The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-02-24
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statement as to its provisions.
"The first amendment reported
from committee was ito enable the
President to cause careful soundings
to be made between San Francisco
and Honolulu for the purpose of d :
termining the practicabilty of laying
a Geographic cable between those
points, $40 900, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, and the Presi-
dent is hereby authorized TO direct
the use of any vessel or vessels be.
longing to the United States in max
ing such survey. 1t was agreed to,
after remarks by German to the eff
feet that it was not to be regarded
as committing the Government in
any way to the proposition that the
Government was to lay the cable. "
The following is a despatch OF
Feb. u;
"The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs today reported favorably on
the bill to authorize the construction
Of a cable to the Hawaiian Islands
and points beyond. The most i'm
portant change made by the commit
tee was that OF cutting the annual
subsidy down to $50, 600. The
names of Charles X. Bishop and A
W Shufeldt were stricken from the
list of incorporators and that Of
George G. Perkins was inserted.
1.-The committee stood 8 to 2, and
while there will be no minority re-
port the bill will be opposed on the
floor of the House by the two dis
scnters, who object to subsidies The
committee went into the subject
thoroughly and made estimates of
The cost of operation, placing the
expenses Of the two stations at San
Francisco and Honolulu at S i 5, 900
each annually; perlntendent and
repairs, $40, 900; repair ship, So
OJ0; coal, cable and apparatus, from
SO 900 to 100000.
"ibe committee says that there is
no doubt that if the line is construct
ed to Honolulu connection will there
he made with lines to Samoa, FIJI,
Auckland and Yokohama, and that
whether these lines are constructed
hy Germany, France, England or
Russia make no difference SO long
as the United States controls he
cable to Hawaii
= he committee calls attention 10
the fact taat unless this tine is G.
structed he Eng'i~p ailt suaI
stretch a cable from Nacpuver, anD
that they would DO o. uoN ii IT, Y
had the same coHceS,Io from Ela
wall now in the possession of Judge
Iartwell.
"ihe establishment of cable is
regarded as of national importance,
a. it will be stroug factor in secur-
inc the autonomy of The Hawaiian
islands so long as the interests of the
United States require it, at the same
time diverting to San Francisco a
part of the commerce of the Austria
lasian continent which might other
wise 90 to Canada. A provision is
made IN the bill that an assignment
can be made only to an American
citizen or corporation
"General' IIartwell, as he is
styled, is reported in despatch OF
the 18th, rs giving reasons for be-
levihg that the bill as reported BY
the committee would pass Congress.
The special committee were practic-
ally Eastern men. Leading Demo
Gratis were in favor of the bull. The
Western Union Telegraph Co. rather
favored the bill. John W. Mackay
would remain quiet.
"llartwell said that if the bill was
passed the company would lose no
time in getting to work, Lieutenant
Glover, u. 5 n, has assured him
that sOundings can be made, giving
all the information desired within
three months after commencing the
work.
"The Secretary of the Navy has
promised to do this work without
delay. 1t is calculated that within
eight months after awarding the con-
tract to the construction company
the cable will be completed to Homo
lulu, and in General Hartwell's Ian
guage, You can just tell your pe0-
pie in the morning that, If The hlll
goes through, We will he ready for
business by New Years morning,
ami on that occasion we will send a
Happy New Years. message from
the Chamber of Commerce of San
francisco to the same organization
at Honolulu. .
Cecil Brown, member of the
Hawaiian Legislature, says there is
no truth in the statement that his
Government is under contract with
England to give subsidy of S25 900
annually for fifteen years, A bill TO
that effect had been passed in 1887,
containing provision to continue
until the first day of the present
year. The English Government had
been notified that the time had ex-
PRED, but he Hawalians had made
no attempt to renew it. He had no
doubt that the English people would
like very much to have the PROPOSE.
ton extended. bat his Government
Was now dealing with the United
States only"
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