The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-18
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Latest About Matters
Hawaiian.
Feeling Against Island Sugar Not
Strong On the Coast - Letter
from w. 0. Smith.

\ II. A. Baldwin of the firm of Alexan-
der & Baldwin was among the return
ing passengers on the Australia yes
terday. He stated to an Advertiser re-
porter that he had learned more since
returning to Honolulu regarding the
possibility of an embargo against sugar
from these Islands than he had heard
in San Francisco. The feeling on the
/ Coast, he said, was not particularly
detrimental to shipments of Hawaiian
sugar, though all that had been SAID
about the matter, so far as he knew,
was contained in an item in the San
/ Francisco Chronicle Of the 10th, the
/ day of the steamers departure.
/ Mr.. Baldwin said he did not see that
there would be any danger attached
/ to sending sugar to San Francisco, as
there was no doubt of the freight be-
/ ing clean, the only possible means OF
contamination lying in the handling OF
/ the bags, the sugar itself being refined
upon arrival on the Coast. The Aus
/ tralia, from what he gathered on the
way over, might not take freight on the
return trip to San Francisco, but Cap
tain Lawless fully intended to carry
passengers back to the Coast, though
they might possibly be detained in
quarantine for two weeks upon arriy-
ing at their destination.
Mr.. Baldwin reports that little prog
ress had been made in Hawaiian Gov
eminent matters up to the time he left
washington. four weeks ago. He fur
nishes the following extracts Of let
ter from w. o. Smith, who is watching
affairs at the capital, and which afford
an insight into the latest phases Of the
proceedings affecting the future gov
eminent of these Islands:
"The matter of the Hawaiian bill
pending before Congress is progressing
in some respects faster and better than
We had expected. AS I wrote before,
we felt It a great gain to have the bill
referred to some committee that had II
in hand at the last session. In the
Senate it went to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and in the House tc
the Committee on Territories. The
committee referred it to a sub-commit-
tee consisting Of Senators Cullom, Nor
gan and Foraker. This subcommittee
6 acted promptly and reported the bill
hack
q passage with very few amendments
@ md these amendments are of but lit
Q lie consequence.
q "NIr. Cullom, the chairman, conferre'
= with us about the bill when it was II
4 he hands Of the subcommittee, ant
n cave a long memoranda Of objection
o ard proposed amendments, which MI
= Gilbert +. Little of Hilo has pTesente
nf (tnn
= gress. Mr.. Cullom gave us these mem
= oranda one afternoon, asking that W
= prepare replies and suggestions to eac
a of them and let him have the resul
a he next morning, Mr.. Hartwen an
= Mr. w. n. Armstrong going over IN
= matter together.
1.-The House committee has not We
taken action upon the bill, but Mr.
Hit tolu me he felt confident that IN
hill would pass the House during thi
. month. In both Houses serious obje6
o lions will be made and great ehol
- to make radical amendment, and 1t
impossible to tell when final action wi
be taken. Hon. John w. Foster Zee
that we should not expect final actio
before March, and that 1t may taB
even longer"
In mis- letter MT. OIullu HdS ehS ~
lowing to say concerning another ma
ter of interest to residents OF the Is
ands:
"One thing is certain, that II eve
, made an earnest effort in my life 1t
m now, in seeking to promote the layin
of the Pacific cable. Eight bills rela
ing to the Pacific cable are now befoi
Congress-fve in the House and thr'
In the Senate. Notwithstanding a
u this mass Of material and certain CO..
flict of interests, the impression seen
to prevail that the laying of the CAP
will be authorized at this sesslo
There are those who are in much be
W ter position to Judge than we are, WI
believe that the cable will be laid
the United States Government ana
by private companies. So far az
are concerned, 1t is of little consequen
who lays the cable. providing 1t Is do
promptly and efficiently"