The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-02-11

to the State Treasury.
State aid to indigents is to be
stopped. The law providing for this
State aid was passed years ago. The
counties paid little attention to II
for a time. Then schemers went
about working up the matter in the
various counties and getting back
pay from the State for a contingent
fee. Millions OF dollars have thus
been taken from the State Treasury.
The Assembly has a splendid Com
mittee on Retrenchment, with Phelps
at the head OF il. Phelps was per-
mitted to select his own committee,
and he picked the known reformers.
In the Senate Seymour is chair
man of the committees, and he de-
clares that he is now the king OF the
reformers" So far both committees
seem to be in entire harmony with
Budd and Fitzgerald, and something
notable should come from their work.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
The vote on the Nicaragua bill
will be taken up in the Senate at 5
o'clock this afternoon unless some
unexpected parliamentary obstruc-
ton is interposed. In view OF the
speedy elimination Of the long de-
bate, there was added interest yester-
day in the speeches, and much
speculation on the outcome OF the
long struggle. Mr.. White spoke in
advocacy OF the bill. Mr.. Morgan,
in charge Of the measure, will close
the debate to-day.
Mr.. Morgan is confident he has a
majority in favor OF the bill. There
has been no test vote, however, to
indicate with any certainty what the
result will be. There has been
vigorous and bitter opposition to the
bill and Mr.. Turpie, who has led the
opposition, is not yet ready to con-
cede that the bill will pass.
Pritchard was sworn in during the
day. The session closed with the
rapid passage Of twenty-one pension
bills.
SUGAR TRUST WINS.
The United States Supreme Court
on January II affirmed the decision
OF the Circuit Court in the case OF
the United States VS.. the +. G.
Knight Company. The Government
sought to compel return OF the
stock Of the Knight Company sold
to the American Sugar Refining
Company. The Court said that the
contract OF sale was not restriction
| OF inter state commerce and did not
come within rhe terms of the Sher-
man antitrust law. The judgment
was against the United States.
Justice Harlan dissented.
President Henry Havemeyer and
Secretary John w. Searles Of the
American Sugar Refining Company
and Brokers Allen w. Seymour Of
New York and John w. Mccartney
OF this city were arraigned, through
their counsel, in the District Court.
Counsel entered pleas OF not guilty.
THE NEWEST FINANCIAL PLAN.
The details OF the amended fnan-
cial plan which Springer and Cox
and others OF the Banking Commit
tee are discussing with Secretary
Carlisle have been disclosed. The
most radical feature of the new pro-
position is that for the coinage Of
silver. 1t contemplates the cancela-
ton OF the Sherman notes when re-
ceived at the Treasury and the issue
OF silver certificates in denomina-
tions Of 81, 50 and $3 or of silver
dollars il the receivers prefer. To
back these silver certificates it is
proposed to coin all the bullion in
rhe Treasury, which, including $54,-
100000 seigniorage, amounts to 1881,
100000. 1t is calculated not more
than S4O,OOO,OOO can be coined in a
year.
CHEAP FARES TO ALASKA.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com.
pany has cut rates from the Sound
to Alaskan points, first-class fare be-
ing reduced from S52 to $40, and
second class $50 to SO This was
caused by the prospective establish,
ment of a new steamship line to
Alaska, March l, in connection with
the Northern Pacific.
Returning steamboatmen say that
there is no work in Alaska, and that
workmen should not 60 there unles:
they have money enough to push or
to the gold fields up the Yukon rivel
or pay their fare home. The weather
is too severe to allow of the golC
} fields being reached before late in
April or May.
VERY OLD WOMAN DEAD.
Vietrita, a squaw, died at her hu
on the Bailhache farm, near Heads
burg, Cal, on the 23d inst, at tn,