers of Louisiana and tn,
sorghum producers Of the west
They think that the Senate may b,
induced 10 adopt some such sehe
dule as proposed by AeKenna- 1
not, the refners say that their bus
mess will be ruined by the impor
tation Of foreign sugars.
4 motion has been made In Par
| Lament to invite the United State
70 5 sugar convention in view o
the proposed changes in the tariff
Perso1sl Mention.
Captain George H Douglass ha
not yet recovered from the effect
Of his accident about three week
ago. He was delirious for thre,
, days and imagined himself com
handing 8 vessel, issuing order
with uneeasing regularity.
Mate James Rennie Of tn