The Portland daily press., 1895-02-08


Mr.. Frye of Maine called MIR. Gray s
attention to the dispatches from San
Francisco, indicating that the British
government held that British subjects
in Hawaii who helped maintain the ex-
lsting government there had not there
BY forfeited the right of protecti on from
their own government while under Or
ders of the Secretary Of the Navy to Aa-
miral Walker, American citizens, I'M
der like circumstances, forfeited the pro-
lection their own government Woulo
otherwise ex end to them. ~,
At O'Clock, the presiding ofhcer, Mr.
Faulkner of Virginia, laid before tne
Senate the bankruptcy bill as unhnlsneo
business. The bill was laid aside IN
formally, retaining it's position as unnh-
ished business, and the discussion OF the
Hawaiian cable proposition continued.
MIR. "A Aldrich of Rhode Island called at
tention to the fact that Great Britain,
the commercial rival of the unlteo
States, was seeking permission to land
cable on one of the Hawaiian island, ana
asked why.
Mr.. Palmer supposed it was because
Great Britain needed it for the extension
of the British possessions.
drich interposed," that we are support
ing this PROPOSE tIon."
"The Senator is right" said MIR. Palm
er 81 il he believes that. l believe we
do not need it. / never could think OF
constructing a cable, at cost OF three
million dollars, to country Where our
imports are twelve millions year, and
our exports only three millions. The
project was directed by political conslo-
eraiions, that begin and end in the nit
ed States and in the Sandwich lslanos.
] is purpose is to give the United States
gov ernment the means of commun1cat-
ing with directness to its forces at those
islands. I do not favor either the an
pexation or acquisition of those ISLANDS.
What would an American Congress do
with those islands, if we were to annex
them tomorrow"
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana opposed the
amendment. preferring to leave the caole
to be constructed by the English compa-
ny. h.1,
went over without action ON the Haw-
allan cable, and the Indian appropriation
bill was reported from the committee
on appropriations and placed on the cal
endar.
Mr.. Mitchell expressed regret on ac-
count of what hal taken place the 9TH
er day between himself and Mr.. Harris
of Tennessee, and apologized to the SEN
ate. Similar sentiments were expressed
by Mr.. Harris.
The Senate went into executive session
and afterwards adjourned.
Estimate for Collecting Customs at Maine
Ports.
Washington, February 7.-Acting Sec
retary of the Treasury Hamlln today
sent the House an estimate of the ap-
preparations for dfraying the expenses
of collecting revenues from customs for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1896. The
amount required is placed at 81, 476, 723.
The estim ates for Maine ports are:
Bangor, $11, 554; Bath, S9,S0S; Belfast,
So. OS3; Castine, $3.50; Eastport, S22,
27O: Houston, s14, ,127: Macnias. S4,021 !;
Portland, S42, 762.
Increasing Receipts.
| Washington, February The treas
ury receipts from customs continue to
Justify tie expectations from the new
tariff bill. They began to increase last
Novem ber, and have kept steadily up
since, The excess by months since NO
yember, as compared with the cores
bonding months of the last fiscal year,
are: December, S2.050,000; January,
| SIS. 907. 900; seven days in this month,
| 81 900, 900. at present the ratio of re-
ceipts to expenditures for the month oil
February will about balance.