The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-02-20
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A Cable to Honolulu.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Dolph to-day reported favorably
from the Naval Committee an
amendment proposed to the naval
appropriation bill providing $780,
600 to enable the President TO cause
soundings to be made between San
Francisco and Honolulu, to deter
mine the prachcability Of laying a
cable between those points.
Mr.. Edmunds also gave notice
of an amendment to the diplomatic
appropriation bill to enable the
President to make engagements for
Geographic communication between
the United States and the Hawaiian
Islands for a period not less than
IA years, and appropriating $4,000
900 thereto--not more than S25O,-
900 to be expended in any one
year.
The Hawaiian Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Cecil
Brown, a member of the Honolulu
Legislature and prominent law
yer, arrived to night, and, while
he is quite reticent about making
known his business here, it is
known from acceptable authority
that the object of his visit is to
urge upon Congress the import
ance of correcting the Mckinley
bill in order to make it conform to
the Hawaiian treaty. He talks
very freely on that question, and
while he does not say that he will
seek a hearing before the Ways
and Means Committee of the House
on the subject. it is understood that
he will do SO.
To California Associated Press
representative Mckinley said that
he considered 1t his duty tc give
the matter his personal attention
and he would do SO. He was
watching for a favorable eppor
tunity, to call up the bill. This
was not question of high or low
tariff or free trade according to hi
judgment, but simply a question o
honor in which the United States
is deeply interested. He said Their
would be no trouble whatever t.
pass the bill in the House and
, quoting his language, "you can jus
tell your California people tina
they need have no fears about tn
matter, for it will certainly be col
rected."
Reciprocity Proposed.
MONTREAL, QUE, Feb. 9Th
government tonight made publl
r the exact lines upon which the
, intend to ask for reciprocity wit
the United States, and upon thos
lines the coming election will b
: fought. 1t is directed to Lor
e Knutsford, imperial secretary fc
e the Colonies, and is signed by Lor
>. Stanley, the encouragement.
reads as follows:
CONVENIENT HOUSE, OTTAWA,
"Dec. Is, 1890.
"MY LoRD-I have the honor to ser
to your lordship to-day telegraph
message in cipher, of which the folloy
r. ing is the substance: With reference
d. NV telegram of the 10th inst. the 90
eminent is desirous TO propose Jol
G commission, such as that of 1871, Wi
. authority to deal with limitations and
prepare treaty representing the folio
e ing subjects:
is 81. Renewal of the reciprocity trea
of 1854, with the notifications require
by the altered circumstances OF bo
# countries, and with the extension
deemed by the commission to be
u the interest of Canada and the Unit
h States.
go A reconsideration of the trea
0 OF 1888 with respect TO the Atlantic fis
}, cries, with the aim OF securing the FIR
:, admission into the United States ma
u kets of Canadian fishery products in I
% turn for facilities TO be granted {
q United States fishermen to buy bs
and supplies and to transshIp cargo
L in Canada-all such privileges to
m mutual.
"3. The protection Of mackerel a
rs other fisheries on the Atlantic ocean a
as inland waters also.
:. a. The relaxation OF the seabo
II coasting laws of the two countries.
l. rs. The relaxation of the COAST
:. laws of the two countries on the inla
IL waters dividing Canada from the Unit
a. States.
Of SO. Mutual salvage and saving
D wrecked vessels.
ut 81. Arrangements for settling I
boundary between Canada and Alasl
STANLEY.[- Y. Herald.
=, Republicans in Spain.
At the recent elections in Spa
DC the Republican vote showed t
~ Republicans have gained consid'
in able strength throughout the tow
We Unfortunately for the party it b
Ia two rival candidates, thus defeat
itself. Had the vote been co
bined, it would have sufficed
Us carry for the Republicans ma
e districts.